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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that appointments to important public offices must clearly conform to constitutional standards of fairness, transparency, institutional integrity and merit-based governance, holding that executive power cannot be exercised on undisclosed considerations or in disregard of established selection procedures. Upholding a judgment of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) which

ISLAMABAD: Water sector development in the next financial year is expected to face a significant reduction in funding, with the government proposing allocations of Rs179 billion against a required outlay of Rs969 billion. According to sources, the Ministry of Water Resources had projected a total requirement of Rs969 billion for ongoing and planned development projects.

Ongoing visit would help both sides move talks forward Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leaves China after completing his four-day official visit. PHOTO: Office of the Prime Minister ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is keen to elevate its economic ties with Saudi Arabia to a mutually beneficial economic partnership. He was speaking to a

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi speaking at FO’s weekly press briefing. SCREENSHOT ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday “categorically rejected” India’s remarks regarding the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), calling them “baseless” and part of a “carefully choreographed attempt to confuse fact with fiction”. In a statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andarabi said India

OGRA increased the prices of HSD and gasoline from March 1. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday reduced the price of petrol by Rs 4 per liter while keeping the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) unchanged for the next week, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of

Retailers must pay a flat 1% tax on sales. A program aimed at covering merchants with a single point of sale. Minister describes initiative A trader counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange stand in Peshawar, Pakistan December 3, 2018. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced a “small merchant scheme” under which retailers

The center requested the dispatch of 14,000 additional law enforcement officers to maintain order Guest house staff are sitting inside an empty tourist spot in Keran village on the LoC in Neelum Valley, AJK. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday banned the Jammu Kashmir Awami Joint Action Committee (JK-JAAC)