Islamabad: PM paid tribute to the law enforcement agencies for courageously fighting the militants Islamabad: June 25, 2011 Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani while strongly condemning the terrorist attack on a police station in Tehsil Kulachi, DI Khan, paid tribute to the law enforcement agencies for courageously fighting and eliminating the militants. He reiterated the government’s firm resolve to fight against these elements till their complete elimination from the country The Prime Minister praised the cooperation extended by the [...]

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari called on Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, here in Tehran today on the eve of International Conference on Global Fight against Terrorism being held in Tehran and discussed the various challenges faced by the Muslim Ummah and the need to bring unity in their ranks to effectively tackle the problems. President Zardari and the Iranian supreme leader also exchanged views on bilateral, regional and global issues of concern besides fight against militancy [...]

Islamabad: With the framework of trilateral cooperation among the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Heads of the three States held the Second Trilateral Summit in Tehran, on 24h June 2011. The Parties, in this Summit, underlined the good neighbourly relations and the necessity of strengthening and expanding trilateral cooperation in various fields. The Parties also discussed issues of mutual interest in the political, security and economic domains, [...]

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo appreciated the positive role of all political parties in the AJK’s electioneering, saying no party encouraged violence and election campaigns had ended peacefully. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, the Minister told all necessary arrangements for maintaining law and order situation during AJK polling were completed. He told paramilitary forces will be deployed along with local administration to maintain law and order situation. Commenting on the remarks [...]

Islamabad: Today we are celebrating the International Drug Day. This day reminds us that it is our moral duty to endeavour to save our near and dear ones from the curse of narcotic drugs. This day will reinforce our resolve to help people who have unfortunately become drug addicts. This day also gives us a message to join hands with each other against this social evil which is gradually destroying our youth. On this occasion, we resolve that we will [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said as the monsoon season is about to set in, we need to analyze and highlight the factors that jolted us in the past and then to work out a strategy to face any possible challenges. Accurate early warning, he added, for flood forecasting and proper institutional arrangements to handle this natural calamity will reduce its effects, he added. The Prime Minister was chairing a special pre-monsoon coordination meeting at the PM’s Secretariat [...]

Islamabad: The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking attracts our attention to the dangers drugs pose to the individuals, families, communities and society on the whole. The menace of drugs is most formidable warranting rapid response at various levels. Statistics show that teenagers and young adults are more vulnerable to this menace. Its prevalence among young adults is more than twice as high as that among people of other age groups. No government can eliminate this menace fully [...]