Pakistan

A two-day Behbud Art and Craft Bazar will open at Pakistan China Friendship Center in Islamabad tomorrow with the aim to promote handmade products and support the less privileged women. The festival will feature a variety of products, games for kids, traditional food, live music and fun for the whole…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged world leaders, representatives of international development and humanitarian organisations, and friends of Pakistan to signal support and solidarity with a country that is grappling with a natural disaster not of its making. In an article appeared in The Guardian, Shehbaz Sharif said he and…

Managing Director International Monetary Fund Ms Kristalina Georgieva called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over telephone and reiterated her commitment to help Pakistan in the difficult period. She also expressed her deep sympathy and concern on the human and material losses due to the recent floods. The Prime Minister thanked the…

On 5th of January every year, we renew our support for the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) unanimously adopted a resolution espousing the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through…

The 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is being observed today. In a tweet, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the person who brought politics out of the palaces to the people of…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah met with the family members of Shaheed Adeel Hussain at police lines in Islamabad and presented them the Shaheed package. Police Personnel Adeel Hussain was martyred in a recent suicide bombing in Islamabad. Rana Sanaullah presented a check of ten million rupees to the widow of…

Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khursheed has said that the Land Reforms Committee is working to solve the land problem in Gilgit-Baltistan on a permanent basis as per the aspirations of the people. Presiding over a high-level meeting held in Gilgit, he said Land reforms complaints against shortage of wheat and…

The Federal Government has decided to compile an authentic copy of the Holy Quran with respect to its Arabic text and translation in consultation with provincial Quran Boards to prevent any kind of distortion. This was announced by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, along with Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized on increasing Information Technology exports from 2.6 billion dollars to 15 billion dollars in next three years. He said this while chairing a meeting regarding promotion of IT sector in Islamabad on Thursday. The Prime Minister said Pakistan has enormous potential in the IT…

Pakistan and China have agreed to maintain close communication to fast-track the bilateral cooperation agenda for mutual benefit of the people of the two countries in 2023 and beyond. The agreement reached during a comprehensive telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday. The two…

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 4-10, announced the military’s media wing on Thursday. This is Gen Munir’s first official trip outside of Pakistan ever since he took charge as the army chief. The Inter-Services Public…

In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has demanded the UN to fulfill its obligations regarding settlement of the Kashmir dispute under its resolutions.   In separate statements, APHC leaders including Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar and Nayeem Ahmed Khan have said the UN resolution is…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his government’s strong commitment for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-affected areas. He was addressing local notables in Sohbatpur District of Balochistan on Wednesday. The Prime Minister said International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan is being held in Geneva on the 9th of this…

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said PTI’s presentation of selective and misrepresented economic indicators is an attempt to mislead the citizens of Pakistan. Talking to media, along with other federal ministers, in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said the comparisons are factually incorrect and devoid of economic context. The Finance Minister…

The United States said that Pakistan has a right to defend itself from terrorism as the country has suffered tremendously from terrorist attacks. The statement from the US comes after Interior Minister Rana Sanullah threatened to target the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Afghanistan if Kabul does not take action…

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the “baseless and frivolous” accusations made by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, calling the Indian official’s tirade a “reflection of growing frustration” over New Dehli’s failure to malign and isolate Islamabad. Earlier this week, the Indian minister made a veiled attack on Pakistan during a press conference…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure on an emergency basis one hundred percent anti COVID-19 vaccination of children aged five to twelve. He was chairing a meeting regarding COVID-19 situation in the country.    The Prime Minister said screening of people at the country’s borders and airports should be…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Maryam Nawaz as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) senior vice-president, while she has also been asked to reshuffle the party for the better, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb revealed on Tuesday.  Issuing the notification which was signed by PM Shehbaz, the information minister said that the prime minister…

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Senator Azam Swati has finally been released from jail in connection with the case of controversial tweets. A day earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted bail to Swati but he could not be released due to the unavailability of the court’s written orders about his bail. The court accepted the PTI leader’s…

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Tuesday said the federal government had approved a new energy conservation plan under which markets/malls would close by 8:30pm, while it also banned the usage of inefficient appliances that would save the country around R62 billion annually. Asif announced the cabinet’s decision in a press conference. He was…

National Security Committee has reiterated its resolve to have zero tolerance for terrorism in Pakistan and reaffirmed its determination to take on any and all entities that resort to violence. The 40th meeting of National Security Committee was held in Islamabad on Monday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of…