Islamabad: The Foreign Secretary has conveyed to the Ambassador of Afghanistan strong concern on the cross-border attack launched from the territory of Afghanistan in Dir by some 300-400 militants who attacked villages and burnt schools. The Foreign Secretary stressed the need for stern action by the Afghan Army, US and NATO/ISAF forces in the area against militants and their hideouts in Afghanistan and against organizational support for the militants. Pakistan’s concerns are also being brought to the attention of the [...]

Islamabad: The 5th Meeting of ASEAN – Pakistan Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (APJSCC) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Syed Hasan Javed, Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific), led the Pakistan delegation and co-chaired the meeting with Mr Bagas Hapsoro, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN. APJSCC is a joint mechanism set up by ASEAN and Pakistan to review and oversee progress made in various areas of cooperation such as Trade and Industry, Investment, Environment, Science and Technology, Information Technology, Narcotics control, Tourism, Education, Agriculture and [...]

Islamabad: A delegation of PML (N) led by Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif today called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr to offer their condolences to the President over the death of his father. Other members of the delegation included Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Khawja Muhammad Asif, Mr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Mr Justice ® Syed Ghous Ali Shah, Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasir, Chaudhry Sharif, MR Shakeel Ahmad and Dr Asif Karmani. [...]

Islamabad: The Prime Minister has said that the prices of petroleum products have been reduced to provide relief to the common man .This decision is taken in the wake of decrease in the petroleum prices in international market, he added. The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House this afternoon. The Prime Ministry directed the Minister to devise a system for [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that given the structure of the globalised world, no nation can progress in isolation and the formation of partnerships based on mutuality of interests is a sine qua non to fast-paced development. Pakistan, he maintained, is blessed with unique geographical location, huge reservoirs of natural resources, distinct civilization, cultural diversity and skilled manpower. These aspects, he said, need to be highlighted abroad. The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Government is paying special attention towards the uplift of underdeveloped areas of the country and in the upcoming budget the same criteria has been made the benchmark of the overall development agenda. The improvement in the living standard of the people of these areas, he mentioned, can be brought through the effective engagement of the Government agencies with people’s representatives. The Prime Minister was talking to Senator Syeda Sughra [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the government’s economic team that the forthcoming Budget for the financial year 2011-12 should be people friendly to give relief to common man. He asked that appropriate measures be incorporated in the Budget to ensure economic growth thus leading to reduction in inflation, increase in investment and creation of jobs. The Prime Minister was chairing a special pre-Budget meeting of his economic team at the PM’s House here this afternoon. While [...]