Govt transfers IGPs of three provinces on September 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: Reshuffle in the federal bureaucracy continues as the federal government transferred police chiefs of KPK, Punjab and Sindh on Friday. “BPS-21 officer of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) Punjab Kaleem Imam has been transferred and posted as Inspector General Police (IGP) of Sindh,” an establishment notification says. Imam was appointed as Punjab police chief […]
PM Imran urges overseas Pakistanis to help govt resolve water crisis on September 7, 2018 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the water scarcity the biggest problem of the country. In his second address to the nation, Imran urged the overseas Pakistanis to contribute in Dam Fund. “If we don’t build dams, we have to face severe drought by 2025. There will be no water even for crops,” […]
Chinese FM arrives in Islamabad today on three-day visit on September 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Islamabad on a three-day official visit to Pakistan to meet the new Pakistan Trehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government leaders. “Chinese FM would hold formal talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday at the foreign ministry where all aspects of the bilateral relations would be reviewed”, […]
Pak-US ties vital for region, says Pompeo upon arrival in Islamabad on September 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that strong bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States were vital for peace in Afghanistan and regional stability. Pompeo arrived in Islamabad on a day’s visit aimed at talks with the new government for reviving stalled bilateral relations and to discuss regional security situation […]
Pakistani requests for repatriation will be considered on merit: UK envoy on September 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: The British government will consider requests made by the Pakistan authorities for repatriation of those accused in money laundering cases on merit, United Kingdom’s High Commissioner Thomas Drew said on Tuesday. He was responding to a question at a lecture on ‘Pakistan-UK Relations in view of Post Brexit Foreign Policy’ at the Islamabad Policy […]
UK offers technical assistance to Pakistan on FATF grey list issue on September 4, 2018ISLAMABAD: British High Commission Thomas Drew here on Tuesday said that UK government has offered the PTI government technical assistance to address the issue and meet the criteria to come out of the grey list. Thomas Drew revealed this while delivering a lecture on ‘Pak-UK relations in view of post Brexit foreign policy’ at Islamabad […]
Pakistan to take up CSF suspension with Pompeo on September 4, 2018Pakistan has decided to take up the issue of suspension of coalition support fund (CSF) by the US with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Islamabad on September 5 (tomorrow). The decision emerged during a meeting between Chief of Amy Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan at the […]
Pakistan resumes visa operation at Jalalabad consulate on September 4, 2018Days after Islamabad shut down its consulate in eastern Afghanistan eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, Pakistan on Monday resumed temporary visa operation only for patients or students residing in the jurisdiction of the consulate as an emergency measure. The development came after Afghanistan assured Pakistan of security. “Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani called his Pakistani […]
Afghanistan assures fool-proof security to Pak consulate on September 3, 2018ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan on Monday assured fool-proof security to Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, which was closed three days ago following withdrawal of security by the governor. The assurance was given by Afghan Foreign Minister Salauddin Rabbani via telephone to counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The Afghan minister also congratulated Qureshi over his appointment as the foreign minister. […]
FO aborts travel plan of top govt officials on September 2, 2018Acting on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Foreign Office on Saturday aborated a travel plan of top government officials. Seven Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and three Interior Ministry officials were scheduled to leave for Vienna, Austria, at 3am on Saturday to seek “training” four four days (September 3 to September 7), but […]