Pakistan

A four-day Chilam Joshi Festival will conclude on Monday. The festival commemorates the arrival of summer and celebrates the abundance of dairy products during the season.  The people of Kalash partake in dancing festivities, where they make circles and enjoy the sound of music.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to provide foolproof security to Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan. The Ministry of Interior gave a detailed briefing to Shehbaz Sharif about the security of the former Prime Minister. The Prime Minister directed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to provide best security to the…

Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman has stressed the need for setting priorities to deal with climate change. In a statement on Monday, she said that a meeting has been held with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the issue of heatwave. Sherry Rehman said the Ministry of Climate Change has…

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has a portfolio of projects in different provinces in Pakistan, depending upon their requirements and their areas of competency. In an exclusive interview with China Economic Net, he said based on different comparative advantages, every province…

Convener of MQM-Pakistan Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday and discussed overall political situation of the country. The Prime Minister welcomed cooperation of allied parties in implementation of government’s reforms agenda. He also termed their cooperation pivotal in the future decisions of…

Government has decided to maintain fuel prices in the country. This was announced by Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail at a news conference in Islamabad today [Sunday]. He said despite increasing prices of petroleum products Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided not to transfer the burden of price…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit the United States on Tuesday to lead Pakistan’s delegation at a ministerial-level meeting on global food security in New York on Wednesday. The meeting, convened by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is aimed at responding to the escalating food prices across the…

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have shifted 82 more Kashmiri political detainees to different jails in India. According to media reports, these detainees have been shifted from jails of the valley to jails in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi. Forty four prisoners have been lodged…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the spread of cholera epidemic in Pir Koh, Dera Bugti. He directed the federal and provincial governments to take steps on emergency basis to stop the spread of cholera. He issued directives to deliver food items, clean drinking water and other assistance…

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has visited Headquarters Bahawalpur Corps. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Headquarters Bahawalpur Corps@OfficialDGISPR https://t.co/spr3x3Dh2z pic.twitter.com/IJPVfmQET1— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) May 15, 2022 According to the ISPR, he was given a detailed briefing on operational, training and administrative aspects of…

Balloting of Hajj applications under government scheme is being held today in Islamabad. Communications Minister Asad Mehmood and Minister for Housing Maulana Abdul Wasay will be chief guests of the balloting ceremony. Over 32,000 successful intending pilgrims will be selected out of the total 63,604 applicants.

Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Shazia Marri visited United Arab Emirates (UAE) Consulate in Karachi to offer condolences to the Counsel General of UAE and the government of UAE on the sad demise of the President of UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.The Federal…

Three soldiers and three children martyred in a suicide blast occurred in the vicinity of Miranshah, North Waziristan. According to ISPR, Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir, age 33 years resident of Pakpatan, Sepoy Uzair Asfar, age 21 years resident of Haripur, Sepoy Qasim Maqsood, age 22 years, resident of Multan embraced…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited UAE embassy to offer his condolence on the death of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He paid tribute to the wise leadership of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He said services of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in…

India has banned wheat exports after a scorching heatwave drastically affected crop yield and skyrocketed inflation. The government’s production estimate stands at 95 million tonnes, from an earlier projected ‘record’ production of 111.3 million tonnes.     

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stressed that present government is committed to improve the poverty situation in Pakistan and Kamyab Pakistan Program is a good platform in this regard. Presiding over a meeting on Kamyab Pakistan Program in Islamabad on Saturday, he said that such program is in consonance of…

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held an interaction with officers of Foreign Office today. In a tweet today [Saturday], Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the Foreign Minister outlined his foreign policy priorities and assured the officers of his full support to their personal and professional well-being. The Foreign Minister…

Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi, the Federal Ombudsman has said that show cause notice willbe issued to the delinquent officers of the concerned Agency for non-implementation offindings regarding poor pensioners and workers. He said that timely implementation offindings is of great importance, as a decision becomes meaningless if it is not implemented…

The 6th AFIGP Annual Conference was held at National Police Academy Islamabad on14th May, 2022 under the auspices of Association of Former Inspectors General of Police (AFIGP).The conference was set on the theme of “Reform through Technology Oriented Policing TOP” andwas chaired by the President AFIGP Mr. Iftikhar Rashid and…

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has strongly denounced the so-called delimitation exercise in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued in Srinagar, the APHC spokesman termed it as a part of Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government’s sinister plan to impose the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Hindutva agenda in…

AJK President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary has appealed to international human rights bodies to take serious notice of Modi’s government’s illegal steps in the Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir including delimitations. Talking to newsmen in Muzaffarabad, he said Modi’s government has started unconstitutional and illegal steps since 5th August 2019 and…