PM telephones newly elected President of Sri Lankaon November 19, 2019ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday telephoned the newly-elected President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to felicitate him on his election as the 7th President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister said that the election reflected the trust reposed by the Sri Lankan people in the leadership and vision of […]
Over 10 million Afghans suffer acute food insecurity: UN reporton November 19, 2019UNITED NATIONS: Some 10.23 million people in strife-torn Afghanistan suffer “severe acute food insecurity” and around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action from August to October, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) alert. The IPC, a coalition of United Nations agencies and other partners, classified food insecurity in […]
Commander of Turkish armed forces calls on Air Chiefon November 19, 2019ISLAMABAD: Chief of General Staff Turkish Armed Forces General Yasar Guler called on Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force here at Air Headquarters. Both the dignitaries discussed matters of professional and mutual interest during the meeting, said a press release issued here on Tuesday. General Yasar Guler […]
Two alleged Indian spies apprehended in Cholistanon November 19, 2019BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur police claimed to have arrested two suspected Indian spies from the Cholistan desert area. On the directives of the court, the suspects have been sent to Multan to be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). A Bahawalpur police official said a team had been dispatched to Multan to hand over two suspects […]
Nawaz Sharif’s actions not to affect accountability process: Shahzad Akbaron November 19, 2019ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar Tuesday made it clear that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sent abroad only on humanitarian grounds but this action would never affect the accountability process. Talking to a private news channel, he prayed for early recovery of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif so […]
Cant be blackmailed to withdraw corruption cases; do whatever you can: PMon November 18, 2019HAVELIAN: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday reiterated that the government would not withdraw corruption cases against the opposition leaders and challenged them to do whatever they could do. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of 39.3 kilometer Havelian-Mansehra section of the118-km-long Havelian-Thakot motorway project, the prime minister said the hue and cry by the opposition parties would […]
Pakistan to renegotiate gas price with TAPI Coon November 18, 2019ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in the process of renegotiating gas price with Tapi Project Company Limited (TPCL), following which construction work will begin on Pakistan’s section of the multibillion-dollar transnational gas pipeline in Chaman. “We are keen to have a new compatible gas price under the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) project. Accordingly, renegotiations for the gas price will take […]
PSX continues bullish trend, gains 827 pointson November 18, 2019ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Monday continued with bullish trend as KSE-100 index closed at 38,411 points with positive change of 827 points (2.15%) compared 6 to the closing at 37,583 the previous day. A total of 268,794,550 shares were traded compared to the trade of 369,038,836 shares during the previous day, whereas the […]
LHC order on Sharif’s plea vindicates government stance: Shahzad Akbaron November 17, 2019ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Sunday said that order of the Lahore High Court on a plea for the removal of Nawaz Sharif’s name from Exit Control List (ECL) vindicated the government’s stance on the issue. Addressing a press conference along with Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor […]
UN calls for action to tackle global road safety crisison November 17, 2019UNITED NATIONS: Saving lives by improving road safety is one of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’s objectives, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his message for the global day set aside for remembering the victims of traffic accidents. Noting that more than 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year, he pointed out that […]