Cricket icon Shahid Khan Afridi has been appointed as the Sports Ambassador of the Sindh Police Sports Board. A ceremony was held in Karachi to honour Afridi’s appointment, which was attended by Sindh IG Javed Alam Odho. The police chief presented Afridi with a certificate recognising his appointment as Sports Ambassador. The two also exchanged…

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The Establishment Division has rejected proposals to increase the upper age limit for appearing in the Central Superior Services (CSS) examination from 30 to 35 years and raise the number of attempts from three to five. According to official documents, a subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat had recommended increasing the CSS…

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The federal government has issued orders for the appointments, transfers, and extensions in postings of several senior civil and police officers. According to separate notifications issued by the Establishment Division, Secretary IT Zarrar Hasham Khan has been granted a one-year extension in his contract with the approval of the Prime Minister. The extension will take…

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The Punjab government has approved the promotion of 46 officers of the Provincial Management Service (PMS) to Grade 18y. According to the promotion notification issued by the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD), the officers promoted to Grade 18 include: Muhammad Shafqat, Jamshed Iqbal, Muhammad Athar Javed, Shaukat Abbas, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Mohsin…

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Punjab government has notified the transfers and postings of 32 Assistant Commissioners across Punjab on Friday.  According to a notification issued by the government, AC Attock Muhammad Arif Qureshi has made OSD while Muhammad Taimur Khan has been appointed as AC Attock.  Sajida Razaq has been appointed as Assistant Commissioner Dina while Ashfaq Ahmed posted…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Committee constituted by the Prime Minister for review of the proposed reforms in the Power Sector. The meeting reviewed progress on the reform and privatisation agenda, including institutional strengthening and capacity building of key institutions. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need…

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Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman Bilal bin Saqib Friday held an important meeting with Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Niaz Ahmad to discuss cooperation in the emerging virtual assets sector.  The meeting focused on building national capacity in virtual assets, blockchain technology and tokenisation, with both sides discussing ways to involve leading universities…

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Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said that the government has made the lives of the laymen difficult as huge rise in petroleum prices are aggravating economic woes of the masses.  Addressing public meeting in Swat, JI chief lamented that political parties were indifferent to public issues.  He said that government was grabbing 35 percent tax…

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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on President Asif Ali Zardari at his London residence on Friday, and discussed with him the country’s overall situation. Bakhtawar Zardari and her children were also present on the occasion. In the meeting that lasted for five hours, it was agreed that the PPP would stick to its stance…

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Former finance minister Asad Umar has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan must be taken into confidence on the issue of new provinces in the country. Talking to media men in Lahore on Saturday, Asad Umar said that a detailed and comprehensive discussion must be held in all the assemblies of the country.…

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