austerity

Fourteen cabinet members still using luxury vehicles by flouting cabinet’s orders

Measures to remain in effect for two months; hospitals, pharmacies, and petrol stations exempted

Province’s traders reject decision; say govt should create facilities for business community instead of problems

Task force on austerity will submit its progress report in cabinet meeting today

At the end of the day, the austerity measures should show concrete results and not exist on paper only

The government would need to abandon the IMF programme forthwith

On the face of it, the move does not appear to be without benefits

PM’s aide says one million deserving persons to be provided nutritious food

Imran says focus is on economic, social development to improve living standard of masses

Move to help implement austerity measures, control travelling expenditures, early decisions making