Pakistan
PM directs to pass on benefits of reduced petroleum prices to masses immediately
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to transfer the impacts of the reduction in petrol and diesel prices to the masses immediately. Presiding over the Federal Cabinet meeting held in Islamabad on Friday, he further directed the Interior Ministry and the districts administration across the country to ensure reduction…
Read More »Soldier martyred in Bajaur shootout
One Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom during a fire exchange that took place between the terrorists and security forces in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Thursday. The military’s media wing, in a statement, said the fire exchange took place in the general area of Loesam…
Read More »Amin Aslam quits PTI
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Malik Amin Aslam announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the Imran Khan-led party as it has been overtaken by an “agenda” which got exposed during May 9 protests. The former adviser to then-prime minister Khan made the announcement at a press conference at the…
Read More »FO rejects ill-informed US report on religious freedom in Pakistan
Foreign Office has strongly rejected the baseless assertions made about Pakistan in the International Religious Freedom Report released by the United States. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that such ill-informed reporting exercises about internal affairs of sovereign states are…
Read More »All saboteurs involved in terrorist incidents of May 9 should be brought to book as soon as possible: Mohsin
Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi has said that all the saboteurs involved in the terrorist incidents of May 9 should be brought to book as soon as possible. He was chairing a high level meeting on law and order in Lahore on Thursday. During the meeting, legal proceedings…
Read More »Minister for Religious Affairs, Saudi Ambassador launch Road to Makkah project
Minister for Religious Affairs Senator Talha Mahmood along with Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki launched Road to Makkah project at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday under which 26 thousand intending pilgrims will travel to Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj. Addressing the launching ceremony, the Minister said all…
Read More »Artificial Intelligence System installed at Multan-Sukkur Motorway
Artificial Intelligence System (AIS) have been installed at Multan-Sukkur Motorway M-5 to regulate traffic and curtail road violations. A spokesperson of Motorway Police Masroor Ahmad told our Multan representative that M-5 which is part of CPEC projects is the first Motorway in Pakistan which has been equipped with this latest…
Read More »PM proposes to strengthen border security mechanism along Pakistan-Iran frontier
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to further strengthen border security mechanism along the Pakistan-Iran frontier to make it a symbol of peace, brotherhood, development and prosperity. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of 100-megawatt Polan-Gabd electricity project at Pakistan-Iran border on Thursday. The Prime Minister said there should be…
Read More »Govt announces three-day protest campaign against proposed G-20 meeting in IIOJK
Government has announced a three day protest campaign from May 21 against the proposed holding of G-20 summit in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This was announced by Adviser…
Read More »PML-Q to hold countrywide rallies to express solidarity with armed forces
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam has decided to organize countrywide rallies to express solidarity with the armed forces of Pakistan. A decision in this respect was taken at a consultative meeting of the party held in Islamabad on Tuesday with Federal Minister and Senior Vice President of PML-Q Chaudhry Salik Hussain in…
Read More »National Assembly passes Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Bill, 2023
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Bill, 2023. The bill moved by Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon is aimed at condemning and awarding punishment for the actions that account for breach of the sovereignty and integrity of the Parliament. In his remarks, Minister for Education Rana…
Read More »Politics of Imran based on fanning chaos, disorder in society: Marriyum
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says the 9th of May tragedy would have not occurred if the main culprits of attacks on PTV Headquarters in 2014 were held accountable and awarded strict punishment. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, she said the politics of PTI Chief…
Read More »KE Signs Multi-Party MoU to Add Indigenous Resource-Based Power Generation
Committed to increasing reliance on indigenous sources of energy production to provide access to affordable energy for all, K-Electric (KE) inked a Memorandum-of-Understanding (MoU) with Government of Sindh (GOS), Oracle Power, and PowerChina for the potential development of 2×660 MW coal-fired power project based on Thar coal. KE was represented…
Read More »PM directs to ensure provision of funds for development of Balochistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure provision of funds for the development of Balochistan as it is directly linked with the progress of Pakistan. He was talking to the commission, constituted to enquire and investigate the grievances of students belonging to Balochistan, which called on him, in Islamabad…
Read More »HC Zaheer Janjua attends cultural fun gala of Pak community in Ottawa
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada Zaheer A. Janjua attended a community fun gala of Pakistani diaspora in Ottawa.The event was arranged by FriendsCafe Club Of Canada at a local community centre and attended by a large number of of Pakistanis and Canadians of Pakistan origin living in and around the…
Read More »CJP Umar Ata Bandial asks govt, PTI to resume talks
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Monday asked the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to resume talks again. The CJP passed the remark while heading a three-member bench, comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar. The bench was hearing the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea…
Read More »PDM calls off anti-CJP sit-in outside Supreme Court
After dawn to dusk “peaceful” dharna in Islamabad, the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Monday evening called off the sit-in staged outside the Supreme Court to protest against the judiciary for “facilitating” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The announcement was made by PDM President Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is…
Read More »Pakistan Navy’s Station Commander Lahore calls on Punjab Governor in Lahore
Station Commander of Pakistan Navy Lahore Commodore Sajid Hussain called on Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman in Lahore on Monday. Various issues including matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, the Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman said that martyred and Ghazi of…
Read More »Army vows ‘no restraint’ against perpetrators of May 9 attacks
Military commanders have resolved that restraint will no longer be exercised against perpetrators, spoilers and violators who attack military installations and setups under any circumstances. The resolve was expressed at a Special Corps Commanders Conference held in Rawalpindi on Monday with Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir in the chair.…
Read More »No talks with PTI unless its leadership tenders unconditional apology: Bilawal
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said there will be no talks with PTI unless its leadership tenders unconditional apology for damaging state and public property on May 9 in the garb of protests. Speaking on the floor of the House during the Joint Siting of Parliament in Islamabad, he…
Read More »Religious Scholars condemn PTI for vandalizing sensitive installations of country
Ulema-o-Mashaikhs of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have condemned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for vandalizing sensitive installations of the country. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Sunday, they urged the nation to be united and stand against enemies of the country. Speaking on the occasion, Moulana Khalil ur Rehman said Indian media have…
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