Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
ECP gives deadline for Vote cancellation and correction
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27 (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reviewed preparations for the next general elections. The meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza in Islamabad today was informed that door to door campaign of electoral lists has been completed and over fourteen thousand display centers have been established. People can visit these display centers for entry, cancellation and correction of votes in the lists till 24th of next month. The commission was also briefed about election material, including ballot papers. The meeting was informedRead More
Lt Gen Tariq Khan, HI(M) (Retd) takes charge as CE and MD of FFC
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27 (DNA) – The Board of Directors of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited has appointed Lt Gen Tariq Khan, HI(M) (Retd) as Chief Executive and Managing Director w.e.f March 27, 2018 in place of Lt Gen Shafqaat Ahmed, HI(M) (Retd). In line with the strategy of diversification, FFC Energy Limited; the pioneer among the Wind Power Plants in Pakistan is contributing 50 MW to the national grid and further committed to addressing the shortage of energy in the Country. FFC has set up another business venture as Fauji Fresh n FreezeRead More
PM holds two-hour long meeting with CJP
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27 (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday held an extra-ordinary two-hour long meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar at latter’s chamber in Supreme Court of Pakistan’s (SC) building here in Islamabad today. The premier arrived at the SC building without security protocol where he was received by the CJP. According to details, PM and CJP exchanged views on issues of delimitation of constituencies, general polls 2018, caretaker government and other constitutional and legal matters. The two dignities also agreedRead More
BISP ranked as World’s top project for targeted subsidy through PMT
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27 (DNA) – Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been ranked top among globally acclaimed unconditional cash transfer programs through Revised Proxy Means Test (PMT) Formula. “The simulated results show that using the revised PMT formula will substantially increase targeting performance and 60.2 percent beneficiaries will be from the bottom quintile, as compared to 48 percent in the old formula of 2010, while 87.5% would be from the bottom 2 quintiles as compared to 75 percent previously – i.e. a remarkable increase of 12.5 percentage points,” said aRead More
Tayyip Erdogan unveils whether Turkey wants membership of EU or not
VARNA, MAR 27 (DNA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday insisted Turkey still wanted to become a member of the European Union ahead of a potentially stormy summit with EU chiefs seeking to repair an increasingly fractured relationship. European Union President Donald Tusk and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker will talk with Erdogan at the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Varna with a litany of problems clouding their discussions. Topic expected to be high on the agenda include the crackdown in Turkey after July 2016’s failed coup, Ankara’s demands for visa liberalisation andRead More
Emerging geo-strategic environment requires closer Pak, Iran ties: IPI conference
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27 (DNA) – Speakers at a conference on Tuesday urged Pakistan and Iran to address each other’s concerns for taking the relationship forward particularly in view of the changing geopolitical environment of the region affecting both neighbours. They were speaking at a conference organised by Islamabad Policy Institute, a local think tank, on ‘Pakistan and the Regional Security in West Asia’. The conference was held to examine the emerging security situation in the region. Speaking at the conference, former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani, who also presided overRead More