Pakistan

Baseless cases registered against PML-N leaders: Saad Rafique

ISLAMABAD: Kha­waja Saad Rafique Minister for Railways and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said that baseless cases were registered against party leaders. Saad Rafique mentioned that Imran Khan tried to isolate Pakistan from foreign c...

Collective wisdom needed to combat climate change: Farooq Naek at PIUC, APA

Islamabad: Senator Farooq Hamid Naek called for collective efforts to tackle threat of Climate Change and major debt relief to counties in need to allow them fiscal space for achievement of SDG 13. Addressing sideline meeting of Parliamentary Union o...

Court accepts Ishaq Dar plea for exemption in assets reference

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Court (AC) has accepted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar plea for exemption from attendance in assets reference.   Assets reference came up for hearing in respect of Ishaq Dar before AC yesterday. Counsel for Ishaq Dar reques...

Malala Yousafzai visits Dadu district, reviews flash-flood devastation

DADU: Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai visited flood hit area of district Dadu and reviewed devastation caused by monsoons and flash floods. Accompanied by her father Ziauddun Yousafzai, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho, Education Minister Syed S...

PM Shehbaz, PML-Q Chief meeting story out

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Shrif and Chief PML(Q) Ch Shujaat meeting story came out in which COAS appointment, dollar and Dar were discussion topics. On PM Shehbaz’s question about Chaudhry’s health, Shujaat replied with smile that...

Green financing imperative for climate change mitigation: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said ‘green financing’ was imperative for mitigation of climate change where adaptation plan was prerequisite to ensure climate resilience of country. Minister convened a meeti...

Narendra Modi’s remarks about IIOJK ‘misleading, false’: Pak FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about resolving Kashmir issue are false and misleading and they also reflect how oblivious Indian leadership has become of ground realities in Illegally Occupied Jammu...

Alvi says his words ‘grossly misquoted’ on cypher’s matter

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi took “serious note” of news items “grossly misquoting and wrongly” highlighting his statement on matter of diplomatic cipher, given during an interview with a private news channel. In intervie...

COAS, Secy Gen MWL vow to play vital role for betterment of Ummah

Rawalpindi: Secretary-General of Muslim World League Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim AI-Issa said that Pakistan has a "significant place in Muslim world", a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. "Pakistan is playing a vital role...

Harassment of PTI leaders case: IHC issues notice to FIA

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notice to FIA on petition filed by PTI leaders against their harassment by FIA. Petition filed by former federal Minister Umar Ayub against harassment of PTI leaders by FIA came up for hearing before s...

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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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