ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to continuing practical engagement with the Afghan authorities to ensure stability and peace in the war-torn country, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The two sides also expressed their commitment to joint efforts to solve issues related to regional security, said the ministry in a statement. The […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Senator Farooq Hameed Naek on Thursday sought Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani’s ruling on flag hoisting by cabinet members including special assistants, advisors and others on their official vehicles. Speaking on a point of order, Naek urged the chairman to announce his ruling over the issue in accordance with the law of the land. Senate […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan earned US $391.740 million by providing different transport services in various countries during the first five months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. This shows a growth of 31.93 per cent as compared to $296.940 million earned through the provision of services during the corresponding […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema on Thursday said that Pakistan was enduring a net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons (MMT) during the current year. In a written reply to the question of Senator Zeeshan Khanzada during question hour in the upper house of parliament, he said the deficit […]
Read MoreUN deputy chief Amina Mohammed said on return from a visit to Afghanistan that during her intense meetings with Taliban authorities she pushed hard to try to reverse their recent actions limiting the rights of women and girls to education and work while highlighting the holy Quran’s first word “Iqra” (read) and Islam being a […]
Read MoreMUZAFFARGARH:State Minister of Inter-Provincial Coordination Maher Irshad Sial said the incumbent government was working on an emergency basis to control inflation hitting hard on the common people of the country. While reviewing an under-construction work here on Thursday, the minister expressed hope that the government would bring the prices of commodities down. He said he […]
Read MoreBAHAWALPUR:Police have arrested 11 accused for misusing loud speakers under the Punjab Sound Act here on Thursday. A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said that according to Punjab Sound Act, no one was allowed to disturb environment and cause disturbance to people by playing music on loud speakers. He said that different police stations including PS […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 43,600 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 41,700 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1495.32 feet and was 97.32 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow […]
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