The federal cabinet on Tuesday delayed the decision on a proposed summary for increasing the prices of petroleum products. Addressing a press conference along with Minister of Water Resources Faisal Vawda, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said the prime minister had directed to send the recommendation from the […]
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PTI’s cabinet shuffling
Sir: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) had/has a political mantra which it kept using during its election campaigns, and it continue to assume this even to date, that economy of this country has brought to the brink of bankruptcy due to wrong and unwise financial policies and strategies of previous governments. But yet, ironically, PTI has granted […]
Unveiling the secrets behind cabinet reshuffle
A major shuffle in the PTI’s government was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday. In this shake-up, Asad Umer stepped down as Finance Minister. Umar denied to hold any other ministry but has promised to support Imran Khan in all his decisions because he believes in Khan and in the creation of “Naya […]
Major reshuffle in the federal cabinet
A day after a plethora of government ministers and spokespersons overwhelmingly denied any impending reshuffle in the federal cabinet, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday ousted long-time loyalist Asad Umar as finance minister, besides handing over key portfolios of interior and information to new faces. In the first major reshuffle since taking charge in […]
Govt culls reports about federal cabinet reshuffle
Federal Minster for Information Fawad Chaudhry Monday strongly refuted the rumours related to change in portfolios of some cabinet members. Talking to media here, the minister said portfolio of no federal minister is being changed and all news regarding any such changes is concocted. He asked the media to verify the facts before releasing any […]
Cabinet bans broadcast of IPL matches in Pakistan
The federal cabinet on Tuesday formally approved creation of a new division for social protection for the poor and poverty alleviation from the country. Briefing media persons about the decisions of cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minster for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said the new division headed by Dr Sania […]
Cabinet gives approval for turning PM House into high-level university
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that the cabinet has approved the conversion of Prime Minister House into a high-level university. He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad after attending a federal cabinet meeting. The information minister said that the cabinet has given approval for the agreements between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. […]
New Italian PM nominee begins work on forming cabinet
A little-known lawyer charged with forming Italy’s next Italian government — after over two months of political uncertainty — will on Thursday begin work on his cabinet. Italy’s president on Wednesday approved Giuseppe Conte’s nomination to be prime minister of a government formed by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the far-right League. Conte, who […]
PM takes cabinet into confidence over CJP meeting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday took the federal cabinet into confidence regarding his meeting with the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar. PM Abbasi headed a cabinet meeting at PM House in Islamabad in which the premier took the attendees into confidence over his meeting with the CJP on Wednesday. […]