
Pakistan has developed indigenous assistance and protection capability meeting international standards, to respond to chemical emergencies and ensure chemical safety and security, a Pakistan official says. Additional Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, made the remarks in the Third Review Conference on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in The Hague, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to provide vote casting right to the overseas Pakistanis. The Election Commission of Pakistan submitted its report in this regard in the Supreme Court on Monday. The Commission opposed hurried evolution of a mechanism to enable overseas Pakistanis to exercise their right to vote. […]

The European Union will deploy over 100 observers and experts in different parts of Pakistan to monitor election activities, Head of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Pakistan Michael Gahier said Monday. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad he said the Observer Mission is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Ministry of […]

The Supreme Court has summoned former Pakistani President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf to appear on Tuesday in proceedings of high treason charges against him, court officials said Monday. Five petitions, seeking high treason proceedings against Musharraf, had been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and the apex court has now issued notices to […]

FBR has clarified that no new tax has been imposed on cell phones as is wrongly being portrayed by some quarters. The fixed amount of sales tax on activation stage was first introduced through SRO 390(I)/2001 dated 18th June, 2001, with a rate of Rs. 2000 per cell phone. However, on the request of […]

The election authorities on Sunday rejected nomination papers of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his misuse of powers and favourtism on the last day of the scrutiny of papers of thousands of candidates. In another development the election authorities accepted nomination papers of former President Pervez Musharraf to stand for the May […]

Pakistan on Sunday rejected U.S. media reports that the country has struck a deal with the CIA over a secret drone campaign in the tribal regions. The New York Times has reported that Pakistan and the United States had signed the deal in 2004 and a U.S. spy aircraft, in its first strike had […]

A senior United Nations official has advised Pakistan that instead of striving to trade with Europe and the West‚ the country should concentrate on trade within the region. Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan Marc-André Franche said trade with neighbours and sharing of experiences and innovations also help reduce […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan Saturday started hearing of fake degrees of former members of the parliament, who are also in the field for the upcoming polls. CEC Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim is presiding over the meeting being attended by four members of the ECP in Islamabad. The deadline, given to former legislators to […]

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted most parts of the country’s northwest early Saturday, the metrological department said. The epicenter, with a depth of 75 km, was in the border region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. There was no report of any casualty and damage. The metrological department said that […]

Top American commander has reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Pakistani security relationship to ongoing operations in Afghanistan and also to regional security and stability. General Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander of U.S. Central Command, wrapped his two-day visit to Pakistan on Saturday after a series of meetings with senior Pakistani military leaders, the U.S. embassy […]

The visiting top American commander Friday held talks with senior Pakistani military leaders and discussed ‘geo-Strategic situation of the region with an emphasis on Afghanistan,’ the military said. General Lloyd Austin III, Commander Central Command or Centcom, met General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Chief, General Ashfaq […]