DOHA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that Pakistan’s economy had witnessed a great turnaround and development was taking the country forward at a fast pace. Speaking to the Pakistani community in Doha during his two-day official visit to Qatar, Sharif shared details of his meetings with the Qatari leadership. He said that […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday approved promotion of 35 bureaucrats to grade-22.Syed Imran Gardezi has been appointed federal secretary for information, broadcasting and national heritage, while Nusrat Iqbal Jamshed of Commerce and Trade Group has also been elevated to grade-22. Gardezi is currently working as director general of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. […]
ISLAMABAD: Downpour in different areas has inundated roads and streets in the provincial capital of Lahore and commuters were facing immense difficulties to carry on with their routines on Saturday. According to a news channel, scattered rain lashed Mall Road, Jail Road, Ferozpur Road, Shimla Pahari, Garhi Shahu among others areas. Traffic flow was affected […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that Pakistan could not achieve economic stability due to political instability and inconsistent policies in the past. “The developed countries ensured political stability before becoming economic giant, but unfortunately, we failed in this regard,” he said while addressing participants of a seminar on “Building […]
LAHORE – On Panama Leaks matter the incumbent government and opposition party on Friday sought help from the Supreme Court Bar. On the direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Minister for Law Zahid Hamid and Attorney General of Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf telephoned the Supreme Court Bar president and appealed him to sort out names of […]
MARDAN – At least seven people have been injured in a suicide blast close to the Excise and taxation office near Ganj Bazar in Mardan, police said on Tuesday. According to the local TV channel, a suicide bomber managed to enter the excise office in Mardan and blew himself up which resulted in several casualties. […]