Pakistan

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe Martyrs’ Week from Wednesday till 13th of this month to remember Kashmiri martyrs who laid their lives for the freedom of their motherland from illegal occupation and physical oppression. According to Kashmir Media Service, call…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated more than forty-seven billion rupees for rehabilitation and construction of highways in the province. According to a spokesman of Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority, about ten billion rupees have been allocated for dualisation of Bannu-Miran Shah-Ghulam Khan road to expedite trade activities in the area. Similarly, two…

Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir says the government is focusing on solar energy to tackle energy crisis. Addressing a news conference in Gujranwala on Sunday, he said that a comprehensive policy is being formulated to shift all government buildings on solar panels. The Minister said that despite sharp gap…

German Ambassador to Pakistan, Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck paid a farewell call on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, overall regional situation, bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed. The COAS said Pakistan attaches great importance to its…

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2022, giving legal effect to budgetary proposals for the next fiscal year. It was moved by Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha. Having a total outlay of 9502 billion rupees, the budget 2022-23 encompasses measures for sustainable economic growth,…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people to use masks and sanitizers in cattle markets, weddings and private gatherings on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, to review COVID situation in the country. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Abdul Qadir…

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi called on Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman in Islamabad on Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual interest between the two countries. Speaking on the occasion, Senator Sherry Rehman said the two countries need to activate…

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Karachi on Wednesday to decide about the crescent of Zil Hajj 1443 Hijri. Chairman of the Committee, Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad will preside over the meeting. Zonal Committees will also meet at their respective headquarters in Islamabad, Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar.

Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini called on Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad on Wednesday.  The Defence Minister said Pakistan and Iran enjoy cordial and fraternal ties nourished by centuries old religious and cultural affinities. He stated that Pakistan is grateful for Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

Islamabad: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) inked an agreement with regard to the development of comprehensive Biometric Verification System (BvS) here on Wednesday at NADRA Headquarters. The agreement was signed between Chairman NADRA Mr. Tariq Malik and CDA Chairman Mr. Amir Ali Ahmed. NADRA…

Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor says the government is committed to provide all possible facilities to the pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. In a briefing meeting with Pakistan Hajj Mission Officials in Madinah, he said that reduction in Hajj expenditure is a clear evidence to our efforts. He said…

Federal cabinet has approved the country’s first-ever National Hazardous Waste Management Policy. This was announced by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb while briefing the media persons in Islamabad on Tuesday along with other cabinet members including Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Qamar Zaman Kaira. Giving details of…

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that a five-day rain spell likely to start from Thursday may generate flooding in urban areas and trigger land sliding in hilly areas of the country. Director General PMD Mehar Sahibzada Khan has said heavy falls would generate urban flooding in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore,…

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two police personnel and a polio worker were killed in an attack on a polio team in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan district on Tuesday. According to details, the attack on the polio team was carried out by unknown gunmen during the ongoing anti-polio drive in…

President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the academia to conduct research and market surveys to assess the market value and demand for graduates of different faculties, particularly in the subjects related to Arts and Literature. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting with the faculty of the Federal Urdu…

A delegation comprising 421 Sikh yatrees reached Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from Lahore today [Monday] to perform rituals and pay their respects at the burial site of the founder of Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee. The Sikh yatrees are on a 10-day visit to attend the 183rd death anniversary…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif  has lauded the inspirational journey of Ahmad Nawaz, the survivor of the Army Public School massacre, who has become the president of Oxford University’s Union. In a tweet today [Monday], he said great honour and inspiring journey fuelled by determination and sheer willpower. Ahmad Nawaz,…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the Peoples Intra District Bus Service in Karachi on Monday to facilitate the people with inexpensive and high-standard transport. In the first phase, the 30-bus fleet will run on a 29 KMs long route from the Model Colony to Tower. There are seven routes…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of delayed construction of Islamabad Jail Complex. The Prime Minister also directed to complete the project in next fiscal year and constituted a project review committee. According to the orders issued today, the Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah will head the committee. The…

Pakistan has congratulated China on the successful hosting of the BRICS meetings. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said while responding to media queries about a ‘High-level Dialogue on Global Development’ held virtually on sidelines of the BRICS meetings said we appreciate China’s role in promoting the interests of the…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolence with former president Asif Ali Zardari on demise of his mother in Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah). He was accompanied by Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawja Saad Rafique, Minister for Trade Syed Naveed…