ISLAMABAD: Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner and so far 402312 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan.In addition to other measures for the dignified…
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Pakistan urges developed nations to fulfill $100b commitment for climate finance
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has urged the developed countries to provide sufficient, additional and predictable grant based climate finance to the developing nations to cope with the challenge of climate change.Addressing th…
‘Elahi & Son’ main accused in Rs1.23bn Gujrat kickbacks reference
LAHORE: The Chaudhrys of Gujrat, or at least the faction led by former chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, are in trouble as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against him and his son after completing a probe into the alle…
Court reserves ruling on Ahad Cheema’s plea seeking acquittal in assets beyond means reference
LAHORE: An accountability court of Lahore on Saturday reserved its judgement on Adviser to Prime Minister Ahad Cheema’s appeal seeking his acquittal in assets beyond means reference.Accountability court judge Malik Ali Awan reserved the ruling which wi…
Pakistan asks Afghanistan to take immediate steps against terrorist entities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again asked Afghan authorities to take immediate and effective steps against terrorist entities operating from their soil.At her weekly news briefing here in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Bal…
Pakistani rupee stands defiant against US dollar in interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee recorded a meagre gain against the US dollar in interbank market on Friday.According to figures collected from money traders, the local currency rose in value by 67 paisas against the greenback and was currently being trade…
One document regime issue: Protest sit-in in Chaman city held
QUETTA: Protest sit-in in Chaman city, a bordering city with Afghanistan, held on Friday against implementation of “one document regime”, demanding that Tazkira be considered as valid document for the people to travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan.A…
World AIDS Day observed
ISLAMABAD: World AIDS Day was observed on Friday to create awareness about the disease.According to World Health Organization (WHO), the theme of this year is “Let Communities Lead”.President Dr Arif Alvi and Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kaka…
Pakistani, Dutch Prime Ministers discuss bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the sidelines of COP-28 conference in Dubai on Friday.The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on international and regional issues …