Pakistan: PTI wants meeting with Imran Khan, considering 'last option'

IANS | November 27, 2025 8:14 PM

Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Chief Minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sohail Afridi said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was considering its "last option" to secure a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan after he was once again not allowed to meet him in prison. It was Afridi's eighth attempt to meet Imran Khan in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, the local media reported on Thursday.

Accelerated transformation expected from civil servants: PK Mishra

IANS | November 27, 2025 7:46 PM

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said on Thursday that modern governance demands collaboration more than hierarchy and expectations from current civil servants have now transitioned from incremental improvement to accelerated transformation.

Govt returns Rs 1,887 crore unclaimed financial assets to citizens in 2 months

IANS | November 27, 2025 6:22 PM

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Secretary of the Department of Financial Services, M. Nagaraju, said on Thursday that the government has succeeded in returning more than Rs 1,887 crore in unclaimed financial assets such as insurance policy claims and bank deposits to their rightful owners under the recently launched 'Your Money, Your Right' campaign.

Entire produce of pulses will be procured on MSP, Union Minister Chouhan assures Punjab farmers

IANS | November 27, 2025 5:00 PM

Moga (Punjab), Nov 27 (IANS) Assuring farmers that the entire produce of pulses -- tur, urad, lentils and gram -- will be procured at the minimum support price (MSP), Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Thursday, congratulated the Ransingh Kalan panchayat in Punjab's district for not burning stubble, managing crop residue, using less chemical fertilisers, and practicing water-efficient farming.