The Punjab government passed the Sikh Marriage Act, the Kisan Card, and “Apni Chhat Apna Ghar” on Tuesday. Maryam Nawaz, the chief minister of Punjab, called a meeting of the provincial cabinet to consider 56 agenda items. The cabinet decided to no longer give retiring employees government housing allotments. The government and the chief minister […]
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Reacting to President Arif Alvi’s recent post on X, previously known as Twitter, the Ministry of Law and Justice on Sunday said that the head of the state had chosen to discredit his own officials. Earlier today, the president denied signing Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, claiming that […]
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senator has taken oath as the finance minister of Pakistan. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of the office of federal finance minister to Dar. The oath-taking ceremony, which took place in the President House, was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, federal ministers and others. His appointment as the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet has decided against imposing lockdown in the country despite a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases besides approving the filing of a disqualification plea against Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif over a guarantee he submitted before Lahore High Court (LHC) regarding the return of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from London, ARY NEWS reported. Sharing […]
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Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry derided opposition parties on Thursday, saying that PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz was “celebrating her defeat” in the recently held first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). PTI was the largest party in KP's village councils says Fawadfile photoPTI was the largest party in KP’s […]
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JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the countries to “immediately and urgently” reverse travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, terming them scientifically “unjustified”.Dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have blacklisted South Africa and its neighbours since South African scientists flagged Omicron on November 25.The flight bans […]
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The prime minister took a decision in order to provide relief to the masses, the federal government has said. The prices of petroleum products are fixed by the government for 15 days.Earlier on November 5, the government had jacked up the prices of petrol and diesel by more than Rs8 per litre, days after the prime […]
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PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday warned the government that it will have to “pay a heavy price” for the way the PML-N leaders were “assaulted” a day earlier outside parliament.Violence broke out on Saturday as a session of the National Assembly convened for a vote of confidence in the prime minister. PTI and […]
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The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) called off their sit-in in Islamabad on Monday night after successful talks with government representatives. The TLP had marched on Islamabad with the demand for expulsion of the French ambassador after the publication of blasphemous caricatures in the European country. Earlier, the federal government had succeeded in wooing protesters to put […]
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