PPPP invites applications for Party tickets for National Assembly by-elections
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians has invited applications from the aspirants of Party tickets for by-elections on National Assembly seats...
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Pakistan urges diplomatic resolution of Ukraine conflict as developing world faces negative economic impact
Moscow: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday called for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict through diplomatic means saying...
Pakistan will continue to be a leading voice for vulnerable, oppressed: Hina Rabbni Khar
Geneva: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday said that with the country’s human rights progress...
Pakistan-China to focus on tourism exchanges this year: Pak Commercial Counselor
Beijing: This year is the year of Pakistan-China Tourism Exchanges. We’re completely focused on this. Pakistan has everything it takes...
Kyrgyzstan exporters urged to use Gwadar port for shipment of products to Europe and other countries
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Trade House Meher Kashif Younis has said that Kyrgyzstan exporters can also use Gwadar port for the...
ADB appoints Safdar Parvez as country director in China
Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Safdar Parvez as its Country Director for the People’s Republic of China...
59martyred, 160 injured in Peshawar Police Lines mosque blast
Peshawar: An apparently powerful suicide blast here at the mosque of Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines on Monday martyred some...
PPP serves defamation notice on Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party on Monday served a legal notice to former premier and PTI chief Imran Khan to apologise...
US SRA to visit Pakistan for talks
Islamabad: Special Representative for Afghanistan (SRA) Thomas West will travel to Pakistan, Germany, and Switzerland January 29 – February 4...
Pakistan to intensify cooperation with Russia: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Monday that Pakistan intends to intensify cooperation with Russia in areas of trade,...
Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto express deep sorrow over the tragic accidents in Bela and Kohat
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman PPP, Foreign Minister Bilawal...
Prices of petrol, HSD increase by Rs. 35 per liter: Dar
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday announced that the prices of ‘Petrol and...
PM calls upon global unity to fight Islamophobia
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called upon the civilized world to strongly condemned the highly offensive acts...
UoS, Confucius Institute jointly celebrate Chinese new year
Sargodha: The University of Sargodha (UoS) and the Confucius Institute of the university here jointly organised an event in connection...
RPEC similar to CPEC proposed
Islamabad: Speakers at a webinar here proposed a comprehensive Russo-Pak Energy Corridor (RPEC), similar to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
Gwadar airport to be inaugurated soon: Alauddin Marri
Islamabad: Alauddin Marri, former caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan and prominent businessman on Saturday said that “Gwadar is the future business...
Govt will try to keep poor people away from effects of IMF agreement: Shazia Marri
Karachi: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri on Sunday said that the federal government will try...
Imran Khan’s allegations against Asif Zardari baseless, dangerous: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said former PM Imran Khan’s baseless and dangerous allegations against former President Asif Ali...
FM to visit Moscow; deliberate upon bilateral ties, global issues
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will undertake an official visit to Moscow from 29-30 January, at the invitation of...
Imran gone “insane”, allegation against Zardari not even worth answering: Shazia Marri
Karachi: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri, while condemning allegation of PTI chief Imran Khan against...
PPP leadership to pursue legal action against Imran Khan for false allegations
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party leadership on Saturday announced to pursue legal action against Imran Khan for his false allegations against...
ML-1 cost has almost doubled due to unnecessary delays: Finance Minister
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that the cost of China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Multan highways to be linked with motorways as part of a plan to set up an Industrial Zone under CPEC
Multan: Multan highways will be linked with motorways as part of a plan to set up an Industrial Zone under...
Pakistan working closely with US to unlock climate resilient ecosystem: Masood Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said that Pakistan was working closely with the US to unlock...
Pakistan strongly condemns act of desecration of Holy Quran in Denmark
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday condemned in the strongest terms the senseless and deeply offensive act of desecration of the Holy...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese urges businesspersons to work together for enhanced economic ties between Italy, Pakistan
Covert Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week urged Pakistani and Italian businesspersons to join hands and work...
PM for translating fraternal Pakistan-Qatar ties into concrete economic partnership
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, recalling the long-standing and fraternal ties between Pakistan and Qatar on Friday, underscored the...
PM confident of deal with IMF current month
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed confidence that Pakistan would conclude a deal with International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Gwadar will have 24/7 power supply from March 1: GDA chief
Quetta: Director General Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Mujibur Rehman Qambrani has said that Gwadar will have 24/7 power supply from...
Pakistan condemns Israel’s attack on Jenin in Palestine
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned Israel’s brutal attack on the city and camp of Jenin in the State of...
Faisal Kundi asks Imran Khan to start election campaign instead of hiding
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Friday asked Imran Khan...
New PR coaches from China start operation
Lahore: Long-awaited Green Line Express Train started operation as Premium Express of Pakistan Railways Friday with the new coaches that...
Foreign investment of billions of dollars came under CPEC: Planning Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that foreign investment of billions of...
France offers scholarships to outstanding Pakistani students
Islamabad: Pakistani students with outstanding academic records can benefit from 170 scholarship programmes being offered by the French Government, universities,...
