Pakistan expresses resolve to defeat terrorism to ensure peace and stability in country & region

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar has reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to defeat terrorism to ensure peace and stability in the country and the region.Responding to a question at a weekly news briefing in Islamabad today [Friday], he however, said…

PM’s Task Force on Global Warming & Heatwave meeting briefed about establishment of central coordination unit

Second meeting of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Global Warming and Heatwave was held in Islamabad today [Friday] with Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman in the chair.Minister for National Food Security Tariq Bashir Cheema, along with Secret…

Turkey ready to share its defence expertise with Pakistan: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is ready to share its defence expertise with Pakistan.In a video message for the launching ceremony of the MILGEM-class corvette ship, he said the MILGEM project is an indication for the developme…

Afghan Evacuees Fear Losing US Support

During the mayhem of his evacuation flight from Kabul last year, Sultan Ahmad was separated from his wife and his elderly mother.”It was so chaotic, and women couldn’t get through to the airport,” Ahmad said, recalling events of August, when thousands …

PM assures all possible cooperation to lawyers in rendering professional duties

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the lawyer community is great asset of the country and the government will provide all possible cooperation in rendering their professional duties.Talking to a delegation of representatives of various Bar Cou…

FM Bilawal raises IIOJK issue with US Congressman

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has drawn attention of US House Armed Services Committee towards Indian illegal actions of August 5, 2019 in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and its continued atrocities against the Kashmiri people.In…

Punjab CM directs for provision of free medicines to cancer patients

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz has said that the supply of free medicines to cancer patients should continue uninterrupted.He was chairing a meeting in Lahore to review the provision of free medicine to cancer patients.The Chief Minister said ther…

Speakers discourage dissemination of fake news, disinformation

Speakers at a one-day training and consulting session titled“Covid019 Vaccine Related Media Monitoring Assessment on Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)” discussed ways and means to discourage the dissemination of fake news, disinformation and…

Anti- tobacco activists urge government to raise taxes on tobacco products

Anti-Tobacco activists have proposed that the government should raise taxes on tobacco products to curtail its use.Speaking at a conference in Murree on Monday, they pledged to create awareness against the use of tobacco in Pakistan.They said making ci…

PESD Bahawalpur sends 8 ambulances, 9 water bowsers for Cholistan

Punjab Emergency Services Department (PESD) Bahawalpur has sent eight ambulances and nine water bowsers along with fifty-seven Rescuers for Cholistan.According to District Emergency Officer Rescue 1122 Bahawalpur, Baqir Hussain six rescue posts have be…

‘Flood Communication Cell’ established to monitor flood situation

The government has set up a Flood Communication Cell in Federal Flood Commission to monitor flooding during this Monsoon season.According to a press release of Federal Flood Commission, the cell will obtain all related information from all concerned de…