Pakistan

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has expressed the confidence to hold free, fair and transparent elections in the country and there will be no harshness against any political party. In an interview with foreign media during his visit to London, he said it would not be in the caretaker government’s…

International student Fahad Kabeer pressed a green dough the size of a ping pong ball in a wooden mold and tapped the mold up and down on the worktop a few times after the dough was shaped into a mooncake. Then the mooncake fell. The motif on it, printed by…

The Women Media Forum, Pakistan (WMFP) strongly condemns the harassment faced by Spanish journalist Isa Balado while reporting in Madrid. Isa was on-air reporting a robbery when a male passerby appeared to touch her rear and proceeded to ask her which channel she worked for. She did not react to…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar visited Masjid-e-Nabvi SAWW in Madinah, offered Nawafil and paid respects and prayers at Roza-e-Rasool (SAWW). He also visited the International Fair and Museum of the Prophet (SAWW)’s Biography and Islamic Civilization, adjacent to the Masjid-e-Nabvi. The Prime Minister was given a comprehensive briefing about the…

President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need to further increase commercial activities and exports for the country’s development. Talking to a delegation of Islamabad Industrial Association in Islamabad on Thursday, he said there is a need to invest in the information technology and to focus on enhancing IT exports.…

Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) will be celebrated with great religious zeal and fervor across the country tomorrow. The day will dawn with thirty-one guns salute at the federal capital and twenty-one guns salute at all the provincial capitals. Special prayers for the unity of Muslim Ummah and progress and prosperity of…

Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has provided significant investment in Pakistan’s energy, infrastructure, and communication sectors. In a conversation with China Media Group’s Urdu service in Beijing, he said Belt and Road Initiative offers plentiful opportunities of progress for many developing nations including…

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has renewed Pakistan’s call for a viable, independent and contiguous Palestinian State, with pre-1967 borders, and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. Responding to a question at a news conference in Islamabad this afternoon, he categorically stated that Pakistan’s position on the issue of Palestine…

Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir has emphasized that law enforcement actions against illegal activities will continue with full force in collaboration with the relevant government departments to rid the country of the substantial economic losses. This he said during the meeting of Punjab Apex Committee which was…

President Arif Alvi has approved a 90-day remission in the sentences of prisoners on the occasion of Eid Milad-ul-Nabi (SAWW). This has been approved under Article 45 of the Constitution. The reduction in sentences will not apply to the prisoners involved in murder, espionage and anti-state activities as well as…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized the need for increasing cooperation with Bangladesh in the fields of economy, trade and culture. Talking to Pakistan’s High Commissioner designate to Bangladesh Syed Ahmad Maroof in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said there is vast potential for increasing trade between the two countries. He…

Pakistan and Qatar have agreed to further strengthen cultural ties. This understanding reached during a meeting between Caretaker Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdulrehman bin Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani on the sidelines of the 12th Conference of the Culture Ministers…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has encouraged Pakistani diaspora to consider the Special Investment Facilitation Council as a valuable platform for investments. The Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar attended a dinner reception hosted in his honour by Rt. Hon. Lord Zameer Choudrey at the House of Lords in London. The…

President Dr Arif Alvi has called for enhancing bilateral cooperation with Jordan in the areas of trade, economy, culture, and people-to-people contacts. He was talking to Ambassador-designate to Jordan Major General retired Muhammad Ajmal Iqbal, who called on him in Islamabad today. The President said Pakistan highly values its ties…

Pakistan has gifted the historic lead ship PNS TARIQ to Britain as a goodwill gesture. According to the Pakistan Navy, the Transfer Agreement Signing Ceremony for the ex-Pakistan Navy Ship TARIQ to Falls of Clyde International of United Kingdom was organized at Pakistan High Commission in London. Chief of the…

Minister for Finance and Revenue Shamshad Akhtar has expressed the government’s commitment to create a level playing field for businesses and promote healthy competition in all sectors of the economy. She was talking to Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu who called on him in Islamabad on…

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan has said the career festival will help the students to choose their future field of study. In his statement, Chief Minister described the event as an important step for the promotion of national and international tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan…

Caretaker Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki has said that the government is committed to provide better health facilities to the people of the province. He said this while visiting Balochistan Institute of Child Health Care Children Hospital Quetta. During his visit, he examined available Health Facilities in…

Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman says the life of Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) is the beacon of light for entire mankind. Addressing a ceremony in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) celebrations at the Governor’s House in Lahore today, he said renowned writer Michael Hart ranked Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) as the most influential…

Caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah has said that the ministry is actively promoting preservation of Pakistani cultural heritage at the local, national, and international levels. Talking to a Private News Channel, he said that we are trying best to strengthen our creative economy, consolidating our cultural…

Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon called on Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori in Karachi on Monday. Pak-Canada relations, services of the Pakistani community living in Canada and other issues came under discussion on the occasion. Talking to them, the Sindh Governor said Pak-Canada relations are strengthening with the…