Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has unveiled a budget with a total outlay of Rs 4.39 trillion for the fiscal year 2016-17, indicating 7% increase over the outgoing year. The government has set an ambitious growth… Read More »Highlights of Pakistan Budget 2016-17
Following are highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey for the outgoing fiscal year 2015-16, launched by Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar here on Thursday:- • Major achievements of outgoing fiscal year includes: picking up economic… Read More »Highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2015-16
Muhammad Javed
This 68 years old acute diabetic patient surrounded by different old age worries could not control his abrupt and spontaneous burst of laughter. Reading a few minutes back when surfing the net he came across a PDF “Handbook for Overseas Pakistanis” on the websites both of the Honourable Federal Ombudsman and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Handbook highlights, proudly, how showing the affection for Overseas Pakistanis the Federal Ombudsman had advised the Foreign Office (in addition to Higher Education) for early attestation of documents submitted by Overseas Pakistanis for the purpose.
ALI SUKHANVER
According to a recent report, an estimated 68,000 people have died in the fighting and ensuing crackdown by Indian forces till now. Resentment over Indian rule in the disputed region is now mostly expressed through street protests. The people of Kashmir have to face a new kind of atrocity at the hands of the Indian security forces every day but the cruelest one is the disgrace of Kashmiri women. Dr Anjana Chatterjee is a Kolkata based activist and anthropologist. While speaking at a seminar ‘Experience of Detainees’ in Srinagar, Chatterjee referred to a Human Rights Watch report, ‘Disgracing of women is being used as a war weapon by the Indian Army to punish Kashmiris for their demand of right to self-determination, 7000 Kashmiri women have yet been gang raped in homes, streets and army camps by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir.’ This situation calls for sincere attention and efforts of the international forces who claim to be the care-takers of the suffering humanity throughout the world.Read More »INDIAN CRUELTIES IN KASHMIR
Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan On the eve of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan on November 17, 2015, I would like to explore genuine potential areas/sectors between the… Read More »Uzbekistan-Pakistan Bilateral Relations: Start of New Chapter
Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Humanity is at stake in Yemen. Houthi militia and rebels are committing horrendous crimes against women. There are engaging in massive brutal atrocities, crimes and violations against women, the weaker section… Read More »Humanity at Stake in Yemen
Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Hajj is a sacred religious duty/responsibility. Muslims around the globe have been performing it since centuries. Moreover, Al-Saud of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been successfully conducting Hajj for more than… Read More »Al-Saud Hajj’s Management
LAHORE: A majority of samples of drinking water being supplied by the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to the Lahorites showed E-coli bacteria, suspended particles, arsenic and other such contamination in it. According to experts,… Read More »Lahoris being supplied contaminated drinking water
ALI SUKHANVER
On 27th July 2015, The Washington Post published a report regarding the gun-battle between the Indian security forces and the so-called militants in Gurdaspur, a border town in Indian Punjab. The report was prepared by Ashok Sharma, an Indian journalist. According to the details the militants first attacked a moving bus and then stormed into a police station. The incident took lives of more than ten innocent people including four policemen. This fight Read More »MILITANTS IN INDIA
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday announced a Rs488 billion budget for FY2015-16 in the KP Assembly today.
The budget, which is referred to as ‘poor-friendly’ by KP Finance Minister Muzafar Said, allocated a greater portion of funds to health and education.
Total outlay for the FY15-16 budget is 21 per cent greater than that of the outgoing fiscal year.Read More »Highlights of KPK Budget 2015-16