RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Navy blocked the attempt by a submarine of the Indian navy to enter the waters of Pakistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the Indian submarine tried to enter Pakistani waters on October 16, but …
Read More »Ambassador Akram briefs UNSG on India’s massive repression in IIOJK
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, apprised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about the worsening human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and the concomitant threat to regional peace and security. Ambassador Akram’s resolve came a day before, on Monday (October 18), who …
Read More »News channel apologises to Ishaq Dar over ‘baseless’ corruption allegations
LONDON: A broadcaster of a private Pakistani channel in UK, New Vision TV, has issued an apology to former finance minister Ishaq Dar, stating that their allegations of corruption and misuse of authority against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader were fabricated and “baseless”, the BBC reported. The remarks came …
Read More »‘Azerbaijan supports Pakistan on Kashmir’
ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijani Ambassador Khazar Farhadov on Monday said that his country openly supported Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nations resolutions. “Azerbaijan openly supports Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nations resolutions,” the envoy said while addressing an event held to mark …
Read More »Japanese envoy thanks PM for evacuation efforts
ISLAMABAD: Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda on Monday thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for his leadership in further solidifying bilateral relations and in support of peace in the region and beyond. The appreciation came during a meeting with PM Imran in the federal capital, according to a statement. The premier congratulated …
Read More »Chinese farm technologies ‘to flow into Pakistan’
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said that as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) entered its second phase, more Chinese agricultural technologies will follow suit and head toward Pakistan. “China-Pakistan cooperation in cultivating rice, corn, soybean, sugarcane and other crops has yielded fruitful results and play the …
Read More »Shehbaz Sharif grills Imran Khan over skyrocketing inflation
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Monday came down hard over Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government over skyrocketing inflation in Pakistan. While addressing an NA session, Shehbaz said that the prime minister had made tall claims about transforming Pakistan into Riyasat-i-Madinah. “But he [Holy Prophet …
Read More »PDM to hold countrywide protest rallies, strikes from Oct 20
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday announced that the Opposition alliance will hold countrywide protests and rallies from October 20. Speaking to the media here following a meeting of the alliance held in the federal capital, the Maulana reiterated that the Opposition has completely rejected the …
Read More »‘All matters have been resolved’: Fawad on civil, military relations
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday shed light on the relationship between the civil and military leaderships and said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed held a routine meeting today as they often hold meetings. “All the …
Read More »DG-ISI briefs COAS on ‘internal security, Afghanistan’: ISPR
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters on Monday. Director General ISI Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid received him, according to a statement from the military’s media wing. The COAS was briefed on “internal security and the ongoing situation in Afghanistan”, the statement …
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