ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the fast-track issuance of licenses for domestic exploration to cope with gas shortage in the country. The prime minister also instructed the relevant departments to remove hurdles in the process of installation of new LNG terminals and virtual pipeline projects by the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that the opposition parties did not have the guts and prowess to overthrow the present democratically-elected government with their so-called protest movement. Replying to questions during the media briefing on the decisions of the federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday, in which the first national security policy in the history of the country will be presented for approval, Bol News reported. The meeting to be chaired by the premier will be attended by federal ministers and top military brass. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties could not reach consensus on the proposed names for the post of chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), BOL News reported on Monday. Read more: Over 1100 big fishes convicted because of NAB: Justice (retd) Javaid Iqbal Sources privy to the development stated that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed the new organisational structure of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) a day after dissolving the old structure. The development arose after the incumbent government’s defeat in the first phase of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s local body elections. According to the announcement made … Read more
ISLAMABAD: People across the world, including Pakistan, are celebrating Christmas today. However, church services and events remained limited with smaller crowds for the second year in a row due to coronavirus. Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi also felicitated the Christian community in the country and worldwide. Read more: Railways minister inaugurates special ‘Christmas … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Terming ‘wrong selection of candidates’ as a major cause for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s defeat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa LG polls, Prime Minister Imran Khan admitted that the party made mistakes in the elections. The premier, in a tweet on Tuesday, said the party paid the price for its mistakes. Imran Khan further said that from now onwards … Read more
KARACHI: A global investment summit is being held in March 2022 and the people will get good news of receiving foreign direct investment (FDI) in two months, an official said. The importance of technology exchange was highlighted after the Covid-19 pandemic. In this regard, a policy on technology exchange is being formulated, which is expected … Read more
BEIJING: With the two e-commerce companies recently obtaining large amounts of financing, Pakistan’s startups have raised more than $300 million this year, higher than the sum of the past six years. It is reported that Bookme, Pakistan’s leading online ticket booking platform, and Bagallery, a Karachi-based beauty and fashion e-commerce startup, recently announced the collection … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud has said that the Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan will be helpful in mobilizing the world to support the Afghan people on humanitarian grounds. He expressed these views while calling on Prime Minister Imran Khan … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A day before Pakistan is set to host the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated his call for the world to recognize the emerging humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. In an interview with Al Jazeera, the premier stressed that if the world community does not step in … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has facilitated Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Federal Cabinet on the announcement of the SME Policy 2021, a statement said. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver thanked the prime minister and the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Khusro Bakhtiar especially, on the announcement of the SME … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has been named on the list of the world’s most admired men in YouGov’s international survey this year. Former US president Barack Obama has retained his position in the survey this year, having wrested the position from long-time incumbent Bill Gates last year. Read more: TIME Magazine on its cover page includes … Read more
KARACHI: Site Association of Industries (SAI) president Abdul Rasheed rejected the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) imprudent decision to suspend gas supply to all non-export general industries and demanded the gas utility to carry out staggered gas holidays along with better load management, which would help the non-export general industries to continue to run according … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally launch the Naya Pakistan Sehat Programme initiative in Punjab on Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on a day-long visit to launch the healthcare programme, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The statement further added that the premier will be briefed over the ongoing … Read more
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday sent 18 more suspects involved in the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations on a 15-day physical remand. Read more: Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka During the hearing today, the Punjab police presented the 18 suspects before … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has expressed dismay over the continuous delay in the approval of the SME Policy, a statement said on Saturday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver said that perhaps the real reason is that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) does not have funds to implement the Small Medium Enterprises … Read more
KARACHI: The Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the new 100,000 tonnes polyvinyl chloride (PVC) III Plant of Engro Polymer and Chemicals (EPCL), which will enable import substitution of PVC and boost exports as well, a statement said on Friday. With the addition of new capacity, EPCL can now produce 295,000 tonnes of PVC per annum … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi vowed to bring the perpetrators of the Sialkot incident, in which a Sri Lankan man was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Sialkot after they accused him of blasphemy, to justice soon. Read more: Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka Addressing … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the Micro Health Insurance Programme on Wednesday during his day-long visit to Peshawar. Under the Micro Health Insurance Programme, the government will provide free medical services worth Rs1 million annually to 7.5 million families in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister will meet K-P chief minister and the governor and … Read more
PESHAWAR: Amidst criticism from the Election Commission of Pakistan, Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Information and Higher Education Kamran Khan Bangash clarified on Wednesday that Prime Minister’s visit to Peshawar was official and in no way aimed at influencing the local bodies elections. The electoral body had earlier warned the premier against flouting its … Read more
Appreciating a “massive youth attendance at the launch of the ‘Kamyab Jawan Talent Hunt’ programme in Islamabad” earlier this week, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the government was reforming the sports structure to Pakistan Pakistan a great sporting nation. Read more: PM Imran Khan inaugurates ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’ “We are reforming … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In an effort to encourage young players, Prime Minister Imran Khan paid a surprise visit to a cricket ground on his way to the Prime Minister’s Office from Bani Gala. The premier directed authorities to plant trees alongside the boundary of the cricket ground. On the occasion, he interacted with the youth playing cricket … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan will participate in the condolence reference on Tuesday for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was brutally lynched by a mob at a factory in Sialkot over Friday over alleged blasphemy. The condolence reference is being held in Prime Minister Office to express solidarity with the bereaved family … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to withdraw the recent increase in property valuation, a statement said. LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir said that there is a need to take business-related decisions after due consultation with the stakeholders. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) decision would affect not … Read more
KARACHI: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in the provincial capital of Sindh on December 10. Umar took to his official Twitter handle and announced that the premier will inaugurate Karachi’s first modern transport system, greenline … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday termed overseas Pakistanis a precious asset of the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday called on Ayub Khan Afridi, PM’s aide on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and discussed the issues pertaining to dual nationality with Spain and the issuance of visas to Pakistanis living abroad … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government plans to increase e-commerce trade volume up to $9 billion in the next two years by June 2023, an official said. There are already conflicting figures in Pakistan’s e-commerce trade; however, with the current trade of $4.5 billion, “we can take it up to $9 billion,” Special Assistant to the Prime Minister … Read more
