Pakistan

Justice (retired) Maqbool Baqar on Thursday declined an offer to serve as an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court, becoming the second judge to refuse the appointment following criticism. Days before his announcement, retired Supreme Court judge Mushir Alam had turned down the offer to work as an ad…

Pakistan Railways has announced one percent to two percent fare increase for all trains from tomorrow. In a press release, Pakistan Railways said that fares would be increased by one percent for all mail, express, intercity, and passenger trains, including outsourced services. The fares for all freight trains have been…

Pakistan has expressed resolve to accelerate national efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making a statement at the General Debate of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York, Pakistan’s Acting Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Usman Jadoon said we have made progress in SDG implementation.…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has accorded approval in principle for the conduct of National Drug Survey. Chairing a meeting of the committee for the National Drug Survey, in Islamabad, he directed to finalize matters related to survey within fifteen days. Under this exercise, data of persons using drugs will be…

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the constitution permits the appointment of ad hoc judges. Expressing his opinion in a statement today, he said ad hoc judges should be appointed. The Law Minister rejected reports about extension in the tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi…

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the upgradation of ML-1 will be completed in phases. Chairing a meeting regarding CPEC in Islamabad today, he said both Pakistan and China are in agreement for early commencement of work on the ML-1 project. The Minister asked the Ministry of…

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has launched the detailed results of the 7th Population and Housing Census-2023. According to the Census data, total population of the country stands at 241.49 million with 51.48 percent males and 48.51 percent females showing a gender ratio of 106.12. The average number of family…

Pakistan has served a strong demarche to Afghanistan over the terror attack on Bannu Cantonment. The Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver Pakistan’s strong demarche over the deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment on…

The United States has urged the Afghan interim government to ensure that terrorist attacks are not launched from Afghanistan. The US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller while responding to a question at his regular news briefing in Washington, said the United States has a shared interest with the people and…

President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed upon the need of display of unity and facing the forces of cruelty and evil with steadfastness while learning lessons from the incident of Karbala. In his message on Youm e Ashur, the president appealed to the entire nation to stand for forbearance, hard work…

Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja has said the government is committed to empowering women due to immense importance of their role in national development. Addressing the Webinar titled ‘Women Shaping the Tech Landscape of Pakistan’ in Islamabad, she said steps are underway to empower women…

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed Pakistan’s firm commitment to root out the menace of terrorism. In a statement today, he appreciated security forces for foiling the terrorist attack on Bannu cantonment. Paying homage to the martyred soldiers, he said our soldiers saved the nation from a big loss by…

Seven people including two security forces’ personnel and five civilians including children were martyred in a terrorist attack on the Rural Health Center (RHC), Kirri Shamozai area in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. As per the military’s media wing, the…

Security forces have effectively thwarted an attack on Bannu Cantonment, killing 10 terrorists. Sharing details, the ISPR in a statement said that a group of ten terrorists attacked the cantonment yesterday in the early hours of morning. The attempt to enter the cantonment was effectively thwarted by the security forces…

Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has called for supremacy of the Constitution and rule of law to run the country smoothly. Talking to media persons in Sialkot today, he said the constitution defines the limits and powers of all institutions. He said parliament has sole right for legislation. The Minister…

Pakistan has strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack on Imam Bargah Ali bin Abu Talib in Wadi Kabir in Muscat, Oman that resulted in multiple casualties including the death of four Pakistanis. Another thirty Pakistanis are under treatment in hospitals. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the main procession of 9th Muharram in Islamabad today to review security arrangements and inspect the procession route. He gave instructions to IG Islamabad Police Ali Nasir Rizvi and Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa regarding security arrangements. The Minister also took an aerial inspection of…

Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar says prudent policies and reforms will help improve and strengthen economic conditions in the country. Talking to media persons in Lahore today, he said under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan is now on the path of development. Ishaq Dar said inflation…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is providing the youth with modern education, equal development opportunities and professional training to help them compete with the world. In his message on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, he said the initiative of sending three hundred thousand youth for…

Envoys of seven countries presented their diplomatic credentials to President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad today. The envoys of Zimbabwe, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Argentina, Myanmar, Cambodia and Botswana presented their diplomatic credentials to the President at a credentials ceremony. The President received credentials from the Ambassador-designate of Zimbabwe, Mr Titus Mehliswa…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has reaffirmed her government’s commitment to equipping the youth with skills for economic independence. In her message in connection with World Youth Skills Day, she pledged the Punjab Government’s commitment to offering youth vocational training and stressed the critical role that youth play in creating…