Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the international community must play its role to stop India from irresponsible and unilateral actions for maintaining peace and stability in the region. He stated this in his telephone call to King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. The prime minister apprised the Bahraini king… Continue reading Int’l community must play role to stop India from unilateral actions for regional peace: PM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Friday, recounting multiple faults of Maryam Safdar, said she even launched Microsoft’s Calibri font, before its formal launch in the market. In a series of tweets, in reaction to PML-N leader Khawaja Asif’s speech in the National Assembly, she… Continue reading Firdous recounts multiple faults of Maryam Safdar including Calibri font fake launch, money-laundering

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday that the statement of United Nations Secretary General on Kashmir was endorsement of Pakistan’s stance that Kashmir is a disputed territory which could only be resolved under UN Security Council resolutions. In a tweet she welcomed… Continue reading UN secretary general statement on Kashmir diplomatic victory of Pakistan: Firdous

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday announced to suspend the services of Thar Express and said that the last train would leave for India late night today. Talking to media, he said 133 km new track was built with the cost of Rs 13 billion for Thar Express and now the… Continue reading Sheikh Rashid announces suspending Thar Express services

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):New German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Schlagheck believes that Pakistan is a wonderful place to live. The ambassador, who has recently taken charge of his office, in a video message posted on social media said: “I am honoured to represent the Federal Republic of Germany here in Pakistan- a fascinating, multi-layered, vibrant,… Continue reading Pakistan a wonderful country to live: new German envoy

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice Javed Iqbal has directed further tightening security of bureau’s Prosecutor in Panama case Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi, following assassination attempt on Abbasi last night . In a statement, chairman said that NAB would never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks. Bureau had never considered such threats… Continue reading Chairman NAB directs tightening Panama case Prosecutor’s security

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood Friday said Sharif family was involved in money laundering and bought four of its flats in London with looted money. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said Sharif family had business interests with Indian businessman Jindal, adding Sharif family had double standards and promoted… Continue reading Sharif family involved in money laundering: Shafqat Mehmood

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Friday visited ailing Senator Mushahidullah Khan at a local hospital and inquired after his health. The Senate chairman prayed for the early recovery of Senator Mushahidullah. He stayed with the senator for some time, asked the doctors about his condition and directed that best medical treatment should… Continue reading Sanjrani visits ailing Mushahidullah

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser Friday phoned Speaker of Parliament of Malaysia Dato Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusaf and Speaker of Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Sentop to inform them about the worsening situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). Speaker Asad Qaiser sensitized his Malaysian and Turkish counterparts about the… Continue reading Asad informs Turkish, Malaysian speakers about situation in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has decided to send delegations of Senators to different countries to apprise them about the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir. According to Senate Secretariat, the Chairman Senate took the decision in consultation with Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition in Senate.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ali Nawaz Awan on Friday said that India has a mind-set to impose its racist ideology on the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) but Kashmiri would not accept their hegemony. Talking to media outside the Parliament House, he said that… Continue reading Kashmir dispute must be resolved as per UN resolutions: Ali Nawaz Awan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):Prime Minister Youth Affairs Programme (PMYAP) has planned to launch “PM’s Hunarmanmd Jawan Programme” to empower youth in high technologies. According to an official, under the said programme training will be given in conventional trade as well as in high skilled emerging technologies to the unskilled youth of the country. He said… Continue reading PMYAP to launch PM’s Hunarmand Jawan Program

MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 9(APP)::The Kashmiri across the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Friday demonstrated complete solidarity with their brethren in Indian Held Kashmir and offered special prayers for tranquility in the area. On the special directions of AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan, the people thronged in all small and big cities at divisional… Continue reading Kashmiri across AJK states express complete solidarity with IOK brethren

LAHORE, Aug 09 (APP):Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presided over a meeting at his office here on Friday in which security and cleanliness arrangements for the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha were reviewed. The CM directed the authorities concerned to take the best security measures for Eid congregations, and directed that cabinet committee on law… Continue reading CM chairs meeting to review Eid-ul-Azha arrangements

MIRPUR (AJK): Aug 09 (APP):Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that abolition of special status of occupied Kashmir and inhuman repression by India against the Kashmiri people had brought South Asia at the brink war, and it was obligatory for the UN Security Council to play its role to avert… Continue reading India’s lunacy brings South Asia at brink of war: AJK President.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar Friday said that Pakistan was raising the cause of Kashmir at every available platform to pressurize India to impede its atrocities and brutalities on innocent Kashmiris. Talking to a private news channel, he strongly denounced the gross human rights violation committing… Continue reading Pakistan raising Kashmir cause at every available platform: Dar

LAHORE, Aug 09 (APP):Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has urged the British and European Union (EU) parliamentarians to save Kashmiris from Indian atrocities in the aftermath of revocation of “special status” of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) and deter India from gross human rights violations. The governor, in a letter addressed to the British and EU… Continue reading Governor Sarwar writes to EU, British parliamentarians to save Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):Over 45 members of the parliament (MPs) from the United Kingdom and peers have co-signed a letter written by MP Warrington South Faisal Rashid calling on the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to intervene and prevent India’s unconstitutional attack on Kashmir’s autonomy. “We are deeply alarmed by reports that the Indian government… Continue reading 45 UK MPs urge UN to take India’s Kashmir move to UNSC