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Pakistan and Japan have agreed to further deepen their bilateral cooperation in diverse fields including trade, investment and Information Technology.This was stated by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at a joint press conference along with his...

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that quick economic recovery is the top priority of the present government.Talking to a private channel, he said the country is now on the right track after its agreement with the IMF and this 'St...

Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that timely elections within sixty days is the need of the hour to overcome the chaos and instability in the country.Talking to a private channel, he said it is the duty of the Election Commission o...

The 44th death anniversary of the legendary sufi and folk singer Alam Lohar was observed on Monday.He was born in 1928 in a village near Gujrat.Alam Lohar is famous for his rendition of Waris Shah's Heer, which he has memorized in 36 styles and forms....

First Hajj flight carrying one hundred thirteen pilgrims from Saudi Arabia landed at Faisalabad International Airport on Sunday night.About thirty-five hundred pilgrims would land at Faisalabad Airport through twenty-two Hajj flights.Source: Radio Pak...

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed the officials concerned to work round the clock for the timely completion of Akbar Chowk flyover project in Lahore.During his visit to the under-construction Akbar Chowk flyovers project in Lah...

Funeral prayers of Major Saqib Hussain and Naik Baqir Ali who embraced shahadat on Sunday in Hoshab area of Balochistan, were offered in Turbat and then at their respective hometowns.According to ISPR, the Shaheeds sacrificed their lives while gallant...