Pakistan

The brutal Indian authorities have shifted back the illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Muhammad Yasin Malik, from a hospital to New Delhi’s infamous Tihar Jail. Yasin Malik was admitted to the hospital on July 26 after his heath condition deteriorated in the jail where he was on a hunger strike…

Pakistan Air Force personnel and helicopter fleet are actively engaged in providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support to the people stranded in flash floods affected areas of Balochistan.     According to PAF spokesperson, on the special instructions of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, PAF helicopters have distributed…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Jacobabad. This was stated by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb in a tweet on Saturday. She said Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz and Chief Secretary Balochistan briefed the Prime Minister. Prime Minister @CMShehbaz has arrived in Jacobabadhttps://t.co/4vDOWEgTvH…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for the successful organization of Road to Makkah project to facilitate Pakistan Hajj pilgrims. Talking to Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki in Islamabad on Saturday, he congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Saudi government…

Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique says the government is committed to improve the country’s aviation industry as there are some loopholes in the aviation related policy. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of upgraded runway of Lahore Airport, he said private airlines would also be given opportunities to work…

Pakistan Navy Ship Taimur has visited Cambodia where it was warmly welcomed by the host navy and Pakistani diplomatic officials. This is the first visit of a Pakistan Navy ship to Cambodia. Pakistan Navy Ship Taimur has visited Cambodia where it was warmly welcomed by the host navy and Pakistani…

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), the Custodian of national database, is using state of the art technology for managing its data and systems to issue national identity documents like CNIC, NICOP, CRC, FRC etc, To assist the Government and private sector organizations (like telcos and banks) in CNIC verification,…

Election Commission of Pakistan has de-notified the eleven Members of National Assembly belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. The Election Commission de-notified these members on Friday, after acceptance of their resignations by the Speaker National Assembly. The de-notified members include Ali Muhammad Khan, Fazal Muhammad Khan, Shaukat Ali, Fakhar Zaman Khan, Farrukh…

Pakistan Army continues its relief efforts in flood hit areas of the country. In Othal area of Balochistan, 2,300 individuals of four villages have been evacuated to safer places while shelter and cooked meals were provided to the affected population. Telecommunication services have been restored in most of Balochistan. Five…

Pakistan has expressed concerns over the deteriorating health of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik and demanded his immediate release from the Indian detention. Speaking at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar called upon the Indian government to refrain from victimizing the true representatives…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stressed the need for enhancing connectivity among the SCO member countries through building rail, road, sea and air links for realization of the shared vision. Addressing the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tashkent, he said within the SCO space, shared goals for…

The National Assembly was informed on Friday Pakistan is in process of signing agreements with different countries for the export of manpower. Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi told the house during question hour that the countries with which the agreements are being pursued include…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says Pakistan is firmly committed to a peaceful, stable, prosperous and connected Afghanistan. Talking to Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi in Tashkent on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting, he emphasized that there is prospect of ending four-decade long conflict…

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said attracting the US investment in different sectors of Pakistan’s economy is top priority of the government. Talking to the US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan and the US enjoy long term, broad based and multi-dimensional relationship. He…

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has made all possible efforts to delay judgment on foreign funding case. He was talking to media alongwith other leaders of Pakistan Democratic Movement in front of the Election Commission office in Islamabad following meeting with…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the promotion of foreign investment in Pakistan is the foremost priority of the government. He was talking to a delegation of Pak-US Business Forum which called on him in Islamabad on Friday. The Prime Minister said the government took difficult decisions to revive economy…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for complete shutdown, civil curfew and large-scale protest demonstrations on 5th August in the territory and urged the people to offer special prayers for the success of the freedom movement. APHC General Secretary Molvi Bashir Ahmad…

Pakistan and the United States have agreed on continued cooperation in diverse areas with particular focus on enhancing economic and commercial ties. The agreement was reached during meetings of the Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Masood Khan with Congressmen Tim Burchett and Mark Green in Washington. In his meeting…

Deputy Representative of United Nations Population Fund Latika Maskey Pradhan called on Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar in Islamabad today (Thursday). Latika Maskey Pradhan expressed her determination to work with Pakistan in a better way. She also assured full cooperation on financial and technical basis. She praised…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah says the coalition government is demanding from the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce the long-delayed judgment on the PTI foreign funding case.  Addressing media in Islamabad on Thursday, he said, despite the various delaying tactics of PTI, the case has been concluded and its judgment…

Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nawaf Bin Said Al-Malki called on Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail in Islamabad on Wednesday. The Finance Minister said that both countries have exceptional relationships based on social, political, religious and cultural ties. The Saudi Ambassador acknowledged the long-term relationship and shared…