Audit report finds appointment of senior S&T official irregular, calls for inquiry

ISLAMABAD: In an interesting development, auditors have found the appointment, regularization and proportion of a BS-19 officer, who holds three important positions...

Punjab labour dept to develop mobile app for registration of small businesses

LAHORE: The Punjab Labour & Human Resource Department (PL&HRD) has decided to develop a mobile application with the help of Punjab Information...

Cabinet Division notifies appointment of PIA Board of Directors

The Cabinet Division has notified the appointment of the board of directors of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). According to media reports, the...

Govt committed to providing employment, fighting inequality: Hafeez Shaikh

PM's aide addresses IMF panel, stresses need for collective efforts to avert Covid challenges

Swat Motorway phase-II to be completed under public-private partnership: KP CM

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that the second phase of Swat Motorway, which is part of the...

Punjab IT Board, irrigation dept sign MoU to automate water tax collection system

LAHORE: The Punjab Irrigation Department has joined hands with Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) to introduce e-Abiana, a digital mechanism for the...

KP govt increases wheat quota for flour mills

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Kamran Bangash said on Wednesday that the KP government has decided to ensure the...

NCOC warns of another lockdown as SOPs being violated

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center has asked all the provinces to ensure strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) against...

OGRA suspends Hascol’s licence for KP, imposes Rs10m fine

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has suspended the marketing licence of Hascol Petroleum Limited (HPL) for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with immediate...

CCoE may approve furnace oil import to meet energy needs this winter

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), in its upcoming meeting, may approve the import of furnace oil to meet the country's...

Cabinet body seeks Law Division’s opinion on illegal hiring issue

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms has directed the Establishment Division to seek legal opinions from the Law and Justice Division...

Punjab govt decides to revise water, sanitation tariffs

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to revise water and sanitation tariffs for all WASAs so as to improve their efficiencies, besides...

PM tasks ‘tigers’ to start anti-hoarding drive from capital

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a high-level session regarding the ongoing efforts to control prices of essential commodities, has tasked...

Senate body seeks detailed briefing on ‘PIA’s sustainability plan’

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Aviation on Tuesday sought a detailed briefing from the Pakistan International Airlines Company Limited (PIACL) Board...

Swiss company Novartis acquires manufacturing facility to produce medicines in Pakistan

Novartis, a Swiss multinational company with a multi-decade presence in Pakistan, has acquired a manufacturing facility to produce medicines in the country,...