Noted politician of KP Province joined the PPP
Islamabad: The President Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and former member National Assembly Mehboobullah Jan alongwith with his associates called on...
ECP announces by-election on 8 NA vacant seats of KP
Peshawar: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced by-election on 8 vacant National Assembly seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on...
No backchannel diplomacy with India: Hina Rabbani Khar
Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday told the Senate that there was no backchannel...
BISP beneficiaries to get essential food items at subsidized rates: Faisal Kundi
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi, Thursday said the incumbent...
Gwadar to get 100 MW of additional power from March: DG GDA
Quetta: Gwadar will get 100 MW of additional electricity from Iran on March 01 and will have 24/7 power supply,...
Pakistan-China red chili project to help uplift Pakistan agriculture sector
Beijing: A red chili farming project launched by Pakistan and China under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework would help Pakistan’s...
US funding helping to improve civilian law enforcement capacity: Ambassador Donald Blome
Islamabad: U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Thursday said that over the past 75 years, the United States has...
Structured, broad-based engagement critical to advance shared goals of Pakistan, US: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday noting the recent momentum in high-level bilateral exchanges, stressed that structured and broad-based...
PM, Zardari, Fazal-ur-Rehman discuss overall political situation
Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (F) Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif...
French Consul General Alexis Chahtatubsky calls on Sindh Governor
Karachi: French Consul General in Karachi Alexis Chahtatubsky on Thursday called on Governor of Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori at the...
Sajid Hussain Turi on visit to KSA for exploring employment opportunities for labourers, skilled professionals
Islamabad: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi arrived in Saudi Arabia on a five-day visit,...
Pakistan, U.S. in new process of ‘productive’ re-engagement: FO
Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said Pakistan and the United States were in a new process of re-engagement...
PM, Zardari discuss political situation
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday discussed the overall political situation of...
Hina, Russian Special Envoy stress for practical engagement with interim Afghan govt
Islamabad: Russian Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Zamir Kabulov called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar...
PM, UAE president resolve to further enhance bilateral relations
Rahim Yar Khan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...
Pakistan worst affected by climate crisis: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Shazia Marri on Wednesday...
USAID signs four partnership MOUs with US-Pakistani diaspora entities to promote technology and digital investments
Islamabad: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wednesday signed four partnership memoranda of understandings with U.S.-Pakistani diaspora entities to...
Aasma Butt felicitates Chinese President, Embassy for successful China Festival 2023
Islamabad: President of All Pakistan Chinese Overseas Youth Federation (APCOYA) Aasma Ismail Butt on Wednesday extended her heartfelt felicitations to...
PCJCCI organizes Chinese New Year celebration ceremony
Lahore: The Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) arranged an exclusive New Year celebration ceremony for felicitation...
Zardari condoles with Qadir Mandokhel
Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali has expressed grief and sorrow over the passing away of the father of Member National...
Pakistan strongly condemns despicable act of Holy Quran’s desecration in Netherlands
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Netherlands on January...
Pakistani mobile phone manufacturing industry would flourish more CPEC second phase: Industries Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani mobile phone manufacturing industry would flourish more under the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Federal...
Ambassador Tapas Adhikari calls on Shahadat Awan.
Islamabad: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari Wednesday called on Minister of State for Law and Justice Senator Shahadat...
Teachers are the real heroes of any nation: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that teachers were the real heroes of any nation. Speaking...
Education for all’, an integral component of PPP’s manifesto: Zardari
Islamabad: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said that ‘education for all’ was an integral component...
Mobile phone industry to get boost under CPEC: Minister
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Industry and Production, Makhdoom Murtaza Mahmud on Tuesday said that the mobile phone manufacturing industry would...
Bilawal Bhutto sees education as a guarantee of sustainable development, peace
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People's Party and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that promoting education guarantees sustainable development and...
Chinese New Year celebrated at China Window
Peshawar: A colorful ceremony in connection with the Chinese New Year was held here at the China Window. A large...
PM launches Youth Business, Agri loans scheme; resolve to steer country out of challenges
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched PM’s Youth Business and Agri-loans scheme which would provide opportunities to...
Cabinet directs strategy to prevent recurrence of power outages; approves nationwide energy conservation drive
Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned for formulation of a comprehensive strategy to prevent the recurrence...
Pakistan, Qatar discuss avenues to enhance cooperation
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Minister of Finance, State of Qatar, Ali bin...
Maryam Nawaz scheduled to land in Lahore on Saturday afternoon: Info Minister
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said there had been a slight change in homecoming plan...
Bilawal Bhutto calls for collective approach to address regional issues
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stressed for a collective approach to address the issues faced by the region...
Upgraded coaches from China to be launched on Green Line train route
Multan: Pakistan Railways has started arrangements to launch the Green Line train for Khanewal and Bahawalpur to facilitate people with...
