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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo said that Gilgit-Baltistan Council and Government are working according to the mandate of Gilgit-Baltistan Self Governance and Empowerment Order 2009. He said this in a high level meeting in Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan. Governor Gilgit-Baltistan, Pir …
Read More »Finance Minister meets International Monetary Fund, World Bank Leaders
Islamabad: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh met with leaders of major financial institutions here Thursday during the IMF-World Bank meetings and discussed cooperation for Pakistan’s development. He had a detailed meeting with David Lipton, who is the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund and discussed with …
Read More »Hafeez Shaikh meets Saudi Finance Minister
Islamabad: Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh discussed advancing economic cooperation with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Dr. Ibrahim Al-Asaf as the two countries agreed to further bolster bilateral ties. Both Ministers discussed trade and investment opportunities and agreed on the need for joint ministerial commission to meet more regularly to impart …
Read More »United States Department of Agriculture Delegation Visited Ministry of Textile Industry
Islamabad: A delegation of United States Department of Agriculture visited Ministry of Textile Industry to discuss the different methods of cooperation regarding the Cotton Productivity Enhancement Project. The meeting was chaired by secretary of the Ministry of Textile Industry Shahid Rashid. Speaking on the occasion Secretary Shahid Rashid said that …
Read More »Expansion of Karachi Port Trust to facilitate economic growth: Prime Minister
Karachi: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has lauded the leadership of Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Babar Khan Ghauri and the efforts of Karachi Port Trust on the occasion of the inauguration of berth no 12 to 14 here today that will attract additional shipping carrying thousands …
Read More »Discrimination to Hindus on any ground is Unacceptable: President
Karachi: President Asif Ali Zardari has taken note of media reports that the Scheduled Caste Hindus (Dalits) were denied humanitarian assistance and entry into relief camps allegedly for being ‘untouchables’ and has called for a report from the provincial government. The President also directed that immediate relief be provided to …
Read More »Inaugural Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the New Silk Road vision
Islamabad: The Foreign Minister, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar participated in the inaugural Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the New Silk Road vision on the margins of the 66th UNGA in New York on Thursday, says a press release received here today from New York. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Afghan …
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