Pakistan

A two-day conference on children’s literature titled: ‘Hum Jugnu Taaray Dharti Ke’ began at Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) in Islamabad today. The conference started with a puppet show demonstrating playful rhymes, lullabies and traditional ballads of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The conference will deliberate on ways to…

Minister for Culture and Heritage Jamal Shah has announced to launch a dedicated heritage channel for promotion of regional literature of Pakistan. He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day conference titled ‘Hum Jugnu Taaray Dharti Ke’ at Pakistan Academy of Letters in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Minister said…

Pakistan and Netherlands have agreed to further strengthen the relations in all areas of mutual interest at bilateral and multilateral levels. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and his Netherlands counterpart Ms Hanke Bruins Slot on the sidelines of the 78th Session…

The first ever meeting of the Fund Management Committee of the Film and Drama Finance Fund presided over by Secretary Information and Broadcasting, Zahoor Ahmad was held in Islamabad. In his opening remarks, the Secretary Information and Broadcasting reiterated that the Film and Drama Finance Fund, as envisaged in the…

Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman has underlined the need of collective efforts to tackle the challenge of climate change. He was talking to the participants of the foreign diplomatic course belonging to the ASEAN countries in Lahore on Monday. He said that Pakistan exports top quality textile products in the international market.…

The apex court has adjourned the hearing of a case pertaining to Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act 2023 till third of the next month. A full court of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa is hearing petitions, challenging Supreme Court Practice and…

The Modi-led Indian government has formally deployed its notorious Commando Battalion for Resolute Action commonly known as CoBRA force in forests and rural areas of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, several companies of the CoBRA paramilitary, notorious for massacring nexalites in India have been deployed in…

As world leaders descended on New York to speak at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Chairman of the World Forum for Peace & Justice and a prominent Kashmiri leader Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, has appealed for decisive steps to implement UN Resolutions on the Kashmir dispute. In…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will represent Pakistan at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly beginning in New York from Tuesday. He will address session of UN General Assembly on Friday. In his address, the Prime Minister will outline Pakistan’s perspective on a range of regional and…

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi left for a five-day visit to China. Caretaker Provincial Ministers SM Tanveer, Amir Mir, Syed Azfar Ali Nasir, Ibrahim Hassan Murad and Chief Secretary Punjab and Finance Secretary also accompanied him. During the visit, caretaker Punjab Chief Minister will meet with Chinese business community,…

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar left for New York today on a five-day official visit to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He will address session of UN General Assembly on Friday. In his address, the Prime Minister will outline Pakistan’s perspective on a range of…

Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez on Sunday took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) after his predecessor Umar Ata Bandial hung up his robes a day earlier. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad. Top government…

Crackdown against power pilferers is in full swing across the country. In Islamabad, IESCO Chief Dr Muhammad Amjad said FIRs have been registered against the power pilferers in their respective police stations, and some of them have been arrested. He expressed confidence in the success of this government-led campaign with…

Caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq, will join world leaders at UN General Assembly session to deliberate about key international peace and security issues. US President Joe Biden, as leader of the host country, will be the second speaker on Tuesday, the opening day of the annual gathering of world leaders. The…

Security Forces have killed a former Commander of banned TTP Swat Naik Muhammad Alias Naiko in an Intelligence based operation. Pakistan army and CTD conducted a successful operation at Fizaghat in Swat valley. The killed terrorist commander was close accomplice of former TTP Swat Chief Mullah Fazalullah. He was also…

In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Political Movement, Kashmir Freedom Front and Jammu and Kashmir Employees Movement have strongly denounced the human rights violations by Indian troops in the territory. In their statements, they said cordon and search operations have become a routine in the territory and Indian…

Caretaker Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar says the government’s steps to stabilize economy are yielding positive results and the economy is performing well now. She was addressing a news conference along with Caretaker Minister for Power and Energy Muhammad Ali and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi in…

Caretaker Minister for Privatization Fawad Hassan Fawad called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Friday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister congratulated him on assuming his new responsibilities and expressed his best wishes. The Prime Minister also expressed the hope that the Caretaker Minister for Privatization will…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has expressed his resolve that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will continue to play its constitutional role for the sustainability, promotion and stability of democracy. In his message on International Day of Democracy, he said every possible effort is being made and…

A delegation of Islamic Organization for Food Security led by its Director General Yerlan Baidaulet called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Friday. During the meeting, the delegation welcomed the initiatives taken under the auspices of the Special Investment Facilitation Council in Pakistan and reiterated its full…

Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that strengthening democracy and promotion of democratic values is the need of the hour. In his message on the occasion of International Day of Democracy, he said the doors of dialogue and negotiations are never closed in democracy. The Speaker said the…