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The Nation
April 28, 2018
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has been moved by authorities from a prison in the country's northwest to an ... whose interior minister at the time branded Trump "ignorant" and stated the "government of Pakistan and not Donald Trump" would decide Afridi's fate.
DAWN.com
April 28, 2018
Seven- including the establishment of the National University of Technology, the establishment of Pak-Korea Testing Facility for Solar and Strengthening of Pakistan National Accreditation Council for Digital Accreditation, the up-gradation of some labs and research facilities-are yet to be approved by theÃâà...
The Wire
April 28, 2018
According to Imtiaz Alam, The News, one of Pakistan's prominent English language dailies, refused to publish this column written by him. He released the text “to uphold my freedom of expression [and] for the people's right to know.” The Wire is publishing the article to ensure it reaches a wide audience inÃâà...
Daily Pakistan
April 27, 2018
Miftah highlighted the efforts made by the government to revive the automobile industry, which, according to him was in shambles after Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz assumed office. The auto sector has truly benefitted in the last five years, witnessing a phenomenal increase in sales that has promptedÃâà...
The News International (blog)
April 27, 2018
KARACHI: Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, former Advisor to the PM on Textile and leader of the business community, while expressing his views on the budget speech on Friday, said that the high targets set in the budget would be the challenges for the next government. He drew attention towards the circular debtsÃâà...
DunyaNews Pakistan
April 27, 2018
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The joint opposition on Friday staged a walkout from the Lower House of parliament the moment the finance minister, Miftah Ismail, began the budget speech. Earlier, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had decided to create ruckus in theÃâà...
Observer Research Foundation
April 27, 2018
The Modi government should have put in place systems, structures and strategies that would make it politically very difficult for any future government to slide ... the terror attack by Pakistani terrorists, if there is anything Modi cannot be faulted for, it is that he tried his best to improve relations with Pakistan.
Zee News
April 27, 2018
Pakistan government is run by its army: IAF chief Dhanoa. Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa has said, "In most countries, state has an army. But in Pakistan, army has a state." Apr 27, 2018, 09:24 AM ISTÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 27, 2018
Islamabad, Pakistan - Muhammad Ali Rezai's light skin and facial features make him stand out from the crowd in the Pakistani city of Quetta. ... After one attack on a Hazara taxi driver on April 1, at least 250 members of the community held a week-long sit-in demanding the government do more to protectÃâà...
The Cipher Brief
April 27, 2018
Today, Pakistani government and military officials contend that the entire FATA has been secured under army control and that the priority has shifted to rebuilding and developing the FATA region. Projects spearheaded by the army include building military schools, sports complexes, hospitals, communityÃâà...
Zee Business
April 27, 2018
Newly appointed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced the annual budget, while the opposition called for a budget covering only the remaining two months of the federal government`s tenure. Here are the highlights of the budget from the official federal budget document for the fiscal year starting onÃâà...
Arab News
April 27, 2018
Government borrowing from external sources to finance the fiscal deficit was Rs 384 billion. The increase in external debt reflected both borrowings for financing the deficit as well as a revaluation of losses due to the depreciation of Pak Rupee against the US Dollar, as well as the appreciation of otherÃâà...
New York Times
April 26, 2018
Pakistani officials said that Colonel Hall does, however, face a civil suit from the family of the killed man, Ateeq Baig, and that on Tuesday he was barred from leaving ... “We haven't even seen the killer once — no one from the Pakistan government or U.S. Embassy official came or offered us an agreement.
Pakistan Today
April 1, 2018
Malala praised the role of the government and Pakistan Army in restoring peace. “My dream of returning Pakistan was fulfilled due to the Government of Pakistan and Pak Army's sincere efforts”. She said, “It was my dream to go back to Pakistan which comes true now. I waited for this moment for severalÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
April 1, 2018
Lashing out at the ruling party, the PTI chief said unlike Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's (PML-N) development campaigns 'only seen in advertisements,' his party's efforts were visible in KP — where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formed government after being elected in 2013. Imran was addressingÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
April 1, 2018
... will provide a much-needed oppor-tunity to Pakistani film industry and help our entertainment and cinema industry that make a positive image to establish and introduce itself to others,” he said, adding, “We gratified and will support Pakistan Interna-tional Film Festival through the Government of Sindh.”
