ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Maleeka Bukhari’s left eye cornea had gotten affected in the opposition’s attack during the National Assembly’s proceeding the other day. The minister, in a tweet, said as per the doctor’s report Maleekka Bukhari was attacked by the opposition […]
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PPP, PML-N exploited poor ‘ruthlessly’ during their tenures: Farrukh
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said these were PPP and PML-N, which during their tenures in government, introduced the culture of ruthless exploitation of the poor and put the country under dominance of foreign financial institutions. Reacting to statements of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Zardari and Pakistan Muslim […]
PM Imran Khan desires uplift of all federating units on equal basis, says Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking practical measures to ensure sustainable development in the country by providing a level-playing field to each federating unit. “Imran Khan desires all-encompassing development as he is the prime minister of the entire country, including Sindh,” […]
Govt planning to lift ‘six million families from below poverty line’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said that all segments of the society were satisfied with the federal budget and appreciating it except for the opposition. Addressing a press conference at the Circuit House, he said that the government had allocated a major chunk of budget for welfare and development […]
Budget to improve living standard of working class labourers: Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said that the government was presenting an excellent, balanced and people-friendly budget for the financial year 2021-22. In the budget 2021-22, maximum funds will be allocated for the welfare projects for the poor segments of society, labor and working class, he said while […]
PPP fails to utilize 50pc of development budget in current FY: Farrukh
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Wednesday said that non-utilization of 50 per cent of the total allocated annual development budget was enough to expose ‘extreme ineptness’ of the Sindh government in the realm of governance. In a statement, he said the current fiscal year was about to end but the […]
‘Govt to consult industrialists, traders to resolve textile industry’s problems’
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that problems of textile industry will be solved in consultation with industrialists and traders. Addressing a reception hosted in his honour by former All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association (APCPLA) chairman Chaudhary Javaid Sadiq Kahlon on Sunday, he said that the PTI-led government had […]
Health cards, housing project help address people’s problems: Farrukh
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib on Saturday said the government of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), has initiated a number of projects for the welfare of the poor including health cards and Prime Minister’s housing scheme. He said a large number of families living in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Pakistan eyes city-to-city cooperation with China
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday underlined the need for enhanced cooperation and close coordination between the media industries of Pakistan and China. In a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong who called on him at his office in Islamabad, he said that news organizations, including the Pakistan […]
‘Power hungry’ Bilawal has no empathy for public: Farrukh Habib
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had nothing to do with the problems faced by the common man and that his key priority was to come into power. Commenting on Bilawal’s anti-government remarks, the minister, in a statement, lashed […]