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Saturday, 28 April 2018 06:34

Budget 2018: PM Abbasi rejects opposition’s criticism

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Budget 2018: PM Abbasi rejects opposition&s criticism
Budget 2018: PM Abbasi rejects opposition’s criticism

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday rejected the opposition’s point of view about the presentation of federal budget for the whole fiscal year 2018-19 by the present government, and said it was the government’s constitutional duty to pre...

Miftah, Marriyum, Anusha, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry made federal ministers
Miftah, Marriyum, Anusha, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry made federal ministers
Miftah, Marriyum, Anusha, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry made federal ministers

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered oath of office to five ministers including four federal and one minister of state.

The ministers, who were administered oath of office included Marriyum Aurangzeb, Anusha Rehman and Dr Tariq...

Budget 2018: Rs2.043 trillion earmarked for PSDP to promote growth
Budget 2018: Rs2.043 trillion earmarked for PSDP to promote growth

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday unveiled Rs 2.043 trillion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2018-19, aimed at further strengthening physical and social infrastructure, to put the economy on sustainable and high growth...

Budget 2018: Rs 640.644 million earmarked for Defence Division
Budget 2018: Rs 640.644 million earmarked for Defence Division

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs 640.644 million for five ongoing and two new development schemes of Defence Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for next financial year 2018-19.

According to the budgetary document,...

Government has no right to present next year&s budget: Khursheed Shah
Government has no right to present next year’s budget: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah criticized the Federal Government on presenting the budget for the next fiscal year here at the budget session in the Parliament on Friday.

He said that the present...

Justin Trudeau extends support to Afridi, asks Canadians for donations to build hospital in Pakistan
Justin Trudeau extends support to Afridi, asks Canadians for donations to build hospital in Pakistan
Justin Trudeau extends support to Afridi, asks Canadians for donations to build hospital in Pakistan

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has thanked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for lending support to a fundraiser held in Vancouver for his charity.

The star cricketer thanked the prime minister for his support...

Saturday, 28 April 2018 06:34

SHC suspends FBR notification against Shell Pakistan

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SHC suspends FBR notification against Shell Pakistan
SHC suspends FBR notification against Shell Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday set aside the directive of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), which had suspended the sales tax registration of Shell Pakistan over tax fraud.

In a statement, the oil giant, stated that the FBR had allowed the company to respond by...

Miftah Ismail appointed finance minister hours before Budget 2018
Miftah Ismail appointed finance minister hours before Budget 2018

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered the oath of office to Miftah Ismail as a federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs, a statement from the President House said.

The event held here at the President House was attended...

Saturday, 28 April 2018 06:34

Here is what Aitzaz Ahsan has to say about joining PTI

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Here is what Aitzaz Ahsan has to say about joining PTI
Here is what Aitzaz Ahsan has to say about joining PTI

Eminent lawyer and senior politician Aitzaz Ahsan although  has no presence on Twitter, he intends to join the micro-blogging website soon.

The Pakistan People's Party leader recently spoke to a TV channel where rumors of his switching loyalties came under discussion....

Lady constable raped, blackmailed by male colleagues in south Punjab
Lady constable raped, blackmailed by male colleagues in south Punjab

Chishtian: Two policemen have been arrested for allegedly raping and blackmailing a female colleague in Chistian Tehseel of Bahawalnagar District in Punjab, Geo News reported on Friday.

The lady constable has alleged that Constable Faheem and Assistant...