Pakistan

An Accountability Court in Rawalpindi has handed down fourteen years imprisonment to PTI founder in 190 Million Pounds Al-Qadir Trust Case. Announcing the verdict, Judge of the Accountability Court Nasir Javed Rana also awarded seven years sentence in jail to Bushra Bibi. The court also imposed one million rupees fine…

Five Khwarij were killed and one other apprehended in an intelligence based operation in the Tirah area of Khyber district today. According to ISPR, Khwarij ringleader Abidullah alias Turab was among the killed terrorists. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the Khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has directed the relevant departments to initiate process for providing relief to the industrial consumers of electricity. He was chairing the second meeting on electricity tariff for industry in Islamabad today (Friday). During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister reviewed…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said the verdict in one hundred and ninety million pound Al-Qadir Trust case is in accordance with the law and based on merit. Talking to the media persons outside parliament house in Islamabad today (Friday) along with Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar,…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to establish a world-class cargo scanning system in Karachi and other major trading centers of the country. Chairing a review meeting regarding transit cargo and tracking system in Islamabad today (Friday), he instructed to ensure the implementation of a system equipped with modern technology…

A seminar on promoting localized strategies for smog mitigation was held at the Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of the Punjab, in Lahore. Rural Community Development Society organized the seminar in cooperation with Welthungerhilfe. It was attended by over 250 participants, including students, faculty members, civil society representatives,…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to deliberate upon and respond to the opposition committee’s written charter of demands. This was stated by Prime Minister’s Advisor on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, while addressing a joint news conference with PML-N leader Irfan Siddiqui, in Islamabad today. The Advisor said…

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says government has successfully averted the economic default, reduced inflation and deficit, while upward trend is being observed in exports and remittances. He stated this while inaugurating High Performance Research Center at NED University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi. The research center is aimed at…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that Pakistan is keen to further enhance bilateral relations with Canada in various fields. He said this during his meeting with Member Canadian Parliament Taleeb Noormahmed and Representative of the Agha Khan Development Network in Canada Mahmoud Eboo in Islamabad today. Pakistan-Canada relations and resettlement of Afghan…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed for taking steps to resolve all revenue-related cases at the earliest. Chairing a review meeting on expediting FBR’s legal cases in Islamabad today, he instructed the FBR to hire reputable lawyers for tax revenue-related cases. The Prime Minister said the government is implementing reforms…

White House official John Kirby on Wednesday clarified that Pakistan was never a tactical ally of the United States (US). “Pakistan was never a technical ally of the United States. I mean, there was no treaty of alliance with Pakistan,” Kirby told a press briefing in Washington, when asked about…

Foreign Office rejected the “baseless accusations and unfounded assertions” made by Gen Dwivedi.  In a statement, the FO said that IIOJK remains an internationally recognised disputed territory, whose final status is to be determined in accordance with relevant United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people “In…

The Pakistan Army on Wednesday slammed the Indian army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, for “extreme duplicity” and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from “pandering to political exigencies”. General Dwivedi has claimed that Pakistan is the “epicentre” of terrorism, asserting that the ongoing cycle of violence in “Indian Illegally Occupied…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has assured the Chief Minister Sindh of the Federal government’s commitment to ensure full and timely release of funds for all approved projects.   He gave this assurance, while meeting Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who called on him in…

The National Assembly was informed today (Wednesday) that the government will not purchase electricity after March this year as authorization has been given for the creation of an Independent Electricity Market. Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Leghari told the House during the Question Hour that the Independent Electricity Market…

Pakistan and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to fostering mutual understanding and cooperation in different sectors particularly maritime trade. This resolve was expressed during a meeting between Ambassador of Egypt to Pakistan Dr. Ehab Mohamed Abdel Hameed Hassan and Minister for Maritime Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh in Islamabad today. Speaking…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed all the concerned institutions to play an active role in curbing human trafficking and take strict legal action against the perpetrators defaming the country through their heinous business. He was chairing a meeting to review the measures against human trafficking in Islamabad today.…

Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Akamatsu Shuichi inaugurated two projects to install electricity facilities in Mandi Bahauddin today.  These projects, managed by a non-governmental organization, aim to enhance the quality of life for rural communities. The government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Program, has…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the Maskan e Ravi Housing Scheme for low income people at Kala Shah Kaku today. Addressing the launching ceremony today, the Chief Minister congratulates one hundred people on getting newly built houses, equipped with necessary facilities and built in just two and half…

In Balochistan, the security forces have killed twenty-seven terrorists during an intelligence based operation in Kacchi District. According to ISPR, the killed terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as innocent civilians and were highly wanted by the law enforcement agencies. The ISPR said…

The National Assembly was informed today that the security forces are focusing on intelligence-based operations to neutralize terrorists and their facilitators. Minister for Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif informed the House during the Question Hour today that Pakistan is the only country fighting the onslaught of terrorists’ organizations based in Afghanistan…