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Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain has arrived in Makkah to review Hajj arrangements made by the Pakistan Hajj Mission. The Minister will perform Umrah and visit the Pakistan Hajj Mission to inspect the over...

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Garden Town Passport Office in Lahore on Sunday. He went through various sections of the office which remain open round the clock. He also met several citizens waiting for their turn and inquired about the pass...

Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain has reviewed arrangements to make a comfortable and hassle free stay of Pakistani pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. To this effect, the Minister today visited the Rehlat Manafea Co...

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says the situation in Kyrgyz Republic is reportedly improved. In a statement today, she said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our Embassy in Bishkek remain active in facilitating all students. Foll...

UN-linked body, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, has declared the National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan as an A-status National Human Rights Institution. Despite it being extremely rare for commissions to attain ...

On the directive of President Asif Ali Zardari, the President Office contacted Pakistani ambassador in Kyrgyzstan and emphasized measures to protect Pakistani students there. Expressing concern over the recent violence, the Presidency underscored th...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to send Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to Kyrgyzstan. Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON Engineer Amir Muqam will also accompany him. Both the ministers will ...