Tag: Reforms

Free education, reforms: SHC directs parties to present report on May...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed provincial education secretary and petitioner to present a report on the progress of free education...

Police reforms govt’s top agenda: Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Thursday that carrying out reforms in the police system was the top-most priority of the Pakistan...

SC reserves verdict in GB constitutional status, rights case

--Federal cabinet has raised reservations over GB reforms draft, attorney general tells SC --CJP Nisar says even ex-Indian PM Nehru had accepted that 'Kashmiris should...

Reforms in health sector top priority of govt: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that provision of standard health facilities and reforms in public sector health institutions, by improving their services,...

Cabinet to discuss Gilgit-Baltistan reforms package today

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will discuss the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) reforms package on Thursday in a meeting convened by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The cabinet members will...

Reforms in bureaucracy on cards: info minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was bringing reforms in bureaucracy to enhance...

Policy devised to reform Code of Civil Procedure, SC told

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday was informed by the Task Force on Civil Law Reforms that a policy had been devised to reform...

Govt called on to review status of teachers on contract

LAHORE: Tanzeem-e-Usatza Pakistan on Sunday resolved that the government should review the education policy as no country can progress without much-needed and timely reforms, adding...

Khusro says CPEC not given proper attention by PML-N govt

Minister says govt to include the third party in China-backed economic corridor ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday said that the...

Law minister urges use of modern technology, gadgets for improving prosecution 

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Dr Farogh Naseem Wednesday directed the federal and provincial authorities to ensure use of modern gadgets and...

Civil servants expect the least of reforms: report

The civil servants expect the least of the reforms initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan who also formed a task force to make recommendations...

PTI govt mulls reforms in local govt system

--KP govt decides to reduce local body representatives --PTI-led coalition govt in Punjab reluctant to replicate KP model PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is considering a...

PM forms task force on civil service reforms

--Task forces on austerity, merger of FATA in KP also formed ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday approved the formation task forces on civil...

Merit, development of remote areas govt’s top priorities: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said that upholding merit, developing remote areas and facilitating poor segments of the society were the...

PM Imran Khan admits challenges, promises solutions

--Stresses the need for putting the country on the road to development, progress --Announces cut down in PM house expenses, staff; to turn the house...

Political parties fail to chart out civil bureaucracy reforms

--Manifestos of PML-N and MMA keep mum over restructuring bureaucratic set-up --PPP aims to establish task force for reforms comprising stakeholders, experts Pakistan Today examined the...

4 years on, Egypt’s president urges patience over reforms

CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging citizens to endure his austerity measures, including a recent wave of steep price hikes on fuel, electricity...