ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has questioned that whether the Election Commission has the authority to extend the date of elections. The CJP raised the question when the hearing of PTI’s petition against postponement of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections resumed on Tuesday. At the outset of the hearing, CJP Bandial welcomed newly …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday deferred summaries of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on fixation MPR of 54 new drugs and enhancing prices of about 119 drugs. The Coordination Committee meeting, chaired by Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar, also considered a summary of …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the Reko Diq project will be a game changer for Balochistan and the beginning of a new era of development. A delegation of Barrick Reko Diq Mining Company headed by Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. The prime minister while speaking to …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) today banned live and recorded coverage of all rallies, public gatherings in Islamabad. A ban notification was issued by Pemra for one day. According to the notification, live or recorded coverage of the protest rally or public gathering cannot be done. The ban on coverage has been imposed keeping …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will shortly hear Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail plea in seven cases. The PTI chief had arrived at IHC from Lahore, earlier today, to seek pre-arrest bail in different cases registered against him in the federal capital. Imran Khan will also appear in court in a case related to …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government is making all-out efforts to steer the economy of the difficult situation in order to put it on the path of sustainable economic growth. According to a press release, addressing as chief guest at an Iftar dinner hosted by the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (EW): Citizens across the country are facing the toughest Ramazan this year as hyperinflation coupled with economic slowdown and reduced incomes is restricting their buying power, putting a bar on their daily expenses, especially the consumption of edible commodities, during the holy month. With the arrival of the month of blessings where prices of commodities fall …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (EW): Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday said the government is ready to hold political dialogue with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan if he shows a willingness to lower political temperature. Criticizing the PTI leadership, he said PTI did not try to mend relations with the opposition during the four-year tenure of the PTI. …
KARACHI, Mar 24 (Reuters): Government is drafting a fuel pricing scheme aimed at helping the poor, the petroleum minister said, a programme that some economists fear could hinder a crucial International Monetary Fund pay out needed to prevent economic collapse. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif first announced the government’s plans for fuel pricing last week. Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik told Reuters his …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (EW): The federal government has announced 15 mega initiatives under the Prime Minister’s Youth Development Package at the cost of Rs150 billion for youth, two-thirds of the country’s population, to provide them opportunities of education, skill development and employment for a brighter future. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal announced the development …