Geo News, Pakistan
April 1, 2018
Earlier, on February 28, the Afghan president had said that Kabul was ready for talks with Pakistan, adding that the country wants to forget the past and start a new chapter. Calling on Pakistan to hold government-to-government talks, Ghani had said the best place to hold peace talks was Kabul. The aim ofÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
April 1, 2018
This all can be attributed to the governance system, being practiced in Pakistan. Whereas, Governance is “the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)” the good governance is an approach to government that is committed to creating a systemÃâà...
Voice of America
March 31, 2018
A court in Lahore has directed the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan to submit a response on why they have barred Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)'s humanitarian operations across the country. Saeed has been labeled a U.S.-designated global terrorist. JuD, and its affiliated charity,Ãâà...
Vatican News
March 30, 2018
The spirit of Holy Week, the most solemn period in the Christian calendar that culiminates into Easter, was dampened in Pakistan after a 34-year-old Pakistani Catholic man was allegedly beaten to death by doctors and security guards in a government hospital in Lahore. Suneel Saleem, the father of fourÃâà...
Toronto Star
March 30, 2018
... Pakistan — A Pakistani women's activist said Friday that Malala Yousafzai, who has returned to Pakistan's capital Islamabad for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her in 2012, was hoping to visit her Swat Valley hometown but that the trip depended on security clearances from the government.
Livemint
March 24, 2018
New Delhi: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood on Friday said he had discussed the issue of alleged harassment of Pakistani diplomats stationed in India with his government and they would like to sort it out “as soon as possible”. Mahmood, who came back to India on Thursday, almostÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 24, 2018
... in Worcestershire and the UK's Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has said Pakistan's creation was a milestone that evokes a sense of national pride for Pakistanis around the world, including the 1.2 million British-Pakistanis. Javid, the first state secretary of British-Pakistani origin,Ãâà...
Pakistan Today
March 24, 2018
The advisor to prime minister on finance, Dr Miftah Ismail, has announced that the government would present the Budget 2018-19 to the National Assembly on 27th April 2018. The five-year term of the assembly would expire on 31 May, since it took oath on 1st June 2013. Is there a legal or constitutionalÃâà...
Times of India
March 23, 2018
Media interviews with Bolton - named NSA yesterday - from the recent past suggest that while he believes Pakistan does need to be dealt with firmly, the ... [that] if we didn't support this (Pakistan) government, the government could fall to Pakistani radicals," he said, adding that's the reason aid to PakistanÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
March 23, 2018
KARACHI: Sindh government on Pakistan Day announced a 60-day reduction in the sentence of convicts imprisoned in the province's jails. Inspector General of Prisons Nusrat Manghan made the announcement earlier today. The reduction of sentence, however, does not apply to prisoners convicted ofÃâà...
Grain Central (blog)
March 23, 2018
The USDA report said it seemed Pakistan's government was faced with the option of either reducing its stocks of wheat by subsidising exports, or by reducing 2018 procurement. The Pakistani Government only procures about a quarter of the crop, with half remaining in villages and the remaining quarterÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 23, 2018
The Chinese PM said, “On the occasion of 79th Pakistan Day, on behalf the Chinese Government, I would like to extend warm congratulations and best wishes to you and the Pakistani government.” In recent years, with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Pakistan relations and cooperation in various fieldsÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 22, 2018
The "commanders" of terror groups based in Pakistan are under pressure from ISI to further the Pakistani spy agency's terror plans not only in Punjab but also in other parts of the country, it said. "Sikh youth are being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan. Interdictions and interrogations have revealed use ofÃâà...
Business Recorder
March 22, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Muhammad Birjees Tahir Thursday said the tireless efforts of incumbent government had made possible the celebrations of Pakistan Day in peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. In a statement, he said nation is set to celebrate PakistanÃâà...
The Hindu
March 21, 2018
The Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel that Sikh youths were being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan to carry out terror activities in India. Senior Ministry officials also told the Committee on Estimates that Sikh youths settled in Europe, U.S and Canada were being “misguided and instigatedÃâà...
