Pakistan

Over 40000 Pakistani intending pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia through 158 different flights. Radio Pakistan’s correspondent Javed Iqbal reports from Makkah, that out of these 13095 have arrived in Makkah after completing their eight-day stay at Madinah while others have been accommodated in Madinah Munawwarah. These numbers also include…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with the leaders of various countries on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkiye and Chairman of MHP Party Devlet Bahceli. The Prime Minister felicitated the Chairman on…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says historic victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in presidential election was an expression of the continued confidence reposed by the Turkish people in him. This was expressed by her during a meeting with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the…

Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army on Saturday embraced martyrdom while two terrorists were killed during a fire exchange that took place between the army troops and terrorists in the general area of Jani Khel, Bannu District. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Army troops effectively engaged…

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said the government will come up with new ideas in the weeks to come for the long term economic improvement. Talking to a delegation of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he vowed to collectively steer the country out of current economic challenges. The Finance…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has invited Turkish companies to invest in Pakistan in the energy, agriculture, Information technology and construction sectors. He was talking to Chief Executives of different Turkish business Groups who called on him in Ankara on Saturday.    The Prime Minister outlined government’s vision to facilitate foreign…

Pakistan and Italy have agreed to broaden and diversify bilateral relations, particularly in the field of economic cooperation. This was stated by Ambassador of Italy Andreas Ferrarese while addressing a ceremony marking National Day of the Italy in Islamabad on Friday. The Ambassador said that two sides agreed to establish…

President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the National Bank of Pakistan to return a sum of 87,000 rupees to an illiterate account holder who was defrauded out of her money by the bank staff. Taking advantage of her illiteracy, the banking staff used to withdraw more cash from her account…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, people staged a massive protest demonstration in Rajouri district of Jammu region against the killing of a college student by a vehicle of Indian Border Security Force. The youth, Muhamad Saqib Malik, was critically injured after his motorcycle was deliberately hit by a…

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada Zaheer A Janjua visited Winnipeg, capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, to hold a series of meetings with the state ministers, city mayor, government officials and representatives of the Pakistani diaspora. During the two-day visit, the High Commissioner held separate meetings with Jon Reyes,…

Former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar Friday became the latest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader to quit politics in the aftermath of the May 9 violent riots. “First of all, I condemn the May 9 incidents. The military installations which were targeted were properties of the state of Pakistan and I…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) female party workers and supporters — who were arrested in connection with the May 9 mayhem — rejected reports of alleged mistreatment and sexual assault of them on Friday.  Party chairman Imran Khan’s arrest last month sparked days of street protests after which security forces launched a crackdown…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was arrested again on Friday minutes after a Lahore court ordered to release him in an embezzlement case. The PTI leader has been re-arrested in a corruption case registered against him in Gujranwala by Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab. The former Punjab chief minister was…

Muhammad Azfar Ahsan, Founder & CEO Nutshell Group, and former Minister of State & Chairman Board of Investment, in his welcome address in 6th Edition of LEADERS IN ISLAMABAD BUSINESS SUMMIT, with the theme “The BIG Rethink.” , elaborated on the theme “The BIG Rethink” for progress. “I blame incompetence,…

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Senator Walid Iqbal has strongly condemned the sad incidents which took place on May 9 in the country. Addressing a presser in Islamabad on Friday, he said Standing Committee of Human Rights of the Senate passed a resolution in this regard which strongly condemned the happenings…

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said that the government should consult the Supreme Court regarding the legislation related to the judiciary. The top judge’s remarks came during a hearing of the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023, a…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was arrested by anti-corruption officials from Lahore outside his home on Thursday.  The former Punjab chief minister was taken into custody by the anti-corruption personnel after pulling over his car near Zahoor Elahi’s residence in Lahore’s Gulberg area. Elahi’s spokesperson has confirmed the development.…

United Arab Emirates Ambassador Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Al-Zaabi called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Thursday. During the meeting, they conversed about the deep rooted brotherly ties between both countries and discussed the various areas of common interest for further strengthening the trade and economic ties between…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is in Jordan, will undertake a three-day official visit to Iraq from Monday at the invitation of the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, this is the first ever visit of the…

Two security forces personnel were martyred during intense fire exchange with terrorists in Singwan Area of Dist Kech of Balochistan along Pakistan-Iran Border. According to ISPR, a group of terrorists targeted a security forces’ post in Singwan area of District Kech of Balochistan along Pakistan-Iran border. Since troops on the…

Pakistan has expressed grave concerns over the idea of Akhand Bharat being increasingly peddled by the ruling Indian dispensation.  At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that a mural installed at the new parliament building in New Delhi depicts the so…