ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday deferred until January 20 the indictment of ex-chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Muhammad Shamim and three media persons in a contempt of court case originated from the publication of an affidavit. Earlier, the court had set January 7 for framing of charges against the alleged contemnors including […]

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said Pakistan stock market has claimed highest profit in ten years with aggregate profit of Rs258-billion. He said this in a tweet on Friday.

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed has categorically rejected the false claims and tendentious remarks made by the spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in the context of SAARC and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ and K). Responding to media questions in a statement on Friday, he said India’s obstruction […]

ISLAMABAD: The relief operations of Pakistan Navy are continued in remote coastal areas of Balochistan affected by recent rains and floods. According to Pakistan Navy spokesperson, Pak Navy is providing food, clean drinking water and other necessities of life in the affected areas. Pakistan Navy is also providing medical facilities to the affected people by […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for immediate and robust national and international action to curb illicit financial flows from the developing world to financial safe haven destinations. He was addressing the 7th International Seminar of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission on “Combating Corruption – A Pre-Requisite […]

KARACHI: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir said that incumbent government is committed to protect public health and environment from devastating impacts of chemicals and hazardous waste materials through their management on scientific manner. Addressing a national event here on Thursday, the state minister noted that management of hazardous waste materials in […]

ISLAMABAD: The world should respect the right of self-determination granted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to the people of Kashmir and ensure implementation of promises made with the Kashmiris. This was stated by speakers at a webinar on the eve of Right of Self-determination Day hosted in the Canadian city of Toronto. They […]

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kuwait to Pakistan, Nassar Abdulrahman J. Almutairi, called on Muhammad Ayub Afridi, Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development here on Thursday. They discussed bilateral relations and matters of mutual interests. While appreciating the Kuwaiti Government for opening work visas for Pakistanis, the Advisor reiterated the Ambassador to […]