Earlier Shujaat Azeem, briefed the finance minister on the reforms being introduced in PIA.

Finance secretary Suhail Rajput assured the media of early completion of the project.

Raphel also acknowledged that Pakistan was undergoing an upswing.

Subsidy to be provided for date and olive processing.

Oil, gas companies paid the amount for July-June 2012-13.

The youth would be trained for clean cotton picking to avoid crop pollution to boost exports, said an official.

Power Minister denies that it will take 10 years to mitigate load-shedding. Defence institutes not power defaulters.

Police claims Aashiq Hussain and his 2 sons were nominated in a theft case and declared proclaimed offenders.

Land scam, loan and utility payment default victims given dues.

Instead of selling stamp paper at face value — Rs5, Rs10 and Rs20 — they were being sold from Rs50 to Rs100.