Italian Defence Chief acknowledges professionalism of Pakistan Armed Forces

ISLAMABAD:Chief of Defence General Staff Italian Armed Forces Admiral Giuseppe CAVO DRAGONE, who is on official visit to Pakistan called on Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu and acknowledged the professionalism of Pakistan Armed Forces.   During the meeting, matters of regional security situation, mutual and […]

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President AJK says Britain and EU MPs committed to raise Kashmir issue

MUZAFFARABAD: Referring to his recent two weeks long visit to Britain and many European countries, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary, while counting the successes, said that many members of Britain and European Union (EU) parliaments had committed to raise their voices against human rights violation in illegally Indian occupied Jammu […]

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Tomorrow’s hearing on Maryam Nawaz’s appeal postponed

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday canceled the cause list of tomorrow for the appeals of PML-N’s Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt. (retd) Muhammad Safdar in Avenfield Property reference.   A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani was to hear the case on Thursday. But the […]

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Saudi’s Grand Holy Mosque gets new 80,000 copies of Holy Quran ahead of Hajj

ISLAMABAD:Saudi Arabia’s Grand Holy Mosque has been equipped with 80,000 new copies of the Holy Quran ahead of this year’s Hajj.   Ghazi al-Thibiani, the director general of the General Directorate for the Holy Quran and Books, said that these included new Braille copies of the Holy Quran for the blind, and copies of the […]

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RCB finalises arrangements for monsoon season

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has finalized arrangements for monsoon season including measures to avert any destruction and flooding in low-lying areas.   According to the RCB spokesman, the board had set up a special control room to monitor the possible flood situation.   Special teams had been formed for a quick response, relief and rescue […]

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FM expresses gratitude to Chinese leadership for continued support

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the Chinese leadership and the people of China for the RMB 15 billion loan facility agreement signed by the Chinese consortium of banks and the Pakistan side.   On his Twitter handle, the foreign minister expressed gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart […]

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