That a budget can be ‘populist and fiscally expansionary’ and yet advance governance and financial reforms is the key takeaway from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s budget proposals for the next fiscal year. The Rs1.33 trillion budget prepared with an eye on the next general elections is a distinctive combination of the populist …
Read More »‘Placing PA under law secretary illegal’
LAHORE: Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi says the governor has taken an illegal step by issuing an ordinance to place Punjab Assembly under the law secretary. Speaking to former Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, who called on him at his residence, Mr Elahi said “an attempt has been made by the …
Read More »Covid-hit Aiden Markram out of remaining India T20s
NEW DELHI: South Africa batsman Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against India after he tested positive for Covid at the start of the series. Markram underwent seven days of quarantine but will not be able to play in the final two matches, said …
Read More »NAB lacks jurisdiction over Calibri trust deed, IHC holds
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday observed that the issue related to the alleged forged trust deed of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz was beyond the jurisdiction of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). A division bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, resumed …
Read More »LHC bench seeks arguments of Hamza’s counsel
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court larger bench on Thursday sought arguments from a counsel for Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz whether the court could nominate anyone to administer oath to a chief minister-elect if the governor refused to do so. The bench headed by Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan was hearing appeals …
Read More »PM orders action to address AJK, GB grievances
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif directed the authorities concerned on Wednesday to address the administrative, financial and development issues confronting the governments of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit- Baltistan. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Shahbaz Sharif asked Qamar Zaman Kaira, Adviser on Kashmir affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, to get in touch …
Read More »BUDGET 2022-23: Punjab follows KP, Sindh, rolls out Rs3.2tr expansionary budget
• Surplus budget proposes highest development spending of Rs685bn • Rs421.6bn set aside for school education • Rs470bn for health LAHORE: In line with the fiscally expansionary budgets presented by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the coalition government in Punjab, led by the PML-N, also proposed a budget that seeks to significantly …
Read More »Netflix plans Squid Game reality show with big cash prize, no fatal consequences
Netflix’s most-watched series is no longer just a fictitious television show after the streaming service greenlit “its biggest reality competition ever” called Squid Game: The Challenge. Unlike the series where the stakes are life or death, the worst possible fate in this 456 player competition will be leaving without the $4.56 …
Read More »MNA Aamir Liaquat passes away in Karachi
MNA and famous television show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain has passed away in Karachi, DIG East Muquddas Haider told pakishnews.com on Thursday. He was 50. The police officer said Hussain’s condition deteriorated early in the morning after which he was taken to the Aga Khan University Hospital, where he was later declared …
Read More »Deaths from Covid-19 related hunger can exceed the number of fatalities from the virus itself, warns Oxfam
Oxfam warned, “Poverty and hunger can cause more deaths than for coronavirus as it has killed more than 549,000 people worldwide.”Oxfam, an international confederation of 20 non-governmental organizations that work to eliminate hunger and poverty said in a press release that COVID-19 related huger can kill 12,000 people per.According to …
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