ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan has said strong networking and greater coordination among law-makers of Pakistani descent would serve the interests of the community by aggregating their strength and enhancing their ability to play even a greater role in US politics. In a virtual interacting with US state law-makers of Pakistani descent who are serving their respective constituencies in different parts of the United States, he said coordinated efforts will ensure synergy to the efforts aimed at promoting Pak-US relations and bringing the people of two countries closer to each other. Masood Khan expressed satisfaction over

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has paid glowing tributes to the Turkish people on the seventh anniversary of Democracy and National Unity Day. In a tweet on Saturday, he said Pakistan joins the brotherly people and government of Turkiye in commemorating the anniversary of Democracy and National Unity Day today. Recalling the supreme sacrifices of the brave Turkish people, Shehbaz Sharif said we pay our rich tribute and respects to the martyrs who valiantly resisted the heinous attempt to deprive them of democracy and basic rights. He said this historic and epoch-making day in 2016 also represented unwavering faith and

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said the government is committed to hold next general elections on time. Talking to a private television channel, he said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has already assured to hol…

ISLAMABAD:A meeting of the Steering Committee chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here in Islamabad on Saturday reviewed the progress of work relating to outsourcing of airports operation.The meeting discussed broad parameters and key issues to be re…

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Rawalpindi:Heavy rain lashed Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other parts of upper Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday.The rain started early in the morning in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, and the adjoining areas of Punjab.The Met Office says…

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has denounced a UN report on conflict-related sexual violence for not including crimes of violence committed in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK) and Israeli-occupied Palestine.Speaking at UN Security Council, Pakistan…

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ISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial on Saturday called for implementation of laws and policies that promote population management in the country.He was addressing concluding ceremony of two-day national conference titled “Resi…

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