The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to refer the issue of investigation of the May 9 riots back to the provincial cabinet after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) turned down the Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur-led government’s request for probing last year’s incidents. “Have held consultations with KP CM Gandapur after the PHC’s response. and
The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, convened to discuss the Privatisation Program for 2024-2029. During the meeting, the Ministry of Privatisation provided a comprehensive briefing on the program. The committee approved a budget of Rs 8.16 billion for the Privatisation Commission and sanctioned the privatisation of 24 government-owned institutions.
The federal cabinet did not discuss about the government’s decision to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during its meeting, sources told Geo News on Wednesday. A meeting of the federal cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif today, in which several other important issues were discussed. Furthermore, the discussion about the
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to expand the federal cabinet after the budget and has invited the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) to join the government formally, sources told The News. According to the report published today, senior political leaders from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and allied parties will be included in the
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to repeal discretionary powers of the Board and the cabinet to award tax incentives and bring changes in tax laws of NGOs and charitable organisations as well as taxed pensioners. On pensions, the IMF recommends that either pension contributions or benefits be
It has been 19 days since Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti took oath of office but is yet to form a cabinet to begin running provincial affairs smoothly. In this regard, the province’s chief executive announced that two more weeks are required to form the cabinet. The restive province currently remains deprived of a
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) is facing internal disputes over its chief Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui’s induction into the federal cabinet and appointment of a new governor replacing Kamran Tessori. According to a The News report quoting sources, the name of party leader Khushbakht Shujaat is being tipped for the post of Sindh governor by “influential circles”.
Within a week after taking the oath of her office, Punjab’s first-ever female Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has finalised names of key cabinet members, sources privy to the matter confirmed Monday. Maryam, who has become the first woman chief minister in Pakistan’s history, won the elections after obtaining 220 votes in the provincial assembly last
The Federal Cabinet on Thursday approved the appointment of Syed Tariq Muhammad ul Hassan as Managing Director Pakistan Baitul Maal. The decision was taken on the recommendation of ministry of poverty alleviation and social security, according to a press release issued by the Prime Minister House Media Wing.Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar presided over the
Islamabad: A meeting of the federal cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar Haq Kakar. According to the announcement of the meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by the caretaker prime minister, the cabinet approved the appointment of Lt. Gen. Tahir Hameed Shah as the chairman of Pakistan Ordnance Factory, also