(FM warns dire humanitarian crisis looming in Afghanistan)

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has warned that a dire humanitarian crisis looming in Afghanistan has consequences for the region and beyond. Speaking at Margalla Dialogue here on Tuesday, he said Pakistan is hosting an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday to mobilize support for providing adequate food, medicine and […]

National Counter Violent Extremism Policy drafted

ISLAMABAD:First ever National Counter Violent Extremism Policy presented by NACTA to Minister of Interior, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has drafted the first-ever National Counter Violent Extremism Policy of Pakistan (NCVEP 2021). The National Coordinator NACTA, Mehr Khaliq Dad Lak presented the draft policy to the Federal Minister for Interior, here today. In August this […]

(Pakistan has always stood by its brothers, sisters in Afghanistan: FO)

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has said Pakistan has always stood by its brothers and sisters in Afghanistan. In a tweet posted on his social media account, he said the hosting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Islamabad on Sunday to consider humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is continuation […]

President urges student’s utilization of modern technology to get professional education)

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has said it is the responsibility of society to provide equal opportunities to women to make progress in their lives. Addressing the 16th convocation of Lahore College for Women University in Lahore on Tuesday, he said education plays pivotal role in the development of nations. The President said that students should […]

(Govt announces Rs700bn package for uplift of southern Balochistan: Info Minister)

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the federal cabinet has nominated the Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar and Minister for Defense Production Zubaida Jalal to visit Gwadar on behalf of the Prime Minister, sort out the issue of fishermen protesting there and try to resolve it. He said this […]