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NBP president’s slot: selection process scrapped

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has scrapped selection process of President National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) after...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:54am

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To be presented in parliament today: Cabinet approves Finance Supplementary Bill

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Federal Cabinet has approved the Finance Supplementary Bill 2023 to be presented in the...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 07:20am

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FED on cigarettes doubled

ISLAMABAD: The government has started the implementation of the mini-budget late Tuesday night by doubling the...

Updated 15 Feb, 2023 08:58am

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PM not satisfied with NEECA’s performance

ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment at the performance of National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority...

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 08:58am

Editorials

Wrong priorities and bad optics

EDITORIAL: Although the size of the federal cabinet has already been grossly disproportionate to the government’s...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

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New landfill sites: Govt decides to alter ICT master plan

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to alter Master Plan of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) to develop a ...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:49am

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NBP president’s slot: Name proposed by FD not approved by Cabinet

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet did not approve the candidate proposed by the Finance Division for appointment of the...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

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Rs 417bn received by KP: Cabinet decides to conduct audit

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has reportedly decided to conduct financial and performance audit of Rs417 billion...

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:11am

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Govt decides to bar state functionaries from accepting gifts of value above $500

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to bar State functionaries from accepting gifts of value above US 500...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am

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Paracetamol: govt to allow increase in price

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to increase the price of paracetamol tablets on demand of manufacturers of...

Updated 01 Feb, 2023 09:24am

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Railways allowed to lease out its land

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court conditionally allowed Pakistan Railways to lease its land after getting approval of its...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 06:15am

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Cabinet for strategy to avert recurrence of power outages

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has ordered preparation of a comprehensive strategy to prevent significant ...

Updated 25 Jan, 2023 08:54am

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Revenue Div allowed to publish tax directory of MPs for 2020

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has allowed the Revenue Division to publish the tax directory of parliamentarians for...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:38am

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Govt makes three financing models for e-bikes

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly prepared three different financing structures to provide E-Bikes to...

Updated 17 Jan, 2023 08:55am

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MoITT readies draft of first Infrastructure Sharing Framework

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has finalised the draft of ...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

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Early closure of markets announced

Markets to close by 8.30pm, wedding halls by 10pm; Punjab rejects plan, KPK is ambivalent
Prices of 20 essential medicines decreased

Updated 04 Jan, 2023 09:40am

Pakistan

Cabinet meeting: government announces measures to save energy

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says energy saving plan has been approved by cabinet

Updated 03 Jan, 2023 06:12pm

Pakistan

NSC resumes session today

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) will resume its session today (Monday) with senior civil and...

Updated 02 Jan, 2023 08:49am

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Boat engines for 3,291 Gwadar fishermen: Cabinet approves disbursement of Rs823m to GPA

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the disbursement of about Rs823 million to the Gwadar Port Authority...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:45am

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Energy saving plan: Cabinet to expedite consultations with stakeholders

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Wednesday decided to expedite the process of consultation with all stakeholders,...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:48am

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Cabinet may approve appointment of Wathra as chief of NBP board

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the appointment of former State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:42am

Pakistan

Rana Mubashir made SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inducted Rana Mubashir Iqbal as Special Assistant with the status of...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:12am

Pakistan

LG polls likely to be delayed in ICT

ISLAMABAD: The Local Government (LG) elections scheduled to be held on December 31 is likely to be delayed as the...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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PM irked by absence of top officials from crucial meeting

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly expressed his annoyance at Federal Secretaries for not...

Updated 18 Dec, 2022 09:39am

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Cabinet meeting: Reko Diq: JUI(F)-BNP(M) boycott confirms fissure

Cabinet gives formal approval to sign final deal for the Reko Diq project on December 15

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:00am

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Govt decides to rationalise arms licence fee

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided to rationalise fee of arms licences and allow retired civil officers to...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 06:07am

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State property in Washington DC: MoFA to satisfy cabinet on proposed sale

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) will satisfy the federal cabinet members who raised queries on the...

Updated 11 Dec, 2022 09:57am

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10 SAs to PM become state ministers

ISLAMABAD: Ten Special Assistants to Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have been given status of state...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:00am

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Cabinet approves restoration of 11 revoked POL exploration licences

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the restoration of 11 revoked petroleum exploration licenses on the...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:29am

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Cabinet has been asked to approve scheme: PQA plans to deepen port’s draft, widen its navigational channel

KARACHI: Chairman of the Port Qasim Authority Rear Admiral (retd) Syed Hasan Nasir Shah said on Wednesday that PQA ...

Published 01 Dec, 2022 05:47am