Pakistan

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…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched Prime Minister’s Initiative for Women Empowerment under which various steps involving a cost of 10.4 billion rupees will be taken. Addressing the  ceremony, Prime Minister has stressed upon provision of equal opportunities to the womenfolk. He said the country’s womenfolk are an effective and…

Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan will lead the Pakistan delegation at the 30th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), being held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 12-14 July 2023. The meeting will be attended by the Foreign Ministers and Representatives of the 27 ARF member countries and theSecretary-General…

Prime Minister has thanked the  thanked the Saudi leadership for depositing two billion dollars with the State Bank of Pakistan to help secure a deal with the International Monetary Fund. He was talking to Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, who called on him in Islamabad on Tuesday.  Shehbaz…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stressed that the government and relevant institutions will have to work together to trigger the second agriculture revolution in the country. Addressing the National Seminar on Agriculture and Food Security is being held at Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad on Monday, he said the Gulf…

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has termed digital economy as vital to ensure sustainable development of the country. Speaking at the panel discussion titled: “Industrialization & Digital Era Connectivity,” organized by the China International Development Cooperation Agency in Beijing today, he said industrialization and digital-era…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has emphatically stated that those involved in malicious campaign against the state institutions will not be spared and taken to task as per the law.   Addressing a news conference in Islamabad this afternoon, she said there will be zero tolerance towards these wicked…

A three-day International Gandhara symposium is commencing in Islamabad tomorrow to showcase treasure trove Gandhara Civilization and Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan. This was announced by Chairman Prime Minister’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, flanked with a delegation of Budhist monks from Vietnam, in the federal capital…

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbassi has said that the acquittal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman Shahbaz after that of PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif proves that the cases registered against them were baseless. In a statement today, he said the cases made to remove Muhammad Nawaz…

Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori called on President Dr. Arif Alvi in Karachi. According to a Governor’s House media cell, they discussed ongoing projects in the Sindh province, cooperation of the federal government, measures pertaining to the restoration of metropolis infrastructure and other issues of mutual interests. Kamran Tessori,…

Women Media Forum, Pakistan (WMFP) condemns the attack on journalist Yelena Milashina in the strongest terms and stands in solidarity with her. Such brutal attacks on journalists are a direct attack on freedom of speech and WMFP condemns it and demands that journalists, especially women journalists be allowed to work…

A supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been found guilty by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court of criminal damage to the Pakistan High Commission after launching a violent attack on the premises — nine days after the arrest of Imran Khan on May 9 in Islamabad. Aamir Wasim Chaudhary, 51, of…

At least five people died and 15 others sustained injuries when a three-storey building collapsed due to a powerful gas cylinder explosion in Jhelum on Sunday. According to initial reports, the three-storey hotel located on the Grand Trunk Road in Punjab’s Jhelum collapsed after a cylinder exploded in the kitchen.…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has vehemently condemned social media campaign about a murder attempt on Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and expressed the resolve to crush every conspiracy against Pakistan and the state institutions. In a statement on Sunday, the prime minister directed the relevant authorities to…

Pakistan and Switzerland have agreed to work together to enhance disaster management capabilities and share best practices in the field. It was decided during the meeting between Chairman NDMA Lt. General Inam Haider Malik and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Islamabad today. The Chairman NDMA appraised Swiss delegation of…

President Arif Alvi held telephonic conversation with the families of Major Saqib Bajwa and Naik Ali Baqir who were martyred in Balochistan earlier this month. He paid tribute to the martyrs and appreciated their services. The President also expressed his condolences to the relatives of Sepoy of Gul Rauf, who…

Advisor on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Indian brutality and violence for seven decades in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have failed to dampen the morale of Kashmiri people. In his message on the occasion of the 7th martyrdom anniversary of Kashmiri leader Burhan…