China’s SEDA, and STZA join hands to cooperate in technology sector
Islamabad: Shenyang Economic and Technological Development Area (SEDA) of China and the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) of Pakistan have...
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Imran Khan promoted culture of abuse and immorality in Pakistan: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Saftey and Central Information Secretary of PPPP Shazia Atta Marri while criticizing...
Aajiz Dhamra urges people to support PPP candidates
Hyderabad: Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Sindh Information Secretary Aajiz Dhamra has said the political party which was time and again...
Dera Ismail Khan becoming very important city due to its ideal geographical location on CPEC route: Chief Minister’s aide
Dera Ismail Khan: Dera Ismail Khan is becoming very important city due to its ideal geographical location on the China-Pakistan...
CPEC activities resume with renewed vigor
Islamabad: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is once again kicking off after a decelerated stage during previous few years...
Pertol price reduced by Rs 3.05 per litre: Miftah
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail on Sunday announced a reduction in the price of petrol by...
Sherry Rehman takes notice of cement plant proposed in nature preserve
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Saturday took notice of the proposal for Limestone Lease and...
BISP sets target to enroll three million children during financial year 2022-23
Islamabad: Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has so far enrolled eight million children and disbursed Rs. 40 billion among them...
Imran Khan ‘abettor’ in $250 mln money-laundering case; ‘guarantor’ of Arif Naqvi: says Musadik
Islamabad: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Saturday said PTI chairman Imran Khan was the ‘abettor’ in...
Pakistani exports to US surge to $9 billion: Ambassador Masood Khan
Washington: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan has said that Pakistan’s exports to the United States have marked...
Relief assistance to Afghan quake affectees handed over at Torkham border
Islamabad: A truck carrying humanitarian assistance, including medicines, was handed over to the Afghan authorities at Zero line Torkham border...
CPEC: PR terms advertisement on ML-1 fake
Lahore: The Pakistan Railways (PR) has said that no contract for upgradation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Maine Line 1...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese discusses enhancing bilateral ties between Pakistan and Italy with Hina Rabbani Khar
Islamabad: Pakistan and Italy have emphasized the need for further enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade and investment. Italian Ambassador to...
189 Pakistanis receive Fulbright scholarships for master’s and PhD degrees in United States
Islamabad: To promote educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Pakistan, 189 students have been awarded the prestigious...
China Gezhouba Group Company Country Representative discusses Sukkur Barrage rehabilitation with Sindh Minister
Karachi: The Country Representative of China Gezhouba Group Company limited Pakistan Branch Hong Na along with a team called on...
Pakistan makes strong demarche to India over health condition of Yasin Malik: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan called the Indian Charge d’ Affaires (CdA) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Friday and made...
Pakistan rejects Indian claims on Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday completely rejected and strongly condemned the “unwarranted and totally unacceptable comments made by the Indian Defence...
SACM visits CPEC SEZ proposed site
Dera Ismail Khan: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmoud Khan on Industries and Investments (SACM) Abdul Karim...
US envoy pays courtesy call on Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: US Ambassador, Donald Armin Blome on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator...
Marriyum for aligning SDGs with climate change
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Thursday underlined the need for aligning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with...
PDM demands immediate verdict on PTI’s prohibited funding case; full court for Article 63-A’s interpretation
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday reiterated that the coalition government would complete its constitutional...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese discusses Pakistan-Italy relations with Interior Minister
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese called on minister for Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah here Thursday and matters...
PCJCCI plans dairy products export to China
Gwadar Pro Lahore: The cooperation between China and Pakistan on dairy industry and demand for high-quality dairy products in China...
NA for constituting ‘Joint Special Committee on Judicial Reforms’
Islamabad: The National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution for constituting a “Joint Special Committee to Judicial Reforms”, moved...
Pakistan Army continues rescue, relief efforts in flood-hit areas of Balochistan, GB
Rawalpindi: The Pakistan Army troops are assisting the civil administration in rescue and relief efforts in the flood affected areas...
Hina Rabbani Khar calls for coordination facility of D-8 countries to boost
Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday called for creating a ‘Private Sector Coordination Facility’...
Fiber optic cable laid across the country under CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal
Islamabad: Pakistanis Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday afternoon said that fiber optic cable was laid...
Pervaiz Elahi to become Punjab CM as SC strikes down deputy speaker’s ruling
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari’s ruling in the Punjab Chief Minister election "illegal"...
Ruling in line with SC verdict: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Shazia said Tuesday that the ruling of Punjab Assembly's Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari...
Hina Rabbani Khar to represent Pak at D-8 meeting
Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar will represent Pakistan at the 20th Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of...
Farhatullah Babar suggests parliament to limit Supreme Court’s power
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Farhatullah Babar suggested the parliamentarian and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership to limit...
Pakistan keen to present recent climate initiatives at COP27: Sherry
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Tuesday held a meeting on the “Living Indus” initiative with...
