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Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Trade House announced

Islamabad : Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan trade house has been announced to establish and increase the strong trade linkages between the two countries. The trading house, a first of its kind, was announced by H.E Ulanbek Totuiaev, Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic...

Fuel adjustment charges in bills to vanish by next month: Dastgir

ISLAMABAD: Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said Sunday that the fuel adjustment charges in the electricity bills will almost vanish from next month. Talking to media in Gujranwala on Sunday, Dastgir Khan said that the previous Imran Khan...

Railway suffering Rs 90mln losses per day amidst floods

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railway is suffering Rs 90 million per day loss due to floods. “Relentless monsoons and floods have not only destroyed many railway tracks, but also damaged bridges which disconnected Sindh and Balochistan with other parts o...

PM Shehbaz to address UNGA on Sept 23

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to address United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) on September 23. According to report, four Cabinet members and top officials will accompany prime minister to New York, where he will repres...

COAS, Administrator USAID discuss humanitarian measures

Rawalpindi: Samantha Power Administrator USAID USA called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. During meeting, matters of mutual interest and collaboration/partnership in humanitarian measures were discussed. Administrator...

‘All-out’ efforts to be made, PM assures IHC

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured Islamabad High Court (IHC) of making all-out efforts for recovery of missing persons, saying that he will not give any "lame excuse". "I cannot say that all of missing persons will be recovered, but we...

US Defence Secy lauds army's 'rescue, relief efforts' in flood-hit areas

Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd James Austin appreciated Pakistan Army's "rescue and relief efforts" in flood-hit areas, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to military's media wing, Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...

4 policemen martyred in armed attack

PESHAWAR: Unidentified armed men attacked the convoy of JUI-F leader and mayor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district Saddam Hussain Betni, resulting in the martyrdom of four police personnel on Friday, officials said. District Police Officer (DPO) Wa...

NEPRA Chairman, members get six-digit salaries

KARACHI: Aggregate amounts in financial statement in respect of remuneration including benefits applicable to chairman and four members of NEPRA were stated to be Rs 127,681 and Rs 74,489 per month respectively in year 2019. But soon after taking ove...

NA Committee on Info flays media drive against Speaker, team visit to Canada

Islamabad: NA Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting meeting held at PTV Headquarters here under Javairia Zafar Aheer in chair. Committee condemned malicious media campaign regarding recent visit of parliamentary delegation to Canada for...

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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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