Pakistan

Pakistan and Australia have agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the mining and gemstones sectors.This understanding was reached at a meeting between Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Australian High Commissioner Timothy Kane in Islamabad today.Timothy Kane informed the Minister that Australian companies are already working on the Reko…

President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed all aspects of bilateral cooperation and discussed measures to further strengthen the long-standing and brotherly relations between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.They explored…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of World Day of Peaceful Coexistence urged the nation to renew its commitment to dialogue, understanding and tolerance instead of division, understanding and prejudice to ensure that peaceful coexistence not remains a mere concept but rather becomes a living reality for people…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Tuesday, formally reviewed National Accountability Bureau’s performance and appreciated its transformation into a technology-driven institution. He praised the integration of modern technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence in investigations. Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lieutenant General (R) Nazir Ahmed, called on him at the…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the government was working on a priority basis to leverage new technologies for the national and economic development. He expressed these views during a meeting with a high-level delegation of leading experts in artificial intelligence that called on him during his recent private…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underscored the importance of expanding cooperation in trade and economic engagement, education, culture, capacity-building, and people-to-people exchanges between Pakistan and Myanmar. He was talking to Myanmar’s Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who called on him in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister particularly…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that federal government will use all possible resources for skill development and capacity building of the youth. Talking to Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan in Islamabad, he said enhancing educational capabilities of the youth is a top…

President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Abu Dhabi on a four-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates. The President was received at the Presidential Flight Terminal of Zayed International Airport by UAE Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi. First Lady Begum Aseefa Bhutto Zardari…

Pakistan and Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and agreed to enhance cooperation across a broad range of areas. The understanding to this effect was reached during the First Bilateral Political Consultations between the two countries held in Ghana. The Bilateral Political Consultations between Pakistan and…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has assured to protect the property rights of overseas Pakistanis. In a post on his X handle, he said if the overseas Pakistanis report any case of illegal occupation on their properties, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad is bound to decide it within seven days. The…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of Stroke Management Centers in every district of the province. While presiding over a meeting in Lahore on Tuesday, the Chief Minister directed that a telemedicine project for the immediate treatment of stroke patients should be launched without delay. The…

Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain says Pakistan stands prepared to play a constructive role in shaping a fair, transparent and resilient global labour market. He made the remarks while representing Pakistan at the 3rd Edition of the Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC) held in…

Minister of State for Education Wajiha Qamar has said initiatives have been taken to improve the quality of education in educational institutions. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, she said initiatives included improvement of digital and other infrastructure in the educational institutions. She mentioned that the Higher Education Commission…

S&P Global Market Intelligence, a leading provider of financial market data, projects Pakistan’s inflation to remain at 5.1 percent this year. In its latest macroeconomic forecast for Pakistan, S&P projects a current account deficit of 0.5% of GDP this year. S&P also forecasts GDP growth of 3.5% in financial year…

Pakistan and Denmark have decided to further enhance collaboration in climate action and science diplomacy. The decision was made in a meeting between Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr Musadik Malik and Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Maja Mortensen in Islamabad. During the meeting, both sides held…

Pakistan has vowed to counter Indian water terrorism, with the same resolve, clarity and success that it demonstrated against India’s aggression in May last year. This resolve was expressed by First Secretary at Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Zulfiqar Ali while responding to the remarks of the Indian…

The Pakistan Post is set to be fully digitalized by January 2027 as part of a major reform initiative aimed at modernizing postal services nationwide and aligning them with international standards. The Ministry of Communications has launched the Automation of Post Office Project, which is being financed by the Export-Import…

Pakistan has expressed commitment to a UN Charter-inspired rules-based international order in which disputes are resolved peacefully. At the High-Level Open Debate of UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said attempts to normalize unilateral actions outside the Charter undermine collective security and weaken the…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports on Monday, where he formally inaugurated Shukra, a state-of-the-art monitoring system designed to track passport applications, printing, and departmental performance in real time. As part of the upgrade, a 24/7 Monitoring Room and a Call Centre have been…

The British High Commission in Pakistan today reaffirmed its leadership in advancing inclusive and effective security by convening the national conference Women as Architects of Resilience: Empowering Women in Security and Counterterrorism, held in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), Global Affairs Canada and with support from the…

The Roshni Helpline’s annual report 2025 says 89% of missing children, 3400 out of 3808 reportedly missing, were recovered from across Pakistan and they were reunited with their families. The cases were referred to the Roshni team either by the police or were reported on Roshni Helpline 1138 directly, and…