Tag: Ministers

Imran says everyone will be accountable in his govt

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday said that there will be accountability of everyone in his government. The PTI chief said this while...

Catalan president names jailed, exiled ministers to govt

  BARCELONA: Catalonia's new president Quim Torra on Saturday named two former ministers, jailed by Madrid for backing independence from Spain, together with two others...

4 new ministers sworn into Sri Lanka’s cabinet

  Four new ministers were sworn in before Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday, in a temporary cabinet re-shuffle following the resignation of six...

PTI office holders running personal businesses despite restriction: report

PESHAWAR: Many ministers and office holders belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) are involved in side businesses despite the restriction imposed by the provincial...

US Secretary meets with British, Saudi, UAE ministers on Yemen conflict

PARIS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met on Tuesday with the foreign ministers of Britain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE to discuss "a...

Saudi Arabia arrests 11 princes, including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, in...

LONDON: Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes,...

Ministers to be banned from Senate if they fail to attend...

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday expressed resentment over the absence of ministers in the House, stating that “the ministers should tender their...

Karachi CDG makes arrangements to facilitate Hindus on Diwali

KARACHI: The City District Government of Karachi has chalked out an elaborate programme to facilitate the Hindu citizens celebrating the three day festival of Diwali...

Nawaz Sharif’s re-election as PML-N president hailed

LAHORE: Punjab ministers on Tuesday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on becoming the president Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and said that retaining party's top slot was a...

Saudi Arabia cuts ministers’ pay by 20%

Saudi Arabia cancelled bonus payments for state employees and cut ministers’ salaries by 20 per cent, steps that further spread the burden of shoring...

India’s top court bars ministers, bureaucrats from BCCI

  India's top court has barred ministers and bureaucrats from holding posts in the country's cricket board (BCCI) as part of administrative reforms in the...

Punjab govt likely to induct 4 new ministers

The Punjab government has decided to extend the provincial cabinet and induct four new ministers, a private news channel reported on Thursday. According to the...

‘TTP can come for you’

The banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) can kidnap the Punjab ministers, according to the information gained from traced telephone calls of Taliban leaders...

Seven KP ministers get portfolios

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday allocated portfolios to seven provincial ministers. According to a notification issued by the KP Administration Department, Shahram...

Ministers who can’t reply in House should resign: Nisar

Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday said the ministers who cannot give reply in parliament should resign. He said this while giving...

More federal ministers to join the fold

Former chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akram Khan Durrani will become part of the federal cabinet representing the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) next week after...

Portfolios of KP ministers announced

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Monday allocated portfolios to provincial ministers. Khattak picked eight PTI MPA's for the ministerial offices. According to an official...