Pakistan

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed to strictly monitor the distribution of Ramadan Nigehban Package hampers to deserving people at their doorsteps. She was talking during the visit of a model Provincial Ramadan Bazaar Control Room in Lahore today. She said that a District Scoreboard will also be set…

National Disaster Management Authority in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Pakistan has mobilized an emergency relief convoy to support the flood victims of Gwadar. Under this humanitarian initiative, a dispatch of five containers loaded with 9,000 food packages and 9,000 shelters, totaling 875 tonnes departed from…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked his counterparts Sheikh Hasina Wajid of Bangladesh and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal for sending messages of felicitation on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his separate posts on social media platform X, he also expressed gratitude for Maldives President Dr.…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the volume of the Ramadan Relief Package from seven and a half billion to twelve and a half billion rupees. In addition to increasing the size of the Ramadan relief package, the Prime Minister also directed to broaden the scope of the package. According…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In his message, Xi said China and Pakistan are good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good brothers, adding that the two countries’ iron-clad friendship is a choice of…

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claims to have arrested 23 terrorists during 229 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out in several cities of Punjab. According to the CTD spokesperson, the operations were carried out in Lahore, Gujranwala, Bahawalnagar, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, Rajanpur, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Rahim Yar Khan. A facilitator of…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that the Ramadan moon will be born at 2pm on March 10 (Sunday). At the time of sighting the moon the next day on March 11, its age will be more than 28 hours, as per the Met Office. PMD added that the age of…

The ruling coalition’s candidate for president, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, won the election for the head of the state with an overwhelming on Saturday, receving felicitations from politicians across the country. Zardari became the only civilian president to be elected for a historic second time after…

Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), was elected the 14th president of Pakistan on Saturday. Zardari, who was the joint candidate of the PPP, PML-N, MQM-P and other coalition parties, defeated Sunni Ittehad Council-backed Mahmood Khan Achakzai in the presidential race. It would be his…

The Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, organized by the Community Resilience Activity – North (CRA-North) in collaboration with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Centre of Excellence on Countering Violent Extremism (CoECVE) and Paigham-e-Pakistan, concluded at a local hotel in Islamabad. Over three days, from March 6 to March 8, 2024, the event…

Pakistan has said the plight of women under foreign occupation, such as Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine, is characterized by a myriad of challenges, ranging from systemic oppression to grave human rights violations. At an event organized by Group of Friends in New York on Gender Parity…

Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir has expressed the resolve that Pakistan Armed Forces, with support of the nation, are fully prepared to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of motherland against full spectrum of threat. He was interacting with the troops engaged in the Field Exercise “Shamsheer-e-Sehra”…

A joint search and rescue operation of Pakistan Navy and PMSA is underway after the fishermen’s boat sank near Hajamro Creek. According to the details, the fishing boat Al-Asad with a crew of 45, sank in the open sea near Hajamro Creek on Tuesday due to bad weather. On receiving…

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has restored health Card service for entire population of the province from first of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar today, the Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said some hospitals have been expelled from the panel of health cards due to poor services. He…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the government is all set to take tough decisions to steer the country out of economic crisis. Addressing a cheque distribution ceremony in Muzaffarabad among the affected people by torrential rains and snowfall today, he said the government is fully committed to tap huge…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz will vote for Asif Ali Zardari in the Presidential elections tomorrow. She was addressing the joint Parliamentary Party meeting of PML(N) and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians in Lahore today, along with Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Bilawal…

The meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for the Ramadan Moon sighting 1445 Hijri will be held in Peshawar on Monday corresponding to 29th Shaban after Asr prayer. Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad will chair the meeting. Meanwhile, meetings of other zonal and district…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a special event today under the theme of “Women of Substance” in connection with International Women’s Day. Addressing the event, Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi expressed commendations to Pakistani women, recognizing their indelible contributions to the nation’s progress and their pivotal role in…

Four terrorists have been killed by security forces today in an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan District. According to the ISPR, weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered from the killed terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area. Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has launched the women safety App ‘Never Again’ to ensure protection of women folk. Addressing a special ceremony in connection with International Women’s Day in Lahore today, she also announced to increase job quota for women in Punjab Public Service Commission from 10 percent to…

National Assembly today passed a resolution paying glowing tributes to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister in the Islamic world, for her unwavering dedication to democracy, women empowerment, human rights, social justice and equitable society. The resolution moved by Sehar Kamran said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was an…