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Islamabad: Air Marshal (R) Masood Akhtar, a defence analyst, has commended Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif for challenging the recent claims made by the Indian Air Chief. Following the skirmishes that occurred in May, Asif proposed that both In...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the recent Gallup Survey Business Confidence Index report on confidence of businesses in Pakistan's economic direction. In a statement, he said the report's finding that...

Karachi: The National Minorities Day was observed today [Monday] with the aim to highlight their religious and socio-economic rights in Pakistan. The day is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and rights of minority groups within the country. ...

Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly rejected the immature remarks made by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in yet another demonstration of their chronic tendency to distort facts and twist statements out of context. Responding to media queries abo...

Islamabad: UAE's Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, along with Pakistan's Ambassador to the UAE, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, attended a gathering celebrating Pakistan's Independence Day at the Dubai Exhibition Centre ...

Islamabad: Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain has reaffirmed the government's commitment to revitalize cotton as a cornerstone of rural economy and textile industry. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad today of the Cotton Comm...

Washington: The United States has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its faction, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under U.S. law. According to Radio Pakistan, a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of St...