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Azmat to probe Broadsheet, Hudaibiya, Surrey Palace cases Top Story January 27, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Tuesday said the federal cabinet had approved constitution of a commission of inquiry on the Broadsheet issue, under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Azmat Saeed, to bring the truth before the nation. Briefing the media about the federal cabinet decisions and replying to their questions, he said the commission was set up under the Com...

KARACHI: Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Modarabas have a greater opportunity to increase financing to the small and medium enterprises as this sector lacks sufficient access to financing from...

Cabinet Committee on CPEC reviews progress of mega projects   Published On He stressed that the ministries/divisions should maintain the momentum of CPEC projects ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Cabinet Committee on China Pakistan Economic Committee (CPEC) Tuesday reviewed the progress of various projects undertaken by the Working Groups. The meeting was briefed on the overall progress of CPEC projects in industrial cooperation, energy, infrastructure, Gwadar, science and technology, socioeco...

Shafqat Mahmood reviews progress on institutional reforms Islamabad January 23, 2021 Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood presided over the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms here on Friday. The committee reviewed the progress of the Pakistan Railways Restructuring Plan. Pakistan Railways Secretary Habibur Rehman Gilani briefed the committee on governance, operational, financial, and automation r...

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved nine development projects with a total estimated cost of Rs251.31 billion including a major water supply project for Karachi. The meeting of the newly reconstituted forum was presided over by Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and attended by ministers for Planning, Industries and Economic Affairs besides advisers to Prime Minister on Commerce, Institutional Reforms and Austerity. The meeting a...

8,000 acres land of Pakistan Railways encroached January 22, 2021 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Out of 164,000 acres of land of Pakistan Railways, almost 8,000 acres land is under encroachment, it was revealed in a meeting on Institutional Reforms held in Islamabad on Friday. The meeting was presided over by the Federal Minister for Education and Chairman Cabinet Committee to review the progress of the Pakistan Railways Restructuring Plan. The Committee suggested the Pakistan Railways to hire consultan...

  ISLAMABAD, Jan. 22 (Gwadar Pro) - Pakistan’s key decision-making body, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Thursday evening approved Rs 37.9 billion worth Pak-China Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Project Phase II.   Phase-II of the “Pak-China Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Project for Establishment of Cross-Border OFC Network (Khunjerab-Karachi) Along China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Routes” was approved at the total cost of Rs 37.9 billion.    The project...

Govt announces reforms to improve performance of bureaucracy and state institutions

The Cabinet Com­mittee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) on Wednesday decided to remove Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) from the list of the SOEs whose privatisation has been proposed. — PTV website/File ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Com­mittee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) on Wednesday decided to remove Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) from the list of the SOEs whose privatisation has been proposed. The decision was taken at the request of the Ministry of Information and Broadc...

By News DeskISLAMABAD: A slate of new reforms were announced by the federal government on Wednesday which provide timeframes for internal accountability mechanisms of the bureaucracy and aim at...