ISLAMABAD, JUN 19 /DNA/ – Dr. Anam Fatima, Chief Officer, Municipal Corporation Islamabad (MCI), has said that transparency, digitization and stakeholder engagement are essential for improving civic services and ensuring good governance. Addressing a ceremony organized by the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in celebration of her conferment of the prestigious Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, she expressed gratitude to the business community for its continued support and cooperation. She emphasized that MCI has introduced a series of reforms aimed at reducing public inconvenience and eliminating human involvement, including the digitization ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUN 19: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police officers and personnel performed security duties at mosques and Imambargahs across the federal capital on Friday to ensure the safety of worshippers and maintain a peaceful environment. An official told APP on Friday that comprehensive security arrangements were put in place at mosques and Imambargahs throughout the district in view of Friday prayers and prevailing security requirements. Police personnel remained deployed at entry and exit points, while security measures were enhanced to facilitate worshippers and prevent any untoward incident. ICT Police ensureRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUN 19: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that the government intends to reduce petrol prices substantially after oil prices retreated following a US-Iran peace deal. “We had promised that we would bring the price of petroleum products down and repay each penny to the people,” he said during his address to the National Assembly in Islamabad on Friday. “So today, after our weekly review, we will announce a significant reduction [in the price of petroleum products],” the prime minister said, praising his ministers for managing the oil crisis.Read More

KARACHI: A Chief Minister’s Inspection Team report has flagged financial irregularities of more than Rs8 billion in Karachi’s BRT Yellow Line project, terming the matter serious mismanagement. “The administrative protocols governing contract management, tax deduction and deposition into the government exchequer, and disciplined execution have repeatedly been violated,” the report said. The inquiry was ordered into financial mismanagement in the Karachi Mobility Project (KMP) for the Yellow Line BRT — designed to connect Quaidabad’s Dawood Chowrangi with Numaish — being implemented with financial assistance from the World Bank. According toRead More