Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012
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Articles By Tahir Khan

The PML-N will present its first federal budget of nearly Rs 3.4 trillion for the fiscal year 2013-14 later on Wednesday. Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar will present the budget in the National Assembly in the afternoon. PML-N leaders say the National Budget envisages revival economy, overcoming challenges at economic front particularly resolving the energy crisis […]

The government has prepared a road map for economic revival as economy is as big a challenge as terrorism, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday. Releasing economic survey at a news conference in Islamabad he said an aggressive plan has been prepared to eliminate the circular debt at the earliest. He said licenses […]

Pakistan has conveyed serious concern to India over violation of the country’s airspace by two Indian aircraft over Punjab province, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry said two Indian high speed (fighter) aircraft had intruded four kilometres into the Head Sulemanki Tuesday morning. The aircraft stayed in Pakistani air space […]

President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday appointed Muhammad Khan Achakzai, brother of Mehmood Khan Achakzai, as Governor Balochistan. The decision was taken on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Muhammad is the elder brother of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) senior vice president Mehmood Khan Achakzai. On June 9, the president accepted resignation of Balochistan […]

Bill Gates has offered to assist Pakistan in health sector in a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the PM office said Tuesday. Dr. Waqar Ajmal Special Representative of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation for Afghanistan and Pakistan called on the Prime Minister and delivered the letter. Mr. Bill Gates congratulated the Prime […]

Pakistan Air Force says that two Indian aircraft violated the country’s airspace and entered the country’s Punjab province on Tuesday. “Two high speed Indian aircraft violated Pakistani Airspace by 03 nautical miles at about 1040 hours in Attari, Fazilka sector. The aircraft stayed inside Pakistani airspace for about 02 minutes,” a PAF spokesman said. […]

The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) government will present its first federal budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 on Wednesday. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will present the budget in the National Assembly. PML-N leaders say that the new budget focuses on revival of economy‚ energy crisis‚ reducing non development expenditure and to give relief to […]

Aamir Atlas fails to make himself available for WSF World Team Squash Championship which being held in France from 09 to 15 June. Despite a clear offer by President Pakistan Squash Federation Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, for granting waiver from trials citing reasons of unfitness, he declined to be available for WSF […]

President Asif Ali Zardari Monday used his parliamentary speech to call for an end to political confrontation to effective deal with the daunting challenges. “We cannot afford confrontation and need reconciliation,” President Zardari said in his address to the joint session of the parliament. The President’s address marks beginning of the first […]

The National Economic Council Monday approved 1155 billion rupees development projects including federal Public Sector Development programme of Rs. 540 billion and 615 billion rupees of development projects belonging to the provinces. It also decided to constitute a committee led by Minister for Planning and Development with Chief Ministers of the Provinces as its members […]

Unidentified men in Khyber tribal region on Monday fired rockets on containers carrying supplies for MATO forces in Afghanistan, killing at least five people, officials said. The drivers and cleaners of the containers were killed as the attackers torched the containers in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, bordering Afghanistan. An official […]

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday said the government is committed to address the issue of power load shedding. In his inaugural address to the first meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad‚ he said the government will take all possible measures to improve the electricity supply situation and reduce load shedding in […]