RAWALPINDI, FEB 08 (DNA) – Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid has said domestic manufacturing of passenger coaches will be started next year. Addressing the workers of Railway Carriage Factory here on Friday, he said in the next phase, local production of locomotives will also be started. The Minister said that we have plied twenty new passenger and two freight trains. He said we are also considering launching more trains in the near future to facilitate the commuters. Sheikh Rashid said efforts are afoot to provide better travelling facilities to the poor segment ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, FEB 08 (DNA) – Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan, has said the government is paying special attention to public welfare projects especially infrastructure development to make Rawalakot and other areas of JK places of tourist attraction. He expressed these views during his meeting with a prominent social figure of Rawalakot and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Haji Rashid Khan who called on him at Jammu and Kashmir House here on Friday. “The Government is planning to build Khaigala – Tolipeer – Lasdana Road whichRead More

ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (DNA) -– The Pakistan News Agencies Council (PNAC) has expressed serious concern over stoppage of budgeted annual grant to news agencies adding the government action has created grave financial problems for these agencies. The PNAC meeting, which held on Friday, presided over by Tahir Khan Vice President, further said that as per practice the government had allocated grant for the news agencies in the budget 2018-19 but the incumbent government has failed to release this grant. The PNAC members have held a number of meetings with theRead More

  ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (DNA) -Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is firmly committed to undertake structural reforms of bureaucracy to make it efficient and responsive to the needs of time.   He was chairing a meeting of Task Force on Civil Service Reforms in Islamabad on Friday.   The Prime Minister regretted that bureaucracy was heavily politicized during the past ten years which resulted in its inefficiency and created a fear amongst the bureaucrats.   He said bureaucracy will be depoliticized and insulated from all kinds ofRead More

Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that upcoming visit of the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman to Pakistan will transform bilateral relations between the two countries into a broad based multi-sectoral and comprehensive partnership. He expressed these views while talking to Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki in Islamabad. Chairman Senate appreciated the Saudi investment in different sectors and said that this shows the trust and confidence of Saudi leadership and investors in Pakistan. During the meeting, Chairman Senate also extended invitation to Dr.Read More

    ISLAMABAD , FEB 8 (DNA) – – After the retirement of Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) members, new appointments are pending as posts still remain vacant.   As per sources, consultation process between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif has not commenced even after ten days.   ECP has written a letter to federal government to allocate new representatives till March 13. It has been told that appointments should be made in Sindh and Balochistan within 45 days of the retirements.   LetRead More