Pakistan

The National Disaster Management Authority has released latest statistics regarding the loss of life and property in the flood-hit areas.  According to the latest figures, 37 more people have died of floods across the country taking the total number of casualties to 154. The number of injured persons has soared…

Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Azhar Hayat visited Swat and met tribal elders and notables of Malakand, Buner, Shangla and Mardan. The Corps Commander appreciated local elders for their all-out and unflinching support to security forces during war against terrorism, particularly the Swat Operation. The Corps Commander said the Army…

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China in the first week of November on the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jingping.   Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today (Saturday), he said the invitation was extended by the Chinese President to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police arrested senior Hurriyat leader and noted religious preacher, Maulana Sarjan Barkati, in Shopian district, today (Saturday). Maulana Sarjan Barkati’s arrest comes two days after three noted religious leaders, Maulana Abdul Rasheed Dawoodi, Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Majeed Dar Almadni, were…

Pakistan has so far received one hundred and eleven flights from friendly countries and international organizations carrying relief goods for flood victims.   According to Foreign Office Spokesperson, United Arab Emirates has sent forty-one flights, Turkiye thirteen, China four, Qatar four, USA twenty-one, Saudi Arabia two, Oman  two and one flight…

Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, has said social media users can play a significant role in promoting tourism and projecting soft image of the territory. The AJK premier expressed these views in his special message with reference to the social media policy of the Azad…

Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir says power transmission system, badly damaged by floods has been fully restored in flood-affected areas across the country. Talking to news persons in Gujranwala on Saturday, he said an important grid station of 500 KV in Dadu city was secured from flood water with the…

A 27-member Palestinian Disaster Response Team arrived in Islamabad today to express solidarity with Pakistan in the wake of devastating flood. It is part of the Palestinian people’s campaign launched last month to help the flood victims in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Ambassador of the State of…

Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira says government is committed to help the flood victims through a transparent mechanism. Talking to the media in Lahore on Thursday, he said the federal government is providing twenty-five thousand rupees to each flood affected family through…

Kashmiri delegation led by All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir leader Altaf Hussain Wani has sought urgent attention of the world community towards the fast deteriorating political and human rights situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. This was sought during a meeting with Organisation of Islamic…

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday launched the survey to assess damages caused to houses in flood-affected districts. The purpose of the survey is to collect the information and devise a mechanism to ensure efficient management and utilization of flood relief funds. The field staff recruited for this purpose has…

Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to work together to strengthen peace, stability and security in the region, particularly in Afghanistan. The understanding was reached during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of SCO Heads of Council summit in Samarkand,…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to timely completion of Trans-Afghan Railway project linking the Central Asian countries with the world through Karachi and Gwadar ports. He expressed the resolve while talking to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of SCO Heads of Council summit in…

A nine-member delegation, led by Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Imran Shah visited the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib and reviewed arrangements for the Sikh pilgrims. Speaking on the occasion, Syed Imran Shah said promotion of religious tourism in the country is among top priorities of the government. He…

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has warned India against the conspiracies being hatched by the RSS-backed ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to grab land and properties of Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the APHC leadership in a statement, said…

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecom Amin-ul-Haque says government is taking all possible measures to rehabilitate all the rain hit people.   He said this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 6th National Incubation Centre established in Hyderabad by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom with the cooperation…

President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s mission to play a key role in resolution of Kashmir conflict. Talking to the President of Inter-Parliamentary Union, Duarte Pacheco in Islamabad, he expressed the hope that the IPU would take notice of the ongoing Islamophobia and increasing persecution and intimidation…

Five people including member of peace committee Idress Khan were martyred in a bomb blast at Bara Bandai, Tehsil Kabal area of district Swat on Tuesday. According to Rescue 1122, the dead bodies were shifted to civil hospital Kabal. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood has strongly condemned the incident…

Government has distributed an amount of over twenty-four billion rupees among 965,248 flood-affected families across the country under Benazir Income Support Programme. According to a press release, twenty-five thousand rupees are being distributed in each flood-hit family. In Sindh, over fourteen point four billion rupees were distributed in 576,682 families,…

Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri says Pakistan is committed to achieve the target of Sustainable Development Goals, with respect to eradication of hunger and poverty and ensuring safe and nutritious food by 2030. She was addressing the sideline session on “Ending Hunger and Malnutrition” of the…

Deputy Managing Director of the European Union’s Asia and Pacific Department, Paola Pampaloni, called on Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in Islamabad and discussed matters of mutual interest, including promotion of bilateral relations between the European Union and Pakistan. During the meeting, issues of human rights, enforced disappearances, illegal immigration, human…