Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki resigned on Sunday ahead of a cabinet reshuffle in which he was expected to be replaced, state media reported. President Mohamed Morsi had said on Saturday he would order the reshuffle "soon," after months of pressure by opposition groups that demand an overhaul of the government before dropping a boycott of parliamentary elections. Egyptian media had reported that Mekki would be one of the ministers replaced in the shake up, which a presidential aide told AFP would affect up to eight ministries, including "important ones."

Prime Minister has directed the Ministry of Water andamp; Power to take immediate measures to improve power situation and use all available resources to ensure power generation is optimized so that minimum load shedding is carried out in the country.This direction was given by the Prime Minister Justice Retd Mir Hazar Khan Khoso while chairing a high level meeting to review the power generation plants in the country.The meeting was called to discuss power situation in the country after the Prime Minister took cognizance of reports of excessive load shedding in the country, a

Prime Minister Justice retired Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Monday directed the Ministry of Interior to keep close liaison with provincial governments to ensure a conducive environment for holding of free, fair and transparent elections in the country.The Prime Minister urged the Ministry of Interior to enhance intelligence sharing with provincial governments and pre-empt any untoward incident.The Prime Minister gave this directive during a meeting with Minister for Interior Malik Habib Khan who called on him at the PM’s House.The Prime Minister said the sole objective of t

Caretaker Prime Minister Justice ® Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Friday said that filing of nomination papers in large numbers by the prospective candidates is an encouraging trend and a testimony of the faith that the people have in the democratic process. In his opening remarks at the maiden federal cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister said that the first phase of filing of nomination papers has completed smoothly and the enthusiasm in the election process showed by people and the candidates is quite commendable. He said the government has limited resources but with a will and deter