PM orders full autonomy of Privatization Commission in SOEs’ denationalization
- 23-Jul-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the authorities to ensure that the Privatization Commission would be given full autonomy in accordance with the law to eliminate red tape and unnecessary interference in the denationalisation process of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Chairing a review meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on the progress […]
Zardari reiterates to protect democracy, provincial autonomy at all costs
- 04-Apr-2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday reiterated the commitment to uphold democracy, citizen’s freedoms and autonomy of the federating units. The former president released a statement on the eve of 39th martyrdom anniversary of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Zardari stated that Bhutto gave the country a consensus Constitution based […]
Italian regions vote in favour of autonomy in shadow of Catalonia crisis
- 23-Oct-2017
MILAN: Two wealthy regions of northern Italy voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for greater autonomy in referendums that could fan regional tensions in Europe at a time when Spain is striving to prevent Catalonia from breaking away. Millions of people in Lombardy and Veneto — both run by the once openly secessionist Lega Nord party — […]
Damascus ready to discuss autonomy for Syria Kurds: minister
- 26-Sep-2017
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government is ready to discuss autonomy for the country’s Kurds, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has said, the first time Damascus has openly accepted such a possibility. Muallem renewed his opposition however to an independence referendum held by Kurds in neighbouring Iraq on Monday. State news agency SANA quoted Walid Muallem telling […]
Scotland to be granted income tax autonomy
- 27-Nov-2014
LONDON: Scotland is set to get sweeping new powers including setting its own income tax rates, under plans unveiled Thursday by a cross-party commission on greater devolution.