ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the PDM- led government would end its term on August 14. He also stated that the Election Commission of Pakistan will declare the date of the nation’s next general election. The Pakistan Education Endowment Fund and changes to the National Curriculum were being introduced at a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday when the prime minister spoke. He stated that the $3 billion Stand-By Agreement for Pakistan, which was finalised on June 29, is being reviewed at the IMF Executive Board meeting taking place today (Wednesday). He urged everyone to pray that the IMF Executive Board would approve the agreement today. He believed that the challenging period would soon end and Pakistan’s economic standing would improe Prime Minister Shehbaz said that the previous PML-N government started promoting education...
ISLAMABAD:Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, the federal minister for power, declared on Wednesday that Pakistanis will vote in the General Elections to punish those responsible for the violence on May 9 and teach them a lesson. The minister claimed at a news conference that Israel’s comments on the human rights situation in Pakistan were meant to obscure the perpetrators of the events of May 9, who have been working to bring about the collapse of the nation ever since they took office following the 2018 elections. Khan claimed that the Foreign office has firmly and appropriately denounced Israel’s statement over the plight of human rights in Pakistan. Pakistan has never recognised Israel, and this is evident from the fact that a Pakistani passport allows travel to all other nations but not to Israel. We’ve proved it. He was of the view that after the 2018 General Elections, voices were being echoed to recognize Israel and this...
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif stated on Wednesday that only fair elections would be able to stop plots and threats against the nation. Speaking at a news conference here, he said that the Pakistan Muslim League (N) had a very clear vision for the 2019 general elections since both institutions and the general public of Pakistan believed that only Nawaz Sharif could lead the nation out of the current challenges. The minister stated that the country’s citizens will decide who would form the next government. He claimed that the situation of May 9th would not have occurred if steps to stop threats, blackmail, and attacks had been made in 2014. “Facilitators are equally complicit with the main culprit. Today, Israel is talking about going to the United Nations. When such a...
BEIJING: At its 12th meeting, the Special Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) decided to build on the foundation set by the previous ten years in order to make the coming decade magnificent. At the NDRC office, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, and Mr. Cong Liang, the Vice Chairman of the National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) of China, co-chaired the 12th (Special) JCC of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). JCC also emphasized the significance of key projects in energy, IT, transportation, and infrastructure development. These projects are now operational and providing numerous opportunities...
ISLAMABAD:Syed Naveed Qamar, the federal minister of commerce, emphasised on Wednesday the importance of concerted efforts to increase pharmaceutical exports to $1 billion by 2025 and to $5 billion by 2030 in order to strengthen the nation’s foreign exchange reserves. Realising the pharmaceutical industry’s export potential, he suggested that the government, pharmaceutical industry participants, and regulatory agencies work together to unlock this industry’s full potential and promote the nation’s economic growth. The minister discussed the government’s objectives to considerably enhance Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports during his speech at the 6th Pakistan Pharma Summit and Pharma Export Summit and Awards (PESA) 2023. The event was organized by the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA), brought together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to discuss...
Zhob: Four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while five others were critically injured after militants launched a “dastardly attack” on the Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan...
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, has said that that the country’s economy is rebounding on Wednesday. The PML-N Quaid, who is now in Saudi Arabia, met with the party’s office holders there. He spoke with them about the nation’s political and economic status. Nawaz asserted strongly on this occasion that Pakistan’s economy is on the road to revival. He hoped that the nation would advance once more and that people’s lives would improve. The Pakistani diaspora in Saudi Arabia and other nations around the world, according to the former three-time prime minister, is a resource for Pakistan. He emphasised that it is up to us to find solutions to their issues. The PML-N delegation met Nawaz Sharif under the leadership of party Secretary General...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch described an attack on Pakistan’s human rights record made by an Israeli official a day earlier as politically motivated, adding that Pakistan can do without Israel’s guidance on the defence of human rights. “Israel’s politically motivated remark profoundly contradicts the session’s overall upbeat atmosphere and the statements made by the vast majority of states. Pakistan can surely do without Israel’s advise on defending human rights given its long history of oppressing Palestinians, she said. The spokesperson’s remarks followed the unanimous adoption of Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Report by the UN Human Rights Council and praise for Pakistan’s considerable advancements from a number of states and civil society organisations. During its presentation at the UN Human Rights Council, Pakistan stressed the significance of the Universal Periodic Review process. The government viewed...
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here Tuesday launched the Prime Minister National Laptop Scheme for the talented students of Khyber Pakthunkhwa including merged areas enabling...
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb stated on Tuesday that the news report on Azam Chaudhry that appeared in the Friday Times was untrue and without merit. Sheclaimed that Azam Chaudhry was not now employed by Pakistan Television Corporation and never was. She claimed that he had just been a participant in PTV’s issues-based analyst pool. He has not been asked to leave the pool or taken out of it. As she was writing this tweet, she stated that nothing of the such had been communicated to him and that he was a member of the pool of PTV Lahore analysts. She said that the views and opinions of the said journalist were known to the government at the time he was...
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