Newswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide grants approximately worth 1,986 million Japanese Yen (Equivalent to around 19 million USD / around 3,057 million PKR) for installation of weather surveillance radar in Sukkur, Sindh province.Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Noor […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Abdul Rehman Malik has written a letter to Financial Action Task Force President Dr Marcus Pleyer, pleading him to remove Pakistan from FATF’s Grey List given to Indian propaganda against Pakistan exposed by Disinfolab EU as Indian chronicles. He also thanked him for giving a relief […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan and Italy this week agreed that they had exemplary relations based on mutual trust and principles of cooperation, resolved to further expand the relationship in all dimensions. The resolve came during the 5th Round of Pakistan-Italy Annual Bilateral Political Consultations held virtually.Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood led the Pakistan side, while Secretary General […]
Read MoreNewswire Sukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the federal government does not care for the common man. Addressing a gathering in Sukkur this week to distribute 1,024 flats constructed for the workers by the Sindh Department of Labor and Manpower, the PPP Chairman said that the federal government’s housing […]
Read MoreIslamabad: In yet another generous move, Iron Brother China this week promised to send 0.5 million Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to Pakistan amid Islamabad’s fight against the pandemic.Speaking to journalist here after holding talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone, FM Qureshi Pakistan was expected to receive the first free shipment […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik this week demanded legal necessary proceedings against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his baseless allegations against Pakistan after Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp chat leaks and revelation by Disinfolab EU. He said that both leaks have exposed the real face of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik this week urged the Election Commission of Pakistan to resolve the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf.The Senator attended the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally held outside the headquarters of the ECP against delay in the PTI foreign funding case. Talking to […]
Read MoreNewswire ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari have been re-elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party and the President of the PPP Parliamentarians. The top leaders have been re-elected for another four-year term.The intra-party elections of the PPP at the federal level were held in Karachi on January 6 “in […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan, has praised Pakistan’s decision to launch the first polio vaccination drive of 2021 and reiterated Japan’s commitment to continue its support to eradicate polio from Pakistan and the globe.During the five-day campaign, around 285,000 polio workers will engage in the vaccination of over 40 million children, wearing masks, […]
Read MoreIssei Kato Toky: Young women in colorful traditional costumes, masks and white stoles braved cold weather in lines and sat seats apart from one another in Yokohama on Monday to mark Japan’s Coming-of-Age Day, even though the city is under a state of emergency.The ceremonies, typically full of kimono-clad women and smartly-dressed men, were cancelled […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda called on Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed this week and discussed the matters of mutual interest and promoting ties between both countries.The Minister for Interior appreciated the role and assistance of Japan in economic development of Pakistan.He said that Japan always assisted Pakistan in challenging […]
Read MoreNewswire Sialkot: The elder sister of Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik was laid to rest this week at her ancestral graveyard in Sialkot. A large number of people offered the funeral prayer. He said that he was saddened and deeply mourned today adding that as an […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The annual rise in toll of fatal and non-fatal accidents that causes deaths and disabilities to thousands of people every year in the country could be prevented through strictly enforcing the traffic safety guidelines. Road safety lies in controlled speed of vehicles alongside following the traffic laws and safety measures. Round-the-clock vigilance with the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik stood vindicated as Cynthia Dawn Ritchie withdrew her petition against him.The Islamabad High Court dismissed the petition after it was withdrawn by the petitioner. Senator Rehman Malik had already won the case twice from the Justice of Peace referred by the Islamabad High Court. Legally no appeal […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held its federal level elections at Karachi this week and re-elected Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the party chairman. The election commissioner Fauzia Habib announced the results. “In accordance with Constitution of Pakistan People’s Party and Election Act 2017, the elections at federal level were held and the following office […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and PPP senior leader Senator A. Rehman Malik said that Kashmiris are the most oppressed and helpless nation in the world.He said that more than 500 days have passed since the brutal curfew is imposed by Indian Forces in the valley of Kashmir adding that PM Narendra […]
Read MoreBannu: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has strongly condemned the massacre of Hazara community members in Machh, saying that it was the biggest proof of unrest in the country.Addressing a PDM rally in Bannu this week, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that our struggle is for restoring rule […]
Read MoreIslamabad: H.E. MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has strongly condemned the brutal massacre of coal mine workers on Sunday in a terrorist attack in Machh area of Bolan district in Balochistan and expressed his sorrow over the loss of precious innocent human lives in the tragic incident. Expressing his condolences, Ambassador MATSUDA extended […]
Read MoreNTC – A Rare Story of Resilience, Growth and Foresightedness When the Government decided to de-regulate Telecommunication sector, as a first step, converted T&T department into corporation and created PTC in 1991 through an Act of Parliament. As a second step, PTC was split into five entities such as PTCL, NTC, PTA, FAB and PTET […]
