Asad Majeed appointed new Foreign Secretary
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Asad Majeed Khan has been appointed as new Foreign Secretary, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said. An official notification in this regard by Establishment Division said transfer has been made with immediate effect and until further...
President for comprehensive approach to mainstream persons with disabilities
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi underlined need to adopt well-thought-out, data-driven and time- bound comprehensive approach for complete integration and mainstreaming of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Step, he said would ensure empowerme...
PM lauds efforts of all stakeholders’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that many regions of world are facing climate change and recent floods in Pakistan have caused widespread destruction across country, while Pakistan’s share in carbon emissions is less than one perc...
PTI to take decision on dissolution of assemblies by next week: Fawad
JEHLUM: Former Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said that party will make decision regarding dissolving Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab assemblies by next week. Inaugurating Deena-Mangla Bypass Road here, he said that w...
Prohibited Funding case: PTI files petition in IHC
ISLAMABAD: PTI has filed petition in Islamabad High Court (IHC) requesting court to decide early Prohibited Funding case in respect of PML-N, PPP and other parties. PTI leader Farrukh Habib filed miscellaneous petition seeking hearing of under trial...
State hiding fact ‘terrorism’ has risen: Raza Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader and former Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said that state is concealing this fact that terrorism has risen in country particularly in KP since last few months. In a statement issued here he said emergence of TTP despite ceasefire...
Three newly appointed Add Judges of IHC take oath
ISLAMABAD: Three newly appointed Additional Judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) took oath of office at a ceremony here yesterday. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq administered oath to Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and J...
Govt asks provinces to create their own population ministries: Info Minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb asked provinces to create their own population ministries. Addressing ceremony here to mark 70th anniversary of establishment of Population Council, she announced that government...
PTI leader Yasmin Rashid says to file petition against Fazl
LAHORE: PTI leader Yasmin Rashid has filed petition in Supreme Court (SC) Lahore registry against arrest of Azam Swati. She has taken plea in petition that Azam Swati arrest is illegal and he has been arrested on political grounds. It has been reques...
Khar updates PM on Afghanistan visit
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here yesterday. She apprised him about her recent visit to Afghanistan. Khar, who paid a day-long official visit to Kabul informed Prime Minist...
