Tag: Policy
KP to design new policy for ‘dignified’ return of Afghan refugees
Speaker Asad Qaiser says govt will convene a meeting of parliamentary leaders, officials to prepare a strategy to handle issue in a better manner
The...
ADB updating policy to tackle illicit flows
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is updating its anti-corruption policy to address tax secrecy, tax evasion and aggressive forms of tax planning – collectively...
WAPDA builds consensus on mega hydel power policy
To remove the administrative bottlenecks in attracting foreign investment in the hydel power sector, the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has come up...
Obama meets Saudi king as US Iran policy strains alliance
US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic State, but...
Women expect empowerment policy to bring positive change
Women from different spheres of life are enthusiastically waiting for the upcoming ‘Women Empowerment Policy’ to be announced by the government on International Women...
PM to unveil National Women’s Empowerment Policy on Tuesday
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will unveil the National Women's Empowerment Policy on Tuesday. This was stated by PM's Special Adviser on Human Rights Barrister...
Policy on NAB to be made after consultation with parties: PM’s...
Adviser to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said that any policy regarding the National Accountability Bureau...
China says two-child policy will contribute 0.5pc pt to growth rate
China's adoption of a two-child policy is expected to boost the country's economic growth rate by about 0.5 of a percentage point, stemming from...
New govt policy to keep people on ECL for a year...
Minister says arms licences not revalidated would expire at year end while new licences will not be issued to anyone less than 25 years...
Lord Nazir censures Sharif’s India policy
British House of Lords Member Lord Nazir Ahmed Sunday criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Kashmir and India policy, saying that Sharif wants to gain...
Current CNG policy destroying sector: Khattak
All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) Central Chairman Pervaiz Khan Khattak Saturday said that existing CNG policy was destroying the Rs 450 billion sector.
The CNG...
No change in foreign policy on Muslim states, says FO
Pakistan on Thursday said it has not changed its foreign policy regarding its neighbouring and Muslim countries.
During a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson...
Nisar unveils security policy, seeks lawmakers’ feedback
ISLAMABAD
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday shared with lawmakers salient features of the National Security Policy and sought support from opposition to...
Govt formulating new petroleum exploration policy to address the energy crisis,...
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the government is formulating a new petroleum exploration policy as well as tight gas‚ low BTU...
Pakistan flirted with terrorism as state policy: Carter
A top US defence official has suggested that over time, Islamabad "flirted" with terrorism as state policy.
"I was clear in Pakistan that the principal...
SC asks govt to present policy on missing persons
The Supreme Court has sought the government’s the policy on the recovery of missing persons by October 1.
The three-member SC bench resumed hearing the...
Minister spells out priorities of agriculture policy
Federal National Food Security and Research Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan said on Saturday that the development of livestock, self-sufficiency in oilseed and enhanced...
