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Nomination papers for Senate elections on forty-eight vacant seats can be filed till tomorrow. According to Election Commission of Pakistan, polling will be held on 2nd of next month. The 19th of this month has been fixed for scrutiny of nomination...

Pakistan Railways has set a record with the longest and heaviest freight train run in their history. According to the spokesperson, the freight train, stretching over 2,500 feet and comprising fifty coaches, was propelled by the robust GE U40 locomo...

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has felicitated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the President of Pakistan. In a message, the President of Azerbaijan said elevated level of mutual understanding between the two nations provides a promising fo...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his government is focusing on macro-economic reforms to stabilize the economy and attract foreign investment. He said this while talking to United States Ambassador Donald Blome,who called him in Islamabad toda...

European Union Ambassador Dr. Riina Kionka called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in Islamabad on Friday. The Finance Minister apprised the Ambassador about the important reform priorities of the government. He also shared possible areas of ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said that negotiations with the IMF are progressing positively. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, he highlighted the constructive influence these discussions are having on ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Spring Tree Plantation Campaign by planting a sapling at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad today. Speaking on the occasion, he said Pakistan has been facing the hazardous impacts of climate chan...