ISLAMABAD: According to federal minister of defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have nominated five contenders for the role of caretaker prime minister. According to the media, he allegedly stated this in a statement on Friday. A PML-N stalwart claims that all of the nominated candidates are politicians. He continued by saying that he had not been approached with a suggestion to lead the temporary setup. Adding that the names of the candidates will also be considered with other political parties, he expressed the expectation that a name would be decided upon within a week. He stated that the top officials of the coalition partners would make the ultimate decision. “In my opinion elections should be held in 90 days as it suits us,” he said while talking...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has explicitly rejected engaging in dialogue with people who engage in terrorism there and reiterated that no such discussions will take place in the future. The Foreign Office’s spokesperson reacted to a question about the Afghan Taliban’s suggestion that Pakistan hold talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during the weekly media briefing on Thursday by saying, “I have responded in the past as well, and I will reiterate. Pakistan maintains that it will not engage in negotiations with people or organisations that have been linked to the murder of Pakistani citizens or members of the security forces or who refuse to respect the country’s constitution. “Pakistan’s position has been very clearly enunciated including to those who propose such talks.” In an interview with a British media house, the...
Islamabad: Pakistan and Australia have agreed to further expand military to military cooperation. The consensus to this effect was reached during meeting between Chairman Joint...
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan’s reserves increased to $8,186.1 million, bringing the total amount of Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves to US$13,534.1 million. In a statement, the State Bank of Pakistan stated that the main reason for the reserve decline of US$ 541 million to US$ 8,186.1 million during the week ending on July 21, 2023 was repayments of external debt. The SBP also stated that commercial banks’ net foreign reserves were $5,348 million. The nation owned US$14,065.3 million in total liquid foreign reserves as of the previous week, which ended on July 14, 2023. Among them, foreign reserves held by the central bank were US$8,727.2 million while net foreign reserves held...
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to “fully and forcefully” implement its resolutions on the Middle East conflict that give the right of...
GWADAR: On Thursday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed the government’s steadfast commitment to fully transforming the Gwadar Sea Port into one of the best in the world. He claimed that the continuing development efforts across the province would change the fate of Baloch people, particularly those in Gwadar. When Nawaz Sharif was elected prime minister for the third time in 2013, he planned and implemented numerous projects in the electricity, infrastructure, and other sectors in Gwadar, the speaker at the laptop and cheque distribution ceremony noted. However, he regretted that the previous administration had stopped working on all current initiatives in the city when he visited as prime minister here last year. He said despite 15 months of challenging time, the coalition government managed to lay foundation of development and prosperity in...
Islamabad: The Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) has rolled over $2.4 billion to Pakistan, a sigh of relief for the outgoing Pakistan Democratic Movement-led government...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Thursday approved a bill to amend the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, seeking stern action against anyone who discloses sensitive information pertaining to the...
ISLAMABAD :On Thursday, the Communications, Water, and Energy Development Projects were approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for the economic and social prosperity of the nation. According to a news release released here, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Finance and Revenue, presided over the ECNEC meeting. Syed Naveed Qamar, the federal minister for commerce, Tariq Bajwa, the SAPM on finance, Tariq Mehmood Pasha, federal secretaries, and other top officials from federal and provincial administrations attended the meeting. The ECNEC considered and approved revised project of Ministry of Communication titled “Dualization of Rawalpindi –Kahuta road (28.4 kms) including...
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazir Tarar, confirmed on Thursday that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) official who had instructed educational institutions not to observe the Hindu festival of Holi because he believed it to be inconsistent with the nation’s societal values and identity had been dealt with severely. The minister stated in response to a call to attention that Islam also teaches respect for other faiths. Danesh brought up that the HEC had issued an order to educational institutions on June 20 telling them not to celebrate Holi. Senator Danesh Kumar vehemently criticized the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for issuing a discriminatory letter against the Hindu community, emphasizing that non-Muslims...
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