PM wants to avoid pricey hotels during his stay in Washington
US secret service and the city’s administration don’t appear to be too receptive to the idea.
PTI Austerity
PTI Austerity
Editorial: Enforcing austerity will test limits of govt’s ability to manage divergent political priorities
This is a bad time for it to be on a war footing with so many power centres around the country.
PTI in la-la land?
The drift seems unstoppable. The performance of the government shows the limits of populism.
‘Entertainment and Gifts’ funds abolished
LAHORE: The federal government has abolished the budgetary allocation under the ‘Entertainment and Gifts’ and...
Officials 'illegally appointed' by Ishaq Dar in banks, govt departments removed: minister
Fawad Chaudhry says as per an SC decision, only the federal cabinet can appoint heads and directors.
Finance minister for austerity in depts
LAHORE: Finance minister Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht has asked the provincial departments to look at their finances...
Reality check
The idea to convert official residences into hotels is a risky one.
61 vehicles of PM House auctioned off
102 luxury and surplus vehicles come under the hammer.
PMDC team stopped from going abroad at public expense
The council’s management has been told that the visit was against the government’s austerity drive.
Editorial: The cash-strapped PTI govt must accept that radical revamps of state buildings are unwise plans
The govt's proposal to convert heritage buildings into cultural and educational institutes raises some serious concerns.
Austerity or folly?
ALTHOUGH Pakistan boasts grand colonial-era buildings, a rich Mughal heritage and ancient sites dating back ...
Plan to turn heritage buildings into parks, museums approved
PM House to be converted into state-of-the-art university.
Prime Minister House to be converted into high-quality postgraduate institute: minister
"PM House will become a high-quality university or institution that will be unique with its education in Pakistan."
CM Punjab’s ‘flying visits’ to Baba Farid’s shrine, Mian Channu hospital
Family of minor girl alleges she died at hospital as doctors were busy in CM's protocol and did not check the child.
Austerity kicks up copter storm for PTI
Fawad Chaudhry draws a distinction between VIP culture and security protocol.
Federal cabinet discusses creating 10m job opportunities, building 5m houses
Prime minister will review the progress on these development tasks after every 15 days, says information minister.
The austerity merry-go-round
There was a sense of déjà vu to the promises of simpler governance.
Govt bans VIP protocol at airports
Action will be taken against officials seen giving special treatment to any traveller.
Prime Minister Khan asks nation to have compassion for poor, adopt austerity
In first speech to the nation, PM Khan seeks a 'nayi soch' for Naya Pakistan.
Imran Khan opts for austere oath-taking ceremony, decides against inviting foreign personalities
"There will be no show of extravagance at the event," PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry says.