Govt ready to hold comprehensive dialogue on all issues: Kh Asif
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said the government is ready to hold comprehensive dialogue for the sake of the country covering all the issues, but engaging in transactional dialogue will be a waste of time. Briefing the foreign media along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb here in Islamabad on Friday about prevailing political situation in the country, he said Imran Khan has not offered materially anything for negotiations with the coalition government. The Minister said Imran Khan is a desperate man and believes in violence, which he demonstrated during the last week, which was
Pakistan, China reaffirm commitment to CPEC, agree to remain engaged in its expansion
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and agreed to remain engaged in its expansion. At her weekly news briefing here in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the affirmation to this effect was made during the Third Round of Pakistan-China Bilateral Political Consultations held in Beijing. She said the two sides also agreed to expand and reinforce political and security cooperation, bilateral trade, economic and financial cooperation, cultural exchanges, tourism, and people-to-people ties. The Spokesperson urged India to stop suppression of journalists and human rights defenders and its policy
DG directed to ensure payment of salaries, pensions to all employees of PBC before Ramadan 20th
ISLAMABAD: Meeting of Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was held here at Parliament House on Friday with Senator Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui in the Chair. The Senate Body deliberated on financial issues faced by Radio Pakistan. Tahir Hassan, Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), apprised that deficit has been continuously increasing for last two years and the current deficit of Radio Pakistan stands at Rs2246.007 million. He added that one of primary reason of increase in deficit is cessation of Grant in Aid worth around Rs12 crore to each station, provided by China Radio International. Senator
We want Pakistani diaspora women descent to become our brand ambassadors’: Nilofar
ISLAMABAD: Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of the Women of Pakistan Nilofar Bakhtiar attended as a chief guest and a keynote speaker a houseful event organized by Nighat Khan, Founder and Chief Editor of the Magazine Dream America in New Jersey, USA. The event was organized in collaboration with Proud Pakistan Awards and Dukhtaran-e-Pakistan for Women’s Empowerment. While speaking at the event, Nilofar Bakhtiar admired and appreciated Pakistani women’s hard work and dedication all around the world, says a press release received here on Friday from New Jersey, USA. She said we want to inform the world
World Tuberculosis Day observed
ISLAMABAD: World Tuberculosis Day was observed on Friday to raise awareness towards eliminating the disease.
This year theme is ‘Yes! We can end TB!’ On the occasion, World Health Organization announced that it will expand the scope of a five-year-old …
Punjab cabinet approves provision of free 20kg flour bag to each poor family
LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet on Saturday approved provision of free 20kg flour bag to each poor family under the Ramadan relief package announced by the federal and provincial governments. The decision was taken during the 11th meeting of the provincial cabinet held under the chair of Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Lahore. The meeting decided that under the Ramadan package, a family could procure 20kg free flour at the same time under the Ramadan relief package and the decision would be implemented from March 29. The decision was taken in order to save the citizens from
Seven of family slaughtered over property dispute in Pakpattan
PAKPATTAN: Seven people of a family were slaughtered in Pakpattan on a property dispute on Saturday morning. A man with the help of his accomplices stormed into the house of his brother and shot dead his mother, brothers, sister-in-law and children at Sehri time in village Barri Rakh of Pakpattan. A seven-year-old girl was seriously injured in the firing who was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. After no response from the Rescue 1122 service despite repeated calls, the injured girl was rushed to the hospital in a police van. Police said the slain included their mother, Sherbaz, Iftikhar and
PM Shehbaz can face contempt of court over election delay, says Sheikh Rashid
RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could face contempt of court over delay in elections. In a series of tweets, the former interior minister said the tenure of the caretaker government would end after 90 days, adding that the government had postponed the elections due to rising popularity of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. “Those who are not ready to hold elections on April 30 will not let it happen on Oct 8,” he said. Mr Ahmed said inflation had broken all records as it hovered around 50 per cent, adding