ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the government was providing subsidy and incentivising construction industry to help low income people to have their own houses. “Rs35 billion have been allocated for subsidy on construction of houses by the low income people,” said the prime minister while speaking at a ceremony during his visit … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Track and Trace System of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the sugar industry on November 23, 2021 at the PM House. The Track and Trace System will ensure electronic monitoring of manufacturing and sales of products of important sectors consisting of tobacco, fertilizers, sugar and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will break ground for the construction of 128 kilometers Lilla-Jhelum road at a ceremony to be held here on Tuesday. The Lilla-Jhelum dual carriageway, to be completed in 30 months at a cost of Rs.16 billion, will connect Khushab, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat and Mir Pur regions. The construction of Lilla-Jhelum … Read more
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan met Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan H.E. Sheikh Saoud Abdulrahman on Monday. The Ambassador of Qatar conveyed greetings of the leadership of Qatar to Prime Minister Imran Khan today. Reciprocating warm sentiments, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Qatar. Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan H.E. … Read more
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan met with a delegation of farmers from Southern Punjab on Thursday. The PM underlined the importance of solving the problems of genuine farmers. He said,” Immediate steps in collaboration with irrigation dept. of Punjab should be taken to stop pilferage of water in the canals.” In a series of tweets, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar on Saturday informed Prime Minister Imran Khan that 101,447 scholarships worth Rs4.7 billion have been distributed under the Kamyab Jawan Skill for All Programme. The SAPM, during a meeting with the prime minister, stated that 16,617 concessional business loans worth Rs 23 billion have … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘biggest relief package’, terming it a ‘bundle of lies.’ The premier announced the country’s biggest-ever subsidy package worth Rs120 billion on Wednesday, providing a 30 per cent discount on ghee, flour and pulses to support 130 million people. The beneficiaries of the package … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that as the World Bank estimates showed reduction in the incidence of poverty in Pakistan to 4.8 per cent in FY21 from 5.3 per cent in FY20, it was the result of government’s policies of productivity-led growth to create employment. According to the World Bank estimates based on … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan praised the “impressive” Afghanistan cricket team after it gave ‘favourites’ Pakistan a tough time during a nail-biting Twenty20 World Cup encounter on Friday. Yesterday, Pakistan registered its third consecutive win in as many games in Group 2 of the Super 12 stages, almost assuring a semi-final place, needing just one more … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that price control committees have been mobilised at the district and tehsil levels to control inflation. “We are fully aware of the sufferings of [the] common man due to inflation and the government is working hard to provide maximum relief to [the] people by taking sustainable steps,” he … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that the construction of lift-cum-gravity project of Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) would be a real game-changer for the socio-economic uplift of a vast area in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PM chaired a meeting on integrated agriculture and development plan for K-P, especially the CRBC, stated that … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that a programme of targeted subsidy would be started soon for the poor section of the society. Speaking during a meeting of the core committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), he said the targeted subsidy programme would be started with the financial resources of the federal and provincial governments … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reportedly mulling over increasing petroleum product prices again. According to sources, petrol price is likely to go up by about Rs6 a litre after the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) recommended an increase of up to Rs10 a litre for petroleum products. The final decision, however, will be taken … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday observed that cadastral mapping of the country was important to eliminate encroachments and improve land revenues. “Cadastral mapping important for eliminating encroachments and enhancing land revenues. Provinces should expedite legislation for stopping land-use changes and protection of green spaces,” said the PM in a meeting of the National Coordination … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail met on Tuesday to discuss the 12th Rabi ul Awal celebrations in the province, tweeted the PM office. The premier’s office shared that PM Imran was briefed by the governor on the steps taken by the authorities to celebrate the holy day in Sindh. He was … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the relevant authorities to take all possible measures to provide land; electricity and gas connections; and tax incentives to attract more and more Chinese companies invest in Pakistan and populate the Special Economic Zones. “Pakistan needs investment to accelerate industrialisation,” the prime minister said, while chairing a meeting … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed on Saturday that he will make a “very special announcement” when he inaugurates the government’s celebrations for the month of Rabi ul Awal. “Tomorrow afternoon, I will inaugurate the start of our celebrations for the month of Rabi ul Awal with a very special announcement, especially for our youth,” tweeted … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday ordered the reopening of 2,549 resolved department cases filed in the PM’s Performance Delivery Unit (PMDU). In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister Office (PMO) said that the PMDU will open 83,741 cases and assign competent officers to look into them. 43351 شکایات 773 وفاقی اداروں کو کھولی … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan was leading the world on climate action with the achievement of the highest climate co-benefits (CCBs) during the fiscal year 2021 through a number of mega green initiatives on the ground. On his twitter handle, the prime minister said the World Bank endorsed Pakistan’s vision with … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan, one of Pakistan’s most popular former cricketers, celebrates his birthday on October 5. Imran Khan has followers from all around the world, and his fame isn’t confined to Pakistan. Legendary cricketers regard him as the captain who led Pakistan to its first and only ‘World Cup’ victory in 1992. Imran Khan, … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan remarked on Wednesday that the government was cognizant of the impact of inflation on the poor. In a series of tweet, Prime Minister Office said that PM Imran Khan received a briefing from SAPM on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar on the provision of targeted subsidies to the eligible families under the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Kamyab Pakistan Programme on Monday, under which loans worth Rs1.4 trillion would be rolled out among 3.7 million families in the country. A press release quoted Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, as saying, that the Kamyab Pakistan Programme would be a major initiative in the government’s efforts to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the operationalisation of the country’s first-ever transmission line of 660kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) would reduce the line losses to 4 per cent from 17 per cent, resulting in the availability of cheap electricity to the consumers. Addressing the inauguration of 886km-long Matiari-Lahore HVDC with a capacity … Read more
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has stated that the Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered directions to priorities the issue associated to giving the voting rights to overseas Pakistanis and electronic voting machines. However, the federal government was ready to hold discussions with the opposition on EVMs. Fawad Chaudhry, stated in the press … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has lauded the efforts of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and termed inclusion of Karachi Comprehensive Coastal Development Zone in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a ‘game changer’. He expressed the hope that it would help clean up the marine habitat for fishermen, develop low-income housing units and create investment … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan called upon the international community to strengthen and stabilise the government in Afghanistan for the sake of the Afghan people. Addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly via video link, he said if the world community incentivises them, it would be a win-win situation for everyone. He said the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Marriyum Aurangzeb said the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) recent press release against the party supremo Nawaz Sharif was a desperate plea by Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal for an extension in his tenure. The bureau initiated a legal process to recover the approximately Rs1.85 billion fine in the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that Pakistan would make a conclusion on whether to officially identify the Taliban government alongside other neighboring states. In an interview with the Private news channel, PM also pronounced his concerns that there could be a philanthropic catastrophe and civil war and that an “unstable and chaotic Afghanistan” would be … Read more
