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Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has expressed grief and sorrow on the sad demise of famous TV / Film Artist Mr Jamil Fakhri. In his message to the bereaved family, the Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies to the members of the bereaved family. He prayed to Almighty Allah to shower His Blessings upon the departed soul and grant courage to his family members to bear this immense loss with equanimity. The Prime Minister paid [...]

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today on the advice of the Prime Minister appointed four retired judges of the High Court’s as members of the Election Commission of Pakistan and eight eminent persons as members of the Council of Islamic Ideology. The judges who have been appointed as members ECP included Justice (Retd.) Fazal-ur- Rehman (Balochistan), Justice (Retd.) Shahzad Akbar Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Justice (Retd.) Riaz Kayani(Punjab) and Justice (Retd.) Muhammad Roshan Essani (Sindh). The Parliamentary Committee on appointment of [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Portugal, Mr. Jose Socrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa on their National Day falling on 10th June, 2011. In his message, the Prime Minister said “on behalf of the people and the government of Pakistan, I take this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency, the government and the people of Portugal, heartiest felicitations on the occasion of the National Day [...]

Islamabad: Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, Federal Minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs, Dr. Babar Ghauri, Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping and Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Federal Minister for Housing and Works today separately called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed matters relating to their ministries. For more information, contact: Haji Ahmed Malik Principal Information Officer Press Information Department (PID) Tel: +9251 925 2323 and +9251 925 2324 Fax: +9251 925 2325 and +9251 925 [...]

Islamabad: Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan Mr. Koro Bessho called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today. He was accompanied by Mr. Hiroshi Oe, Ambassador, and other Japanese officials. Pak side included Mr. M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General, Mr. Salman Bashir, Foreign Secretary, Mr. Noor Muhammad Jadmani, Pak Ambassador to Japan and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar besides other senior officials. Matters relating to Pak-Japan bilateral relations, mutual cooperation especially for the promotion of trade and investment, [...]

Islamabad: Allama Sajid Naqvi, along with his delegation, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr today to condole with him the death of his father late Hakim Ali Zardari. The delegation included among others Syed Wazarat Hussain Naqvi, Ayatullah Hafiz Syed Riaz Hussain Najfi, Allama Syed Muhammad Taqi Navi, Allama Malik Ijaz Hussain Najfi, Haji Shafi Muhammad Pitafi, Allama Shabbeer Hassan Meshmi, Allama Jaffar Ali Subhani, Allama Muhammad Ramzan Tauqeer and others. The delegation offered Fateha with the President [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that a uniform tax policy on agriculture is being evolved to bring agriculture sector within the tax net across the four provinces. Federal and the provincial governments, he said, are already consulting relevant stakeholders and representatives of the agricultural community to seek their inputs for formulation of the proposed tax policy. He said that he has directed the finance team to find out the reasons behind undue price hike of agri-inputs. [...]