Bilawal Bhutto stands for democracy
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad said...
Pak-China olive cooperation possesses immense potential
Beijing: As one of the main olive producing areas in China, the processing industrial chain in Fujian Province is still...
SC rejects coalition parties request for larger bench
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Monday rejected coalition parties’ request to form a full court bench related to...
Party chief nominates parliamentary leader: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said the coalition parties in their plea requested the...
Everyone should work under constitution: Aimal Wali Khan
Islamabad: Awami National Party (ANP) leader Aimal Wali Khan on Monday said all institutions of the state should work under...
Shazia, Murtaza hope for merit, formation of full court bench
Karachi: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety and PPPP Central Information Secretary Shazia Marri and Advisor to Sindh...
Mega cities to face urban flooding as monsoon effects spread countrywide
Islamabad: The prevailing monsoon effects spreading across the country have increased the risk of urban flooding in mega urban centers...
Russia FM reassures Egypt on grain deliveries
Cairo: Russia’s top diplomat reassured Egyptian leaders Sunday that their orders for Russian grain would be met as he began...
Serving Pakistani community in Australia top priority: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri
Covert Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this week that serving the Pakistani community in Australia...
Umar Rehman Malik welcomes Zardari’s decision to give more time to Punjab
Covert Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik has welcomed PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to give...
Facebook follows TikTok amid competition
Islamabad: Facebook is following hugely-popular Chinese short-video sharing App TikTok as it competes with the competitor. Facebook has split the...
Corruption increased during tenure of Imran Khan: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said corruption increased during tenure of Imran Khan as per Transparency International Report and...
Govt, people of Pakistan condole loss of lives in Iran: FO
Islamabad: The Government and people of Pakistan Saturday extended heartfelt condolences to the government and brotherly people of Iran on...
WHO declares rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
United Nations: The World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has activated its highest alert level for the growing...
Hamza Shehbaz elected Punjab CM
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Hamza Shehbaz was on Friday elected as the Chief Minister of the Punjab province by...
US Ambassador congratulates 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: At a graduation ceremony Friday, Ambassador Donald Blome congratulated 200 women students from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who successfully completed the...
Pakistan sends relief package for Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday dispatched humanitarian assistance and relief goods through a special flight to the flood affected people of eastern...
Bilawal Bhutto meets Iran’s special representative on Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Ghomi
Islamabad: Iran’s Special Representative to the President on Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Ghomi, called on Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Friday....
Pakistan strongly condemns India’s continued persecution of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday strongly condemned India's continued persecution of Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik forcing him to announce hunger strike unto...
CPEC expansion to Afghanistan will be ‘fate-changer’ for nearly 30 million Afghans: PCJCCI chief
Lahore: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) chief Wang Zihai has said that extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
UNHCR and partner Inspire Pakistan provide education, livelihoods training to refugee and Pakistani students
Rawalpindi: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Inspire Pakistan held a graduation ceremony for the first intake of Afghan refugees...
President summons National Assembly session on July 27
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned the session of the National Assembly on July 27, the President House said...
Pakistan’s GDP to remain moderate in FY22, recover slightly in FY23: ADB
Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank Thursday projected that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Pakistan was expected to moderate...
TikTok releases latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report
Islamabad: Popular Chinese short-form video platform TikTok has released its latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for the first quarter of...
Pakistan upgraded from Tier 2 ‘watchlist’ in US Trafficking in Persons report
Washington: The US State Department Tuesday released its 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report that calls for action against domestic...
Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on steps for smooth bilateral trade traffic, launch luxury bus service
Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on multiple measures to ensure early clearance and free movement of bilateral trade traffic,...
Full proof security should be ensured during Muharram: Sajid Hussain Turi
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi met Inspector General Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, DIG...
Aseefa Bhutto accorded warm welcome in Hyderabad, leads election rally
Hyderabad: Pakistan People’s Party leader Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday visited different areas of Hyderabad as part of the election...
Imran Khan wants CEC to act like ex-NAB chairman Javed Iqbal: Marriyum
Lahore: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Tuesday said Imran Khan wanted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja...
FO contradicts claim of cypher communication hidden from FM, PM
Islamabad: The Foreign Office spokesperson on Tuesday contradicted as “entirely baseless” a claim that the cypher communication received from Pakistan...
Chairman, China Road & Bridge Corporation decorated with civil Award
Beijing: On behalf of the President of Pakistan, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque conferred Pakistan’s civil award ‘...
Italy: PM Mario Draghi urged to stay in office
Rome: Rallies were held in several Italian cities on Monday calling on premier Mario Draghi to stay in office as...
General elections solution to crises: Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar
Islamabad: PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has said that he was in favor of early elections instead of forming a...
Foreign Secretary meets China’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong
Islamabad: China’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan, Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, called on Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood Monday. The two sides exchanged...
