Tag: Minister

No rest for the CM

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif vowed to continue protesting against power outages until the end of load shedding. The CM was talking to the...

Qaim says killings ‘a part of gang war’

Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has dispelled the impression that killings reported in Karachi are in any way targeted and that...

Punjab efforts against child labour lauded: minister

Punjab Labour Minister Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi has said the Punjab government’s efforts against child labour have been appreciated by the ILO and the US...

Shahbaz holds PM, President accountable for $400 billion circular debt

Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif Friday said they would hold the Prime Minister and the President accountable for 400 billion dollars circular debt....

PM takes notice of torture on Saudi official

The top government functionary has come into motion over the clash between Saudi official and ASF personnel at Islamabad airport. ASF personnel at Benazir International...

We cannot afford martial law: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said there will be no martial law in the country as it can not afford it and...

Corruption root cause of inflation, load shedding: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said corruption is the root cause of the price-hikes, load shedding, poverty and unemployment in the country....

Demanding Gilani’s removal undemocratic move: Khosa

Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Thursday that Yusuf Raza Gilani will continue as the prime minister and that the people demanding...

SHC hears plea on disqualification of PM Gilani

Hearing a case regarding the disqualification of Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani over contempt conviction, Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to...

Government will overcome energy crisis, says Ghurki

Federal National Heritage Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki said the PPP-led government was trying its best to overcome the energy crisis by using all possible...

Minister for modern educational facilities

Punjab Education Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman said the government was implementing a comprehensive programme for providing modern educational facilities to students. Addressing a meeting on Wednesday,...

Police baton charge on blind protesters condemned

Pakistan Association of Blinds (PAB) Sheikhupura President Professor Umar Daraz Dogar has condemned the police for baton charging the blind during their peaceful protest...

Turkish prime minister to visit Pakistan from 20th

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a three-day official visit to Pakistan from May 20 to May 23 on the invitation of...

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said,...

Gilani still member of NA and elected PM: Naek

Minister for Law Farooq H. Naek said in the Senate Thursday that Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani is still a member of the National Assembly...

Former finance minister still vying to move the economy forward

Former Finance Minister Shahid Javed Burki said on Thursday that crises of governance, rent seeking culture and corruption has increased in the country and...

Sindh minister’s manager and family killed

Unidentified armed men on Tuesday shot dead Sindh provincial minister Jam Madad Ali’s manager and his two family members. According to police sources, some...