Pakistan

Australia supports workshops on gender-sensitive media reporting

ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commission and Centre for Excellence in Journalism organised workshop for media professionals linked to 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women.  According to press statement issued by Australian High Commiss...

Father of Aisha Irum Dir Physical Education GDGC Kotri passes away

Kotri: Director Physical Education of Government Girls Degree College (GDGC) Kotri, Secretary Women Wing Pakistan Federation Baseball Aisha Irum's father and father in law of Secretary Sindh Baseball Association Perwaiz Ahmed Shaikh, former Assistant...

Favourable environment being created to promote local investment: Tasneem Qureshi

LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi said that government was creating favourable business and industrial environment in country to restore confidence of local industrialists, traders a...

ECP spokesman on by-election remarks ‘out of context’

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) roundly denied issuing any official statement concerning by elections of national and provincial assemblies in case of resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators. A journalist asked que...

IHC orders to dismiss 13 cases against PTI leader Ali Gandapur

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to dismiss 13 cases against PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur pertaining to violence during May 25 march and protest against Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision.  A single bench of...

CJP orders for immediate audit of GCC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has ordered for immediate audit of Gun and Country Club.  CJP remarked club is national asset and we want to provide protection only to it. Government should complete process of legisla...

Anti-polio drive kicks off across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Health launched three-day-long anti-polio campaign across country. According to sources within health ministry, approximately 13.5 million children under age of five years will be administered anti-polio vaccine in 37 districts...

Imran Khan demonstrating undemocratic attitude: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that coalition parties will not allow PTI Chief Imran Khan to dissolve provincial assemblies for sake of his ego. Talking to private news channel, he said that Imran Khan has been cont...

Hina Khar leading delegation for political dialogue with Afghan interim govt

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affair Hina Rabbani Khar will lead delegation to Kabul for one-day visit on November 29. In Kabul, minister of state will hold political dialogue with Afghan interim government. “Bilateral relations, in...

6 women killed as jeep plunges into ravine in Neelum Valley

Neelum Valley: Six women killed and five persons injured when jeep fell into ravine in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum Valley. According to police, jeep fell into gorge near Dodhniyal in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, killing six women including Sha...

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'Bilawal eyes COAS-Trump talks as positive step'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, hailed the upcoming meeting between Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump as a positive development for strengthening Pakistan-US relations. In a st...

Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Iran had the "legitimate" right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign, now in its sixth day. "It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to def...

Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel as “very alarming,” warning that the situation poses a grave threat to both regional and global peace. Speaking during a cabinet meeting...
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