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LAHORE, Sept 17 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning & Development Ahsan Iqbal here Saturday called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and discussed with him progress of public welfare projects especially China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Chief Minister said, China Pakistan Economic Corridor was aimed at progress and prosperity of Pakistan and the entire… Continue reading Shehbaz, Ahsan discuss CPEC

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif would leave Saturday for United Nations to highlight the continuing grave violations of human rights by the occupation forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime MInister will call upon the international community and the United Nations to live up to their promise of the right to self… Continue reading PM to highlight HR violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir at UNGA

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Friday said Imran Khan should avoid going to America because of his shameful acts. Imran Khan cannot travel to America and even if he goes, with what face he will speak to Americans, because his name has appeared in offshore, Pervaiz Rashid said… Continue reading Imran Khan should avoid going to America because of his shameful acts: Pervaiz Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq on Friday said that the government was committed to address the remaining challenges to end the crippling polio transmission in the country. She was addressing the meeting held here to review anti polio campaigns and resource allocations by Islamabad Capital… Continue reading Govt committed to rid country of crippling ploio virus: Ayesha Raza

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Pakistan on Friday said it remained committed to peace in Afghanistan, however expressed concern over the Afghan soil being used against it for terrorism. “Pakistan remains concerned that Afghan soil is being increasingly used by ‘a neighbour’ for subversive activities inside Pakistan and terror financing,” Foreign Office Spokesman said in a statement… Continue reading Pakistan committed to Afghan peace, concerned over Afghan soil being used for terrorism: FO

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): India has expressed its readiness to share the material evidence, which Pakistan had been seeking for quite some time for the Mumbai trial. The Indian Foreign Secretary, in his letter of 6th September 2016, expressed India’s readiness in reply to the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan’s letter, dated 8th September 2015, the… Continue reading India expresses readiness to share material evidence with Pakistan for Mumbai trial: FO

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): American Ambassador to Pakistan, David Hale called on Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal here on Friday and discussed Pak US Knowledge Corridor and cooperation in education sector besides matters of mutual interests. During the meeting, the minister reiterated his determination to send 10,000 Pakistani scholars to USA for obtaining… Continue reading David Hale calls on Ahsan Iqbal, discusses ‘Pak US Knowledge Corridor’

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Pakistan and China would establish six modern technical and vocational training institutes along the route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). These institutes would be established at Gilgit, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Dera Ismael Khan, Quetta and Gwadar, official sources in the National Commission for Vocational Training said here on Friday. The CPEC would… Continue reading Six modern technical institutes to be set up on CPEC route

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday visited residence of veteran journalist and Editor in Chief of Daily Pakistan Observer, late Zahid Malik to condole with bereaved family. The Minister lauded patriotism and journalistic as well as literary services of late Zahid Malik and observed that he made his mark in… Continue reading Nisar visits late Zahid Malik’s residence to condole

ISLAMABAD, Sept 16 (APP): Kashmiri people’s right to self determination was not only enshrined in the foundational documents of the United Nations, including the UN Charter, but had also been unequivocally endorsed in the UNSC resolutions. This was impressed upon the UN Human Rights Council by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua on… Continue reading India desperately trying to deflect int’l attention from its state terrorism in IOK: Tehmina Janjua

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Prof. Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that US Pakistan Knowledge Corridor is the most important initiative taken in decades long strategic relations between the two countries and it has all potential to further promote the people to people relations. He siad Pak US Knowledge… Continue reading Pak US knowledge corridor has all potential to bring people closer: Ahsan