FM Bilawal Bhutto reaffirms to further strengthen Pak-Iran ties
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen brotherly relations with Iran. The foreign...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese turns 55, celebrates birthday with family
Covert Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week turned 55 and celebrated his birthday with his beautiful...
Power breakdown hits major cities of Pakistan
Islamabad: Parts of the country including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Quetta plunged into darkness as a high-tension electricity supply line...
PTI MNAs decide to take back their resignations
Islamabad: As many as 44 Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) MNAs have decided to withdraw their resignations, said the party’s Secretary General...
Maryam Nawaz to return home on Saturday evening: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League (N) Senior Vice President and...
Pakistan’s nuclear programme safest, globally endorsed, says Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Minister for Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif Monday said Pakistan was a responsible state and its nuclear programme had been...
Ethiopia industrial sector attracting Pakistani investors
Islamabad: The efforts of the Embassy of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Islamabad has started yielding results as a...
FM to visit Uzbekistan for ECO ministers meeting
Islamabad: Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will pay an official visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 23-24 January, 2023...
China-funded school in Gwadar providing free education to 550 girl students from low-income families
Gwadar Pro Quetta: China-funded China Pakistan Friendship Government Girls Middle School, Gwadar is providing free education to 550 girl students...
Grand Celebration of Chinese New Year 2023 held by China Cultural Center in Pakistan
Islamabad: Starting from 15th January, 2023, China Cultural Center in Pakistan has launched series of activities to grandly celebrate the...
‘Sadiq, Amin’ confesses to investing $3 mln charity funds in housing society: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that so-called “Sadiq and Amin” had admitted to investing...
NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker greet Chinese New Year
Islamabad: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani have felicitated the government and the...
Iranian Navy visits Pakistan
Karachi: Iranian Navy ships and submarine on Sunday visited Karachi port and participated in a naval exercise with Pakistan Navy...
Millennium Education hosts Pakistan’s Largest Teacher Development Conference
Islamabad January 21, 2023: Keeping its legacy, Millennium Education organized Pakistan’s largest Teacher Development Conference TDC 2023 on the visionary...
Ambassador Nong Rong’s services
Islamabad: Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC), Mian Kashif Ashfaq has eloquently eulogized the meritorious services rendered by Ambassador...
Govt. attaches significance to freedom of press for transparency, accountability: PM
Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the government attached high importance to the freedom of the...
Pakistan’s bilateral trade with China to reach new heights: FM Bilawal Bhutto
Beijing: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the bilateral trade relationship with China is expected to flourish...
Pak-US business ties witnessing growth: Amb. Masood Khan
Islamabad: Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Masood Khan said that business-to-business ties between the US and Pakistan were...
Pakistan Embassy in Beijing illuminated on Chinese New Year, Spring Festival
Beijing: Pakistan Embassy building in Beijing was decorated with lights and traditional lanterns to sharing joy of the Chinese friends...
Veteran bureaucrat Azam Khan sworn in as caretaker KP chief minister
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali on Saturday administrated oath to former bureaucrat Azam Khan as the caretaker chief minister....
PPP, PML-N to work as coalition partners for Karachi mayor election
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Sindh Chapter have agreed to work as coalition partners for...
Roots Millennium brilliant Elvina Ali wins High Achievers award
Islamabad: Roots Millennium brilliant student Elvina Ali has won the High Achievers award. The “Student Recognition and High Achievers Ceremony“...
PM urges UAE businessmen to exploit immense business opportunities in Pakistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the businessmen of the United Arab Emirates to utilise the immense opportunities in...
Pakistan, Russia reaffirm commitment to strengthen economic ties
Islamabad: The eighth session of Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation concluded on Friday, reaffirming...
Pakistan will work with Afghan Taliban govt. to maintain its security: FM Bilawal Bhutto
Washington: Accusing former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government of following a policy of appeasement towards the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Foreign...
China-Pakistan to further strengthen multilateral cooperation in new year: Sun Weidong
Beijing: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said that China and Pakistan should expand cooperation in various fields, and strengthen...
Geographies of vulnerability ‘caught in recovery trap’, says Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday said, “The geographies of vulnerability, those of us who...
China Mobile launches digital payments product ‘PayMax’
Islamabad: China Mobile, a China-based telecommunications company, has launched a digital payments product called PayMax via its subsidiary China Mobile...
Bilawal Bhutto, Belgian FM discuss bilateral, global matters
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday met Foreign Minister of Belgium Hadja Lahbib and discussed bilateral, regional and...
Geographies of vulnerability ‘caught in recovery trap’, says Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said the geographies of vulnerability, those of us who...
China backs Pakistan’s suggestion to boost people-to-people contact
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: China has backed Pakistan’s suggestion to boost people-to-people contact between the two friendly countries. Charge de' affairs...
‘Pakistan in the Eyes of Geologists’ published in China
Beijing: A book titled “Pakistan in the Eyes of Geologists”, a scientific monograph led by China-SCO Geo-sciences Cooperation Research Center...