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Riyadh: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Riyadh today to participate in the Consultative Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers from Arab and Islamic countries. The meeting is being hosted by Saudi Arabia. According to Radio Pakistan, up...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Pakistan Railways to upgrade its freight services. He was chairing a meeting of the Pakistan Railways Steering Committee in Islamabad today. The Prime Minister said the use of railways for the tran...

Islamabad: A meeting of the Committee to Monitor Petrol Prices was held in Islamabad today with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair. The Committee was briefed that, despite heightened volatility in international energy markets and evolvin...

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered a crackdown on transporters charging fares higher than the prescribed rates during Eid. According to Radio Pakistan, in a directive issued today, she instructed the authorities to take s...

Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has announced that a phone call for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder with his children will be arranged on Eid Day, following the tradition of previous years. According t...

Karachi: Sindh Government has decided to construct a bridge on the Indus River from Sukkur to Rohri under public-private partnership. According to Radio Pakistan, the decision was taken in the fifty-first Public Private Partnership Policy Board meet...

Pakistan: Pakistan's Armed Forces are continuing their effective and decisive action against Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij under operation Ghazab Lil-Haq. According to Radio Pakistan, a timely action by Pakistan Army foiled a major infiltra...