ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said the local bodies elections in the federal capital would be conducted through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Talking to a private television channel, he said the federal cabinet has welcomed the positive signal from Election Commission of Pakistan regarding holding of local bodies elections […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Board of Investment (BOI) Ahsan Azfar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday and gave a detailed briefing on the ongoing reforms and restructuring of BOI. It was informed that the BOI will host an international investment conference and a separate investment conference for overseas Pakistan next year. The meeting was […]
ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting, chaired by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Wednesday reviewed arrangements for holding the Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (FMs) in Islamabad on Sunday. Expressing satisfaction over the arrangements, the Foreign Minister directed to further improve them. Speaking on the occasion, […]
ISLAMABAD: China will continue to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to help the Afghan people overcome the current difficulties. According to a Radio Pakistan report, this was stated by the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin during his regular news briefing in Beijing. He said China has been providing support within its capacity to […]
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has released a short documentary film to pay tributes to the Ghazis and Shuhudas of 1971 war. The documentary film highlights the unforgettable role of pilots and soldiers of PAF in the war. In this war, pilots and soldiers of PAF wrote history of courage and bravery against the enemy. In […]
ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has strongly condemned the unabated extrajudicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake encounters and staged cordon-and-search-operations by Indian occupation forces in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said two Kashmiris were martyred yesterday in a fake encounter in Srinagar by Indian occupation forces. […]
ISLAMABAD:A group of terrorists targeted a post of security forces along Pakistan-Iran border in Abdoi Sector on Tuesday. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lance Naik Zaheer Ahmad embraced martyrdom during the heavy exchange of fire. The security forces also inflicted heavy losses onto the fleeing terrorists. The ISPR said the country’s security […]
ISLAMABAD:Thirty seven Sri Lankan students, out of a total of 340 students selected for scholarships under Pak-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), have arrived in Pakistan to study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The students have reached Pakistan in two separate groups, comprising 19 and 18 students respectively. Besides, […]
