Governor Punjab Muhammad Rafique Rajwana called on President Mamnoon Hussain in Lahore today (Wednesday).They discussed matters of mutual interest and overall political situation in the country.The Governor briefed the President about progress on diffe...
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Record of the Press Briefing by Spokesperson on 28 February 2018
Bismillah IrRehman NirRahim Assalaam Alaikum A brief round-up of the activities on the foreign policy front first: The Indian Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. J.P. Singh was summoned to the Foreign Office over the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the In...
Read More »UN Body Says US Detention of Pakistani at Guantanamo Has No Legal Basis
GENEVA, A Pakistani man held at the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility since 2006 should be released immediately and given a right to compensation, the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said on Wednesday.The detention of Ammar al-Baluch...
Read More »‘Accept Peace To Safeguard Afghanistan,’ President Tells Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has proposed the recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group, as part of a process that could lead to peace negotiations and put an end to more than 16 years of fighting.Ghani made the proposal during a Febr...
Read More »UNIDENTIFIED GUNMEN KILL 2 POLICEMEN IN PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, At least two policemen were killed today in an attack by unidentified gunmen in south-western Balochistan province of Pakistan. The attackers opened fire at the vehicle of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hameedullah Dasti on ...
Read More »10thRound of Pakistan-Switzerland Bilateral Political Consultations
The 10th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Pakistan and Switzerland was held in Berne on 26-27 February 2018. Ambassador Zaheer A. Janjua, Additional Secretary (Europe), led the Pakistan delegation, while the Swiss side was headed by A...
Read More »Deadly Suicide Attack Targets Quetta, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, A suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta has killed at least four paramilitary soldiers and wounded about eight others.Officials said the bomber struck a security post of the Frontier Corps force Wednesday night, abo...
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