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Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal says the coalition government chalked out prudent economic policies, which saved the country from bankruptcy.Talking to media in Narowal on Saturday, the Minister said the country's...

President Arif Alvi held telephonic conversation with the families of Major Saqib Bajwa and Naik Ali Baqir who were martyred in Balochistan earlier this month.He paid tribute to the martyrs and appreciated their services.The President also expressed h...

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan met US Deputy Administrator for Small Business Administration Dilawar Syed at 46th Annual Summer Convention of APPNA (Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America).Later, in a t...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the laptop scheme undertaken under the Youth Programme has become a creed for the progress of Pakistani youth.In a tweet, he said not only the scheme would bring a knowledge revolution but also create practical oppor...

Pakistan and Switzerland signed a Memordandum of Understanding in Bhurban today for promotion of cooperation in the field of disaster management.The MoU was signed by the visiting Foreign Minister of Switzerland Ignazio Cassis and Chairman NDMA Lieute...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that transparency and merit will be the guiding principles in the selection of recipients for laptop scheme.In a tweet today, he said the nationwide launch of Prime Minister's laptop scheme yesterday resumed the ...

The colorful celebrations of the three-day Shandur Polo Festival are underway in Chitral.The celebrations of the second day of the festival started with the national anthem. On this occasion, the bands of frontier corps and Gilgit-Baltistan presented ...