ISLAMABAD: For all its rhetoric to provide ‘relief’ to the masses, the establishment is in no mood to sacrifice the lavish lifestyles of top government functionaries. The budget figures presented to the parliament on Friday reveal an exorbitant increase in the money allocated to the president house, the PM secretariat, the National Assembly and the […]
ISLAMABAD: As power shortfall hit 8,000 megawatts on Thursday, protests fanned across Punjab, prompting the president to convene an emergency meeting on the energy crisis late Thursday night. The meeting decided that Term Finance Certificates (TFCs) worth Rs82 billion will be floated to address the lingering issue of circular debt in order to deal with […]
ISLAMABAD: The Secretary General of the PPP, Jehangir Badar claimed Wednesday that Asif Ali Zardari had offered the Presidency to Nawaz Sharif. b Islamabad News Sources
ISLAMABAD: The Secretary General of the PPP, Jehangir Badar claimed Wednesday that Asif Ali Zardari had offered the Presidency to Nawaz Sharif. b Islamabad News Sources
ISLAMABAD, Feb 29: A high-level meeting held in the Presidency on Wednesday evening reviewed Pakistan-US relations against the backdrop of the situation in Balochistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Islamabad News Sources
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: The fortified walls of the President House have failed to keep the wild boars at bay as their frequent intrusion into the highly secure area proves irksome for not only its caretakers but the Islamabad News Sources
ISLAMABAD: One can only assume that the apparently frosty relations between the government and the military have started thawing. In a telling move on Friday, the military brass, including Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, attended a ceremony in the Presidency where President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) […]
ISLAMABAD: Amid rapid developments on the political front, President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday met Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne. The meeting came just hours after the Supreme Court decided to begin contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for the government’s failure to obey its […]
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Away from the political maelstrom generated by Supreme Court`s summoning of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on contempt charges, parleys between the government and the Islamabad News Sources
ISLAMABAD: The Presidency Friday chose to take a cautious stance on the short order of the Supreme Court and decided to keep silence on it till the de The News International – Islamabad
