Tag: Mukhtar
Mukhtar to axe power sector officials
Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said on Monday that National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) Managing Director Rasul Khan Masud will be...
Mukhtar asks DISCOS to check unscheduled outages
Federal Water and Power Minister Ch Ahmad Mukhtar has directed the power distribution companies to strictly follow the load management quota in order to...
End to power outages? Yeah, not for another 5 years…
Just by doing three simple things, the newly inducted Minister for Water and Power Chaudhary Ahmad Mukhtar can significantly reduce the load shedding, if...
Mukhtar makes his mark
Within two days of taking over the Ministry of Water and Power, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has made his presence felt to the electricity consumers...
‘Have faith, for I shall rescue’
In line with the directions issued by the president and the prime minister, providing relief to the masses by minimising the electricity shortfall in...
Mukhtar suspends MD NTDC
Soon after assuming charge as Water and Power Minister, Ahmed Mukhtar has suspended Managing Director (MD) National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC).
Talking to a...
Govt denies Defence Minister’s remarks
The government Sunday denied remarks attributed to the Defence Minister that Pakistan and Indian armies are hurdles in Siachen dispute resolution.
The...
Naveed, Mukhtar swap offices to improve each other’s affairs
Under pressure from countrywide protests against long hours of load shedding, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday ordered the swapping of portfolios of water...
Mukhtar to assume charge of Ministry of Water and Power
Minister for Defence Ahmad Mukhtar said that he would assume the charge of Ministry of Water and Power very soon on the direction of...
Possible disqualification of PM: Khursheed Shah, Mukhtar, Ghurki strong candidates
In view of a possible disqualification of the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, the PPP senior leadership has...
Parliament to decide on NATO supplies: Mukhtar
Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said that any decision regarding restoration of NATO supply routes would be taken by parliament. Addressing a joint...
PML-N leadership involved in Mehran scandal: Mukhtar
Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership was allegedly involved in Mehran Bank scandal.
Talking to journalists on Monday,...
MQM MNAs demand resignation from Mukhtar, Bilour to improve PIA, Railways
In another show of discord between the coalition partners in the treasury, two government members sought resignations from Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar...
Shujaat withdraws plea against Mukhtar
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday withdrew a disqualification plea filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against Defence...
Mukhtar peeved about his ministry’s reply in memo case
As the memo controversy is getting more perplexed with every passing moment and the prime minister’s emotional outbursts of Thursday have virtually pitched the...
Gaffe or honest admission?
In an attempt to showcase the government’s stern reaction to the NATO airstrikes in Mohmand Agency, Federal Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar inadvertently confirmed age-old...
Pakistan will pull troops from Afghan border if US cuts aid:...
Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said that Pakistan will pull troops back from the Pak-Afghan border in reaction to the suspension of nearly...
