Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Faisal Javed says the government is ready to talk to the opposition on public-interest issues such as electoral reforms and COVID-19, but not on the corruption cases against opposition leaders. Talking to the media at Parliament House in …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):55 more people died of Coronavirus in the country during the last twenty-four hours. According to the latest data shared by the National Command and Operation Center, 2,155 people tested Covid positive during this period after tests of 36,390 people. The figure of active Covid cases …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said Pakistan believes in peace and is playing active role in promoting regional peace and security. In a meeting with the 12-member parliamentary delegation of Djibouti led by President of National Parliament of Djibouti …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan says it is topmost priority of the government to conduct the Senate polls in free and fair manner. Talking to a private news channel, he said upcoming Senate elections are expected from February 10 to …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Pakistan and Afghanistan have discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation through ports. According to press release, the discussion took place in meeting between the Minister for Commerce and Industry of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Nisar Ahmad and Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has said ill minded people who are speaking against armed forces will be dealt as per the law. Talking to media in Islamabad, he said it has been decided to lodge a case against Mufti Kifayat in Lahore. Sheikh Rashid …

Islamabad, December 30, 2020 (PPI-OT):Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has said there are no institutionalized forced conversions in Pakistan. Responding to media queries, he said as per principles of Quran and Sunnah, forced conversion is not permissible in Islam. He said most of the reported allegations, when investigated revealed …