Andy Burnham is set to become leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, paving the way for him to replace Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom’s prime minister on Monday. Read More: Burnham in sight of Downing Street wins top UK union support Burnham, 56, is expected to secure overwhelming backing from Labour lawmakers during […]
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President and Prime Minister Meet to Ease Inflation Pressure
President Asif Ali Zardari met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss key national issues. The meeting focused on reducing inflation pressure and providing relief to the public. Both leaders emphasized urgent steps to improve economic conditions and stabilize prices across the country. Several senior officials attended the meeting at the President House in […]
PM calls for boosting govt-investor communication
Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday amid chairing a review meeting directed the quarters concerned to strengthen communication between the government and investors, and accelerate the pace of digitization of the entire system of access to licensing and other services. The prime minister chaired the review meeting on investment promotion in the country, a […]
Spain calls for end to UNSC veto power, slams US over conflicts
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for reforms to the United Nations system, including eliminating veto power in the Security Council to make it more representative. “We must end the right of veto in the United Nations,” he said during an interview published by Spanish digital newspaper El Diario. The prime minister said […]
Prime Minister Finalizes National Austerity Plan Amid Economic Pressures
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting to finalize a national austerity plan in light of regional and global economic challenges. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s House and focused on reducing government spending while protecting economic stability. Meanwhile, chief ministers from all four provinces, along with the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan […]
Pakistan, Austria call for rule-based global order, urge multilateralism
Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Christian Stocker on Tuesday expressed their unwavering support for multilateralism, rule-based global order, underpinned by the principles and purposes of Charter of the United Nations and to further enhance their collaboration for strengthening the UN system. According to the joint statement on […]
Israel PM holds meeting after objecting to Gaza advisory panel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his ruling coalition partners on Sunday after objecting to the composition of a Gaza advisory panel formed by the White House, according to an official and media reports. The White House announced this week the setting up of a “Gaza Executive Board,” which would operate under […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif urges easy bank loans to boost SMEs
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed authorities to accelerate efforts to provide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with loans on easier terms through banks and other financial institutions. Read More: PM orders easy loans for SMEs to boost economy Chairing a meeting on SME development, the premier praised Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar and the newly elected […]
Critically ill Bangladesh ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK
Bangladesh’s critically ill former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a key figure in elections slated for next year, is to be flown by air ambulance to Britain, her doctor said Thursday. Zia, 80, is in intensive care in the capital Dhaka, after she was admitted to hospital last month with symptoms of a lung infection. Despite […]
PPP poised to form government in Azad Kashmir, says Bilawal
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is now in a position to form the government in Azad Kashmir, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he promised that the party will address Kashmir’s issues through political solutions. He assured citizens that the new Prime Minister would be chosen from Kashmir, not Islamabad. […]