Wednesday, February 27, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Imtiaz Safdar Warraich on Tuesday told the National Assembly that neighbouring countries and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are behind the deteriorating situation in Karachi. “The ...

Wednesday, February 06, 2013
By Asim Yasin
Terms Qadri’s sit-in ‘historic’ ISLAMABAD: President PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday dubbed the “Dharna” of the PML-N in front of the Election Commission a “Dharni,” saying that it was washed away with rain. “No one ...

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tuesday made public the list of 90 defaulters of Overseas Employment Corporation Travels that includes the names of interior minister Rehman Malik, PML (N) secretary information Senator ...

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: The Core Committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Tuesday expressed reservations on the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ban new jobs. The core committee met at the PM House with ...

Wednesday, January 09, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan Buland Akhtar Rana smells a scam of Rs14 billion to Rs15 billion in the Oil and Gas Development Authority (OGDC) while claiming that despite his efforts the OGCL was not providing the record ...

Wednesday, January 09, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday sought details of big gas defaulters from the SNGPL and SSGPL all over the country within five days. “The list should include name of defaulter of more than Rs10 million,” ...

Wednesday, January 02, 2013
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: To hold the grip in the party affairs of Rawalpindi Division chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has managed to get appointed his younger brother Raja Imran Ashraf as a Divisional ...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
By Asim Yasin
Committee formed to suggest ways to end SRO culture ISLAMABAD: Top economic managers of the government Tuesday admitted before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has used Parliament’s power ...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012
By Asim Yasin
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League–Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that his party was committed to promote dialogue and interfaith harmony between the followers of different faiths and it would continue to ...

Wednesday, December 12, 2012
By Asim Yasin
Says only parliament can change tax rates ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tuesday took strong notice of the issuance of about 4,500 SROs that relate to reducing and enhancing the tax tariffs and termed it a ...