Day: July 17, 2021

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib on Friday said the PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz was seeking an NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) like concession to save her father Nawaz Sharif from prison during her election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Responding to the public meeting address of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) […]

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday held the delegation-level talks between their governments, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The talks were held on the sidelines of ‘Central and South Asia 2021: Regional Connectivity: Challenges and Opportunities’ conference, held in the capital of Uzbekistan.

UNITED NATIONS: The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HPLF) wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday, with Ambassador Munir Akram calling its outcome as a “beacon of hope” for the developing countries trying to recover from the devastating economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. In his closing remarks, Akram, the Pakistani ambassador who […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan on Friday said that the government was facilitating the farmers for smooth growth and development of the national economy. Talking to a private news channel, he said that in the budget, various incentives and loans packages introduced for development […]

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday joined other regional leaders at a conference held in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, aimed at strengthening close ties among the Central and South Asian countries in the interest of their people. The Plenary session of the conference titled ‘Central and South Asia Regoinal Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities’ held […]

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said as Pakistan had a vital interest in a peaceful, stable, united and prosperous Afghanistan, it would enable both countries to serve as a bridge connecting Central Asia and the Arabian Sea – and beyond. “There are numerous “shovel-ready” projects awaiting peace in Afghanistan, such as the […]

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Afghanistan to consider Pakistan as a ‘partner of peace’ rather than blaming it for the ongoing unrest, which he said was the ‘outcome of using a military solution by the United States instead of a political one’. “Blaming Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan […]

ISLAMABAD:Model plane enthusiasts are all set to fly their remote control aircraft in mountainous terrain of Malam Jabba during a day-long aeromodelling show, scheduled to be held on July 17 (Saturday). The recreational-cum-learning activity will not only provide a new and unique experience to aeromodelling enthusiasts, but also offer an opportunity to budding ones to […]