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...
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...
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,...
Italy: Meloni says caution needed on relaxing EU rules on state aid
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday that the European Union should be cautious when it comes to...
China to boost economic rebound, stabilize foreign trade, investment
Beijing: China will consolidate and expand the momentum of economic rebound, accelerate consumption recovery and stabilize foreign trade and investment,...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UK employers urge Sunak to act urgently on growth reforms
London: Britain is lagging its peers in the race to spur economic growth and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must act...
Italy: FM meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
Cairo: Italy’s chief diplomat held talks with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and...
Italy, Algeria look to broaden ties beyond coveted energy
Algiers: Italy moved to deepen its ties with Algeria through a series of memorandums signed Monday during a two-day visit...
‘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...
Italy: Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria
Rome: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is looking to boost already strong energy ties with Algeria to further wean Italy off...
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...
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...
Italy PM to visit Algeria to guarantee gas, compensate France
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Algeria early next week to ensure the continuation of the flow of...
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 and China agree to temporarily reopen Khunjerab Border in two phases
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to temporarily reopen the Khunjerab Border in two phases, the foreign ministry said here....
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...
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...
Italy-France relations excellent says Le Maire
Rome: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday downplayed recent differences between Paris and Rome over migrants and insisted...
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...
CPEC projects being safeguarded as a top priority by provincial government: Balochistan CM
Quetta: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects were being safeguarded as...
Major emitters must assist global clean energy transition: Sherry Rehman
Davos: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said, “The historic emitters responsible for the majority of...
Ambassador Haque meets with Chinese Vice FM Sun Weidong
Beijing: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque called on Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong here and reviewed the...
Italy: PM Meloni will soon visit Ukraine
Rome: Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni will soon pay a visit to Ukraine, for the first time since taking...
KP Governor signs assembly dissolution advice to save nation’s time
Peshawar: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Ghulam Ali Wednesday said that instead of wasting two days, he had signed the advice...
PPP plans to propose reserve seats in Senate, NA for differently abled: Faisal Karim Kundi
Islamabad: Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Tuesday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)...
Rabbani for declaring 2023 as Golden Jubilee Year of 1973 Constitution
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday urged the government to declare 2023 as...
Senate passes resolutions for imparting compulsory Islamic education to students
Islamabad: The Senate on Monday unanimously passed two resolutions, recommending attaining knowledge of the Holy Qura’an, the Sunnah, and the...
PPP’s Victory In Sindh LG Polls People’s Vote Of Confidence: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said the popular victory of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)...
Bilawal Bhutto to attend WEF meeting today
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland which will begin...
Sanjrani eulogises envoy for taking Pak-China relations to new heights
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Saturday eulogised the services of outgoing Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong for taking Pak-China relations...
Federal Govt. concerned over worsening law, order situation in KP: Rana Sanaullah
Islamabad: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan on Saturday said that the federal government was seriously concerned over the worsening...
Italy supports Türkiye’s ‘efforts’ to resolve Russia-Ukraine conflict
Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has acknowledged Ankara's key role in ongoing work to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict and...
UAE agrees to roll over existing loan of $2b, provide $1 b additional loan to Pakistan
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan wherein the...
Voucher scheme a good initiative for family planning: Faisal Karim Kundi
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Wednesday said that the...
Chinese envoy meets Bilawal
Islamabad: Chinese ambassador, Nong Rong also paid a farewell visit to the Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Foreign...
Bilawal Bhutto speaks with Muttaqi; condemns attack on Afghan foreign ministry
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan...
China strongly condemns bombing outside Afghan Foreign Ministry
Beijing: China on Thursday strongly condemned bombing outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul and extended sympathies to the people...
Italy could replace the US in protecting Slovakia’s airspace
Rome: Italy may replace the US in guaranteeing the protection of Slovakia’s air space after the US announced it would...
Transparency in disbursement of cash assistance hallmark of BISP: Faisal Karim Kundi
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Wednesday said ensuring transparency...
PM says $9.7b pledges a confidence vote on Pakistani nation; assures third party validation of spending
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, calling the $9.7 billion pledges by the international community at the Geneva conference...
