JI demands revival of 2001 local bodies system
KARACHI, Aug 28 (EPI): Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Engr Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has demanded the revival of the 2001 local bodies system, dubbing it more empowered as compared to … Read More
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Pakistan Bar council expresses serious concerns over amendment in Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
ISLAMABAD, August 20 (EPI): Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has expressed serious concerns upon amendment in Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, wherein the law enforcement agencies and the armed forces are allowed to … Read More
Upper House body lauds MOFA efforts on Pakistan’s humanitarian aid to Gaza
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (Abid Ali Arain): The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator Irfan-ul-Siddique, lauded the MOFA for speedy humanitarian aid to people of Gaza. Seeking a … Read More
Senate body issues stern deadlines, probes Rs multi-billion irregularities in Housing Sector
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (EPI) : The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works, chaired by Nasir Mehmood, has taken strong notice of decades-long irregularities, unpaid rents, and stalled housing projects, … Read More
Nelson Mandela International Day observed in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (EPI): The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and … Read More
Massive corruption, ghost tendering & illegal contracts unearthed in NHA, Senate body demands accountability
ISLAMABAD, June 30 (EPI): The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Senator Saifullah Abro, has uncovered alarming instances of fraud, corruption, and irregularities worth billions of rupees in … Read More
Pakistan Highlights in the Flemish Parliament, a milestone for diplomatic engagement
Bursels, June 27(EPI): In a significant diplomatic development, Dr. Perveiz Iqbal Lohsar )Tamgha-I-Khidmat), Chairman of the EU-Pak Friendship Federation Europe, paid a visit to the Flemish Parliament in Brussels — widely … Read More
FBR takes stern action against Forvil cosmetics over massive tax evasion, orders license cancellation, declares production, stocking & sales of products illegal
ISLAMABAD, June 19 (Abid Ali Arain): The tax collecting Authority in Pakistan Federal board of revenue(FBR)has taken major action against Forvil cosmetic private limited (Lahore) and Forvil cosmetic (Peshawar) over … Read More
WHO, Anti-Tobacco NGOs fail to address real issues of smoking in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, May 27 (EPI): Despite years of donor funding, high-level conferences in luxury hotels, international tours and promises of tobacco control, the World Health Organization (WHO), international NGOs (INGOs), and … Read More
Drowning in Politics, Dying in Storms: The Climate Emergency Pakistan Chooses to Ignore: By Ahsan Wahid
Fourteen people died in Punjab in a single day. Not in war, not in an act of terrorism, not due to a viral pandemic — but because of a rainstorm. … Read More