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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, during a visit to Radio Pakistan Islamabad, has appreciated recent initiatives taken to revive the national broadcaster and make it financially viable.Talking to media at the National Broad...

Officials from China and Pakistan at a meeting in Beijing have reviewed the progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor over the past decade.Special Joint Cooperation Committee of both countries also looked in the future opportunities.Speaking at...

Buddhist monks belonging to Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Korea and Sri Lanka, who are in Islamabad to participate in the International Gandhara Symposium visited Taxila Museum and Dharmarajika Stupa today.During their visit, they witnesse...

The United Nations Human Rights Council today adopted a draft resolution, as orally revised entitled "countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence".The resolution, introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the...

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a Pakistani draft resolution calling for holding accountable the perpetrators of desecrating the holy texts.The resolution was passed with 28 votes in favour and 12 votes against while seven countries abstained....

Three terrorists have been killed by security forces during exchange of fire at Zhob Garrison in Northern Balochistan.According to the ISPR, a group of terrorists launched a dastardly attack on Zhob Garrison in early hours of the morning. Initial atte...

Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik has strongly denounced Israel's comments on Pakistan particularly on human rights situation at the time when Israel itself has a history of massive human rights violations.Addressing a news conference...