The federal cabinet under chair of Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif Wednesday gives formal approval to the budget for the next financial year.The cabinet reviewed the budgetary proposals in hours long meeting which held in Islamabad with Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in the chair.The Rs 3.5 ...

LAHORE - The Punjab government on Wednesday approved eleven development schemes of various sectors of the economy with an estimated cost of Rs 6.04 billion. These schemes were approved in the 34th meeting of Provincial Development Working Party.The approved development schemes included: Urban ...

ISLAMABAD - The World Bank approved on Friday a package of assistance worth $100 million to support the implementation of the Punjab Health Sector Reform Project, which will focus on enhancing the number of people who access quality essential health services, particularly in the low performing ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Sports Board has approved RS 80 million grant for the hosting of 32nd National Games in Islamabad from June 28 to July 3, this was revealed by Rana Mujahid, member POA Interim Committee while addressing a press conference on Thursday. Paksitan Sports Board Director General Syed ...

  ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has approved an amount of Rs 90 million for National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to purchase software and hardware for verification of thumb impression on ballots. The Prime Minister has further directed NADRA to ...

LAHORE - PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said that his government at the Centre would appoint heads of public departments strictly on merit with a view to bolstering the national economy.Addressing a party meeting held in connection with the measures to overcome the energy crisis on Tuesday, Nawaz ...

KARACHI  : President Asif Ali Zardari on the Prime Minister’s advice has approved confirmation of three Additional Judges of Sindh High Court and one Additional Judge of Islamabad High Court as judges of SHC and IHC respectively. Additional Judge IHC, Mr Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi has ...

Islamabad- Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has approved the handing over of the special VVIP aircraft A-310 to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as part of the caretaker government’s austerity measures to cut expenditures. The decision has been taken as a measure of ...

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved increase in power tariff by Rs 1.34 per unit under fuel adjustment.Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) had sought increase of Rs 1.37 per unit, stating that production of 6,000MW exceeded Rs 54 billion due to additional usage of ...

ISLAMABAD : The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved draft Pharmaceutical Industry (Cost Accounting Records) Order, 2013 to facilitate maintenance of records by the companies engaged in the production, processing and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals products.Pharmaceutical ...

BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbia’s government on Monday approved an EU-brokered deal to normalise ties with breakaway Kosovo, a historic agreement aimed at turning the page on the Balkans’ last simmering trouble-spot 14 years after the end of hostilities. The government has accepted the ...

ISLAMABAD  - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has paid special attention towards increasing access to higher education in remote and far-flung areas of the country.  Within last few years, out of total 55 new university campuses:  31 have been established in rural areas ...

KARACHI  - The SBP’s apex committee for Student Loan Scheme has approved Rs105.849 million for deserving students.A total of 744 deserving students of graduation, masters, and PhD study in different disciplines for the session 2011-2012 from across the country will benefit from the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf‚ on the recommendations of Central Selection Board‚ has approved the promotions of 103 officers belonging to different services and groups.According to State media, this includes among others promotion of 6 officers of Foreign Service from ...

KARACHI  - Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has approved the summary for the University status for Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) Karachi. A DCET statement here on Sunday said that the summary was moved to the CM Sindh for approval on November 1, 2011, which ...

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved the regularization of services of 105086 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) including their supporting staff presently serving in the provinces, federally administered areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.The Prime Minister has also approved the ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has approved upgradation of FBR’s 4,384 posts of BS-14 to Bs-16.Chairman FBR Ali Arshad Hakeem had taken up this important but long outstanding issue with Prime Minister during his visit to FBR Headquarters on 4th October, 2012. The Chairman had ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Railways has approved stoppage of Margla/Islamabad Express (108Down/109UP) at railways stations of Gujranwala, Gujrat and Jehlum. The railways spokesman said the decision had been made to facilitate the passengers and would be implemented from January 1.

ISLAMABAD - AHMAD AHMADANI - In an apparent bid to hush up the ‘mega corruption’ done in fuel procurement deal by making mockery and violation of prescribed rules, the decision makers at PSO dance hand in glove with their political patrons who have succeeded in revising the composition ...

MANDI BAHAUDDIN - MNA Tariq Tarar claimed that he had approved grant from Prime Minister Parvez Ashraf for provision of sui gas to Pahrianwali as a special case. He was addressing a gathering of traders at Pahrianwali Adda here the other day. He said that work on the project would start within a ...

islamabad : Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday approved provision of Sui gas facility for the Tehi village in Talagang Tehsil. The Prime Minister gave approval on an application submitted by Abdul Qadir Sabir, former Nazim and PPP office-bearer, who had taken up the issue of ...

PESHAWAR - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti has approved a four-tier formula for the promotion of college teachers in the province and a total of 2400 teachers will benefit from opportunities of speedy promotion. He was addressing the installation ceremony of Pakhtunkhwa ...

The National Assembly on Thursday adopted two resolutions amid opposition uproar, one resolution for supporting the formation of Seraiki province and other for reposing confidence in Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the wake of his conviction in the contempt of court case.The session, which was ...

ISLAMABAD  - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on the recommendation of Chief of Army Staff, has approved the retirement of five General officers from the Army on completion of their tenure.The Army officers include Lt Gen Sardar Mahmood Ali Khan, HI (M), Punjab, Maj Gen Noor Hussain, HI ...

President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt as Chief of the Air Staff. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman is due to retire on 18th March 2012 on completion of ...

ISLAMABAD - As part of its mandate to develop capital market in Pakistan, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved regulations governing exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). The trading in ETFs at the stock exchanges will provide investors ...

Federal Cabinet that met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani unanimously approved the phasing out of the Negative List existing between Pakistan and India by December 2012. After that the process of trade normalization between the two countries will be completed.

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday decided to allow overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in upcoming parliamentary elections. Following the decision the overseas Pakistanis will now able to cast their vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections through postal ballots. The ...

LAHORE - A meeting of Punjab University Advanced Studies and Research Board  was held under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran here on Monday which solved cases of PhD scholars presented for review in the board by different PU departments, institutes, colleges and ...

ISLAMABAD (PR) - Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, in its 73rd meeting held on Tuesday at PEMRA Headquarters Islamabad, consensually approved the revised TV/Radio Broadcasting Operations Regulations which were devised on modern lines in due consultation with the stakeholders. The ...