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Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged the Minister for Religious Affairs, Syed Khursheed to utilize all his abilities to make fool proof arrangements for the pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj. He stressed for provision of maximum facilities to the pilgrims so that the religious obligation may be fulfilled with full devotion. The Prime Minister was talking to Syed Khursheed Shah, Minister for Religious Affairs who called on him at PM’s House here this afternoon. Overall political situation [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged the women parliamentarians to work for creating awareness among the female population of the country and motivate them to contribute according to their capacities as they constitute the major portion of the population. He was talking to Ms. Mehreen Anwar Raja, MNA and Mr. Khanzada Khan, MNA who called on him at PM’s House here this afternoon. Mentioning about the government’s consistent efforts for the empowerment and financial support to the [...]

Islamabad: A trade delegation of dates growers and exporters has arrived in Sri Lanka from Pakistan to enhance the bilateral trade and to introduce the Pakistani date varieties in the Sri Lankan market. During their stay in Sri Lanka, the delegation will be holding meetings with the Sri Lankan fruit and dry fruit importers as well as other stakeholders to explore the possibilities of enhancing bilateral trade, says a press release received here today from Sri Lanka. In Pakistan dates [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani while commiserating with MNA, Engr. Amir Muqam on the loss of innocent lives and injuries to may in a suicide attack just before the start of his jalsa, said that these cowardly acts could not deter the government from pursuing the policy to root out the terrorists from the country. He expressed these views in a meeting with Engr. Amir Muqam, MNA who called on him at PM’s House here this afternoon. The [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan and Sri Lanka are two important countries of South Asia and look forward to further strengthening their multifaceted relations, the Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani stated during a call on him at Prime Minister’s House this morning by the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr. G.L. Peiris. The Prime Minister encouraged Sri Lanka to move forward on negotiations with Pakistan on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and welcomed a meeting in this context between the two countries [...]

Islamabad: The Sri Lankan Minister for External Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris met the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar today at the Foreign Office. The Minister of State expressed satisfaction at the successful holding of the 10th Session of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in Islamabad on 4-5 July 2011. She added that the FTA review meeting and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations to be held in August 2011 in Colombo will help [...]

Lahore: Virtual University of Pakistan is pleased to announce scholarships to its outstanding and needy students. To facilitate and encourage VU students, a total of 162 scholarships have been announced by the University, out of which 95 are merit based scholarships for students who have achieved exceptional grades in their studies and 67 scholarships are for needy students to support and continue their studies. The Virtual University of Pakistan is aiming at spreading higher education everywhere for every one which [...]