Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has witnessed an immense progress and several projects were started under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. In an interview to the China Media Group, he termed the economic progress of country as a part and parcel of CPEC. Terming the One Belt One Road…

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the focus of second phase of CPEC is promotion of business to business (B2B) links between Pakistan and China. In a video message ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, he said a delegation comprising of one hundred and…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Shenzhen, on the first leg of his official five-day visit to China. Upon arrival at the airport, he was welcomed by Vice Mayor of Shenzhen city of China Luo Huanghao. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and other senior…

Pakistani side excelled in hockey match in Gniezno, Poland, crushing Canada by 8-1 during the FIH Nations Cup Monday after Rana Waheed Ashraf netted four times taking the greens to the victory. Ghazanfar Ali of Pakistan also braced with one each by Abdul Rehman and Hannan Shahid, which also ensured the victory.…

In a major relief to the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday annulled jailed founder Imran Khan and party’s Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s conviction in the infamous cipher case containing charges of misusing and misplacing the classified diplomatic document. IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and…

Punjab Government has approved  Himat Card project for special persons. Approval was accorded at a meeting with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the chair in Lahore today. Under the program the provincial government will  provide monthly stipends of 7,500 rupees to thirty thousand special persons for three years in first…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says a delegation of over one hundred top business people from Pakistan will also accompany the Prime Minister to finalize business to business agreements with Chinese companies. Addressing a news conference in Lahore today, he said the business delegation will leave for China…

Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Jiang Zaidong says the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China will become another a milestone in the development of China-Pakistan relations. In an interview with APP, the Ambassador said the leaders of both countries will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral…

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed government’s commitment to improve tax collection through Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ongoing efforts in digitization. He was talking to Regional Head of Technology and Tax Mc Kinsey & Co Tom Isherwood in Islamabad today. The Finance Minister said the data from Pakistan…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to immediately abolish the Pakistan Public Works Department due to years-long poor performance and corruption. He gave these instructions, while chairing a high-level meeting on reducing the government expenditures and the size of its infrastructure in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister said the Pak…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a five-day official visit to China from tomorrow at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. During the three-segment trip, the Prime Minister will visit the cities of Xi’an and Shenzhen, besides Beijing. Shehbaz Sharif will meet President Xi…

The government is making concerted efforts to elevate women’s roles in society, according to Romina Khurshid Alam, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Climate Change. As the chief guest on the final day of a five-day training workshop organized by the Women Media Center in Islamabad, Romina Khurshid affirmed the government’s…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi today visited the High Commission of Pakistan in London. He held a one-on-one meeting with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, and commended the High Commission’s services. While chairing a meeting at the High Commission, he directed that the issues of Overseas…

Pakistan and Sri Lanka should enhance bilateral Cooperation in tourism sector particularly religious tourism. This was stated by Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan while talking to a Sri Lankan delegation, led by Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickrama nayaka in Lahore today. Provincial governor stressed need to further…

Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says China has shown a remarkable contribution in development of different regions of Pakistan, including Gwadar under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Talking to Chinese news agency Xinhua, he said Gwadar will become an internationally acclaimed world-class port city with tremendous opportunities for its…

WEMBLEY: Real Madrid have been crowned the kings of Europe title for a record-extending 15th time with a 2-0 victory over Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Champions League at Wembley on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti got the victory for the fifth time as a manager of the club.…

Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al Maliki has announced that the Pakistan cricket team will be the royal guests on Hajj next year if they win the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup-2024. In a special video message released on Sunday, the top Saudi diplomat also…

President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has inagurated a water filtration plant in G-9 markaz. It is noteworthy that he has initiated the task of installing water filturation plants from his own exchequer in different commercail centres of Islamabad and installation of this plnat was also…

Akora Khattak, KP, 1 June 2024: The Indonesian Chargé D’Affaires (CDA), Mr. Rahmat Hindiarta visited Jamia Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania to meet Vice Chancellor Maulana Rashid-ul-Haq Sami along with the Haqqanian academics and students. The purpose of the visit was mainly to share Indonesia’s best experience in managing pluralism to the Jamia.…

Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has invited Saudi investors to invest in various sectors of Pakistan. Talking to Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan, Nawaf Bin Saedd Al-Malki in Lahore today, he said the government is committed to boost foreign investment in the country. The Governor said Special Investment…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing looks forward to the visit of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, considering it as an opportunity to promote greater joint development. At her regular briefing in Beijing, Spokesperson Mao Ning said the visit would boost the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic partnership. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…