Monday, December 19th, 2022
Opposition submits no-confidence motion against CM Elahi in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: A delegation of PPP and PML-N lawmakers submitted on Monday night a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in the Punjab Assembly, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said. The confirmation from Sanaullah came during an interview after opposition lawmakers, including PPP Parliamentary Leader Hassan Murtaza, PML-N’s Khawaja Imran Nazir, Chief Whip of PML-N Tahir Khalil Sindhu and others reached the Punjab Assembly Secretariat and submitted the no-trust motion. It was formally received by Punjab Assembly Secretary Inayat Hussain Lak. The document submitted by the opposition, a copy of whichRead More
PM Shehbaz for ‘no additional burden’ on gas, power consumers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday directed relevant officials not to impose any additional burden on gas and electricity consumers. He asked the distribution companies of Sui gas to improve the system of recovery of bills. He also ordered the bill payment system for gas and electricity to be made effective. The premier’s directives came in a high-level cabinet meeting to devise a strategy for the reduction of circular debt in the energy sector held at the PM House in Islamabad to which provincial chief ministers were also invited. Highlighting the importanceRead More
Indus Motor temporarily shuts down production plant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading car assembler, Indus Motor Company (IMC), Monday announced a 10-day plant shutdown — the third time in the outgoing calendar year — due to “hurdles in import and clearance of consignments”. The company, in a notice sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), revealed that the production plant will be completely shut down from December 20 to December 30 (both days inclusive). The IMC management mentioned that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) introduced in May a mechanism, via a circular, for obtaining prior approval for the rtRead More
‘Imported’ govt failed to deal with attacks from Afghanistan: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Blaming the coalition government for the terrorist attack in Bannu, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday said the “imported government” has failed to deal with cross-border attacks by “security forces of a ‘friendly’ Afghan government”. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Khan said: “Apart from running our economy to the ground, this imported government has failed to deal with the 50% increase in terrorism in Pakistan with incidents from Chaman to Swat to Lakki Marwat to Bannu.” A day earlier, terrorists attacked the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) compound in Bannu followingRead More
PTA Hosts Consultative Workshop on Gender Inclusion Strategy in Quetta
Quetta, DEC 19 /DNA/ – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with UNESCO Pakistan, hosted the third consultative workshop for the development of digital gender inclusion strategy. The workshop was held in Quetta. The workshop, organized at PTA’s Quetta Zonal Office was the third of a series of five consultative workshops being held to gather multi-stakeholder experts’ recommendations for a strategy to reduce digital gender divide in Pakistan. The workshop was conducted by Ms. Sadaf Khan, UNESCO consultant. Experts from various stakeholder groups including government organizations such as State BankRead More
One soldier, civilian martyred in Miranshah suicide blast
DNA Rawalpindi, DEC 19: A suicide blast occurred in general area Miran Shah, North Waziristan District. Resultantly, Naik Abid (age 33 years, resident of Mansehra) and 2 civilians embraced shahadat while one civilian was injured in the incident.