Pakistan

Marizanne Kapp, South Africa’s in-form allrounder, has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games after cutting short her participation in the tour of England for family reasons. Kapp returned home before the first of three T20Is last Thursday after her brother-in-law suffered serious injuries in an accident which left him in intensive…

 Pakistan Sunday completely rejected and strongly condemned the unwarranted and totally unacceptable comments made by the Indian Defence Minister at a recent event in Jammu, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement issued here.The Minister in his remarks distorted the well-established historical facts about the Jammu & Kashmir dispute,…

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan’s current economic situation cannot afford any new political crisis. Speaking to news persons outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, the Minister said the incumbent federal government is taking the economy out of crisis towards stability. He said Imran Khan and…

Spokesperson Balochistan Government Farah Azeem Shah has said over 92.4 million rupees have been released for those who lost their family members in recent torrential rains in the province. In a statement on Monday, she said one hundred and two people including women and children died in recent torrential rains…

The most celebrated monk from Thailand, Arayawangso has asked the Buddhists across the globe to visit the religious and heritage sites in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This he stated after visiting the Buddhist sites in Swat along with his twenty disciples. The Buddhist monks’ delegation, which is on visit to Pakistan…

As the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) Monday resumed the hearing for the case of the Punjab chief minister’s election, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said that the court needs more legal clarification regarding the formation of a full bench to issue a verdict on the case. The…

The 249th Corps Commanders’ Conference on Monday reaffirmed resolve of the Armed Forces to extend complete support to civil administration in rescue and rehabilitation activities. The Corps Commander Conference held at GHQ was presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, an Inter Services Public Relations…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said the Supreme Court should constitute a full-bench of the apex court to hear the case pertaining to Punjab chief minister’s election. In a statement on Sunday, she said the full court should hear the Supreme Court Bar Association’s review petition and…

Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said the religious scholars have purposed eighteen-point code of conduct for the months of Muharram and Safar with the consultation and consent of all Islamic clerics. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Sunday, he advised the Ulema belonging to…

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah visited various areas of Karachi on Sunday to review the drainage situation and directed the police and district administration to help the people in every possible way. Provincial Minister Nasir Shah, Sharjeel Memon, and Administrator Murtaza Wahab also accompanied him. The Chief Minister…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underlined the need for developing appropriate funding mechanisms to promote intra-Shanghai Cooperation Organization trade as well as development initiatives. He was talking to Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Ambassador Zhang Ming, who called on him in Lahore on Sunday. Stressing the enhancement of…

A meeting of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and all Services Chiefs was held in Rawalpindi on Friday to discuss defence and security environment. According to ISPR, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza presided over the meeting, which was attended by Chief of Army Staff…

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar has urged international community to engage with the Afghan interim authorities in capacity building and other assistance to enable them restore peace and stability in the country. Answering a question during his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, he said Afghanistan is facing a…

Gilgit Baltistan government has started implementation on self-employment scheme, asking the youth to submit applications for a loan up to three million rupees for this purpose. In a statement on Friday, Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid urged the young people to start e-business and get an honourable livelihood. He…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Vice Chairman, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, has said that India is grossly violating the international law in the UN-recognized disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar in a message from Central Jail…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has assured Pakistan’s active support in taking forward the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s development cooperation agenda. Talking to Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Islamabad on Friday, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the purposes and principles of the SCO Charter and the ‘Shanghai Spirit.’…

A four-day photo exhibition “titled A Night at Lok Virsa Museum was held at Lok Virsa to show the culture of each other countries. It was jointly organized by the Indonesian Embassy and Lok Virsa. The exhibition is aimed to highlight fresh perspectives into historical connections, and religious backgrounds, and…

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said today’s re-election of Hamza Shahbaz as Punjab Chief Minister is victory of democracy. He was addressing a news conference in Lahore on Friday along with Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb. He said that PML(N) accepted the results of the recently-held…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his gratitude to Almighty Allah on the election of Hamza Shehbaz as Chief Minister Punjab. In a tweet on Friday, he said Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has once again revived the democratic tradition of his great father and family.  He said the role played by…

The Met Office has forecast more rain with wind and thundershower in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours.  Scattered heavy falls are likely in south Punjab, lower Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and eastern Balochistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-six degree centigrade,…

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says the country is passing through a phase of economic restoration and there is a need of charter of economy. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he said the government has to take tough decisions to put the country on the path of progress and development.…