Pakistan

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has expressed the commitment to work with the media to propagate government’s initiatives and policies to the public. He made the remarks after assuming charge of the office at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Islamabad today. The Information Minister stated that…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to increase IT exports. Chairing a meeting regarding IT and Telecom sector in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said steps will be taken to exploit full potential of IT exports worth billions of dollars. He said the youth will be…

Pakistan Army in collaboration with FC Balochistan organized free medical camps in different areas of Balochistan. These camps were organized in remote areas of Qila Saifullah, Zhob, Dukki, Sibi, Badini, Sangaan, and district Chaman. Over four thousand two hundred patients were provided medical treatment facilities including tests and medicines free…

Pakistan Army successfully rescued local skiing player Mudassir Hussain, who was stranded at Minimarg village in Astore district of Gilgit-Baltistan due to injury. According to the details, the 26 years old Mudassir Hussain was skiing near Barzil Pass when he slipped and got fracture in his leg. The brave soldiers…

Kashmiri people are commemorating the 36th death anniversary of first elected President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, K. H. Khurshid today. He also served as Private Secretary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Special ceremonies are being held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to honor his services for the Kashmir cause…

In Punjab, over one million families out of a total 6.47 million have been delivered Chief Minister’s Ramadan Nigheban package hampers so far. The government has also completed verification of 4.87 million families out of a total 6.47 million families for the package. So far, seventy five thousand Ramadan Package…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to transform time tested Islamabad-Riyadh  relations into a mutually beneficial, strategic and economic partnership, with a focus on attracting Saudi investment for bankable projects in Pakistan. He was talking to Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, who called on him in…

Polling for 48 Senate seats will be held on the second of the next month. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, fifty-two senators, after completing their six-year term will get retired tomorrow.  However, election will not be held against four seats reserved for the erstwhile tribal areas. These seats…

President Asif Ali Zardari was presented guard of honor at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad as he assumed office of the President of Pakistan today. During the ceremony, the national anthem was played while smartly turned-out contingents of the Armed Forces of Pakistan presented him salute. The President inspected the guard of…

A nineteen member federal cabinet took oath at the President House in Islamabad today. Eighteen federal ministers, including Ahsan Iqbal, Azam Nazir Tarara, Engineer Amir Muqam, Ataullah Tarar, Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Rana Tanvir Hussain, Ishaq Dar, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Mohsin Naqvi, Jam Kamal, Awais Leghari, Mian Riaz…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity and gas to consumers during Ramadan. Chairing a high-level meeting regarding the petroleum sector in Islamabad today, he said job of the government is to facilitate the private sector and protect interests of consumers, especially the economically weaker…

The Ramadan moon has been sighted in Pakistan and the first Roza will be observed across the country tomorrow (Tuesday), the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Monday evening. Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad made the official announcement following a meeting in Peshawar. The clerics from all schools of thought attended…

Asif Ali Zardari has taken oath as the 14th President of Pakistan. Supreme Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to Asif Ali Zardai at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Prime…

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued instructions to the concerned departments in view of possible rain and snowfall in the coming week. The Authority advised the travelers and tourists to take weather awareness measures to ensure their safety. It has instructed all PDMAs and other concerned administrative bodies to…

Two persons have been killed and another injured in a blast in Board Bazar area of Peshawar. According to Rescue 1122, the bomb was fitted in the motorbike on Nasir Bagh road that caused the blast. The bodies and the injured have been shifted to Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. Prime…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed to strictly monitor the distribution of Ramadan Nigehban Package hampers to deserving people at their doorsteps. She was talking during the visit of a model Provincial Ramadan Bazaar Control Room in Lahore today. She said that a District Scoreboard will also be set…

National Disaster Management Authority in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Pakistan has mobilized an emergency relief convoy to support the flood victims of Gwadar. Under this humanitarian initiative, a dispatch of five containers loaded with 9,000 food packages and 9,000 shelters, totaling 875 tonnes departed from…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked his counterparts Sheikh Hasina Wajid of Bangladesh and Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal for sending messages of felicitation on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his separate posts on social media platform X, he also expressed gratitude for Maldives President Dr.…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the volume of the Ramadan Relief Package from seven and a half billion to twelve and a half billion rupees. In addition to increasing the size of the Ramadan relief package, the Prime Minister also directed to broaden the scope of the package. According…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In his message, Xi said China and Pakistan are good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good brothers, adding that the two countries’ iron-clad friendship is a choice of…

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claims to have arrested 23 terrorists during 229 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) carried out in several cities of Punjab. According to the CTD spokesperson, the operations were carried out in Lahore, Gujranwala, Bahawalnagar, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, Rajanpur, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Rahim Yar Khan. A facilitator of…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that the Ramadan moon will be born at 2pm on March 10 (Sunday). At the time of sighting the moon the next day on March 11, its age will be more than 28 hours, as per the Met Office. PMD added that the age of…