It's hard to not be accepted for who you are. It's harder still if the ones not accepting you are your parents.And that's why a recent Starbucks ad about parents rekindling ties with their adult daughter - a transgender woman - has touched a chord with...
Read More »China, Pakistan celebrate 72 years of diplomatic relations
Chinese Charge d' Affairs Pang Chunxue says CPEC has become the hallmark of China-Pakistan cooperation.Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, on Sunday, on the 72nd anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, she sai...
Read More »1st Hajj flight carrying 316 Pakistani Pilgrims lands at Madinah Munawara
Pre-Hajj flight operation to airlift 180,000 intending Pakistani pilgrims to Saudi Arabia began on Saturday.The first Hajj flight carrying 316 intending pilgrims landed at Madinah Munawara today.Radio Pakistan correspondent Javed Iqbal reports from Ma...
Read More »Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist attack in Iran
Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the Sarawan County of Iran.The Foreign Office in a statement on Sunday said the government and the people of Pakistan express their deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the martyrs as ...
Read More »Pakistan, Saudi Arabia enjoy fraternal ties: Talha
Minister for Religious Affairs Senator Talha Mahmood says Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have deep and longstanding ties.Addressing a dinner in honor of the Saudi delegation at his farm house in Islamabad on Saturday, the Minister said that Saudi Arabia ha...
Read More »Govt forms 3-member judicial commission to probe veracity of audio leaks
The Federal Government has formed a three-member judicial commission, led by Supreme Court senior judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa, to probe the genuineness of the audio leaks and its impact on the independence of the judiciary.The commission includes Balo...
Read More »Govt has tried its best to reduce Haj expenditure: Talha
Minister for Religious Affairs Senator Talha Mahmood says the government has tried its best to reduce Haj expenditure.Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, he said over one lakh seventy-five thousand Pakistanis are performing hajj this year...
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