Pakistan

Donald Lu, the US Assistant Secretary of State, has yet again rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations that US engineered his ouster from power by supporting the then opposition’s no-confidence motion in April 2022. Testifying before a Congressional panel on Wednesday, the top US diplomat said: “I wanna be…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to formulate a plan of action to ease the legal procedures for the convenience of the common man. He gave these directions, while chairing the first meeting of the special committee on legal and judicial reforms in Islamabad on Wednesday. The Prime Minister instructed…

They discussed matters regarding bilateral relations and economic cooperation between Pakistan and the UAE. The Ambassador extended felicitations to Muhammad Aurangzeb upon his appointment as Minister for Finance and Revenue and expressed confidence towards further strengthening of economic ties between the two countries. The Finance Minister expressed sincere appreciation for…

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says National Counter Terrorism Authority will be restructured on modern lines. He was presiding over a meeting during his visit to NACTA headquarters in Islamabad today. The Minister underscored the need to widely promote Pakistan’s national narrative against the extremist ideology of terrorists. He emphasized full…

President Asif Ali Zardari has called for expanding the scope of bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Japan in trade, investment, economy, culture and people-to-people contacts. He was talking to Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Mitsuhiro Wada in Islamabad today. The President said Pakistan is a huge market with economic opportunities…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has expressed desire to further strengthen bilateral relations with Pakistan. He was talking to Chief of Army Staff General General Asim Munir who called on him during his official visit to the Kingdom. Mohammad Bin Salman said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will always…

Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff level agreement on the second and final review under Stand by arrangement. This came during meetings between Pakistani authorities and the IMF team led by Nathan Porter in Islamabad. Pakistan will receive 1.1 billion dollars after approval from the IMF’s…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is leaving for Brussels today to participate in the First Nuclear Energy Summit, scheduled to be held tomorrow. On the sidelines of the summit, the Foreign Minister will hold bilateral meetings with leaders and foreign ministers of participating countries. In a statement, the Foreign Office…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has underscored the need to enhance bilateral cooperation with the United Kingdom in trade and investment, climate, people to people contacts and other fields. Talking to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, who called on him in Islamabad today, he also called for augmenting developing convergences on…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet members have decided to voluntarily forgo their salaries and other perks and privileges in line with the austerity drive of the government. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Federal Cabinet, which met in Islamabad today with Prime…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has categorically stated that Pakistan will not tolerate any kind of terrorism from across the border. Chairing the federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad today, he said security of geographical frontiers of Pakistan are a redline. The Prime Minister said Pakistan desires to have cordial relations with…

 Amid countriwide disruption of the popular social networking platform, X, for more than a month, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has sought review of social media laws to “stop its misuse”. X, formerly Twitter, remains inaccessible to millions of netizens in Pakistan since its suspension before the February 8 general elections.…

The United States has urged the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan to ensure that terrorist attacks are not launched from Afghan soil. Answering various questions during his regular media briefing in Washington, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department Vedant Patel said we deeply regret the loss of life…

Pakistan has denounced the Indian authorities’ decision to declare the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League and four factions of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League as “unlawful associations”. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Bloch said Pakistan also denounces the decision to extend the ban on Jammu and…

President Asif Ali Zardari has underscored the need for transforming the brotherly ties between Pakistan and Bahrain into a mutually rewarding economic partnership. He was talking to Commander of the National Guard of Bahrain, General Sheikh Mohammad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, who called on him in Islamabad today. The…

Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the government will soon introduce a mechanism to provide relief to the common man. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad today, he said talks will be held with the allied parties on this matter. He said under the mechanism, strict action…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to immediately provide assistance to the affected people of recent torrential rains. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said the aid should be disbursed in a transparent manner. He directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to promptly complete a joint survey…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized concerted efforts by Pakistan and Kuwait to ensure early implementation of their bilateral agreements in different fields. He was talking to Kuwaiti Ambassador Nassar Abdulrahman Jasser Almutairi who paid a courtesy call on him in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister said seven agreements…

The Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has reaffirmed Pakistan’s deep-rooted fraternal ties with Iran, steeped in shared history, culture, and religion. Talking to Ambassador of Iran, Dr. Amiri Moghaddam in Islamabad today, he emphasized the need to strengthen these ties further by expanding cooperation across all mutual areas of…

President Asif Ali Zardari says the people and armed forces of Pakistan are united and would face terrorism in unison. He stated this during funeral ceremony of Shaheed Lt. Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Bader who embraced martyrdom in Mir Ali, North Waziristan during a terrorist attack…

Passing out parade of soldiers of Special Conversion Group-7 was held at Frontier Corps Balochistan Training Academy, Khuzdar. One hundred and thirteen personnel passed out in this 12-week training course of Special Conversion Group. The soldiers exhibited excellence in the passing out parade and earned appreciation from the audience. Commandant…

The scrutiny of nomination papers for elections on forty-eight vacant seats of the Senate will be carried out on Tuesday. Revised list of the candidates will be issued on the 26th of this month whilst the candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by 27th of this month. In the federal…