India trying to upset regional balance of power: FO on October 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Indian conventional and unconventional military build-up is disturbing the balance of power in south Asia. It is also a threat to regional peace, Foreign Office Spokesman Nafess Zakaria said on Friday. He was addressing the weekly media briefing at the Foreign Office. “Pakistan has long maintained that India rapidly expanding military nuclear programme posed […]
Senate body urges govt to ratify UN convention against enforced disappearances on October 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Senate functional committee on Human Rights demanded data of enforced disappeared and missing person’s data from the Balochistan government during the last five years. The Senate functional committees on Human Rights meet here in Parliament house under the chair of Senator Nasreen Jalil. Committee members Farhatullah Babar, Dr. Jahanzeb Jamaldini, Sitara Ayaz, Mufti […]
Aizaz calls ceasefire violation deplorable on October 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Monday termed Indian firing at the border deplorable, saying that India should act pragmatically in order to resolve bilateral issues. Talking to reporters after attending a book-launch ceremony at Quaid-e-Azam University, he said that Pakistan would soon hand over dossiers of Indian involvement in Pakistan to the UN secretary […]
Pakistan willing to play the trump for peace with India on October 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the offer by US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to ease tensions between Pakistan and India “We continue to urge our American friends, including those in the administration and Congress, to play their due role in resolving bilateral issues between Pakistan and India, particularly the Kashmir dispute,” Foreign Office Spokesman […]
Zakaria says Indian attempts to Pakistan’s isolation have completely failed on October 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria has rubbished fears that Pakistan had become isolated in the international community, by saying that the perception needed to be corrected as Pakistan was very much engaged in world affairs. He expressed these views while responding to a question during weekly media briefings on Friday at the Foreign Office. […]
Record of 975 passports, 21 visa stickers lost in UK on October 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan’s report for the year 2014-15 regarding the accounts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that the Pakistani mission in the UK failed to provide record of 975 passports it issued. According to the report, which the auditor general recently placed before parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Govt urged to shift tax burden from salaried class on October 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Naveed Qamar has said that provinces should proactively and vigorously collect taxes while the burden should shift from the captive taxpayers like the salaried class. He was speaking at the maiden public-private dialogue organised by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) in partnership with Centre for […]
FO again highlights plight of people in Held Kashmir on October 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakria said that three months of Indian state terrorism in Held Kashmir has augmented the sufferings of the Kashmiri people, as they are facing shortage of food, medicines, water and other basic amenities of life. He expressed these views in a weekly media briefing on Thursday. The FO spokesman said […]
Senate defence body suggests good ties with Russia on October 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of India’s inclination towards the Unites States (US), the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence Production has proposed to enhance defence cooperation with Russia. In this connection, an in-camera meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qayyum at the Parliament House on Tuesday. Talking to newsmen […]
Push to outlaw children under 16 from working in hazardous occupation on October 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice suggested that the constitution of Pakistan be amended and the age for working in any factory or mine or any other hazardous workplace be changed from 14 to 16 years. A committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chaudhry Bashir Virk here on Monday at […]