Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch says Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself against any aggression as demonstrated in its forceful response to India's misadventure in February 2019.At her weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Thu...
Read More »Ayaz commends WB, ADB in helping to deal with devastating floods in Pakistan
Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has commended World Bank and Asian Development Bank in helping to deal with devastating floods in Pakistan last year.He was speaking at a ceremony held in Islamabad on Thursday with regard to highlight t...
Read More »Govt announces to return over Rs16bln to hujjaj as relief package
The government has announced to return over sixteen billion rupees to hujjaj as relief package.Addressing media in Islamabad today, Minister for Religious Affairs Talha Mehmood announced to return 97,000 thousand rupees to every pilgrim under this pac...
Read More »China roles over principal amount of $2.4b loan for two years: Dar
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that China has rolled over the principal amount of 2.4 billion dollars loan for two years.In a tweet on Thursday, he said that Pakistan will make interest payments of the said loan only in next two years.Source: Rad...
Read More »Pakistan’s Antinarcotics Force Seized Over 158 Kg Drugs, Arrested Seven Culprits
Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), seized over 158 kg drugs of different types in seven operations, said an official yesterday.A spokesperson for the ANF said in a statement that, the ANF conducted seven operations across the country, recovered 15...
Read More »ECNEC approves various projects worth over Rs1180b
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved various projects, including "Dualization of Rawalpindi -Kahuta road worth over 1180 billion rupees.The project also include construction of four-lane bridge over Sihala Railway pass...
Read More »PM expresses resolve to ensure Balochistan’s development
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to take all possible measures for the development and progress of Balochistan and to make Gwadar Port as the best seaport of the world.Addressing a ceremony in Gwadar on Thursday afternoon, he sa...
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