ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman Sheharyar Khan Afridi on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) chairman to take cognizance of the ‘selective action’ by the Facebook management against Pakistani and Kashmiri social media activists and take appropriate action in this regard. The directions were passed during the 18th meeting of the committee chaired […]
IRR points out 30% rise in poverty, 15 to 20 people ending lives daily
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged the government to present a people-friendly and pro-poor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. In Pakistan, “with a 14 percent inflation rate, there is a 30 percent rise in the poverty rate, 80.5 million people are standing on the edge of the poverty […]
Rehman urges UN to introduce universal laws to protect, restore ecosystem
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator A Rehman Malik, also a former interior minister, has urged the United Nations to introduce international laws for the restoration of ecosystem and asked the government of Pakistan to declare illegal cutting down of trees as a criminal offence. Delivering keynote address at a webinar on […]
Rehman urges world powers to win hearts, minds of Afghan people
ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged US President Joe Biden and world powers to play their role in bringing peace in Afghanistan to win hearts and minds of Afghans in particular and the world in general. In an open letter to US President Joe Biden, he suggested that the […]
ECO Executive Council elects NA speaker as chairperson; approves rules for PAECO
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) has unanimously condemned gross human rights violations being committed by Indian forces in occupied territories of the Jammu Kashmir State. In its landmark outcome document, they urged to include the draft of the Islamabad Declaration to be adopted on the conclusion […]
Pakistan sees ECO as economic power through trade policy reforms
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday emphasized proper tapping of the region’s immense resources by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries to nurture alliances for a win-win economic stability. He also stressed greater trade and connectivity among the ECO countries to attain the goals of cohesive regional development and prosperity. He was addressing inaugural […]
Food security ensured in the country through robust measures despite bottlenecks: Syed Fakhar Imam
The Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam expressed at a webinar held that despite the numerous challenges Pakistan has faced during the last two years, the threats to food security were responded with robust actions by the government at every level. During the time of Covid-19, locust attacks were a […]
Dr Alvi to open conference of ECO parliamentarians in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will host the second general conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) on Tuesday (June 1) Islamabad. The speakers and parliamentarians from the ECO Parliaments will attend the event on the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. Wolsi Jirga of Afghanistan Speaker Mir Rehman Rahmani, Mili Majlis […]
Sohail, Noziri chair fifth round of Pakistan, Tajikistan consultations
ISLAMABAD: Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sohail Mahmood co-chaired the fifth round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Tajikistan with First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Khusrav Noziri in a virtual mode. The two sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations in political, security, economic and trade, science and technology, education, culture and connectivity […]
FO says Pakistan committed to strong ties with African nations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed commitment to forge stronger partnership with Africa in all spheres of cooperation and reaffirmed its full support to the aspirations of African nations for peace, progress and prosperity. In a statement, the Foreign Office extended its heartiest felicitations on ‘Africa Day 2021,’ commemorating the 58th anniversary of the establishment of […]