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 operation in Landikotal. Addressing the opening ceremony of…
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 II presented its final recommendations report on…
A study conducted by US Agency for International Development (USAID) said that opening of free trade with India under Most Favourite Nation (MFN) will be an onslaught on local industry by Indians,…
Pakistanis over 50 years of age might hear a good news soon as the authorities concerned have discussed for the first time in detail the issue of commissioning “Viagra” in the country…
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 bad skin condition. The skin gets irritated by…
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 agreements and that every country had made it…
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Monday sought a report from the Election Commission by December 6, on a petition regarding the local government elections in Punjab. The chief…
Islamabad High Court has reserved the verdict on the petition regarding holding of local government election in the federal capital. The petition was filed by filed by Salah-ud-Din, president Small Traders Association…
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 (KCP) on Saturday. The protestors chanted slogans against…
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 house. The bill was tabled by provincial law…
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 stands with the nationalist parties of Sindh regarding…
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 in the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) say the…
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 Metropolitan Corporation Ordinance 2012” for Karachi but the…
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 a press conference held at PTI’s Central Media…
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 Governments polls. Speaking to reporters on Friday,…
Every democratic setup has three tiers of governance – central, provincial (or states) and local/municipal governments. Unfortunately in Pakistan , baring a few, most of the political parties believe in first two…
Under International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP), Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has awarded 1647 scholarships to PhD scholars, studying in higher education institutions of Pakistan, for undertaking research at top…