Read MoreCelebrating 25 years of Consistent Growth & Customer Satisfaction Syed Amin Ul HaqueFederal Minister(IT &Telecommunication) I like to felicitate National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) management and employees on its “Silver Jubilee”. NTC, being the official ICT service provider of Government of Pakistan (GoP), is providing state of the art ICT services round the clock. With fast […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week warned the rulers that his party will fight them everywhere. Earlier, the PPP’s Central Executive Committee endorsed the decision by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to submit resignations to respective party leaders by December 31.Speaking at a news conference, Bilawal Bhutto once […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: China is helping Pakistan for safe and protected export of the delicate cherries to the Iron Brother as Islamabad prepares to send the first batch to Beijing this spring, a senior cabinet member said.Until now the Pakistani cherries’ export had been hindered as Pakistan lacked cold chain management, market information system, packaging […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The nation celebrated 145th birthday of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Friday, with renewed pledge to work hard for progress and prosperity of the country.It was a public holiday and national flag was hoisted a top all public and private buildings. The day dawned with Quran Khawani at the Quaid’s mausoleum […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: December marks the 8th death anniversary of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister and one of the subcontinent’s iconic leaders, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated during a bomb attack on her convoy in Rawalpindi during an election rally in December 2007, weeks before the originally scheduled January 8 national elections.Born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi, […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson In the wake of the US elections in November, pollsters have been reviewing what went wrong with many of their predictions and what it means for the future of polling. After the 2016 presidential election, there already were accusations that polling was proving inaccurate. The criticisms often exaggerated the errors, but there […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik has urged the government to impose National Emergency during the second of COVID-19 which is highly dangerous and deadly. Malik, who is also the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, said that new strain of Coronavirus was more dangerous as it is animal mutated strain having been […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Egyptian ambassador to Pakistan Tarek Mohamed Hussein Dahroug calls on Senator A. Rehman Malik, Former Federal Interior Minister here this week at his residence in Islamabad. During the meeting, both exchanged views over bilateral relations, regional situation, present world political scenario, and matters of mutual interest.Senator Rehman Malik welcomed and extended his best […]
Read MoreSalman Raza Multan: The city of Multan is said to be 5000 B.C historic oldest region and sister city of Rome. Previously it was called ‘City of Gold’ now retained the status of ‘City of Saints and Shrines’. However, it is also believed that the city was named after the Sun Idol called ‘Multan’ being […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister ImranKhan, advising him for moving the matter of Indian Chronicles in the United Nations and Interpol to constitute a police commission to investigate the Indian violations of sovereignty of Pakistan-through hybrid/cybercrime using soil of several countries including […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to resign by January 31. At a news conference this week, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the PPP had a history of resistance. “Our workers struggled against and defeated Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf so they […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has asked will PM Imran Khan make the list of NRO seekers public in the Parliament as he has been referring to it time and again. He said that PPP had never signed any NRO adding it is merely an anti-propaganda to defame […]
Read MoreTaj Nabi Khan Islamabad: After the death of his father, Philip II of Macedon, in Virgina, Macedonia, Greece, ‘Alexander the Great’ had gained control of the throne when he was hardly 21 who later set off on an expedition to conquer the whole world. Primarily he left Macedonia to take revenge against the Persian Empire, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has stepped into active politics with a big speech at the November 30 Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in in Multan. Her appearance at the political public gathering reminded Pakistanis of her late mother Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated in 2007 after speaking at a rally in Rawalindi. Born […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The fifth Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar was held through a video link this week in Islamabad.The meeting reviewed the progress of projects in Gwadar. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made in port development and Chinese side appreciated the support provided by Pakistan in the port operationalization […]
Read MoreAsmat Shah Garwaki Peshawar: Taslim Bibi, a senior citizen of 65 years age, decided to open a handicraft skills center at her home with hope of financial support and also to impart skill to others, but due to financial constraints she could not continue her plan. Sitting on the wood wreckage on the main road […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali breathed his last after a brief illness here at the Armed Forces Institute of Institute of Cardiology & National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC-NIHD), hospital sources said. He was 76 and was shifted to the hospital after having a heart attack.Born on January 1, 1944, Mir Zafarullah […]
Read MoreWajid Shamsul Hasan Yet another Bhutto rose from Multan to lead the way in Pakistan’s chequered politics with pitfalls at every step. Youngest daughter of Martyred Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto described in affection by her as ‘dynamite’ Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has all those qualities that made her mother a great leader. As a youngster she became […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the committee has received several complaints from the general public regarding the non-admission of their patients in hospitals of Islamabad. Addressing a press conference this week via video link, Senator A. Rehman Malik said that the ratio of the rapid […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik has written a letter to US President elect Joe Biden and has extended him heartiest congratulations over his victory in elections. In his letter, Senator A. Rehman Malik has extended best wishes to President elect Joe Biden and writes […]
Read MoreTaj Nabi Khan Islamabad: The second wave of novel coronavirus pandemic is around as intense spike in cases is witnessed inside the country as well as worldwide with the onset of winter season. The ‘first wave’ was subsided with less than expected human and economic losses due the unprecedented measures, well-conceived strategies and collective-response of […]
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