Government

Best way to achieve austerity, prosperity is to end govt monopoly over economic resources

Amid political instability, economic crises, parties only care about stopping, forcing polls

President meets PDM delegation; conveys govt's take to Imran

Official says Pakistan’s patience with the Afghan Taliban regime is wearing thin

Secretaries of finance, health, education, LG, forest and wildlife will be of grade 21

Absence of data has left millions of people without basic needs such as blankets and tents

Ministers’ conflicting remarks on army chief’s statement raises queries

CM urges Centre to ensure implementation of Balochistan quota

At govt’s expense 650 officials carry out free Hajj every year

The training covered nine different skills and topics

Minister for economic affairs to also perform duties of law minister

Only FIA, IB officers will leave for Kenya for investigation

Gives NA members money for discretionary spending

They discussed issues including early rehabilitation of flood affected people

State minister denies breach in agreement with international lender

Sanaullah says committee formed; PM to announce relief package for farmers next week

Former diplomat questions cabinet move to release cipher number and date

Federal govt, ECP made respondents

Govt overcomes reluctance as NA speaker sends formal request to president

Religion is supposed to be a private act of faith but in Pakistan it has been allowed to mix with politics

In Pakistan’s context, power is applied negatively for maximising one’s authority and wealth

There is an ensuing discord between the federation and one of its units over fiscal budgeting

The governments began borrowing thrusting the poor nation deep into debt

The speakers raised their demands with the ‘state’ rather than the ‘government’

Thousands of people have died and or gone missing and millions displaced in the forsaken Sairaiki belt

Govt decides to give public access to assets of MPs, bureaucracy to meet IMF demand

Govt revises last fiscal year’s budget deficit to Rs5.61trillion

Signs agreement with OPEC Fund for International Development

The outcome of the July 17 bye-elections, however, has entirely changed this desolate political milieu

What PTI should and should not do, if it comes in power again

All supervisory officers told to implement govt policy

Apparently, govt prefers electoral priorities over fiscal prudence

Rana Sanaullah hints at giving up power if not given space to act freely

Body ready to conduct polls by the end of this year, according to sources

Party leadership takes major decisions in London meetings; to consult allies in next 48 hours

PM Imran wants to hold another meeting with victims' parents to 'satisfy' them

Failure of ministries/divisions to hire people on vacant positions upsets cabinet

PM Imran describes matter as a ‘technical glitch’, says will be sorted out soon

Govt collects one-third of import taxes from petroleum, cooking oil products

Recent days have seen cabinet members and ruling party leaders demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation

If the government is serious in pension reforms, it should immediately introduce an early reform package

Unlikely that govt will ever be able to satisfactorily prove that EVMs are secure from malicious ‘inside’ actors

Rate of change reflects serious problems between the elected government and the bureaucracy

Move aimed at helping enhance export volumes

Farmers criticised the government for failure to make damaged dams and reservoirs functional

Government unable to take decision regarding excess capacity of LNG terminal

Successive governments have been unable to bring these numbers down to sustainable levels

Says Taliban's stance is to not allow use of Afghan soil to destroy peace of another country

Deputy speaker refers matter of ministers’ absence from sessions to federal cabinet

Will amend customs rules to permit companies for build go-downs for storing petroleum products