Pakistan

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defence and security cooperation, recognizing the importance of collaborative efforts in addressing regional security challenges. The resolve was expressed at a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman in Jeddah. The Prime Minister…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Jeddah on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. Upon his arrival at the airport, Deputy Governor of Makkah, Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received the Prime Minister. The high-level delegation accompanying him includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign…

Thirteen days are left now for illegal foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave Pakistan.  The government has given them a deadline to leave the country by 31st of this month.    The government is ensuring access to essential services such as food and medical care for those returning. 

Navies of Pakistan and Russian conducted bilateral naval exercise Arabian Monsoon-VI in North Arabian Sea. Various assets of Pakistan Navy, including a Destroyer, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, a Fast Attack Craft (Missile), a Maritime Patrol Aircraft, and a UAV, participated in the exercise alongside Russian Navy ships. A key highlight…

The federal government has announced three days of holidays for Eid ul-Fitr, which will be observed from Monday, March 31, to Wednesday, April 2. The Cabinet Division has issued the notification for the public holidays, although the provinces have not yet announced their Eid holidays.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has categorically stated that neither there is any shortage of sugar in the country nor it will be in the future. He was presiding over a meeting of the special committee in Islamabad on Wednesday, constituted by the Prime Minister to…

The National Assembly was informed today (Wednesday) that Pakistani passports contain international security features, making them impossible to forge. Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhary told the House during the Question Hour that strict action has been taken against human smugglers while the FIA officers involved in trafficking have…

President Asif Ali Zardari says the terrorist elements will be defeated at all costs and writ of the state will be ensured in Balochistan. He was speaking at a meeting in Quetta today to review the overall law and order situation in Balochistan. Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting in Islamabad today (Wednesday) to discuss ongoing collaboration between Pakistan and the United States on consular issues. US Charge d’ Affaires Mrs. Natalie A. Baker, Federal Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and Interior and other senior officials attended…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has left for a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. The high-level delegation, accompanying him, includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Federal Ministers and senior officials. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif launched Spring Tree Plantation Drive by planting a sapling in Islamabad today. Under the drive over 41 million saplings will be planted across the country and would be carried out through around 2047 events. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister urged the entire nation’s…

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif is going to launch a unique and first-of-its-kind Aghosh program, under which mothers of children under the age of two and pregnant women will receive financial assistance. During the first phase, the programs will provide financial assistance to mothers of newborns and pregnant women…

Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s deadly airstrikes on Gaza today, killing over 400 innocent Palestinians, mostly women and children.   In a statement today, the Foreign Office said this horrific act of aggression, in the holy month of Ramadan, is a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and marks a dangerous…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a four-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from tomorrow. The delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar along with key Federal Ministers and senior officials. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to…

The Central Development Working Party has approved 6 development projects worth 151 billion rupees in Higher Education, tourism and communications sector. The approval was granted at a meeting of the Party held in Islamabad today with Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. The projects include Establishment of National…

Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has expressed the resolve to defeat terrorists and all their facilitators through a unified national response. Addressing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security in Islamabad today, he said no agenda, movement, or individual is more important than national security. General Syed Asim Munir emphasized…

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security has reiterated the nation’s resolve to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations from Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif read out the declaration unanimously adopted by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which met in Islamabad today with Speaker National Assembly Speaker Sardar…

The National Accountability Bureau has urged the public to avoid any attractive inducements from Bahria Town and to protect their hard-earned savings. The anti-graft watchdog in a statement today said several cases of fraud and deception against  Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz Ahmed and others are currently under investigation. It…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced a series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of special children across the province. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, she launched a health screening program for forty thousand special children to diagnose diseases and provide free treatment. The CM gave…

An in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security will be held at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 11 a.m. tomorrow. A comprehensive briefing on the country’s security situation will be presented to the committee members. The military leadership will also brief the committee on the current security…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the commitment to provide all necessary facilities to develop the agricultural sector and enhance agricultural production. Chairing a review meeting on the matters related to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research in Islamabad today, he termed agriculture as the backbone of the…