ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and Ambassador of Portugal Paulo Domingues on Saturday discussed ways to enhance bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation, with particular focus on textiles, agriculture, information technology, pharmaceuticals and Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The SIFC hosted the ambassador for a wide-ranging discussion focused on strengthening economic, trade and investment … Read more

The cabinet committee told the Power Division to seek all organizational ways to improve financial performance through better operational efficiency ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has said that the reduction in financial allocation by K-Electric has caused an increase in circular debt in the power sector. The Ministry of Energy (Power Division) recalled that the Cabinet … Read more

. For decades, the contractual and financial rights of women in Pakistan have been systematically taken for granted, reduced to mere ceremonial formalities rather than legally binding safeguards. Despite explicit Islamic tenets declaring haq-mahr i.e. dower a mandatory legal right incumbent upon the husband at the very inception of marriage, societal customs have distorted this … Read more

. So who blinked first? The time and space separating September 27 with October 4 are vaster than a mere seven days. Therein lies the deviously delicious story of how and why the long march is getter longer in execution and shorter in expectations. Here’s how the situation looks presently. 1. Chief Minister K-P Sohail … Read more

Directs police to ensure recovery of Fazal Shakoor Khan, who was abducted near motorway toll plaza The Peshawar High Court on Saturday directed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police chief to investigate the alleged abduction of provincial minister Fazal Shakoor Khan and take immediate steps for his recovery. A two-member bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Kamran Hayat … Read more