Friday, April 27th, 2018
Miftah Ismail takes oath as federal minister for finance
ISLAMABAD, APR 27 (DNA) – Prime minister s adviser on finance Miftah Ismail has officially sworn in as federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs. According to details, President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to Ismail on Friday during a ceremony. Cabinet members and political leaders were also present on the occasion. It is to be mentioned here that Miftah has replaced Senator Ishaq Dar as the finance minister who has been in London for medical treatment since October last year. On December 27, 2017, Dr. Miftah Ismail had assumed responsibilitiesRead More
PM Abbasi inaugurates modern diabetes centre
ISLAMABAD, APR 27 (DNA):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday inaugurated “The Diabetes Centre” at Phulgaran in the outskirts of the Capital, to help early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The Prime Minister announced a grant of Rs 100 million for the centre and urged philanthropists to generously contribute to help expand its reach. He said the disease was a major challenge and urgent measures were needed to address it by setting up similar centres across the country. He said it would serve as a model for not only theRead More
North and South Korean leaders made history today holding first ever summit
SEOUL, APR 27 (DNA) – Smiling and holding hands, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the heavily fortified demilitarised zone between the countries on Friday in the first summit for the two Koreas in over a decade. Scenes of Moon and Kim joking and walking together marked a striking contrast to last year’s barrage of North Korean missile tests and its largest ever nuclear test that led to sweeping international sanctions and fears of a fresh conflict on the Korean peninsula. TheRead More
Govt to unveil its last budget today
ISLAMABAD, APR 27 (DNA) – The incumbent government is going to make a history by presenting its sixth consecutive Federal Budget for the year 2018-19, with an estimated outlay of around Rs 5.5 trillion on Friday. It will be a hallmark of the PML-N government to have presented six consecutive budgets during the five years of its democratic tenure from 2013-2018. The National Assembly has been summoned to meet on Friday, at 16:30 hours for presentation of the federal budget, official notification said. The budget will lend focus on improvingRead More