Times of India
March 21, 2018
NEW DELHI: The Home Ministry has conveyed to a parliamentary panel that Sikh youth are being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan to carry out terror activities in India, and members of the community who are settled in Canada and other places are also being instigated against the country with false andÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 20, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf has sought adequate security from the government for his return from the UAE to appear before a special Pakistani court in a high-profile treason case, according to a media report. The 74-year-old retired general has been living in Dubai since last year when he was allowedÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 18, 2018
“Vice President Pence reiterated President (Donald) Trump's request that the Government of Pakistan must do more to address the continued presence of the ... In a tweet, the Pakistani embassy in Washington shared that House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & Pacific Chairman Yoho and RankingÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 18, 2018
... Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Saturday said that federal and provincial governments had failed in addressing the genuine issues of the masses. Speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of the Pakhtun Students Federation here, he said that his party believed in securing the rights of Pakhtuns in Pakistan.
The Wire
March 18, 2018
“We have asked the Pakistan government to investigate these incidents,” said officials. According to diplomatic sources, Pakistani diplomats also continue to report incidents of harassment. The last incident involving a Pakistani diplomat and his family took place on Friday when their vehicle was stoppedÃâà...
NPR
March 18, 2018
HADID: That's because the government's building a 16-mile long metro across Lahore. It will run underground just feet away from the shrine, a small domed building smothered in flower mosaics and decked with tinsel. On a recent night, worshippers scramble through an enormous pit to reach the shrine.
Economic Times
March 18, 2018
NEW DELHI: Stressing that Modi government has no roadmap and its Pakistan policy was a disaster, the Congress on Sunday said the government has made the policy towards ... "There is a disturbing increase in hostile actions, including shelling by Pakistani armed forces along our borders and the LoC.
The New Indian Express
March 17, 2018
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court today gave a deadline of 15 days to the Pakistan government to explain why Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's outfit JuD and its charity wing had been banned and their accounts frozen. The court order came during a petition filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chiefÃâà...
Firstpost
March 16, 2018
Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Friday gave a deadline of 15 days to the Pakistan government to explain why Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's outfit JuD and its charity wing had been banned and their accounts frozen. The court order came during a petition filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chiefÃâà...
Global Government Forum
March 15, 2018
Women face social barriers to decision-making posts in Pakistan's federal civil service, a UN study has found – prompting senior UN figures to call for ... As well as the tracking system, it recommends that gender-responsive budgets should be rolled out across the government; that coordination should beÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 9, 2018
Welcoming the chairman, CG Mudassir assured him full support of the Pakistan government. The CG underscored that Pakistan has internationally known lawyers and companies who could help Chongqing strengthen its legal framework, adding that as a result of CPEC and Gwadar, the business ofÃâà...
Arab News
March 9, 2018
March 07: News 18 states that a Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered both the federal and the Punjab governments not to arrest or place under house arrest JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, until further orders. Saeed had on January 23 moved the court seekingÃâà...
ANI News
March 9, 2018
It necessarily needs to be abolished because 52 departments in PoK come under the Kashmir Council, which is headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. After it gets abolished, the power will come to PoK government. PoK resources will directly be used for the benefit of the local residents. The demand toÃâà...
The Business Times
March 9, 2018
[WASHINGTON] The US State Department placed a US$5 million reward for help locating the leader of the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday, linked to bloody attacks in Pakistan and the 2010 attempted Times Square car bombing in New York. The State Department posted the reward for information leading toÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 9, 2018
Officials said the government has not yet formally granted permission to the IMF to release its maiden post program monitoring (PPM) report. “Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will take final decision to this effect anytime soon,” an official said. Early this week, IMF's executive board concluded the firstÃâà...
gulfnews.com
March 9, 2018
KARACHI: Peering at the chess board from behind her spectacles, 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Maleeha Ali deftly put her opponent's king in checkmate, winning her third victory in a row. With a score of 24-4, her team of blue-and-white uniformed teenagers from SMB Fatima Jinnah Government GirlsÃâà...
Voice of America
March 9, 2018
Pakistan's government and armed forces denied any involvement in the bloggers' disappearances. Several social media and rights activists have disappeared mysteriously in Pakistan during the past year, and some remain missing. According to statistics submitted last year to the Apex Court by Pakistan'sÃâà...
ANI News
March 9, 2018
According to Geo TV, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Yahya Afridi is heading the bench which includes Lahore High Court Chief Justice Yawar Ali and Balochistan High Court Justice Tahira Safdar. The bench, formed in 2013, is hearing the case of imposition of extra-constitutional emergency byÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 8, 2018
Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says Pakistan's relations with Russia are improving due to the government's effective foreign policy. In an interview, he said there is a trust deficit between Pakistan and the United States. He said Pakistan wants to have good relations with Washington on anÃâà...
