President for further strengthening deep-rooted fraternal relations with Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said Pakistan attaches utmost significance to its relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which are based on common faith and mutual respect. He stated that both brotherly countries had longstanding and deep-rooted fraternal relations, which needed to be further strengthened for the mutual benefit of the two […]

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UNSC condemns Kabul airport attack as ‘especially abhorrent’

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Friday condemned, “in strongest terms”, a deadly attack at Kabul’s airport as “especially abhorrent” for targeting civilians trying to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power and people helping with the evacuation. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all instances of terrorism and […]

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Envoy discusses Afghan situation with UK’s Shadow Cabinet Members

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner in UK Moazzam Ahmad Khan held a virtual discussion with Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Stephen Kinnock, Shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. In his interaction, the high commissioner presented Pakistan’s perspective on the Afghan situation, pointing […]

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Comprehensive roadmap put in place to ensure inclusive, sustainable growth

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin said Friday that the government had put in place comprehensive roadmap, focusing on 14 special sectors of economy, to ensure planned, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the country. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said that it was after the year 1972 that such […]

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Pakistan guest of honour at EACT Expo kicked off in Xinjiang, China

BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque has said that 2021 Online (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo would play a positive role in deepening Pakistan-China cooperation and trade and inject new impetus into Pakistan’s cooperation with Xinjiang, China. He made these remarks while addressing a seminar titled “Cloud Dialogue for Guest of Honour […]

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PM, parliamentarians discuss party reorganization in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday met Members of National Assembly Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali, Sadaqat Ali Abbasi and Punjab Energy Minister Dr Akhtar Malik and discussed various matters including party reorganization in Balochistan. The meeting discussed the reorganization of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Balochistan and the overall political situation in the province. Mir Khan […]

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Demand for fresh polls ‘illogical’ as Fazl has no representation in Parliament: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Friday said Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s demand for fresh elections was ‘illogical since he had no representation in the country’s Parliamentary system. The present government would complete its five-year constitutional term, he said in a news statement while reacting to Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s media talk in […]

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PM, MPs, PTI ticket holders from Bahawalnagar discuss political situation

ISLAMABAD: Members of Parliament (MPs) including MNAs Amir Mahmood Kiyani, Nasrullah Dareshak, Rai Muhammad Iqbal, Provincial Minister Samsam Bukhari, Hussain Bahadur Dareshak, ex-MPA Ali Raza Dareshak and Rai Zahid called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Friday. Special Assistant to PM Malik Amir Dogar was also present in the meeting during which political situation […]

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