Tag: Minister

Indian minister says rapes are ‘accidental’

A minister from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has said rapes happen “accidentally” in the latest controversial remarks by a politician amid...

Info minister lashes out over removal of Karachi police chief

The federal government on Friday lashed out at the Sindh government for removing chief of Karachi police, Shahid Hayat among other senior officers, terming...

Who burnt the office anyway?

Minister asks FIA to investigate Estate Office fire incident Minister of State for Housing and Works Barrister Usman Ibrahim has asked Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

Minister ardent in developing Pakistan’s S&T sector

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Zahid Hamid on Thursday said that Pakistan was keen in the development of Science and Technology (S&T) sector...

Yousaf to move resolution for Hazara province

ABBOTTABAD Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf said on Saturday he would move a resolution in the National Assembly and Senate for Hazara province. A...

Man of Pakistani descent appointed as UK’s culture minister

British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former banker Sajid Javid as the country's new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier on Wednesday...

Korean envoy calls on minister

  Korean Ambassador, Hong Song on Thursday called on Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain and discussed cooperation in the field of defence...

Health minister highlights challenge presented by diabetes

Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar highlighted the urgency and the scale of the challenge presented by...

Minister for efficient utilisation of energy resources

South Asia has highest poverty ratio despite lowest per capita energy consumption Minister of Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday stressed the need...

‘Incompetent’ Sindhu gets the boot!

Health minister resigns after Shahbaz severely rebuked him and health secretary for failing to rid Punjab of epidemics   Punjab Minister for Health Tahir Khalil Sindhu...

Balochistan health minister directs tracing out ghost employees

Balochistan Health Minister Rehmat Baloch on Sunday directed the health authorities to provide him the list of ghost employees of the department who receive...

4 persons kidnapped from Qatari minister’s hunting camp in Balochistan

      Unknown militants attacking the camp of a Qatari minister in district Kechh and kidnapped four people and burnt 2 vehicles. Sources in the Levies force...

Food minister supervises rainwater disposal

Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin on Monday visited several city areas to inspect the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA)’s arrangements for the speedy disposal...

Owais Muzzaffar to be Sindh chief minister?

  With an aim to set up new elected government after the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) gained majority in Sindh, the half-brother of President...

Provincial conference on human rights soon: Minister

Minister for Human Rights and Women Development Anis Haroon directed the Human Rights Department director to provide immediate financial help to the 500 people...

Balochistan minister to gift camels to Pak cricketers

Believe it or not, one of the provincial ministers has offered to gift a camel to each member of the Pakistan cricket team on...

Prisons minister gives glowing report of Punjab govt’s success

Punjab Minister for Prisons Malik Iqbal Channar on Sunday said every effort will be made to transform Pakistan into a country that Jinnah envisioned....