Pakistan

The third meeting of Census Monitoring Committee was held in Islamabad, with Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. The meeting reviewed preparations for holding the seventh digital Population and Housing Census. The Planning Minister directed Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and NADRA to revise census training and…

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for information sharing, cooperation, coordination, and capacity building of professionals. The areas of collaboration include establishing a coordination mechanism that would enable smooth working relations for digitalization of networks, specifically in the areas of cyber…

A delegation of different companies of Finland called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad and discussed prospects of cooperation with Pakistan in trade and investment. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said Pakistan has excellent investment opportunities in the fields of energy, information technology, food processing, and livestock.…

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says the PTI Chief Imran Khan wants an NRO from the coalition government to get rid of all the cases against him. Talking to a private television channel, he said the PTI government, led by Imran Khan, has left the country in shambles. The Minister…

Pakistan has stressed on trade, investment and technical partnership to boost South-South cooperation. Speaking in a video message to an event in Bangkok, commemorating the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram said importance of South-South cooperation is now more evident than ever.…

Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain-wind and thundershower is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North Punjab, South-eastern Sindh, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Temperatures of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Peshawar twenty-three degree centigrade,…

Ambassador of Pakistan to United States Masood Khan has said that the floods in Pakistan are becoming more devastating and cumulative damage of climate change would be astronomical. These views were expressed by Ambassador Masood Khan during an interview to Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. He said that United Nations…

Rain-wind and thundershower is expected in Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Upper and Central Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, eastern and southern Sindh during the next twelve hours. However, hot and humid weather is likely to prevail in other parts of the country. Temperatures of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Muzaffarabad…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leadership has appealed to the United Nations and international human rights organizations to stop India from killing innocent youth in fake encounters under a wicked plan. In their statements in Srinagar, APHC leaders including Syed Bashir Andrabi and…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed gratitude to Türkiye for extending humanitarian relief assistance to Pakistan in form of immediate dispatch of tents, emergency food items, and medicines. Talking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over phone on Sunday, he sensitised President Erdogan of the havoc caused by the riverine…

Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail says rehabilitation of flood affectees is the biggest challenge for incumbent government. Speaking at a meeting with delegation of business community in Lahore on Sunday, he said country is facing worst catastrophe during this flood and restoration of damaged infrastructure is prime priority of…

Chairman of National Database and Registration Authority Tariq Malik inaugurated the first-ever NADRA facilitation Desk for the business community at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday. On the occasion Chairman NADRA said, digitization is being done for the convenience of the business class of Rawalpindi, aiming to…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said PTI Chief Imran Khan should come out of any delusion and keep in mind that next general elections will be held in 2023. In a statement on Sunday, she said Imran Khan is habitual of demonstrating stubbornness and he should learn…

Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has called upon Inter-Parliamentary Union to come forward in support of flood affected people of Pakistan. Talking to the President of Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco in Islamabad, he said the floods have caused tragic losses, leaving millions of people homeless, destroying crops and damaging the…

The ‘Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for Parliaments of Asia-Pacific’ is beginning in Islamabad on Tuesday. The National Assembly is hosting the two-day seminar. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend its inaugural session. The event is being held in the backdrop of the devastating rains,…

Pakistan and China have agreed to counter the agendas of hostile elements through mutual efforts for ensuring safety and security of Chinese personnel and projects in Pakistan. The understanding was reached during the 9th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Safety and Security of China Pakistan Economic Corridor, in…

The 74th death anniversary of the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is being observed with due solemnity on Sunday, with the pledges to follow his golden principles of “unity, faith and discipline.” The day dawned with special prayers in mosques and other worship places for eternal peace…

President Dr Arif Alvi visited the British High Commission to offer his condolences on the sad demise of Queen Elizabeth-II, on Friday.  He was received by the British High Commissioner, Christian Turner, on his arrival at the High Commission. Later, talking to the British High Commissioner, the President shared his…

First of the two flights for today from USA carrying flood relief assistance arrived at Nur Khan Base Rawalpindi. In a statement on Friday, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad welcomed the humanitarian assistance from USA with warmth and gratitude. The second relief assistance flight from USA landed at Sukkur…

The business community of Sialkot has donated financial and other relief assistance, including ration and essential items, to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the flood affected people. A delegation of Sialkot’s business community and industrialists called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday and presented the donation. Business…

Pakistan has so far received sixty two flights from friendly countries and international organizations carrying relief goods for flood victims. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson, United Arab Emirates sent twenty nine flights, Turkiye eleven, China four, Qatar four, USA three, one each by France, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Jordan. United Nations…