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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sh­e­h­baz Sharif was apprised on Friday that government officials were facilitating elements involved in the misuse of Afghan Transit Trade for smuggling. During a meeting chaired by the PM on smuggling, a committee rep­ort was presented, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). “The committee identified the elements involved in the misuse of Afghan Transit Trade for …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday discussed with legal brains of PML-N the likely outcome of the provincial elections case set to be taken up by the Supreme Court on Monday. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar briefed the participants about legal intricacies in the case and the chances of the three-member apex court bench fixing responsibilities for violation …

ISLAMABAD: The government is bracing itself for another wheat shortage as output is estimated to fall short of the target for this year by almost three million tonnes, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed at a meeting on Friday. According to the Prime Minister Office (PMO), wheat production is projected to be 26.173m tonnes against a target of 28.89m tonnes …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Sunday that tax receipts had surpassed Rs2,205 billion during the first six months (July-Dec) of the current financial year. A meeting, held to review tax reforms with the prime minister in chair, was briefed that a growth in number of taxpayers had been witnessed because of tax reforms. Federal ministers Dr Abdul …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was told on Thursday that development work on the ambitious multi-billion-rupee Ravi Urban Development Project (RUDP) has started and would be completed in phases. Presiding over a meeting on the RUDP and the Karachi islands project, the prime minister was pleased to know that the Frontier Works Organisation and the National Logistics Cell had started …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Friday that economic activities worth Rs1 trillion had been generated in Punjab through initiation of several housing and construction projects. According to the Prime Minister Office, Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik told a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing and Construction presided over by the prime minister that construction …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Thursday that some leading businessmen of the country have formed a consortium to make a huge investment in two mega development projects — Urban Development and Bundle Island Project (UDBSP) in Karachi and Ravi River Front Urban Development Project (RRFUDP). In a separate meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Housing, …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Monday that work on development projects in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) would begin during the next financial year. The prime minister, who chaired a meeting to review progress on development of the region, expressed the hope that work on all development projects in the merged area would start in …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was apprised on Wednesday that a National Internal Security Plan had been devised to cover different aspects of security, including elimination of terrorism and terror financing. During a meeting held with the prime minister in chair, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah presented 20-month reports of the ministry and its allied organisations like Intelligence Bureau (IB), Federal …

  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Thursday informed that the land record of Islamabad would be computerised in six months as updating of the record was in progress. The prime minister chaired a meeting to get a briefing from city managers on law and order, development projects, health and education initiatives in the capital city. The meeting was …