Pakistan

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…

Pakistan says it completely rejects any attempt by India to contemplate some G20-related event or meeting in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized “disputed” territory between Pakistan and India and…

Azad Jammu and Kashmir government presented the budget for the next fiscal year with a total outlay of over 163 billion rupees in Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad on Saturday. Presenting the budget, Minister for Finance Abdul Majid Khan said total revenue has been projected to the tune of over 170…

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference has said India is deliberately targeting the youth in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir under a well-hatched conspiracy to force the Kashmiris to give up their freedom struggle but will never succeed in its nefarious designs. According to Kashmir Media Service, the APHC in…

All is set to hold polling for first phase of Local Governments elections in Sindh tomorrow (Sunday). In the first phase, elections are being held in 14 districts of Larkana, Sukkur and Shaheed Benazirabad Divisions. According to our Hyderabad Correspondent, the local governments elections will be conducted in Umarkot, Tharparkar,…

The World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF), a Washington-based advocacy group, rented digital advertising trucks in Washington – demanding the release of Khurram Pervez, Yasin Malik and other political prisoners. The electronic screens on the trucks carry messages such as: “Free Yasin Malik”; “Free Khurram Parvez”; “Khurram Parvez is not a terrorist.…

 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced the provision of 200 acres of land for the establishment of a residential colony for the fishermen of Gwadar besides the distribution of 2,000 motorboat engines to help them earn a livelihood. The prime minister stated this in an interaction with local fishermen…

A European Union monitoring mission arrived in Islamabad today (Wednesday) to assess the implementation of 27 international conventions to which Pakistan is a signatory. In a statement, European Union mission in Pakistan said that he delegation includes the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Trade and Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion and…

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a two-day official visit to Rwanda on 24th of this month. She will lead Pakistan’s delegation to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Hina Rabbani Khar will also attend the Pre-CHOGM Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting on…

Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has rescued Sri Lankan and Omani seafarer in back to back search and rescue operations carried out separately. According to Director Public Relations PMSA, Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Sri Lanka informed MRCC Pakistan that a Sri Lankan Fishing vessel Amila Sea Food-Tuna-01 is in distress around…

Turkmen Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov called on Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad on Wednesday.   They discussed ways to enhance and strengthen mutual cooperation in the field of defence between the two countries. Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Minister said Pakistan continues to maintain and will further enhance cooperation…

All is set for local bodies elections scheduled to be held on Sunday in fourteen districts of four divisions of Sindh province in the first phase. Twenty one thousand two hundred ninety eight( 21298)  candidates are in field for six thousand two hundred seventy seven seats of one hundred one…

An in-camera meeting of the National Security Committee, which met in Islamabad on Wednesday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, held a detailed discussion on talks with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and situation along the Pak-Afghan border. National, parliamentary and political leadership, members of parliament and military leadership attended the…

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has formally launched e-summary system in Peshawar today (Wednesday). Under the e-summary system, creation of summary, process and approval matters will be made on the automation system. A mobile app has also been launched for the e-summary system. Speaking on the occasion, Mahmood Khan…