Tag: PM

PM Abbasi urges greater engagements between Pakistan and Egypt

  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stressed the need for greater engagements between Pakistan and Egypt at all levels, including an exchange of students and religious...

PM urged to ensure transparent, merit-based appointment of HEC chairperson

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been urged to ensure a transparent and merit-based appointment of Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairperson. In a letter...

Cabinet approves presentation of first-ever draft ‘water policy’ before CCI

  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tuesday chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet at Prime Minister’s Office where the cabinet accorded approval for...

PM Abbasi says justice not being seen delivered in Nawaz Sharif’s...

Says govt would bring Pervez Musharraf back to Pakistan if court orders ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Saturday that it is...

PM inaugurates first unit of Tarbela fourth Extension Power Project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday inaugurated the first unit of 4th Extension Power Project of Tarbela, reported by Radio Pakistan.  The project...

Govt to ensure uninterrupted power supply in Ramzan

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has expressed its satisfaction over the power situation and resolved to provide uninterrupted power to the consumers during the upcoming...

PM briefed on power situation in country ahead of summer

Cabinet approves ban on sale of loose cigarettes to discourage smoking ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet...

CCI seeks proposals from provinces for priority SZEs

All provinces to be part of HEC for enhanced representation ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan...

As many as 70 join PTI in Chitral, vows to make...

CHITRAL: As many as 70 political leaders belonging to various political parties on Sunday announced to join Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at Broze village by...

Shehbaz no less than PM material, Maryam affirms

SHEIKUPURA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Sunday categorically stated Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is the most qualified party leader to...

PM talks tough, calls out judiciary for ‘crossing the line’

Abbasi says PML-N govt won't accept judiciary's ridiculing of people's representatives by calling them 'mafia and dacoits' Criticises 'targeting' of deposed PM Nawaz Sharif, says...

Economic growth can help create new opportunities, reverse brain drain: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said the economic growth would help create new opportunities for the qualified people and reverse the...

Govt committed to uplift of Gilgit-Baltistan: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said that the government is committed to the socio-economic empowerment and uplift of the people of...

Nepali Maoist Oli to ‘balance China, India’ as new PM

KATHMANDU: Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Thursday appointed moderate communist K P Sharma Oli, who led an alliance with former Maoist rebels to...

Initiate dialogue for resolution of Kashmir issue, PM asks India

Abbasi says meeting to be held on Feb 20 to discuss US move of placing Pakistan on global terrorist-financing watch-list Says Kabul govt...

Extension of Bannu Airport will open new avenues for locals, says...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani thanked Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for approval of Rs715 million for the up...

Ex-New Zealand PM English to leave parliament

SYDNEY: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said he will resign from parliament at the end of February, months after the National Party...