Pakistan

The National Assembly session will be held at 12 on Saturday noon. Agenda of the day includes voting on the motion for the removal of Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri. Election of the new Speaker and oath taking of Speaker-elect is also included in the agenda.

Bilquis Bano Edhi, the wife of renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, passed away after protracted illness at a private hospital in Karachi on Friday. She was 74. The spokesman of Edhi foundation, confirming her death, said that Bilquis Bano Edhi was suffering from multiple diseases, including heart problem. Bilquis Bano…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has termed the timely completion of roads infrastructure projects as one of the priority areas of provincial government. He was presiding over a meeting in Peshawar on Friday. The meeting was informed that 34 km long Kalam-Matiltan-Mahodand road has been included in provincial roads…

Pakistan Navy has taken over Command of Multinational Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) from Royal Jordanian Navy at the Change of Command ceremony held in Bahrain. Pakistan Navy’s Commander of Combined Task Force Commodore Ahmed Hussain took over the Command from Colonel Mohammad Ismail Al-Tarawneh of Royal Jordanian Navy.   Speaking…

Pakistan expresses its grave concern over the latest developments in various parts of the occupied Palestinian territories. Reports of Israeli forces’ raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque, today, indicate 152 injured and more than 300 Palestinians detained. This highly condemnable assault on worshippers, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, is an…

 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while expressing concerns over worrisome economic indicators, has ordered immediate steps to control inflation in the country. PM Shehbaz on Thursday chaired a meeting where he was briefed on the prevailing economic situation of the country by the Ministry of Finance. The meeting was attended by…

The Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri on Thursday accepted the resignations of 123 PTI MNAs after they decided to disassociate themselves from the National Assembly following the ouster of PTI Chairman Imran Khan from the office of the prime minister. Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion brought…

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to wrap up the foreign funding case of the PTI within 30 days. The orders were issued by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on applications filed by the PTI asking for Akbar S Babar’s separation from the…

PM welcomes all Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on occasion of BaisakhiIn a tweet, he said this Punjabi festival symbolizes much more than merely the start of the harvesting season. It is a sign of hope, renewal and growth.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed all the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on…

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Babar Iftikhar says the organized malicious campaign being carried out against the armed forces is not acceptable.Addressing a news briefing in Rawalpindi on Thursday afternoon, he said the armed forces and their leadership is being targeted to create division and discord among the…

United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed desire to work with newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif. In a tweet on Wednesday, Boris Johnson felicitated Shehbaz Sharif over his election as the Pakistan’s Prime Minister. He said the United Kingdom and Pakistan have a longstanding relationship and…

Inter-Services Public Relations has clarified that an audio clip attributed to former Army Chief General, Retired, Mirza Aslam Beg being circulated on social media is fake. In a statement on Wednesday, the ISPR said it is part of a disinformation and propaganda campaign to target state institutions.

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Marnus Labuschagne of Australia reflect on 19 days of grueling, exciting and high-voltage cricket between the two sides in the latest edition of the PCB Podcast, Shaheen, who took nine wickets in three Tests, said: “This series has brought players from either side closer than ever. We…

Election for the office of the Speaker National Assembly will be held on Saturday. According to the schedule, nomination papers can be obtained from the Legislation branch of the National Assembly and be submitted by 12 noon tomorrow (Thursday) with the Secretary of the Lower House. The election will be…

Lahore High Court has ordered the holding of election of new Punjab Chief Minister on Saturday. This was announced by Chief Justice Lahore High Court Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, in his interim order while disposing off petitions filed by Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly, Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari and Opposition Leader in…

Baisakhi Mela celebrations started at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabadal today.   Sikh Pilgrims from India to attend Khalsa Janam Din and “Vasakhi Mela” celebrations started their rituals today at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabadal.  The main ceremony of Baisakhi Mela will be held tomorrow in which pilgrims from the country will also participate.…

The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) is planning to hold an exhibition of Islamic calligraphy to mark the holy month of Ramzan from  22th of this month  till end of Ramzan. Lok Virsa is a specialized institute dealing with research, collection, documentation, preservation and dissemination of…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who took oath as the country’s 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan last night, was presented a guard of honour on his arrival at PM House in Islamabad today (Tuesday). He inspected the guard of honour and took the salute. On the occasion, the Prime Minister also…

PML-N leaders say PTI’s wrong economic policies have led to a projection of 6,400 billion rupees in the current budget deficit. PML-N leaders Miftah Ismail, Muhammad Zubair and Dr Musaddik Malik claimed this while talking to media in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon. Miftah Ismail said expenditures are likely to go…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has affirmed his Government’s resolve to speed up high quality development of CPEC projects and make it a symbol of China-Pakistan friendship and close partnership. He was talking to the Charge d’ Affaires of China Ms. Pang Chunxue, who paid a courtesy call on him in…

The new government in Pakistan wishes to constructively and positively engage with the United States to promote shared goals of peace, security and development in the region. The Government of Pakistan, in a statement said that we look forward to deepening this important relationship on the principles of equality, mutual…