Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sindh Cabinet approves removal of IG Kaleem Imam

IG Sindh

Karachi: Sindh cabinet has issued the approval to surrender the responsibilities of the Provincial Police Chief Kaleem Imam to the federal government on Wednesday. Earlier on Monday (January 15), The Sindh cabinet recommended the centre for the removal of Inspector General of Police Sindh Kaleem Imam over unsatisfactory performance. According to the details, The Sindh … Read more

Sub-campuses of public sector universities being established, Senate

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The Senate of Pakistan stated today that the revenue of National Highway Authority (NHA) has increased to 25.80 billion rupees over the last sixteen months. According to the sources, Minister for Communication Murad Saeed informed the House during Question Hour that the amount includes recoveries of 11.90 billion rupees. Minister for Communication also said that … Read more

Fitch ranks Pakistan’s credit rating at B negative

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International ratings agency Fitch affirmed Pakistan’s B negative rating with a stable outlook due to a challenging external sector situation and weak fiscal and debt position, BOL News learnt. It said that steps have been taken towards addressing those issues and the implementation of the International Monetary Fund program was on track. It’s the second … Read more

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi reaches in Saudi Arabia

Shah mahmood qureshi

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qurashi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday  after completing his visit to Iran. According to the sources, Pakistani envoy Raja Ali Ejaz and Saudi official among others received the foreign minister at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. FM Shah Qureshi visits Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad Earlier, … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Khan calls on CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan today. (January 13) According to the sources, Matters related to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came under discussion. Meanwhile, Punjab Communication Minister Sardar Muhammad Asid Nakai and senior PTI leader Dr. Babar Awan also separately called on the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Imran Khan … Read more

This government has pushed the people down, Rana Sanaullah

Rana sanaullah

Rana Sanaullah, leader of the PML-N and member of National Assembly, has said that the sooner the PTI leaves the nation, the better it is for the country. According to the details, PML-N leader and National Assembly member Rana Sanaullah in Faisalabad told the media that it is the job of government to provide facilities … Read more

PM’s nephew Hassaan Niazi loses his temper after car accident

PM's nephew Hassaan Niazi

Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nephew, Hassaan Niazi stuck in another controversial video on Friday in which he can be seen arguing with a driver after his car bumped with another one. According to the details, The incident took place outside the gate of a club located at Zafar Ali Road. The two cars collided … Read more

LDA bans advertising campaigns of 88 housing schemes

LDA

Taking notice of the widespread concerns and complaints regarding the prima facie deceptive marketing practices by various housing schemes in Punjab, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched an enquiry to see 88 housing schemes have violated Section 10 of the Competition Act 2010. The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) informed through a letter that … Read more

Govt. directs SBP to sell entire stake in House Building Finance Company

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to divest its entire shareholding in House Building Finance Company (HBFC), which will pave the way for the housing finance company’s privatisation, officials say. According to the Finance Division, HBFC is a public limited company in which the government held 62.50% shares while the … Read more

PTI Leader Jahangir Tareen calls on MQM’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui

Jahangir Tareen

Jahangir Tareen met Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s confidence-building mission. During the meeting, Jahangir Tareen assured to inform the Prime Minister regarding MQM’s demands and reservations. According to sources, the federal government has also agreed to provide development funds to the MQM under which small funds will … Read more

Pakistan to be welfare state in 2020: PM expresses resolve

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has committed to take giant steps in the current year to make Pakistan a welfare state. According to the details, addressing groundbreaking ceremony of a new campus of Air University today, Imran Khan said economy has been stabilized during the last year and now all economic indicators are showing positive … Read more

Good news for KP! The government has increased the budget

KPK Government

The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that the government has enhanced budget for merged districts comprising erstwhile FATA from fifty-eight billion to one hundred and sixty-two billion rupees. According to the details, replying to a question during the Question Hour, Minister of State for SAFRON Shehryar Khan Afridi said sixty-two billion rupees have been … Read more

Govt. to launch history’s biggest hepatitis control programme: Dr Zafar Mirza

Dr Zafar

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza said the PTI Government has started the biggest programme in the history of the country to control hepatitis. According to the details, he said this during his visit to World Health Organization’s office in Islamabad on Monday. The Special Assistant said that the government … Read more

Govt believes in serving all segments of society without discrimination: PM

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Prime Minister Imran Khan says Sehat Sahulat Program of the government will provide treatment facility to all deserving people in the country. According to the details, while addressing the health cards distribution ceremony among transgender in Islamabad on Monday evening, the Prime Minister assured the transgender community that the government will protect their rights, which … Read more

