BEIJING: China says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a new cooperation framework set by China and Pakistan to achieve sustained development of bilateral cooperation across the board and not targeted at any third party. Addressing press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said the Corridor will help enhance regional connectivity and uphold […]
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif while reiterating the resolve to stamp out terrorism and extremism said that the operation Zarb-e-Azb would continue till the elimination of last terrorist. The prime minister held a meeting with the president at President House on Friday, which lasted for one hour. The president also […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appointed coordination committees for South Punjab and Baluchistan chapters of the party. For Balochistan, coordination committee will comprise of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hasni, Senator Sabir Baloch, Haji Ali Madad Jatak, Sardar Sirbuland Khan and Aijaz Baloch, said a press release issued by the party […]
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday they had not been officially contacted by Kabul about the resumption of direct talks aimed at ending their conflict. The comment came a day after the latest round of dialogue in the Afghan capital between officials from Afghanistan, the United States, China and Pakistan. The representatives of the […]
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Tuesday welcomed the substantial reduction in the prices of petroleum products once again and said that its benefits should reach the people of the province in the real sense. He directed the Provincial Price Control Committee to take steps for reducing prices of essential items at […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) has failed to utilise funds allocated for the Human Rights Defenders Network (HRDN) in Public Sector Development Programme (PDSP) for the fiscal year 2015-2016. A sum of Rs 2 million was reserved for establishment of HRDN at 138 districts in Pakistan but it had yet to spend this […]