According to a notification released by the Establishment Division, the PTI administration has changed its finance secretary again, choosing Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh in lieu of Yousaf Khan on an interim basis. “Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) currently posted as Additional Secretary (Incharge), Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Division, […]
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Shaukat Tarin submits nomination for vacant Senate seat in KP
Shaukat Tarin, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Revenue, filed his nomination papers for a Senate seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. PTI’s Muhammad Ayub Afridi resigned as a member of the upper chamber last month and abandoned his seat, according to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani. According to media sources, the administration wanted Tarin […]
Fawad asks opposition to revisit their decision to boycott meeting
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry urged the joint opposition in Parliament on Friday to reconsider its decision to boycott the Parliamentary Committee on National Security’s upcoming meeting. He called the opposition’s choice “regrettable” on Twitter. “Any government is presenting its security policy before Parliament for the first time in seven decades.” “This is […]
Punjab Local Government Bill expected to approved in few days: Fawad
Punjab Local Government Bill would be ratified in the next few days, according to Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, paving the way for LG elections in the provinces. In a press conference following the Pakistan Tehreek-e-core Insaf’s committee meeting, he stated that the LG elections in Punjab would be held using Electronic […]
Biden sets new travel rules to fight Omicron variant
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden unveiled his winter strategy for combating the Omicron and Delta coronavirus strains on Thursday, which includes free and insurer-funded at-home COVID-19 testing as well as additional international travel regulations. According to administration officials, the US government will mandate commercial health insurers to reimburse its 150 million clients for the cost […]
‘Mirzapur’ actor Brahma Mishra passes away
Brahma Mishra, who played Munna Bhaiya’s friend Lalit in the web series Mirzapur, recently died. According to reports, the actor visited a doctor on November 29 after complaining of chest trouble. After the doctor gave him some gas medicine, he was sent home. He was later discovered deceased at his residence. Brahma had been living […]
Erdogan replaces finance minister amid inflation
After weeks of economic instability in which inflation skyrocketed and the currency sank to record lows, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the country’s finance minister. This year, the currency has lost more than 40% of its value versus the US dollar, making it the worst-performing emerging market currency. Erdogan accepted Lutfi Elvan’s resignation […]
Pakistan expands COVID vaccination centres amid Omicron fears
In response to fears of the Omicron form, Pakistan’s government is ramping up COVID-19 vaccination efforts and broadening the requirements for vaccine booster doses, according to officials. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), which is in charge of the country’s COVID-19 response efforts, convened a meeting in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday to evaluate […]