Pakistan

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has left for a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. The high-level delegation, accompanying him, includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Federal Ministers and senior officials. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif launched Spring Tree Plantation Drive by planting a sapling in Islamabad today. Under the drive over 41 million saplings will be planted across the country and would be carried out through around 2047 events. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister urged the entire nation’s…

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif is going to launch a unique and first-of-its-kind Aghosh program, under which mothers of children under the age of two and pregnant women will receive financial assistance. During the first phase, the programs will provide financial assistance to mothers of newborns and pregnant women…

Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s deadly airstrikes on Gaza today, killing over 400 innocent Palestinians, mostly women and children.   In a statement today, the Foreign Office said this horrific act of aggression, in the holy month of Ramadan, is a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and marks a dangerous…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a four-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from tomorrow. The delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar along with key Federal Ministers and senior officials. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to…

The Central Development Working Party has approved 6 development projects worth 151 billion rupees in Higher Education, tourism and communications sector. The approval was granted at a meeting of the Party held in Islamabad today with Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. The projects include Establishment of National…

Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has expressed the resolve to defeat terrorists and all their facilitators through a unified national response. Addressing the Parliamentary Committee on National Security in Islamabad today, he said no agenda, movement, or individual is more important than national security. General Syed Asim Munir emphasized…

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security has reiterated the nation’s resolve to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations from Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif read out the declaration unanimously adopted by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which met in Islamabad today with Speaker National Assembly Speaker Sardar…

The National Accountability Bureau has urged the public to avoid any attractive inducements from Bahria Town and to protect their hard-earned savings. The anti-graft watchdog in a statement today said several cases of fraud and deception against  Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz Ahmed and others are currently under investigation. It…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced a series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of special children across the province. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, she launched a health screening program for forty thousand special children to diagnose diseases and provide free treatment. The CM gave…

An in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security will be held at the Parliament House in Islamabad at 11 a.m. tomorrow. A comprehensive briefing on the country’s security situation will be presented to the committee members. The military leadership will also brief the committee on the current security…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the commitment to provide all necessary facilities to develop the agricultural sector and enhance agricultural production. Chairing a review meeting on the matters related to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research in Islamabad today, he termed agriculture as the backbone of the…

15 days are left for illegal foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave Pakistan. A deadline of 31st of this month has been given by the government to these individuals to leave the country. The government has assured that no one will be mistreated during the process and arrangements…

Pakistan and United Arab Emirates have agreed to continue and expand bilateral cooperation in the field of Railways and other economic domains. The understanding to this effect reached during a meeting between Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi and UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmed Al-Tahiri in Islamabad on Monday. During the…

The National Assembly was informed today that steps are being taken to boost exports. Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan told the house during question hour that different ministries will work in close coordination to achieve sixty billion export target in five years. He emphasized that there is focus on…

A high-level meeting was held in Islamabad on Monday with Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, in the chair to review the ongoing development of the National Health and Population Policy (NHPP) for the period 2025-34. During the meeting, the team of National Health and Population Policy provided an update…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has asked the leading American multinational IT company, Afiniti, to establish world-class call center in Pakistan for national and international customers. He was talking to a four-member delegation of renowned American multinational IT company, Afiniti, which called on him in Islamabad today under the leadership…

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal visited the residence of martyred Frontier Corps personnel Akmal Hussain in Pahlwari village, Shakargarh, today.  The Minister commiserated with the bereaved family and offered Fateha for the departed soul. Talking to news persons on this occasion, Ahsan Iqbal said that the entire nation…

Commander Bahrain National Guard, General Shaikh Mohammed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa called on Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf in Islamabad today. During the meeting, both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, regional maritime security situation, and avenues for enhanced cooperation in defence, training, and security.…

Sixteen days are left for illegal foreigners and Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave Pakistan.    The government has given a deadline for illegal foreigners and Afghan citizen card holders to leave the country by 31st of this month. The government has assured that no mistreatment will occur during…

Iraqi Special Forces have completed over two-month long training at National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi. The Iraqi personnel arrived in Pakistan in December last year and completed their training today.   Pak-Iraq cooperation for military training dates back to 1955, under which Pakistan Army agreed to train Iraqi Special Forces…