Pakistan

Maritime Security Exercise SEA GUARD-24 started in Karachi today. Commander Coast Vice Admiral Raja Rabnawaz graced the opening brief as Chief Guest. The exercise involves representation of various ministries, departments and organizations linked with maritime sector to support multifaceted challenges of maritime sector both from traditional and non-traditional threats. The…

President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need to implement employment quota for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at all levels of the government for their financial empowerment. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today, he suggested the government departments identify jobs for PWDs and provide them employment as per their skill…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has directed to accelerate the process of privatization of PIA and outsourcing of airports’ operations. Talking to Adviser on Aviation Air Marshal Retired Farhat Hussain, who called on him in Islamabad today, he said transparency should be a priority in the whole process…

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their desire to enhance defence cooperation in all domains to achieve self-sufficiency in the field of defence production. This came at the third meeting of Pakistan-KSA Defence Collaboration at GHQ in Rawalpindi. The forum reiterated the need to explore further avenues for defence cooperation…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has asked United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to formulate a new and effective strategy for the education of out-of-school children in Pakistan. Talking to the UNICEF Representative in Pakistan Abdullah Fadil in Islamabad today, he noted that illiteracy can significantly be reduced in…

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed the annual Hajj agreement. Saudi Hajj Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and Caretaker Minister for Religious Affairs Aneeq Ahmed signed the agreement in Jeddah. The World Hajj Expo will begin in Jeddah today. Pakistani delegation will visit the stalls of companies providing facilities to pilgrims.

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said all the political parties should work together to bring improvement in the society and give hope to the young generation. Talking to the media persons outside Supreme Court in Islamabad today, he stressed we have to extricate the society from the politics of…

Pakistan has categorically rejected its designation as a Country of Particular Concern by the U.S. State Department. In a press release today, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said we are deeply dismayed that the designation is based on biased and arbitrary assessment, detached from ground realities. She said Pakistan…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar has stressed the need for construction and maintenance of highways on a priority basis in parts of the country where foreign investment is expected. He was chairing a review meeting regarding the National Highway Authority, in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister said good…

Chief of the Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir, held a meeting with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to discuss matters of mutual interest. According to ISPR, the Army Chief is on a two-day official visit to Bahrain. During his visit, he also called on the…

The government’s effective actions against power pilferage are producing results. According to the statistics, 2.58 billion rupees have been collected from across the country and 107 people arrested. Zero point five zero billion rupees were collected from Peshawar and one person was arrested while 0.02 billion rupees were collected from…

The government has constituted a committee on May 9, 2023 incidents. The cabinet division has issued a notification regarding the formation of the committee. The caretaker Minister for Law and Justice will be its convener. Other members of the committee include the Minister for Interior, Minister for Information and Minister…

Land Information and Management System (LIMS) has launched a mobile phone App to monitor the cleaning and repair of canals. A training session in this regard was also held at the main office of LIMS which was attended by the officers of the irrigation department. LIMS will monitor the cleaning…

Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner. According to latest statistics, 1004 more illegal Afghan nationals returned to their country yesterday. So far, 460,188 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan.

Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets on fourth day of Sydney Test today winning the series three-nil. Australia achieved victory target of 130 runs for the loss of two wickets. Scores: Pakistan: 313 and 115 Australia: 299 and 130 for two.

Caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah has issued directives to Department of Archaeology for speedy completion of renovation and conservation work of Rawat Fort near Rawalpindi. During his visit to Rawat Fort, he said the main objective of the project is to conserve our cultural heritage through…

The Khunjerab Pass will remain open till 16th of this month to facilitate trade between Pakistan and China. Khunjerab Pass, connecting Gilgit Baltistan to China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang, serves as the highest paved international border, linking both countries. The Pass remains closed from November to March due to extreme…

Defence Secretary of Pakistan, Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, called on President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo. They discussed regional security and strengthening bilateral defence relations. Earlier, Secretary Defence along with senior military officials participated in the fourth Pakistan- Sri Lanka Defence Dialogue. Deliberations were focused on increasing defence…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed diplomats to effectively and frequently highlight Pakistan’s position on the Kashmir and the Palestine issues. The Prime Minister issued these directives while meeting Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Masood Khan and High Commissioner of Pakistan to UK Dr. Muhammad Faisal, who…

The Senate today passed a resolution demanding the election schedule for the 8th February be postponed to facilitate effective participation of people from all areas of Pakistan and belonging to all political shades in the electioneering process. The resolution moved by Dilawar Khan alluded to the cold weather conditions in…

Caretaker Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Aneeq Ahmed has said the government is taking concrete steps to promote interfaith harmony in the country. Speaking at a seminar regarding interfaith harmony at a private university in Islamabad on Friday, he said Islam is a religion of peace and Islamic…