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ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Pakistan Thursday welcomed the peace agreement signed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan. Pakistan has consistently emphasized that there was no military solution of the conflict in Afghanistan. Politically negotiated settlement through an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process was the most viable option for bringing… Continue reading Pakistan welcomes peace agreement between Afghan Government and Hizb-e-Islami: FO

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Terming Jammu and Kashmir  dispute as an “unfinished agenda of the partition of the sub- continent” Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said no external force had the capability or capacity to challenge the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan. “We have the best Armed Forces in the world and we are proud… Continue reading Jammu and Kashmir dispute an unfinished agenda of sub- continent’s partition: PM

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said  on Thursday that Pakistan was an investor-friendly country and  would welcome increased German investments, especially in  renewable energy and automotive industry. “There is a lot of scope and potential for the German investors to invest in Pakistan. Both the countries… Continue reading Pakistan to welcome German investment in renewable energy, automotive industry: Pervaiz Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (APP): Armed forces of the country are fully prepared to take up any challenge and will effectively respond to any external attempted aggression, Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt. Gen Asim Bajwa said here Thursday. Talking to the media, he said that Indian troops along the line of control had opened fire at… Continue reading Pakistan armed forces fully prepared to respond any aggression: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI, Sep 29 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Thursday visited Abbottabad and witnessed the finals of 4th COAS Young Soldiers Inter Central PACES (Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System) Championship at FF Centre. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), total of 406 contestants from 22 Regimental Centers participated in  this event. Sepoy… Continue reading 4th COAS PACES competition held at FF Centre Abbottabad

ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz  Sharif has convened a meeting of the Federal Cabinet Friday that apart from the regular agenda items would discuss the situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir, a statement from the PM House said. On the directions of the Prime Minister the first agenda item of the cabinet meeting will be… Continue reading PM convenes meeting of Cabinet on Friday; to discuss situation in IoK

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said that Pakistan was endowed with rich literary and cultural heritage and stressed the need for its effective promotion. The president said this while talking to Advisor to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here. Irfan Siddiqui… Continue reading President Mamnoon for promotion of cultural heritage

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said that India seemed perplexed and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) was result of its confusion. He stated this during a meeting with Speaker Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly Ghulam Qadir here at National History and Literary… Continue reading Indian firing on LoC is sign of confusion: Irfan Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry summoned the Indian High Commissioner on Thursday evening (September 29, 2016) and rejected the baseless Indian claim regarding the so-called surgical strikes. The Foreign Secretary condemned the unprovoked firing by the Indian Occupation Forces on the Line of Control (LoC), resulting in Shahadat of two Pakistan… Continue reading Foreign Secretary summons Indian HC; condemns LoC ceasefire violations

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP): Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday strongly refuted Indian claim for undertaking surgical strike against Pakistan and termed her claim as baseless, false and unfounded. Press release issued by PAF as rejoinder to the Indian claim for carrying out surgical strikes by her security forces, stated that Pakistan Air Force is… Continue reading PAF strongly refutes Indian claim for undertaking surgical strike

RAWALPINDI, Sep 29 (APP): Members of National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence Production headed by Khawaja Sohail Mansoor on Thursday visited General Headquarters (GHQ). Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif welcomed the parliamentarians at GHQ, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release here stated. Director General Military Operations (DGMO) briefed the committee on current security situation… Continue reading NA body visits GHQ, briefed on security situation

ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP):President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Masood Khan has said that Kashmir was core reason for tension between India and Pakistan and therefore India must come to negotiation table for an out of the box solution of this issue. In an interview with Voice Of America he said,tension between Pakistan and India was… Continue reading Pak India must seek out of the box solution to Kashmir issue: Masood Khan

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (APP): Children in Aleppo are trapped in a “living nightmare,” a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday, stressing yet again, the direness of the situation, particularly for the children, in Syria’s war ravaged Aleppo. “The children of Aleppo are trapped in a living nightmare,” UNICEF Deputy… Continue reading “No words left” to describe suffering of children in Aleppo:UNICEF

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the Indus Water Treaty was a mutually agreed arrangement between India and Pakistan brokered by the World Bank in 1960, and no one country can unilaterally separate itself from the treaty. The Prime Minister was chairing a meeting here, which was attended by Minister for Interior… Continue reading Neither country can unilaterally separate itself from Indus Water Treaty: PM

RAWALPINDI, Sept 28 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday presented Academic Excellence Awards to the students of Army Public Schools and College System (APSACS) who distinguished themselves in SSC and HSSC Examinations. The COAS congratulated successful students, their parents and faculty for achieving excellent results, at the function held at the Auditorium of General Headquarters,… Continue reading APSACS students presented excellence awards by COAS

ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 (APP): Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar would lead the Pakistan delegation at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank (WB) Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. scheduled on October 7 to 9. The Finance Minister is scheduled to talk about various issues including the global economic environment, Pakistan economy, poverty reduction… Continue reading Dar to lead Pak delegation for meetings with WB, IMF