Pakistan
Govt focusing on creating business friendly environment for foreign investors: Miftah
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…
Read More »PTI made all possible efforts to delay judgment on foreign funding case: Khaqan
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…
Read More »Promotion of foreign investment in Pakistan Govt’s top priority: PM
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…
Read More »APHC calls for complete shutdown on 5th August in IIOJK
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…
Read More »Pakistan, US agree on continued cooperation in diverse areas
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…
Read More »Latika Maskey Pradhan praises anti-rape law of Pakistan
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…
Read More »Government urges ECP to announce long-delayed judgment on PTI foreign funding case
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…
Read More »Finance Minister, Saudi envoy discuss bilateral issues
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…
Read More »Marizanne Kapp ruled out of Commonwealth Games
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…
Read More »Pakistan rejects, strongly condemns baseless comments by Indian Defence Minister: FO
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,…
Read More »Economy cannot afford a new political crisis: Ahsan Iqbal
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…
Read More »Balochistan govt releases over Rs92.4mln for families of flood victims: Farah Azeem
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…
Read More »Arayawangso asks Buddhists to visit religious, heritage sites in Swat
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…
Read More »CJP decides to hear more arguments before ruling on govt’s request for full court bench
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…
Read More »Armed forces reiterate unwavering support for civil government’s rescue, recovery efforts
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…
Read More »Govt will not compromise on constitution, democracy: Marriyum
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…
Read More »Code of conduct issued for months of Muharram, Safar: Ashrafi
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…
Read More »CM Sindh visits localities in Karachi to review drainage of rainwater
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…
Read More »PM reaffirms Pakistan’s full support to SCO Charter, ‘Shanghai Spirit’
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…
Read More »Chairman JCSC, Tri-services Chiefs discuss Pakistan’s defence & security environment
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…
Read More »Pakistan urges Int’l community to engage with Afghan interim authorities
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…
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