ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms (CCIR) on Wednesday directed the Commerce Division to submit a summery with it and after its endorsement, Export Development Fund (EDF) would be notified as autonomous body. Commerce Division gave a presentation to the CCIR on the EDF, which was created through an act of parliament (EDF act […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Minister Shah Mohammad Khan Wazir for attacking polling stations in Bakakhel during the first phase of local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The ECP also scrapped the provincial assembly membership of Shah Mohammad Wazir by holding […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Tuesday that Legal Aid and Justice Authority has been established to provide legal, financial and other assistance to the poor and vulnerable segments of the society. Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari told the House during Question Hour that at present the legal aid is being provided through […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to continue bilateral consultations to further strengthen their relations in all areas of common interest. An understanding to this effect came during a telephonic conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbayev on Tuesday. Bothe the Foreign Ministers discussed all aspects of growing bilateral […]
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday heard the matter of violation of the election code of conduct by federal minister Ali Ameen Gandapur in Dera Ismail Khan. A three-member panel headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) heard the case. The counsel of the federal minister and his brother and the special secretary election […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the medical report submitted by PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in the court, is fake as the signing doctor is living in America and he is residing in London. In a statement on Tuesday, he said the court should take serious notice of this report […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to continue close collaboration in multilateral fora and to strengthen regional cooperation. The understanding came during a meeting among the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Sri Lankan Minister of Trade Dr Bandula Gunawardhana and State Minister for Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya here on Monday. On the occasion, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Tuesday foiled an bid to launder a huge amount of money by recovering $79,480 from a Doha-bound passenger. According to the ASF information, Shehnaz Shah had concealed the money in his clothes kept in a bag. ASF during recovered $79,480 from his bag. The suspect was later handed […]
