• FM Dar meets UK minister to boost bilateral ties

    Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Hamish Falconer, in London on Monday. During their meeting, they reviewed the full range of Pakistan-UK relations. Both leaders agreed to deepen cooperation in political, economic, climate, and people-to-people areas. They also exchanged views on important regional and global developments affecting both countries.

  • Iran policeman killed in clash in restive province bordering Pakistan

    Gunmen in Iran’s volatile southeast killed a police officer and wounded another in a shootout with security forces, news agencies reported Saturday. The clash occurred in Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of the country’s poorest regions and the scene of frequent violence between the security forces and Baloch minority rebels, extremist groups and drug traffickers. “In an […]

  • Sindh CM reiterates commitment to ensure equal opportunities for all

    To commemorate the anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan with national zeal and fervor, the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday, paid a visit to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. In a symbolic gesture of national pride, the Chief Minister, accompanied by the Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, hoisted the […]

  • Sindh announces affordable electricity for Karachi residents

    The Sindh government has announced plans to provide cheaper electricity to Karachi’s residents and industries. Provincial Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah stated that under the new regulatory body SEPRA, electricity rates will be much lower than those charged by K-Electric. The Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company (STDC) will handle electricity transmission, allowing the government to set its own rates independent of NEPRA’s higher tariffs.

  • Opp holds symbolic walkout over force against farmers

    ISLAMABAD: Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) demonstrated a symbolic walkout as Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistic and Privatisation Senator Ishaq Dar laid out the federal budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 on Friday. Leader of the Opposition in NA Khurshid Shah criticised the government for resorting to the use of force against […]

  • CS visits Murree, reviews snow-clearence arrangements

    Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal Tuesday visited Murree and reviewed arrangements made for clearing snow and maintaining traffic flow at Lower Topa-Jhika Galli Road, Kaldana Road and other places. A handout issued here said that senior officers of the administration and police to stay in Murree to oversee the relief activities until the weather […]