Pakistan

Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to engage with Afghanistan on all aspects of cooperation and concern including issues relating to terror threats. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch urged the Afghan authorities to fulfill their promises that their soil will not…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed completion of public welfare projects on priority basis and stressed that such programs should not be politicized in the best interest of people. Speaking during his visit to under-construction 500-bed Nishtar Hospital II, he said public welfare projects suffered a major set-back during tenure…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan wants to expand bilateral ties with the Philippines, Iran, and Rwanda in the fields of trade, economy, investment, culture, and people-to-people contacts. He made these remarks while talking to the Ambassadors-designates of the Republic of the Philippines and the Islamic Republic of…

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says Pakistan has received the first tranche of 1.2 billion dollars under the stand by arrangement reached with the IMF. In a televised message today, he said the IMF’s Executive Board meeting approved the nine month stand by arrangement of three billion dollars last night. The…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Women Police Station in Islamabad and pledged that all needs of police force will be fulfilled on priority basis to enhance its performance. Speaking on the occasion, he said seventeen hundred recruitments have been made in Islamabad police…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says he will hand over the government to caretaker set-up next month. In his address to the nation on Thursday evening, he said the people of Pakistan had bestowed him with the responsibility of heading the coalition government in April last year, which he is going…

Renowned religious scholar retired justice Mufti Taqi Usmani called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi today. On the occasion, Sindh Chief Minister urged Ulema to play their role for the promotion of religious harmony and tolerance in the society. He lauded the proactive role played by…

The United Nations Human Rights Council today adopted a draft resolution, as orally revised entitled “countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence”.   The resolution, introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls for states to review their laws and plug gaps that…

Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik has strongly denounced Israel’s comments on Pakistan particularly on human rights situation at the time when Israel itself has a history of massive human rights violations.           Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this evening, he said it is…

Kashmiris across the world will observe the Kashmir Martyrs’ Day on Thursday to pay homage to the martyrs of July 13, 1931 and all other Kashmiri martyrs. Call for observance of the day has been given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference and supported by all pro-freedom leaders and organizations.…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched Pakistan Education Endowment Fund worth fourteen billion rupees and reforms in National Curriculum in Islamabad on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said a budget of three billion rupees has been earmarked this fiscal year for the endowment fund to equip the youth…

Three terrorists have been killed by security forces during exchange of fire at Zhob Garrison in Northern Balochistan. According to the ISPR, a group of terrorists launched a dastardly attack on Zhob Garrison in early hours of the morning. Initial attempts of the terrorists to sneak into the facility was…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called upon the world to stand united against hatred, discrimination, intolerance, and promote mutual respect and tolerance. He stated this while virtually addressing a session held by Human Rights Council on acts of religious hatred including the incident of the desecration of the Holy Quran.…

The UN Refugee Agency, has completed the disbursement of cash assistance to over  one million registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan who were impacted by the prolonged difficult economic situation in the aftermath of the devastating floods of 2022. The cash assistance programme launched in January this year in collaboration with…

All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a complete shutdown in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of 22 Kashmiris who were martyred by the armed forces of Dogra Maharaja on 13th July in 1931. The APHC leadership in a statement in Srinagar…

The three-day International Gandhara Symposium is continuing in Islamabad. The title of the event is “Cultural Diplomacy: Reviving Gandhara Civilization and Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan”. It is aimed at showcasing the treasure trove Gandhara Civilization and Buddhist heritage in Pakistan. Addressing the symposium Minister for Religious Affairs Talha Mahmood has said…

A local court in Lahore Tuesday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s release on bail in the money laundering case of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against him. The order was passed by a special court over the bail application of the former Punjab chief minister, who had…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has felicitated the Communist Party of China on its 102nd anniversary and thanked the CPC leadership for its firm support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, integrity and economic development.  He was talking to Chinese Chargeé D’affaires Ms. Pang Chunxue, who called on him in Islamabad today. Recalling his…

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved solarization of agriculture tube wells in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan at a cost of over 377 billion rupees in three years. The ECNEC, which met in Islamabad today with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the chair, gave this…

Pakistan Meteorological Department today forecast more monsoon rains in different parts of the country from Thursday to Monday. The monsoon currents from Arabian sea are likely to penetrate in upper and central parts of the country from tomorrow evening, which are likely to intensify on Thursday. A westerly wave was…

 Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has categorically rejected Israel’s statement regarding the adoption of Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Report Responding to media queries, she said the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Report unanimously and Israel’s politically motivated statement is fundamentally at variance with the otherwise…