Zardari pays homage to Shaheed Shahnawaz Khan Bhutto
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari has paid homage to Shaheed...
Pakistan played a key role to link China and US in the past: Alvi
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan had played a key role to link China and the United...
Russia-Ukraine war causes increase in fuel cost, power tariff: Senate Body told
Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Power on Monday apprised that fuel cost has been increased due to recent Russia-Ukraine...
PIA resumes Beijing-Islamabad flights after seven months gap
Beijing: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its passenger flights on Beijing-Islamabad route after a gap of nearly seven months when...
Afghan government, people in win-win situation as coal trade with Pakistan picks pace
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s private sector imports Afghan coal to fuel their plants, the government and people of war-hit Afghanistan are...
Pakistani and Chinese universities aim meaningful partnership
Islamabad: With the aim to forge meaningful partnership under the proposed "Silk Road International Alliance of Architectural and Technological Universities"...
Babar becomes fastest Asian batter to reach 10,000 runs
Islamabad: Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam, has become the fastest Asian batter to score 10,000 runs in international cricket. The 27-year-old...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardons, commutes sentences for over 2,200 convicts
Tehran: Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,200 prisoners, including some...
Govt directs Pakistani students to register online to return to China for studies
Islamabad: The government has asked the students who wanted to resume studies in China to register online. The first batch...
Control room set up to update public, media on Punjab by-polls: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that a central control room, monitoring cell and social media...
Sector Commander visits CPEC’s M-14
Dera Ismail Khan: Sector Commander Atiqur Rahman has visited beat Yarik of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway...
World Bank approves $200 mln to support agriculture sector in Punjab
Islamabad: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Saturday approved $200 million in financing to support Pakistan in transforming the...
Country can’t afford weak army, says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that Pakistan cannot afford a weak...
Pakistan needs timely climate financing for a Just Energy Transition: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman presided over an inter ministerial meeting to discuss a clean energy...
SCO Secretary General to pay two-day visit of Pakistan on July 21-22
Beijing: Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming will pay a two-day visit of Pakistan on July 21-22....
Turkish Democracy Day an expression of trust in Erdogan’s leadership: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the Turkish Democracy and National Unity Day would always be remembered as...
Govt appoints Shazia Marri as Chairperson BISP
Islamabad: The Federal Government on Friday appointed Shazia Marri, Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety as Chairperson, Benazir Income...
China, Pakistan joint maritime drill concludes
Beijing: Navies of China and Pakistan concluded a four-day joint maritime exercise codenamed Sea Guardians-2 held in Shanghai. Operation planning,...
Mushahid Hussain Syed reveals what happened in NSC meeting
Islamabad: Senate Defense Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Syed has said that talks with the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were discussed...
US embassy, NUST open new Lincoln Corner
Islamabad: In his first visit to a university in Pakistan, U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome joined the Rector of the National...
Sohail Mahmood says Pakistan deeply values its relations with EU
Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Thursday said that Pakistan deeply valued its relations with the European Union and wished...
Turkish Embassy observes 6th anniversary of a failed coup attempt
Islamabad:The Turkish embassy in Islamabad on Thursday observed the sixth anniversary of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt that...
Kashmiris’ flame of freedom alive against Indian tyranny: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said despite the Indian tyranny, the Kashmiris from generations were making the struggle...
Pakistan expresses solidarity with Kashmiri people on 91st Kashmir Martyrs’ Day
Islamabad: The government and people of Pakistan on Wednesday solemnly observed the 91st Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Martyrs’ Day) and paid homage...
CPEC exemplar for Pakistan’s energy scenario
China Economic Net Beijing: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants we have are the most efficient in Pakistan, noted...
July 17 elections will decide Pakistan’s future: Imran Khan
Jhang: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the July 17 by-elections will...
Iran says Tehran and Riyadh are interested in more talks
Dubai: Tehran and Riyadh are interested in holding more talks, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Wednesday before U.S. President...
UK new PM is expected to be announced on September
London: The first votes in the crowded, unpredictable, and acrimonious race to succeed Boris Johnson will be cast this week,...
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says that West planning to attack Russia
Minsk: Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, said on Tuesday that the West was getting ready to attack Russia through...
China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as ‘chess pieces’ by big powers
Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said that countries should avoid being used as “chess pieces” by global powers...
Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab in self-isolation after covid-19 symptoms
Karachi: Karachi Administrator and Sindh Government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday isolated himself after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Taking to Twitter,...
Pakistan calls for ’emergency plan’ to help crises-hit developing countries address spiraling food, fuel prices
New York: Pakistan has called for an “emergency plan” to enable the developing countries deal with the adverse impacts of...
Maryam appreciates prompt disposal of animal waste from Punjab cities
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday appreciated Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz Sharif...
PM reaffirms commitment to boost bilateral ties with Iran
Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed his government’s strong commitment to boost bilateral relations with Iran in all...
