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Australian Chief of Defence Forces General Angus J. Campbell called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza in Rawalpindi on Monday. Matters of bilateral professional interest with particular reference to global and regional sec...
Read More »PM felicitates Saudi leadership on Kingdom’s founding day
Prime Minister Imran Khan has felicitated Saudi leadership on the founding day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, being celebrated today (Tuesday).In a tweet, the Prime Minister extended heartiest greetings to the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman...
Read More »PM to inaugurate Ehsaas Rashan Riayat Programme in Islamabad
Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to inaugurate Ehsaas Rashan Riayat Programme to facilitate low-income families in Islamabad tomorrow [Saturday].The country's first ever targeted commodity subsidies programme is in line with the Prime Minister's vis...
Read More »Bank Officers Could Face Jail Over Refusal to Offer Services
The bank officers refusing to open bank accounts, issue credit cards or other services to politicians will be penalized under a new law approved by Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Friday.The Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes on...
Read More »PM calls for urgent int’l support to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan appreciated and thanked the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its continued support and partnership with the Government of Pakistan in Polio eradication.Talking to Co-Founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates d...
Read More »Pakistani Police Arrest Journalist on Unspecified Charges
Police arrested a prominent Pakistani journalist and government critic at his home on unspecified charges on Wednesday, his colleagues and local media said.Mohsin Baig, editor for the news outlet Online, had just days earlier suggested on a TV talk sho...
Read More »KP local bodies poll showed ‘status quo’ opposing EVM to manipulate: PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan says manipulation of polls through rejection of votes is one of the reasons the ‘status quo’ mindset which opposes the use of Electronic Voting Machines.In a tweet today [Wednesday], he mentioned that the local government elec...
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