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Pakistan has strongly criticized the United Nations report on "Children and Armed Conflict" for ignoring the plight of Kashmiri children under foreign occupation. Speaking during the UN Security Council open debate on "Children and Armed Conflict" to...

The National Assembly has approved two demands for grants pertaining to the Foreign Affairs Division. Cut motions moved by the opposition members on these demands for grants were rejected by the house. Winding up discussion on the cut motions, Deput...

The initiatives taken by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) are being welcomed at the global level. A special seminar on CPEC Phase Two and SIFC was organized in Karachi. The business community from home and abroad, especially from C...

China has appreciated establishment of Special Protection Unit (SPU) in Islamabad for the protection of foreigners, particularly the Chinese nationals. The appreciation came during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Chinese coun...

A District and Session Court in Islamabad has rejected the pleas filed by founding chairman of PTI and his spouse Bushra Bibi for suspension of their sentence in Iddat Nikah case. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Afzal Majoka announced the ver...

Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has instructed the authorities concerned to fulfill all constitutional and legal requirements regarding local government elections in Punjab and Islamabad. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today, he sai...

World "Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day" is being observed today. The theme of the day this year is 'Leveraging Power and Resilience of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to Accelerate Sustainable Development and Eradicate Poverty...