Pakistan

Iraqi government has decided to increase the quota of Pakistani pilgrims during Arbaeen from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand. Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari made the decision on the request of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah who is on a visit to Iraq. The Iraqi Interior Minister also approved…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said the Government has taken several concrete measures to create a conducive environment for business and investment. He was talking to a delegation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry which called on him in Karachi on Wednesday. He said steps are also…

Pakistan and Turkiye have agreed to continue close coordination through well-established mechanisms with the upwards trajectory of bilateral relations.  The bilateral relations were discussed in a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and visiting Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz in Karachi on Wednesday. During the meeting, wide-ranging issues encompassing bilateral…

Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism martyred twelve Kashmiris in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir during the last month of July. According to the data issued by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, today, during the month, 193 civilians, mostly Hurriyat leaders, youth, activists and…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has reaffirmed that desecration of the Holy Qu’ran is unacceptable under any justifications and there should be practical steps to put an end to repetition of the incidents of burning of the holy book. This was approved by the Extraordinary Session of the Council of…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has stressed the need to explore untapped vast natural mineral reserves and uplift of agriculture sector to put country on path of development. Addressing the inaugural session of “Pakistan Minerals Summit” in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said due to certain cartels, the natural resources were…

Pakistan and China have signed six agreements and MOUs for promotion of bilateral cooperation. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the visiting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Islamabad on Monday. Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and the Vice Chairman of National Development…

OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha has called upon the Danish authorities to take necessary measures to prevent such recurrence of disrespect towards the Holy Quran and Islamic symbols. Talking to Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Rasmussen via phone today, he expressed the concerns about the recurrence of such incidents.…

President Dr Arif Alvi conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan on the visiting Chinese Vice Premier and President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative, He Lifeng, recognizing his services for Pakistan China friendship and promotion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor. A special award investiture ceremony in this regard was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad today. Prime…

India is deploying highly trained Central Reserve Police Force’s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action known as CoBRA in occupied Jammu and Kashmir to vehemently crush the ongoing freedom struggle in the territory. The commando battalion has been specially trained for jungle warfare. Meanwhile, Indian troops in their fresh act of…

The130th birth anniversary of Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was observed on Monday. Fatima Jinnah played a vital role in creation of Pakistan. She worked side by side with her brother Mohammad Ali Jinnah and gathered the women of sub-continent on one platform which made the struggle for achieving a separate…

 The capital’s district administration has announced that schools, colleges, and offices will remain closed for two days — on July 31 and August 1 (Monday and Tuesday). In a notification, District Magistrate Irfan Nawaz Memon said all Public and private schools, colleges, and universities will remain shut. Moreover, all private…

British High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, has arrived in Islamabad to take up her new posting at British High Commission Islamabad. Jane arrives at an important time for UK-Pakistan relations, with a significant uplift in UK aid spend in Pakistan focussed on strengthening climate resilience and reducing…

In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), freedom organizations appealed to the people to observe August 5, Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir, as Black Day. The appeal was made by almost all Kashmiri freedom organizations through posters, appearing in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley. The posters urged people to observe…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the incumbent government believes in serving the nation and started various development projects across the country. He said this while talking to the media at the inaugural and laying the foundation stone ceremony of various development projects held in Lahore on Sunday. The Prime…

Senate today passed four bills: These include “The Toshakhana (Management and Regulation) Bill, 2023”, “The Pakistan Airports Authority Bill, 2023” for better administration, operation and development of airports and air transport services in Pakistan, “Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill, 2023” aimed at regulating the quality, standard, storage, labeling, packaging, manufacturing, distribution, and sales of the cosmetics…

The Senate was told today that foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan have swollen from eight billion dollars to around 14 billion dollars due to prudent economic policies of the government. This was stated by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, while responding to various points of orders raised by the lawmakers in…

President Dr. Arif Alvi and the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have strongly condemned blast at workers convention of JUI-F at Khar area of Bajaur district. In their separate messages, they also expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the incident.   The President prayed for…

At least 35 people, including a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) local leader, were killed in a suicide blast that took place on Sunday at the workers’ convention in Bajaur’s Khar. Caretaker Information Minister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel told media that more than 200 people have been injured during the blast that took…

The countrywide mourning processions in connection with Yaum-e-Ashur — the tenth of Muharram-ul-Haram — to pay homage to the supreme sacrifice rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his devoted companions in Karbala, came to an end peacefully on Saturday night amid tight security, with mobile phone services remained suspended…

Remembering the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have urged the nation to uphold the values and principles that the battle of Karbala represents. In their separate messages to commemorate Ashura, the President and the Prime Minister said the incident of…