Tag: Govt

GCU students urge govt to stop ‘begging’ for aid

The youth of the Government College University (GCU) Lahore youth on Tuesday passed a resolution after a heated debate that Pakistan ought to break...

Opp gives govt 4 days to form Abbottabad commission

Giving four days to the government to form an independent commission for investigating the Abbottabad incident, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Nisar Ali...

Balochistan govt sacks 66 doctors

The government of Balochistan on Monday dismissed 66 government doctors from service for being on strike for over two months. The action was taken after...

The Rs 32bn KESC has been hiding from govt

The perennially-trapped-in-circular-debt Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has been collecting Television License (TVL) Fee and General Sales Tax (GST) since October 2008, but not...

Punjab govt announces summer vacations

The Punjab government has announced summer vacations in the educational institutes (schools and colleges) of Punjab from June 1. The vacations will end on...

Govt not to bypass parliament’s resolution: Chandio

Law Minister Maula Bakhsh Chandio on Saturday promised that the government would not deviate from the unanimous resolution passed by the parliament to...

‘Self-reliance, low govt borrowings hallmark of new budget’

Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday said self-reliance, curtailing dependency on foreign aid, decreasing government borrowings from the State Bank of Pakistan, development...

PML-N says govt promoting corruption

Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Ahsan Iqbal has said on Saturday that the Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition government was defying the Supreme Court...

Punjab govt not to impose new taxes on private schools

The Punjab government does not intend to impose new taxes on private schools in the upcoming budget as part of its efforts to generate...

Imran asks federal govt to quit

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday asked the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led federal government to quit and demanded fresh general elections under...

Govt following policies made by ‘others’: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Friday the democratic government had allowed ‘others’ to evolve policies against the aspirations of Pakistanis. “People...

Fearing terror attacks, Sindh govt beefs up security at its...

With the terror threat looming in Karachi nowadays, the security of Sindh Secretariat has been beefed up. Sources told Pakistan Today on Friday that...

Govt to change security policy of sensitive installations

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense on Friday informed that the government has decided to change country’s security policy keeping in view the...

PML-N govt refusing what isn’t even there

The “break the beggar’s bowl” mantra being chanted by the Punjab government and its ongoing “efforts” to rid the country of funding from the...

Govt following dictator’s policies: Rana Mashhood

Punjab Assembly Acting Speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that Pakistan is in dire need of trade instead of aid and initiative of...

SC withdraws order barring Balochistan govt from issuing mining licences

The Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew its earlier order in which it had restrained the Balochistan government from issuing or renewing exploration or mining...