Tag: PM Abbasi

NAB expected to grill former PM Abbasi in PSO losses case

PSO MD says Abbasi helmed energy ministry which raised import demand causing Rs20.5 billion losses ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is expected to grill...

Balochistan’s development linked with country’s progress: PM Abbasi

Urges provincial, political leadership to set difference aside and work for the province QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that the...

PM’s protocol under scrutiny after officials misbehave with senator

ISLAMABAD: Taking cognisance of misbehaviour with a senator by the protocol team assigned to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the Senate Committee on Rules...

Censoring media not in national interest, says PM Abbasi

Abbasi says it is responsibility of media to project govt's achievements and criticise its failures ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that...

Govt to set up National Food Security Council

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Bosan has said that a National Food Security Council is being set up under the chairmanship...

PML-N govt is going but power shortfall will stay

PM says country to face 362MW shortfall in June, 403MW in July as water levels in dams decrease by 60 per cent Load...

PM summons NSC meeting to discuss controversial book: reports

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday in which the book co-authored by former...

Country’s development linked only with democracy, not dictatorship: PM Abbasi

Says credit for passing KP-FATA merger bill goes to PML-N govt TOBA TEK SINGH: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday said that the national...

Pakistan’s economy improved since PML-N came into power, Abbasi claims

-- PM says core inflation decreased significantly over the past five years -- Says exports brought to same level as in 2013, imports increased from $33.4bn...

Hopeful of reaching consensus on caretaker PM by Monday, says PM...

Premier says NSC meeting was necessary to put an end to controversy stirred by Nawaz ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said...

CCI constitutes committee for recommendations over water issues

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Sunday decided to constitute a committee, headed by the attorney general of Pakistan and comprising of one...

PM opens new building of GB Legislative Assembly

GILGIT: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday inaugurated the newly-constructed building of the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly and launched two other mega development projects. He...

PM Abbasi announces GB Order 2018 amid protests, shutter down strike

Premier says legislation will give equal rights to people of region like other provinces India summons Pakistani diplomat to protest against order changing...

What next as Abbasi, Shah fail to name caretaker PM

---Matter now transferred to eight-member parliamentary committee to be formed by NA ---Article 224-A allows extension in term of incumbent PM if ECP fails to...

Dialogue necessary for creating new provinces, says PM Abbasi

--Abbasi says political leaders 'cheating' people in name of new provinces --PM inaugurates Multan-Shujabad section of Sukkur-Multan Motorway MULTAN: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said...

Parliamentary body to decide caretaker PM after govt-Opp talks falter

--Khursheed Shah says he will not hold any further meetings with PM Abbasi over caretaker premier --Speaker Ayaz Sadiq points out no request made by...

ECP to decide caretaker PM if matter remains unresolved: PM

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will decide the name of the caretaker prime minister (PM) if the government and opposition fail to reach...