Tag: Local
Admin, local elders should be onboard before operations: Taj Afridi
FATA Senator Taj Muhammad Afridi has said that security forces should take the civil administration and local elders onboard prior to conducting door-to-door search...
Local Government Bill 2013 – approve it already!
Finally, the recommended Punjab Local Government (LG) Bill 2013 was laid in the Punjab Assembly (PA) for general discussion and approval.
The PA’s Special Committee...
Local industries to suffer from India MFN, says USAID
A study conducted by US Agency for International Development (USAID) said that opening of free trade with India under Most Favourite Nation (MFN) will...
Local Viagra coming to a store near you soon!
Pakistanis over 50 years of age might hear a good news soon as the authorities concerned have discussed for the first time in detail...
Local medical centre unveils line of cosmetic skin treatments
Almost every change in a girl’s body is accompanied by a fresh outbreak of zits. However there is more to acne than just a...
Trade agreements must adhere to local laws, says CJ Iftikhar
During Monday’s hearing of the Reko Diq case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said it was necessary to adhere to local laws in trade...
EC asked to explain delay in LG elections
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday sought a report from the Election Commission by December 6, on a petition regarding...
IHC reserves decision on LG polls
Islamabad High Court has reserved the verdict on the petition regarding holding of local government election in the federal capital. The petition was filed...
SPLGO 2012 not democratic for interior
Sindhi writers, poets, intellectuals, artists, journalists and political activists staged a protest against Sindh People's Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012 outside Karachi Press Club...
Sindh Assembly passes SPLGO amid protest
The Sindh Assembly on Monday approved Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012 amid protest by a handful member of opposition parties in the...
Nawaz criticizes dual local bodies system in Sindh
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif criticized the new local bodies system in Sindh, saying his party opposes the dual system and...
PPP duped MQM on LG Ordinance?
While the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was rejoicing the prospects of forming local-level governments with the Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012, insiders...
Two LG systems for Sindh
The two major stakeholders of Sindh, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have finalized the local government system ordinance named “People’s...
LG polls an excuse to postpone general elections, says Qureshi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that PTI rejects the Local Government Ordinance 2012 passed by the Sindh government. Speaking at...
LG elections are a big drama
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan feels that a very big drama is going to be staged in the country in the name of...
Local government system
Every democratic setup has three tiers of governance – central, provincial (or states) and local/municipal governments. Unfortunately in Pakistan , baring a few, most...
HEC facilitates more than 1600 Local PhD Scholars
Under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP), Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has awarded 1647 scholarships to PhD scholars, studying in higher education...
