Tag: Ministry
Bomb outside Afghan Justice Ministry kills five, wounds dozens
A bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil...
‘Slumdog’ author is India’s new foreign ministry spokesperson
Diplomat Vikas Swarup, whose bestselling debut novel was turned into the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, has been appointed India’s new foreign ministry spokesman.
Swarup will...
Ministry suggests same price of LPG across country
The ministry of petroleum has decided to end the policy of different prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) so that it can be sold...
Ministry wants Rs 3b back from ECP
The Finance Ministry has demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to refund Rs 3 billion it provided to hold the local government elections.
According to...
Ministry restrained from collecting Haj compensation fund
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday restrained Ministry of Religious Affairs from collecting Rs 5, 000 as Haj compensation fund from each pilgrim through...
Commercial attaches directed to lure in foreign investment
The Commerce Ministry has issued directives to 16 commercial attaches posted in different countries to lure foreign investment in the country. Senate Standing Committee...
Trade policy to be announced by end of month: secretary
The Commerce Ministry is planning to announce the trade policy 2012-13 by the end of this month after approval from the cabinet, Commerce Secretary...
Law ministry seeks details about dual nationality holders in SC
Federal Law Ministry has sought details of the Supreme Court judges who possess dual nationality when the members of Senate raised questions in this...
Ministry of Religious Affairs to compensate Hujjaj
Ministry of Religious Affairs will provide compensation to the Hujjaj against losses such as death, road accident and emergency evacuation due to illness.
The compensation...
ATC sends accused of threatening to blow up interior ministry building...
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday sent Tariq Mehmood, an accused who threatened to blow up Interior Ministry’s building with explosive device, to jail on...
Police constable arrested for threatening interior ministry
A police constable has been arrested and charged for making a threatening telephone call to interior ministry.
According to the DPO Vihari, police have confirmed...
Foreign remittances to hit record $14b in FY 13: Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance has claimed that Pakistan will receive a record $14 billion in foreign remittances during ongoing financial year 2012-13 mainly because...
Ministry directs officials to resolve electricity complaints
The Ministry of Water and Power, in a press release on Thursday, directed all Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to depute officials for monitoring performance of...
Gunmen kill adviser to Yemen defence ministry
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a military adviser to Yemen’s defence ministry, an Iraqi national, in central Sanaa on Tuesday, a security official said. Speaking...
LHC orders ministry to allocate Haj quota to three HGOs
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the religious affairs ministry to allocate quota to three Haj group organizers.
Chief Justice LHC Umar Ata...
Hamid Saeed Kazmi says he refused ministry’s offer
Former Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi has claimed that he was again offered for the same ministry but he preferred staying in...
ICCI lashes Petroleum Ministry on no standards for refinery industry
The world is moving towards Euro-7 grade fuel and we are still not producing EU-1 compliant fuel, causing serious environment hazard damage to engines...
