5th Round of Pakistan-UK Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament on October 14, 2020The fifth round of Pakistan-United Kingdom Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament was held virtually on 13 October 2020. Mr. Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, Director General (Arms Control & Disarmament) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and Ms. Samantha Job (Director Defence and International Security) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom, led their respective […]
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2020Today, 13 October 2020, we are marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As a natural disaster prone country, Pakistan has come a long way in terms of policy development, institutional capacity building, coordination and coherence. We have strengthened the response capacity of our institutions at the national, provincial and […]
Sania and CM KP Mehmood Khan agree on the roadmap to upgrade Panagah standards across KP on October 10, 2020Dr. Sania Nishtar met Chief Minister KP Mehmood Khan in Peshawar on Friday. The meeting discussed roadmap for upgradation of Panagahs in KP. Managing Director Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, Aon Abbas Bappi was also present. Prime Minister Imran Khan has given special instructions to upgrade the standards of Panagahs countrywide. Federal and KP government agreed to collaborate […]
Promoting exports is imperative for economic stability: Asad Qaiser on October 8, 2020Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that promoting exports is imperative for economic stability and development of Pakistan. He said that Afghanistan by virtue of its location was a favorable export destination besides being at the transit route to the Central Asia. He stressed for implementation of the recommendations of the Executive Committee of […]
Experts term pro-active energy management a key requirement for Pakistan in the energy sector on October 8, 2020The pro-active energy management is the need of hour for Pakistan to meet the emerging challenges in the energy sector. The experts from energy sector said this while sharing their view with the participants of online webinar ‘Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2047 and the challenges’ organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), […]
Senior Indian diplomat summoned to register Pakistan’s strong protest over Ceasefire Violations by India on October 2, 2020A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 30th September 2020, resulting in serious injuries to one innocent civilian. Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian […]
AC orders foreclosure of Nawaz Sharif’s assets in Tosha Khana reference on October 1, 2020The accountability court has ordered foreclosure of Nawaz Sharif’s assets presented in Tosha Khana reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau. The NAB, on the order of the court, collected and presented records related to the assets of Nawaz Sharif which includes Nawaz Sharif’s properties, vehicles, bank accounts. More than 1650 kanal of agricultural land […]
Pakistan strongly condemns shameful acquittal of those responsible for demolishing the historic Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on September 30, 2020Pakistan strongly condemns today’s shameful acquittal of the criminals responsible for demolishing the centuries-old Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992. Taking almost three decades to decide on the criminal act which was televised live and happened as a result of well-planned Rath Yatras and on the instigation to mobs by the accused BJP, VHP and […]
Chairman, High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan on September 29, 2020The Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes for the successful outcome of the Afghan peace process. He expressed the hope that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s visit will help open a new chapter in the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Prime Minister reiterated his longstanding position that there is no military solution to the conflict […]
Pakistan registers protest with Indian diplomat over ceasefire violation on September 29, 2020Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 28th September 2020, resulting in one Shahadat and serious injuries to four innocent civilians. Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by […]