
A meeting of the Energy Committee was convened under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar to review the arrangements made to implement his directions to ensure that no load-management is under taken during the month of Ramazan during Sehar, Iftar and Taraweeh. The meeting was informed that uninterrupted […]

U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson and Commerce Secretary Qasim Niaz Monday joined business owners and stakeholders to celebrate the unprecedented success of Pakistan’s mango sector. The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has helped boost mango production and exports to international markets, leading to a 75 percent increase in farm […]
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The International Financial Rating Agency Moody’s says the newly agreed International Monetary Fund program with Pakistan will help improve the country’s economy and development. In its report‚ the rating agency says with the payment of two point one billion dollars installment of loan by Pakistan through IMF will help reduce budget deficit. It said the […]

Unidentified gunmen on Monday torched three NATO containers near Quetta, police said. Four militants on two motorcycles opened fire on the containers, forcing the drivers to flee and leaving their vehicles. The gunmen then burnt the containers in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, witnesses said. The assailants fled […]

Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan telephoned to Jamaat-e-Islami, Amir Munawar Hassan, and invited him to attend All Parties Parliamentary Conference on security policy on July 12, the interior ministry said Sunday. The Interior Minster extended the invitation on behalf of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Heads of political parties in Parliament will […]

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held meeting with President of China Southern Power Grid‚ Zhao Jianguo‚ in Guangzhu‚ and sought his company’s suggestions and assistance in curbing power line losses‚ theft and pilferage in Pakistan. He said Pakistan is working on building power plants based on coal‚ solar and wind resources and the government […]

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Sunday said Chinese authorities are worried for the safety of their citizens in Pakistan and he has assured them that his government will provide foolproof security to them. Talking to newsmen in Guangzhou‚ he said his talks with the Chinese leadership remained highly beneficial and productive. The […]

A large number of Turks had a firsthand experience of the taste, juiciness and aroma of the famous Pakistani mango varieties as they converged at Pakistan House in Ankara on Saturday evening to feast on a wide spread of mango delights made out of freshly-arrived mangoes from Pakistan. Organized by the Embassy of […]

Pakistan Saturday expressed concerns at the removal of elected government of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt and hoped that normalcy will return soon. “All over the world and particularly in Pakistan the people have watched with concern and anguish the way a democratically elected president has been removed through force and put under arrest,” […]

Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Saturday that the government wants to revamp FIA by removing all controversial officials and bringing in those with integrity and clean track record. He offered the remarks while presiding over separate meetings to review the performance and functions of FIA and NADRA […]

An anti-narcotics court in Rawalpindi Saturday issued notices to former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani‚ his wife and sons Ali Musa Gilani and Abdul Qadir Gilani in the ephedrine case and directed them to submit their replies by July 13. Notices have also been issued to fifteen other accused‚ including former Federal Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin‚ […]

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid has said there will be no load shedding during ‘Sehri‚’ ‘Iftar’ and ‘Taraveeh’ in the month of Ramazanul Mubarak. He was talking to media after meeting a delegation of Electronic Media Reporters Association in Lahore on Saturday. The Minister said economic stability‚ overcoming energy crisis‚ and establishing peace […]