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ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Manzoor-Ul-Haq Wednesday said Pakistan embassy had provided basic amenities including food to Pakistanis stranded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Saudi Arabian government had directed the major companies concerned to provide dues and arrears to stranded Pakistanis, he said talking to a private news channel. He said… Continue reading Embassy provides food to Pakistanis stranded in KSA: Envoy

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has directed officials of Prime Minister Education Reform Program to prepare Performance Based Appraisal System (PERP) to evaluate and assess the performance of teachers and heads of educational institutes. The Minister of State made these remarks while chairing a meeting to review… Continue reading Performance based appraisal system to be evolved for teachers, school heads: Dr Tariq

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Tahir Ashrafi Wednesday said some elements want to create unrest in the country in the month of August by bringing people to streets. These elements would not succeed in spreading anarchy in the country, he said while addressing a press conference here. He said people of the… Continue reading Elements trying to create unrest in country will fail: Ashrafi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Interior Secretaries from the SAARC states here Wednesday reviewed the progress made so far on agreed areas of cooperation and to finalize recommendations and proposals suggesting way forward for further strengthening of mutual cooperation through sharing of knowledge, experiences and expertise to overcome challenges facing the region. The secretaries met a… Continue reading SAARC Interior Secretaries review ways to enhance cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost Wednesday called on Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif and areas of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy and trade came under discussion. The Minister said, “Pakistan and Iran are tied in decades long religious, social and cultural bonds and that… Continue reading Iranian Ambassador calls on Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Minister for Commerce, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has urged his Indonesian counterpart to reconsider the import quota policy for Pakistan for items included in Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). Talking to Minister for Trade of Indonesia, Enggartiasto Lukitaon, in side lines meetings of 12th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Jakarta, he expressed the hope… Continue reading Commerce Minister urges Indonesia for reconsidering import quota

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Marvi Memon Wednesday proposed the idea of League of social safety nets through sharing data of people living below poverty line from all Asian countries. Representing Pakistan in the Asia-Pacific Social Protection (APSP) Week held at Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters, Manila, she presented a bird eye… Continue reading Marvi proposes league of social safety nets

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Chairman All Parties Hurriyet Forum Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday said India has declared a state of war in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) in order to kill innocent Kashmiris. The people of Kashmir are demanding their basic right to self determination which Pakistan has always supported, he said talking to PTV. He said… Continue reading India declares state of war in IHK: Mirwaiz

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid Wednesday said that Pakistan’s trade share in global market had increased by 5.48 percent during the last five years. Speaking in the National Assembly during question-hour, the minister said Pakistan’s export share in global market in 2015 had increased by 3.50 percent as compared… Continue reading Pakistan’s trade share in global market witnesses growth by 5.48 percent in five years: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Minister for States and Frontiers Regions (SAFRON) Lt.Gen.(Retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Wednesday assured the National Assembly that the Government was utilizing allout its resources to help over 8,000 Pakistani workers stranded in Saudi Arabia. He was responding to a calling attention notice moved by Mir Aamir Ali Khan Magsi, Murad Saeed and others… Continue reading All resources being used to help 8,000 stranded workers in S.Arabia: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Chairperson Child Protection & Welfare Bureau Punjab Saba Sadiq said on Wednesday that Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif had directed the Bureau to take necessary steps in coordination with the police to curb the child abduction cases in Punjab. After the directive, the Bureau had started sharing data of all the… Continue reading Child Protection Bureau taking steps to curb abduction cases: Saba

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz had a meeting with the Chairperson of Turkmenistan Parliament (Mejlis) Mrs. Akja Nurberdiyeba here on Wednesday. During the meeting the two sides discussed bilateral relations with focus on energy, economic cooperation, parliamentary exchanges and cultural cooperation.

MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 3 (APP): The Federal Minister for Kashmir affairs Barjees Tahir held a meeting with Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir here at Kashmir House Islamabad on Wednesday and felicitated him on success in elections. Both the leaders exchanged views on the recent situation of Indian held Kashmir and starting the development work in the liberated area for the… Continue reading Barjees felicitates AJK Premier for historical mandate

ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Pakistan and Romania had developed strong economic, trade and cultural relations rooted in decades old history and presently both countries are looking to expand economic cooperation besides enhancing their import and export ties. This was stated by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Pakistan Emilian Ion during a public talk… Continue reading Pakistan, Romania to expand economic, trade ties: Ambassador