ISLAMABAD: In an unexpected move, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday became the first major political party to call for taxing the agricultural sector to help the ailing economy. Initiating a debate on the federal budget for the next fiscal year, Leader of Opposition in the Senate Senator Ishaq Dar said his party supported […]
ISLAMABAD: In an unexpected move, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday became the first major political party to call for taxing the agricultural sector to help the ailing economy. Initiating a debate on the federal budget for the next fiscal year, Leader of Opposition in the Senate Senator Ishaq Dar said his party supported […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on Tuesday threw his weight behind the political solution of the troubled province of Balochistan by assuring that the personnel of armed forces and FC would carry out their tasks within the ambit of law. He extended this assurance to a high-level meeting, chaired by Prime […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on Tuesday threw his weight behind the political solution of the troubled province of Balochistan by assuring that the personnel of armed forces and FC would carry out their tasks within the ambit of law. He extended this assurance to a high-level meeting, chaired by Prime […]
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani on Tuesday threw his weight behind the political solution of the troubled province of Balochistan by assuring that the personnel of armed forces and FC would carry out their tasks within the ambit of law. He extended this assurance to a high-level meeting, chaired by Prime […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday there was no restriction on dual citizenship in the constitution and that he was in favour of expatriate Pakistanis getting right to vote and becoming members of parliament.Speaking on a private TV channel, he said that more than 300 councillors, mayors and members of the House […]
ISLAMABAD: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday supported Pakistan on resumption of NATO supplies, saying it is “an internal matter” of Pakistan.While jointly addressing a press conference with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani after the inking of nine agreements for cooperation in diverse fields, Erdogan said the opening of the NATO supply routes […]
ISLAMABAD: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday supported Pakistan on resumption of NATO supplies, saying it is “an internal matter” of Pakistan.While jointly addressing a press conference with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani after the inking of nine agreements for cooperation in diverse fields, Erdogan said the opening of the NATO supply routes […]
ISLAMABAD: Turkey, a member of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), has thrown its weight behind Pakistan’s demand for an unconditional US apology over last year’s deadly Nato air strike. The air raid on the Salala border post in Mohmand Agency had killed over two dozen Pakistani soldiers and plunged the fragile Pakistan-US counter-terrorism alliance into […]
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved adjustment of POL prices on a fortnightly basis and also decided to allow export of 400,000 tonnes of surplus sugar.The ECC met under Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.An official said oil prices in the international market had shown a consistent […]
