Tag: Reforms

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI addresses the nation Friday when he will unveil reform proposals likely to include curbs on his wide-ranging powers after months...

Hundreds of Kuwaiti youths have rallied for the ouster of the oil-rich Gulf state’s prime minister and for democratic reforms to resolve an ongoing...

Surprisingly, public and media understanding of the annual budget remain fairly limited. For some reason, it has become automatically associated with relief provision. The...

Federal Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said on Sunday that Pakistan was going through a big transition and provincial governments equally shared the responsibility...

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said his government was determined to implement economic reforms to ensure macro-economic stability in the country. The...

Pakistan on Wednesday began talks with the International Monetary Fund - meetings moved to Dubai after Osama bin Laden’s death - aimed at getting...

The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is lobbying hard to delay implementation of the final draft of power sector reforms, which was recently finalised...

Pakistan Visionary Forum (PVF) finalised a report for introducing a new electoral system in Pakistan comprising reforms and recommendations for improvement in the governing...

KARACHI - Fourteen districts of Sindh have been given extension in the Education Management Reforms (EMR) activities under the ongoing Sindh Education Reform Programme (SERP) as part of the EMR extension plan for the academic session 2011 and onwards. According to a notification number No SO (G-1)/E&LD/SERP-EMR (Extension /Roll Out) /2011, following the summary on the 'Policy Reforms in Education Leadership and Management in Sindh' approved by the competent authority - the Sindh chief

LAHORE - "The National Industrial Policy 2011 - Implementation Framework" has recommended drastic changes in the state's approach towards infrastructure and industry. The authors of the critical report have urged the complete overhaul of public sector enterprises, including PIA, Railways, NHA, Port & Shipping, Pakistan Steel Mills, State Engineering Corporation, Engineering Development Board, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority, and industrial sectors to induce greater

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he would press Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to defuse unrest by making reforms sought by the Syrian people when he speaks to him on Monday, newspapers reported on Saturday. "Beyond governmental change, there were expectations on removal of emergency rule, release of political prisoners and a new constitution," Erdogan told journalists who accompanied him on Friday on his way back from an official visit to London. "If those

KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has given formal approval for bringing reforms in the policing system through a public-private partnership. An official statement on Monday said that Mirza has asked Home Affairs Consultant Sharfuddin Memon to convene a joint meeting with the Karachi Capital City Police officer (CCPO) and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at the earliest. Mirza observed that the public-private venture is very much in line with the concept of

NEW DELHI - India's prime minister has reaffirmed his Congress-led government's commitment to economic reforms as the administration battles a host of corruption scandals. The new thrust on reforms is seen by analysts as an attempt by the government to re-energise its legislative programme and take away the focus from the corruption storm. "I confirm our commitment to new wave of reforms," Singh, widely credited with opening up India's economy in 1991 while finance minister, said in a

CAIRO - More than 2,000 people gathered across the Egyptian capital on Friday to demand more political reform, including a speedy trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, state news agency MENA said. One thousand protesters gathered in Tahrir square, epicentre of Egypt's uprising, chanting nationalist slogans and calling for Mubarak and other former government figures be tried for graft. They also called for the release of political prisoners. Tahrir square in central Cairo has become

RIYADH - The moment my wife and I left our apartment compound in downtown Riyadh, a jeep screeched to a halt in front of us and a bearded man stepped out. "Is this your wife? I want to give you some advice. Don't let her wear makeup," said the religious policeman, dressed in a traditional white robe. "If she uses makeup, other men will only look at her," he added, raising his forefinger to stress his point and staring hard at me. A woman wearing makeup or not completely covering up

QUETTA - The members of 'Joint Committee on Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)' have stressed the need of immediate reforms, which also include the economic packages.
They said the political parties agreed that the people of FATA deserved equal opportunities of freedom, safety and economic progress like the citizens living in other parts of Pakistan.
The demands were repeated during a joint press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Saturday by Hashim Babar of

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Sarawak state legislature will be dissolved on Monday, paving the way for possible polls in April that could trigger an early general election. The vote in the sprawling, resource-rich state of Sarawak on Borneo island is seen as a barometer of the strength of Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, and is expected to influence the timing and outcome of a general election which could be held this year. A strong win for Najib's coalition could trigger an