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Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party disperse after police fired tear gas during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Lahore on April 13, 2021. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The federal government has started the process to freeze assets belonging to the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), according to a report …

Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. Photo: File. NAWABSHAH: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday criticised the federal government and said that it does not take provinces or the Opposition on board when making decisions about the country. As reported by Geo.tv, the chief minister was …

Photo: File In a bid to launch a crackdown on the sugar mafia, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday served a notice to   Makhdoom Shehryar, the brother of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Khusro Bakhtiar, for allegedly selling sugar through the practice of satta (price-fixing through collusion). As …

The federal government has decided to formally end Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) autonomy by making it a subordinate to the Ministry of Education. All future decisions of the HEC will now approved by the Ministry of Education. The federal cabinet has approved an ordinance on HEC. According to the ordinance, …

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at tourism webinar urged the Imran Khan-led federal government to resolve the longstanding electricity issues of Gilgit-Baltistan if it wants to boost tourism. Journalist Jamil Nagri, while addressing “Tourism in Pakistan — Challenges and the Way Forward” conference, said that the region often got just between two to …

Pakistani-American Zahid Quraishi has become the first Muslim in US history to have been nominated for the position of a federal judge by US President Joe Biden. If confirmed, Quraishi will be the first Muslim American to serve as a federal district judge. President Biden nominated judge Quraishi to be …

Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs a meeting of the federal cabinet. — PID/File A federal cabinet reshuffle is in the offing as Prime Minister Imran Khan plans to change the portfolio of the cabinet members, Geo News reported Wednesday, citing sources. Sources said the premier would change portfolios of the …

Electronic voting technology will soon be transferred to the Election Commission of Pakistan by the Ministry of Science and Technology. This was said by Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry while sharing details of the recently developed electronic voting technology at a press conference in Daska. The federal minister …

ISLAMABAD: The Indian media and leadership is run by jokers, says Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry. He made the comment on Twitter on Tuesday. The federal minister was  reacting to an Indian media video clip, which he also shared,  in which it was said that a Pakistani …

Photo: File The federal and Balochistan governments have signed an agreement regarding the development of the Gwadar Shipyard Project, Geo News reported Tuesday. According to the outlet, a ceremony was held in this regard which was attended by Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan while the Federal government was represented …