Islamabad: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), chaired by the Prime Minister, deliberated upon seven agenda items and took the following decisions i) For the purpose of harmonization of Agriculture Income Tax which is primarily the responsibility of the Provinces and already levied under provincial laws, the CCI decided to constitute a Committee of the Federal and all the Provincial Governments to develop a uniform approach and reconcile the policy in this regard. It was observed that the Agriculture Income [...]

Islamabad: “All the individuals nominated by the government for Abbottabad Commission are respectable people who have made names in their respective fields; we have complete confidence in them.” Federal Law Minister Maula Buksh Chandio expressed these views while talking to the media on the eve of International Nurses Day at Capital Hospital in Islamabad. Answering a question, the federal minister said that the commission report will be the property of the parliament as it has been mandated the task through [...]

Islamabad: Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions, Engineer Shaukatullah has assured his full support for the resolution of FATA Minorities problems and said that this is the policy of present Government to provide full protection to them. He expressed these feeling in a meeting here at his office in Islamabad with a delegation of all FATA Social Welfare Minorities Organization. The delegation was headed by its president Mr. Wilson Wazir. Mr. Wilson Wazir briefed the Federal Minister about various [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting has been called on a short notice to deliberate and decide upon proposals pertaining to distribution of water resources and some non- tax revenue proposals in the Council of Common Interests before announcement of the Budget for the next financial year. In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister welcomed the Chief Ministers and Members of the Council in the CCI meeting held at [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Government is cognizant of the presence of Polio disease in Pakistan and sought cooperation of the provinces, National and International agencies for this national as well as international cause. Welcoming all participants in the inaugural meeting of the National Task Force on Polio Eradication at Prime Minister’s Secretariat this morning and the Prime Minister mentioned that Polio Eradication has been one of the top priorities of the Government in [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that devolution of power after the 18th Amendment has posed greater responsibility on the provincial governments to minimize the difficulties of the people. It is heartening to note, he added, that the Federal and all the Provincial Governments including AJ and K as well as Gilgit-Baltistan are on the same page for according priority to the social sector particularly Education and Health. He expressed confidence that appropriate allocations will be made in [...]

Rawalpindi: H.E. Mr. Liu Jain, Ambassador of China in Pakistan called on General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and discussed matters of bilateral interest. For more information, contact: Inter Services Public R...