Pakistan

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian forces’ personnel and dreaded National Investigation Agency continued a massive crackdown in different districts subjecting the residents to severe harassment. Indian Army, paramilitary and police personnel and NIA sleuths launched a violent crackdown in Shopian, Kulgam, Islamabad and Pulwama districts of South…

Pakistan has condemned the permission for public desecration of the Torah and Bible in Sweden. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Foreign Office said offensive acts of religious hatred cannot be condoned under the guise of freedom of expression and opinion. Terming Islam as a religion of peace, the…

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial has called for implementation of laws and policies that promote population management in the country. He was addressing concluding ceremony of two-day national conference titled “Resilient Pakistan: Calibrating Population and Resources” in Islamabad on Saturday. The Chief Justice said we do have…

The Pakistan Army has expressed serious concerns about safe havens and liberty of action available to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday. The military’s media wing statement came as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir…

Steadfast policy implementation is critical for Pakistan in the period ahead, International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesperson Julie Kozack said Thursday, after the lender approved a bailout for the cash-starved. “This will be critical for success of the programme and, of course, ultimately, for to aid and support the people of…

Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial emphasizes on imparting education, vocational training and skill-based learning to enable population to earn their livelihood and contribute to the society and the community.. He was addressing a national conference titled “Resilient Pakistan: Calibrating Population and Resources” in Islamabad today. The Chief Justice…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking of 1200 megawatts Chashma-5 nuclear power plant in Mianwali on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the history of nuclear energy cooperation between Pakistan and China goes back to thirty years. He said this mutual cooperation to promote clean,…

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…