Pakistan

At the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a three-day state visit to Pakistan from Tuesday. He will be accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed and a high-level delegation comprising Cabinet Ministers and senior officials. During the visit, President Mohamed Muizzu will meet the President of […]

Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, says the government is taking effective steps to attract investment. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad today, he said the government aims to have thirty percent electric vehicles on the road by the year 2030. He stressed that charging stations for electric vehicles are essential […]

LAHORE,:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday paid rich tribute to the security forces for successfully conducting operations against Fitna al-Khawarij in Balochistan’s Kalat and Gwadar districts, resulting in the killing of four Indian-sponsored terrorists. The prime minister also paid glowing tribute to 34-year-old Major Wajahat Waheed, who embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device […]

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan may “evaluate” any request for direct military support from Yemen’s internationally recognised government, as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue. “I think not in my knowledge that there has been any formal request. If there is any request, then that is […]

A Pakistan Army major was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Balochistan’s Gwadar while security forces killed four India-sponsored terrorists in an operation conducted in Kalat district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. According to the military’s media wing, security forces conducted a series of operations in Shadi Kaur area […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting, scheduled for October 19–20. Upon arrival, DPM Dar was received by Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, who is also co-chair of the Pakistan–Tajikistan […]

ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division has placed strict mandatory requirements on degree verification and watertight financial surety tracking for civil servants returning from foreign and local studies, scholarships and deputations. Under newly released standard operating procedures, the government has signalled that state-funded foreign training and academic excursions will no longer be treated as open-ended vacations, introducing […]

Security forces have killed eight “India-sponsored” terrorists during three intelligence-based operations conducted in the Quetta, Nushki and Khuzdar districts of Balochistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. The IBOs took place on Oct 17 (Saturday) on the “reported presence of terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al Hindustan”, the military’s media affairs wing said […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reiterated that the Centre was “compelled” to impose emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to the provincial government’s lack of cooperation in countering terrorism. The Centre imposed emergency and governor’s rule in KP on Oct 11, citing the provincial government’s “deliberate disengagement” from the fight against terrorism. […]

Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC) General Syed Aamer Raza on Saturday warned that Pakistan will not tolerate any cross-border aggression or violation of the country’s borders. “Safeguarding the territorial integrity of our motherland is absolute and unyielding,” he said while addressing the 154th Pakistan Military Academy Long Course, 39th Technical Graduate Course, 73rd Integrated Course […]