ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced the imposition of a nationwide environmental and agricultural emergency. Addressing a meeting of the cabinet, the prime minister noted that the recent floods and rains had caused vast devastation across the country with immense human and financial losses. Considering the climate changes impacts, they should come up with … Read more
The federal cabinet has approved the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) rules to take decisive action against individuals involved in cybercrime, including those responsible for online harassment, spreading rumors, and conducting propaganda on social media. Under the new regulations, individuals found guilty of cybercrimes, particularly those targeting state institutions or public figures, could face … Read more
KARACHI: Ten members of caretaker cabinet of Sindh on Saturday took their oath of office. Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori administered the oath to the newly-appointed ministers during a ceremony held Governor House. Sindh Caretaker Chief Minister Justice retired Maqbool Baqar and other officials were also present on the occasion. The ceremony began with the recitation … Read more
Kakar meets with Senate Chairman Sanjrani, discusses federal cabinet. Around six bureaucrats and technocrats are being considered for cabinet positions. The cabinet is expected to adhere to the ECP’s code of conduct to ensure timely elections. Sources reported that consultations for the formation of a new caretaker federal cabinet have concluded. The caretaker Prime Minister … Read more
Cabinet members may be announced this week. Interim PM decides to form a small cabinet. He will personally review the profiles of candidates. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar is expediting the process of forming an interim cabinet, aiming for a small cabinet to alleviate the economic challenges the country faces. He plans to personally … Read more
The Cabinet in Saudi Arabia, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday approved to transform the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Program (Shareek) into a center named “the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Center (Shareek)”. The Cabinet also approved an agreement between the government of Saudi Arabia and the government of Morocco … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired Federal Cabinet meeting Cabinet adopts resolution condemning Peshawar suicide attack The cabinet stressed on national unity against terrorists ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the suicide attack in a mosque in Peshawar. The cabinet further … Read more
Cabinet decided to ensure provision of seeds to farmers for next wheat crop Cabinet agreed to install advance meters on power transformers to reduce losses A committee was formed for recommendations on reducing line losses ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday decided to ensure the provision of seeds to … Read more
QUETTA: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) – a coalition partner of the Balochistan government – has made strict conditions for joining the provincial cabinet. Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo had offered JUI-F to join the cabinet after dwindling support from the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). However, he had maintained that no minister or adviser will … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed two more special assistants to the federal cabinet, Bol News reported. Sardar Shah Jahan Yousuf and Malik Nauman Ahmed Langrial have been appointed as SAPMs. A notification for the appointment has been issued over the appointment under Rule 4 (6) of the Rules of Business 1973. With the new … Read more
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has adjourned proceedings without hearing over a petition seeking the dismissal of the prime minister and the federal cabinet from their posts. The petition had been filed by PTI leaders Andaleeb Abbas and Hassan Niaz seeking the prime minister’s dismissal for allegedly meeting proclaimed absconders and corruption charges. The court … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Newly-elected Chief Minister Punjab Pervaiz Elahi is expected to meet former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Bol News reported. The meeting will be held at Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala. PML-Q leader and former federal minister Moonis Elahi will be also present. During the meeting, they will discuss future political strategy … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called a meeting of the federal cabinet tomorrow (Wednesday) to discuss the political situation, Bol News reported. According to reports, the cabinet meeting will discuss the future course of action after the Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected the plea to form a full bench on the case regarding the election … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron reshuffles cabinet for second term. OECD head economist Laurence Boone becomes minister of Europe, replacing Clément Beaune. Three ministers who ran in parliamentary elections last month but lost their seats leave posts; others quit or are demoted. French president Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Élisabeth Borne have reshuffled the cabinet to … Read more
Cabinet approved issuance of Ijara Sukuk bonds The foreign minister briefed on the FATF situation Cabinet discussed urea import, GSP+ agreement ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet and discussed the tough decisions being taken in the wake of the ongoing economic situation. The Federal Cabinet approved the … Read more
Iraq’s parliament will take legal steps to replace Muqtada Al-legislative Sadr’s bloc, Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi said. The Sadrist faction resigned en masse after Al-Sadr asked them to during a protracted deadlock over creating a cabinet. Iraq’s parliament will take legal steps to replace Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-legislative Sadr’s bloc, as per parliamentary Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi, … Read more
LIMA, Peru, 3 June (Reuters) – On Friday, Peru’s Cabinet met to try to find a solution to the protracted conflict that has stalled operations at MMG Ltd’s (1208.HK) Las Bambas copper mine, with some left-wing politicians suggesting nationalisation as a solution. Protesting members of the indigenous Huancuire community who have settled inside corporate property … Read more
ANKARA: According to local media, Australia’s Cabinet will have two Muslim ministers for the first time in the country’s history. SBS News reported that Muslim members of parliament Anne Aly and Ed Husic were sworn into the Cabinet on Wednesday. Husic will be in charge of industry and science, while Aly will be in charge … Read more
The finance minister said Wednesday that the South Korean government planned to submit a supplemental budget bill to parliament later this week to help Covid-19 pandemic-affected microbusiness owners. In his first meeting with the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho said the government drafted the additional budget measure to … Read more
Norman Mineta, the first Japanese-American nominated to a cabinet position in the United States, perished of heart failure on Tuesday at his home in Maryland. He was 90 years old. Mineta, who was born on November 12, 1931, in San Jose, California, was forced to reside in a Japanese internment camp in Wyoming for almost three … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s leader dropped two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet Monday, following public anger over the governing family’s treatment of a debilitating economic crisis and calls for his resignation. Presiding over the island nation’s most painful downturn in memory, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is preparing to meet with the International Monetary … Read more
National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf on Tuesday announced that the federal cabinet has given a go-ahead for Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), which was approved by the National Security Committee yesterday. Read more: NSC green lights Pakistan’s ‘first’ National Security Policy “After the NSC’s endorsement of Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy yesterday, the … Read more
FRANKFURT: The German cabinet approved the nomination of career central banker Joachim Nagel as the new head of the Bundesbank on Wednesday, as the EU’s top economy comes under pressure from inflation and Omicron. In Nagel, Germany has a “noted economist and proven financial markets expert” who will “carry forward the Bundesbank’s stability-oriented legacy”, government spokesman … Read more
ISLAMABAD: To enhance the ability of Pakistani enterprises’ capacity to produce, distribute and sell products and services more efficiently than competitors, the Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) till 2025. Priority sectors have been identified under the STPF after studying the international demand trends, on the one hand, and the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed federal ministers Asad Umar and Zubaida Jalal to visit Gwadar to meet the protestors and file a comprehensive report on the issues being faced by residents of the city, said Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference, Fawad shared that the protest in Gwadar was discussed by … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman said that the kingdom will continue reforms aimed at improving the quality of life and best use of resources, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing a Cabinet statement following the approval of the kingdom’s 2022 budget. “We are determined, with God’s help, to continue implementing economic initiatives and reforms to achieve the goals … Read more
RIYADH: Bahrain’s parliament on Wednesday approved plans to increase value-added tax to 10 per cent from the current 5 per cent, according to Reuters. The Cabinet referred last September a draft law to the parliament, to decide on increasing VAT starting Jan. 1, 2022. The legislators discussed earlier this year the options of reducing wages or social … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed on Tuesday that the opposition was committing “political suicide” by supporting the elements that are against voting rights provided to overseas Pakistanis. “It appears that only the PTI is responsible for welfare of overseas Pakistanis, but the fact is that the entire diaspora is not associated with the party,” … Read more
