PM Khan may appoint a new FBR chairman: report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan could replace Shabbar Zaidi as the chairman of the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) according to media reports.
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The word ‘selected’–it’s origin, background and synonyms…
Since our lawmakers have been banned by the deputy speaker of the house from saying the word 'selected', here are some synonyms of the word that our lawmakers can use instead...
Budget 2019-20: Govt allocates Rs200 million for poverty alleviation, social safety
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated an amount of Rs.200.000 million for various new and ongoing schemes of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20.
According to…
Social media cries foul after Zartaj Gul’s sister is appointed NACTA director
ISLAMABAD: Social media reacted angrily to news of Shabnam Gul's appointment as NACTA director. She is the sister of state minister Zartaj Gul Wazir.
US dollar soars to all-time high, then reduces to Rs144
ISLAMABAD: The American dollar soared to Rs146.25 but later reduced to Rs144 after the rupee bounced back, on Wednesday.
This is our best and last chance or we are gone, Ramiz Raja warns Pakistan
LONDON: Former Pakistan opener and noted cricket commentator Ramiz Raja thinks that the PTI government is country's best but last chance to deal with challenges being faced by the country.
Taking to Twitter on Monday night, Raja said…
Government may announce deal with IMF on Friday
ISLAMABAD: The deal between the federal government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will most likely be announced by Friday.
PPP won’t change its stance on presidential system, says Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the party would not budge from its original stance on the presidential system of governance in Pakistan.
Cabinet shake-up: Hamza Ali Abbasi gets federal ministry
Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed actor, model and TV anchor Hamza Ali Abbasi Pakistan's new federal minister for information and broadcasting, on Tuesday.
FLASHBACK: When Imran had said Asad Umar ‘understood economy’
Prime Minister Imran Khan may have asked Asad Umar to step down as finance minister but there was a time when he regarded him as a 'technocrat' who understood the economy.
FM Qureshi pledges thorough probe into Quetta terrorist attack
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has promised that the government will investigate the Hazarganji terrorist attack from every angle to determine whether there was a foreign hand.
His remarks came as members of the Hazara…
Will kick out govt if it takes any step against 18th Amendment: Bilawal
LARKANA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that his party would kick out the incumbent government if it took any step against the 18th Amendment.
Govt to launch new app to connect trained workforce with employers
ISLAMABAD: PM’s Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar called on Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood and discussed the need of imparting productive skills and developing entrepreneurship culture in the youth through Skills…
Pakistan becomes signatory to TAPI Host Government Agreement
Pakistan and Turkmenistan inked the finalized version of the Host Government Agreement on the Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline network in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The agreement was signed by the Federal Secretary…
India’s Modi seen appeasing voters, putting reforms aside in pre-election budget
NEW DELHI - Desperate for five more years in power, India’s Hindu nationalist government will woo rural and urban middle-class voters with farm relief measures and tax cuts, said officials privy to plans for the final budget before a…