PTI Govt doing better than IMF’s projection on macro-economic indicators

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Ministry of Finance said the PTI  government is doing much better than International Monetary Fund’s projection. As per details, economic performance is much better with respect to most of the macro-economic indicators including inflation rate. A spokesman of the Ministry in a statement said inflation rate expected to come down to around five percent in … Read more

Imran Khan is not scared of accountability, Firdous defends NAB ordinance

Firdous Ashiq Awan

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has supported the government’s move to introduce National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance 2019. According to the details, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had made drastic changes in the National Accountability Ordinance, through a presidential ordinance promulgated on Friday. Under the ordinance, the … Read more

Lahore High Court full bench constituted to hear Musharraf’s plea

Pervez Musharraf

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) constituted a full bench to hear a petition filed by former military ruler retired general Pervez Musharraf challenging the trial against him on Tuesday. The formation of a special court that awarded him death sentence on the same day the plea was also moved. Addressing a press conference, Babar Awan … Read more

Govt rejects Maryam’s plea, restricts her to meet ailing father

Maryam Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has denied any move to allow Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, an aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday. Maryam, the 46-year-old daughter of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was placed on the no-fly list in August 2018. According to Special Assistant … Read more

Imran Khan introduces Post’s remittance scheme for overseas Pakistanis

Special Assistant Dr Firdous

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing a ceremony on Tuesday. According to the details the ceremony was organised to launch a new Pakistan Post remittance scheme for overseas Pakistanis. He says overseas Pakistanis, who would avail this opportunity, will be rewarded for sending money through legal channels. Imran Khan also stated that “Overseas Pakistanis … Read more

PTI govt to make sure gas supply to domestic consumers

Domestic Gas

SIALKOT: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said, Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to supply gas to the domestic consumers even if it means discontinuing supply to the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations. Addressing a press conference in Sialkot on Sunday (Dec 22), the … Read more

UNICEF to partnering with Punjab Govt to improve child survival and nutrition

Planning and Development Board Punjab

The Planning and Development Board Punjab under the chairmanship of Chairman P&D Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh hosted the signing ceremony for United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Technical Cooperation Agreement 2020 with Government of Punjab. Chairman Planning and Development Board Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, Senior Country representative Aida Girma, Member Health / Nutrition and Population Dr. Sohail Saqlain, … Read more

Government hasn’t decide removing Maryam’s name from ECL

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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said, the government had not decided anything about removing the name of Maryam Nawaz from the Exit Control List (ECL). According to the details, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan spoke to the reporters after the launching ceremony of Pakistan Information Commission … Read more

Previous rulers raised mountains of cement and concrete, Mian Aslam

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Provincial Industries & Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that previous rulers have raised mountains of cement by cutting down trees from the cities and concrete and also defaced the cities. PTI government according to the green and clean Pakistan vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI government will restore beautification of the cities. … Read more

Government is investing on Punjab Green Development Programme

Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht

A summary is being forwarded to the federal government for removal of duty and other taxes on import of air cleaners, face masks used for safety from the smog. This was stated by Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht while presiding over a review meeting of disbursement-linked indicators of Punjab Green Development Programme funds here … Read more

Pervez Musharraf’s trial adjourned till September 10

Pervez-musharaf

The petition against the trial of Pervez Musharraf in the Lahore High Court was adjourned till December 10. According to details, the petition was filed by the federal government in the hearing of the petition against the trial of former president Pervez Musharraf, after which further hearing of the case has been postponed till December … Read more

Army Chief’s 6 month extension simply means 3 years: Sheikh Rasheed

Sheikh Rasheed

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday said that extending the service extension of General Qamar Javed Bajwa for six months, means that he has now three years and we also have. While talking to media at the Railway Headquarters he said that extending the tenure of Army Chief with a simple majority of … Read more

FM expresses the commitment to develop strong Pak-African ties

Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed the commitment to develop a strong relationship with the African countries. Addressing the Envoys’ Conference titled Engage Africa in Islamabad on Thursday, he said the foreign office will fully facilitate and cooperate with the commerce ministry to achieve this objective. Adviser on Commerce Razaq Dawood said our vision … Read more

Woman racer to make history in Saudi Arabia

Reema Al-Jafali

Saudi Arabia has undergone several changes over the past few years. Recently, the first cultural festival was held in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, which will continue until December. Women’s wrestling was also organized for the first time at the festival held in Riyadh and for the first time, women and male artists performed together at … Read more