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January 29, 2025

Saif Awan

FeaturedNewsPakistan

Maryam Nawaz vision: Own Roof for Every Homeless

Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over a special meeting with regard to Apni Chhat….Apna Ghar program in which a detailed review was taken on progress being made about Apni Chhat….Apna Ghar program. The scheme to provide free plots to homeless citizens in Punjab was reviewed along with taking into consideration various other recommendations and proposals. The Chief Minister directed to conduct a detailed review of 3 and 5 marla government housing schemes across the province. The meeting decided to establish an 8-member committee to finalize TORs for providing free of cost plots to the public. It was

January 29, 2025

Saif Awan

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Zero tolerance for injustice against journalists: Azma Bokhari

Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari met with ITNE Chairman Shahid Mahmood Khokhar at DGPR. She warmly welcomed the ITNE Chairman and received the organization’s annual report and souvenir. The ITNE facilitated payments to 395 journalists over the past year, amounting to Rs. 603,397,434. Minister Azma Bokhari also sought suggestions from the ITNE Chairman regarding the implementation of the Wage Award. The Chairman briefed her in detail about its execution process. Secretary Information Syed Tahir Raza Hamdani, DGPR Sagheer Shahid, Director Coordination Khurshid Jilani, and ED Bilal Bhatti were also present there. During the meeting, Azma Bokhari said that the

January 29, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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CDWP approves 16 development projects worth Rs259.68b

The Central Development Working Party has approved 16 development projects worth of 259.68 billion rupees. The approval was given during a meeting of the CDWP in Islamabad with Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. Out of these, seven projects were recommended to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for its consideration and approval.

January 28, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz welcomes reduction in policy rate by SBP

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, welcoming the one percent reduction in policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan, has said it would help boost the investors’ confidence in the country’s economy. In a statement, he termed the policy rate reduction to 12 percent as a welcome move for the economy and expressed the hope that it would pave the way for increase in investment. The Prime Minister said the policy rate has been reduced due to the low inflation rate. He expressed his optimism that the inflation would further decrease in the coming months. He also lauded the efforts

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Govt negotiating team prepares written reply to PTI’s demands

The government’s negotiating team has finalized its response to the written demands submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Sources within the government reveal that the response rejects the PTI’s call for a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9th, citing the ongoing court proceedings and military court convictions related to the incidents. The government’s written reply argues that judicial commissions are formed only for matters not already under judicial consideration. Since cases related to the May 9th events are already before the courts, including those resulting in convictions by military courts, the formation of a separate judicial commission is

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz orders improved policing on highways, motorways

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance policing and patrolling on national highways and motorways, emphasizing that provision of the best travel facilities is a top priority. of the government. He was chairing two separate meetings in Islamabad on matters related to National Highway Authority and safety measures on National Highways and Motorways across the country. The Prime Minister instructed to constitute a steering committee to review the development work of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, construction of remaining sections of Rato Dero-Gwadar Motorway and Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway, Karachi-Quetta-Chaman National Highway, and reconstruction of some parts of Karakoram Highway. Describing national highways and

January 15, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Federal Cabinet approves revised agreements with 14 IPPs

The Federal Cabinet has approved revised agreements with fourteen Independent Power Producers. The Cabinet, which met in Islamabad with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, approved a proposal to reduce the profit and cost of these IPPs by 802 billion rupees A deduction of 35 billion rupees will be made from the additional profits of these IPPs over the past years. Under the revised agreements with IPPs, the government will benefit by 1.4 trillion rupees. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the revised agreements with IPPs will not only save the national exchequer, and eliminate circular debt

January 10, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Govt saved Rs 1.1 trillion through talks with IPPs: Awais Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said that the government has saved Rs 1.1 trillion through negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Addressing at the concluding ceremony of 4th International Hydropower Conference jointly organized by Energy Updates with collaboration of Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), WAPDA and other stakeholders, the minister said that the government and IPPs mutually renewed the contracts in the interest of Pakistan. He said that people could not longer afford to pay the electricity bills and the government was going to revamp the entire power sector. “We are also restructuring National Transmission