Soldier martyred, terrorist killed in Bajaur shootout: ISPR
Islamabad:One Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire that took place between the terrorists and security forces in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations …
PM proposes to strengthen border security mechanism along Pakistan-Iran frontier
Islamabad:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has proposed to further strengthen border security mechanism along the Pakistan-Iran frontier to make it a symbol of peace, brotherhood, development and prosperity.He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of 100-…
Chinese companies show keen interest in exploring investment opportunities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:The first-ever Pak-China Business Forum on Industrial Relocation and Technology Transfer was held at Pakistan Embassy in Beijing.The event was organized by the DEA Group of Companies, based in Pakistan and the UAE with a vision to facilitate …
FO rejects ill-informed US report on religious freedom in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD:Foreign Office has strongly rejected the baseless assertions made about Pakistan in the International Religious Freedom Report released by the United States.At her weekly news briefing here in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperso…
President suspends order to compulsorily retire harassment complainant
Islamabad:President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday suspended the order of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) to impose the major penalty of compulsory retirement from service upon a woman employee who had filed a workplace harassment comp…
PTI loses another main wicket as Malik Amin Aslam quits
Islamabad:Another Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former climate change minister, Malik Amin Aslam, on Thursday announced to quit the party following countrywide May 9 violent protests after party chairman Imran Khan’s arrest.Addressing a pre…
Arrangements being made to rein in fascism, attacks on country: Info Minister
ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said arrangements are being made that no one can desecrate the monuments of Shuhada and Ghazis in future.Reacting to a statement of PTI Chief Imran Khan in a tweet on Thursday, …
Discussion only way to resolve political issues: Defence Minister
ISLAMABAD:Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday said discussion is the only way to resolve political issues.Talking to a private news channel, he said the coalition government gave many opportunities to the PTI leaders for resuming talks b…