President for increasing Pak-UK bilateral trade to US$ 10 billion per annum
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday underlined the need to take tangible steps to increase bilateral trade between Pakistan and...
Mustafa Nawaz Nawaz terms gas tariff hike alarming
Islamabad: Former Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar strongly criticized the government for a hike in gas prices. He said the newspapers...
PM to visit UAE tomorrow
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates on January 12-13....
World had pledged $ 9 billion for flood affected areas: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said the international community and the global financial institutions had pledged more...
Pakistan has achieved historic success in the Geneva: Faisal Karim Kundi
Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi Tuesday said that Pakistan...
Mushahid lambasts world community on G-20 moot in IIOJK
Islamabad: Chairman of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Tuesday lambasted the world community for its...
Italy: ‘Technical issues’ delay supply of air defense system to Ukraine
Rome: Italy intends to supply Ukraine with a missile defense system to help protect it against Russia attacks but must...
Pakistan needs lifeline for managing predictability of survival amid climate polycrisis: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said Pakistan needed to create the much-needed lifeline that...
Italy’s Ukraine arms supply decision delayed until February
Milan: Italy will not take a decision on the supply of new arms to Ukraine until February due to political...
Former federal, provincial ministers of Balochistan join PPP after meeting Asif Ali Zardari
Karachi: Former President Asif Ali Zardari has said there is a historical relation between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Balochistan...
Gwadar a key component of CPEC, says Pakistani Minister
Whetstone: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hasan Baloch has said that Gwadar was a key component of the...
PM appeals business community to support govt’s energy conservation plan
Islamabad :Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday appealed business community to support the government’s recently announced energy conservation plan marking...
Japan minister calls for new world order to counter rise of authoritarian regimes
Washington; Japan s trade and industry minister has said post-Cold War free trade and economic inter-dependence had bolstered authoritarian regimes...
US, Pakistan have mutual interest in ensuring Taliban acts against terrorist groups: State Dept.
Washington:The United States and Pakistan have a shared interest in ensuring that the Taliban acts against terrorist groups, including TTP,...
Mushahid for coherent counter terrorism policy amid NACTA’s lead role
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Thursday said that there was a need to...
Sherry Rehman urges Apex Court for formal hearing of Z.A. Bhutto’s reference
Islamabad: On the occasion of 95th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan Peoples Party and former premier Zulfikar Ali...
Preamble of the constitution supports democratic principles: Sajid Hussain Turi
Peshawar: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi has said that the preamble of the...
Imran Khan is Pakistan’s ‘Economic Hitman’: Senator Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Imran Khan is an economic hitman who destroyed Pakistan’s economy with debt, mismanagement and corruption, said Federal Minister for...
President urges expatriates to highlight Kashmir issue
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday urged the Overseas Pakistanis to maintain close and strong connections with the people...
Int’l community says Xi’s New Year address conveys hope, confidence for cause of peace, development for humanity
Beijing: The New Year speech of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday showed China's remarkable achievements in the past year,...
President returns ICT Local Government (Amendment) Bill unsigned
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has returned the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2022 unsigned in terms of...
FM Bilawal Bhutto says making efforts to further broaden ties with friendly countries
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said that the coalition government was making efforts to broaden Pakistan’s ties...
Zardari hopes 2023 to be year of progress for Pakistan
Karachi: Former president Asif Ali Zaradri while felicitating the nation on new year on Saturday said he was hopeful that...
KP, Balochistan witness spike in terrorist attacks during 2022: Report
Islamabad: The year 2022 ended with December as the deadliest month for Pakistan while the country suffered as many as...
Imran regretting failure to make Pakistan bankrupt: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan was regretting his...
Russian missiles strike Kyiv on New Year’s Eve, at least one dead
Kyiv: Russia carried out its second major round of missile attacks on Ukraine in three days on Saturday, Ukrainian officials...
Putin says in New Year message West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday his country would never give in to the West s attempts to...
Italy urges EU to work towards more economic independence from US
Rome: Italy has urged the European Union to try to become further economically independent from the United States in retaliation...
National Security Committee reviews economic, security situation
Islamabad: The National Security Committee (NSC) met here Friday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and reviewed the...
