Islamabad: The country’s defence minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, has advocated for the creation of a national action plan for water conservation. On Friday, he said Pakistan is endowed with an abundance of water and natural resources, but that they must be used properly and sparingly. He was speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad. He advised us to take concrete steps to stop water waste and to start a campaign in this regard. According to Khawaja Asif, the curriculum should also include strategies for water conservation and reducing water waste. He said the government also faced resistance from different sections of the society in implementing its energy conservation plan as it is...
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned yet another incident of the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, vowing to launch a...
ISLAMABAD: According to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the country has all the necessary components to boost its information technology (IT) exports to $25 billion in...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday telephoned President Dr Arif Alvi and enquired about his health. The prime minister wished an early recovery to President...
Islamabad: The trial of those responsible for the violence on May 9 should not start in military courts without first telling the Supreme Court (SC), according to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial. He said this as the six member bench, which also included Justices Ijazul Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and Ayesha A. Malik, commenced hearing a series of appeals contesting the military trials of civilians. At the hearing this morning. According to petitioner Aitzaz Ahsan’s attorney, Latif Khosa, everything that was happening in the nation at the time during the rule of former military dictator Ziaul Haq. “You can’t compare the present era with the era of Ziaul Haq. This is not Ziaul Haq’s era...
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the federal minister of finance and revenue, stated that the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves were at their highest point since October 2022. The overall amount of liquid foreign reserves, according to the federal minister, was $14.6 billion. “Total liquid foreign reserves at $14.06 billion, SBP’s reserve position highest since October 2022,” he declared. It is important to note that due to inflows from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the overall amount of liquid foreign reserves increased to US$ 14,065.3 million, while reserves held by the central bank increased to $8,727.2 million. The central bank in a statement issued the previous day informed that SBP received US$ 2.0 billion...
ISLAMABAD: Agha Hassan Baloch, federal minister for science and technology, claimed on Friday that Pakistan has succeeded in developing a national strategy for energy conservation that had a significant impact on the nation’s foreign exchange. He was speaking at a local hotel for the National Stakeholders Consultation 2023 on Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Pakistan. The nation can conserve more energy by lowering its reliance on imported energy and crude oil, according to the federal minister. According to Agha Hassan Baloch, “The sustainable economic and industrial development of any country in modern times depends largely on the supply of uninterrupted, constant quality, and alternative sources of energy.” Addressing the participants, which included representatives of the industrial sector and senior officials, the...
Pakistan has praised the UN Secretary-General’s new policy brief detailing his vision of a more robust multilateral architecture to promote peace and security in a world in flux, calling it “bold and perhaps timely.” Ambassador Munir Akram noted that Antonio Guterres’ New Agenda for Peace effort came at a time ” when we may be at the dawn of a darker era of history.” “The world faces complex and interlocking threats to peace arising from: the use and threat of use of force in violation...
Islamabad: In a variety of areas, including trade, business, defence, education, and culture, Pakistan and Ukraine have promised to strengthen their bilateral ties. In a meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today in Islamabad, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed his resolve. They recalled the cordial ties that had existed between the two nations ever since the independence of Ukraine. They pledged to intensify their collaboration on local and international issues of shared concern, such as the security situation in South Asia and Eurasia. They stressed on negotiated and diplomatic settlement of conflict in Ukraine in line with the UN...
Islamabad: Pakistan is prepared to support peace initiatives for long-term stability in the region, according to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who has...
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