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Daily Times
July 31, 2021
Perhaps, the best thing that now-former special advisor to the prime minister on institutional reforms and austerity, Dr Ishrat Hussain, could have done was resign from his position in the federal cabinet, since he has done precious little about reforms or austerity in the last three years. Therefore, his decision to step down is welcome. Hopefully, it opens the way for a more result-oriented replacement and approach. Since all Mr Hussain could muster were cliches in cabinet meetings, it was better to gracefully bow out.
These days the word in Islamabad is that the PM is in the process of setting quantifiable goals for all ministries, to make it easier to measure their performance in the last leg of the electoral cycle. Almost all ministers and federal secretaries have complained of needless red tape and inefficiency typical of the bureaucracy as the biggest hurdle in meeting their targets.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has suspended his countrys envoy to Saudi Arabia and ordered a probe into claims by expat laborers of mistreatment by embassy staff in Riyadh. Sources confirmed to Arab News that the premiers office had issued a letter initiating
Malaysians cry foul as government points finger in COVID-19 blame game
Accuse authorities of ‘incompetence’ after public blamed for flouting strict lockdown rules, leading to a surge in cases
Updated 06 June 2021
June 05, 2021 21:58
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians came to each other’s defense on Saturday, days after being blamed for a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections across the country, with several slamming the government for its “incompetence” in handling the health crisis a year into the pandemic.
Despite successfully avoiding the worst of the pandemic last year, Malaysia witnessed a dangerous new outbreak and surge in cases in early April, resulting in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announcing a strict two-week lockdown from June 1.
Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Kuninori Matsuda Called on SAPM on Information and Broadcasting
Islamabad, December 09, 2020 (PPI-OT): Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Excellency Kuninori Matsuda called on Mr. Raoof Hassan, Special Assistance to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. They discussed matters relating to mutual cooperation between the two countries. Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Japan and the history of mutual cooperation in promotion of culture and tourism, trade and investment between the two countries came under discussion during the meeting.
More specifically, avenues regarding promotion of relations in the fields of media, culture and tourism and training of personnel of media organizations were discussed. SAPM Raoof Hassan appreciated the cooperation of Japan with Pakistan in different fields especially in health, education, culture and tourism. Mutual