Pakistan desires to expand trade, investment ties with China: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan wanted to expand trade and investment ties with China by making optimal use of second phase of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement and by enhancing industrial cooperation. In an article penned i...
Sherry bashes deficiency in cluster approach following flood devastation
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday said “there are resources for the developed nations to go on wars but not for saving human lives as their response is slow in the case of Pakistan and other natural...
Make mental health, wellbeing for all a global priority
Karachi: ‘Mental health is no different from physical health,’ saying goes. Mental health issues can be inherited through a person’s parents or picked up in their environment. Mental problems can be brought on by a variety of behavi...
Masses reject ‘bloody march’
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that nation has rejected call for “bloody march” by refusing to become a slave to foreign-funded person who violated Constitution. In her tweet in reaction to PT...
NICVD’s Dr. Nadeem Qamar swindles FIA, leaves for Baku on private trip
KARACHI: Dr. Nadeem Qamar, the executive director of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), who along with others has been facing a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry into alleged corruption and illegal appointments in t...
Defence Minister, Azerbaijan envoy discuss bilateral ties
Islamabad: Khazar Farhadov Ambassador of Azerbaijan and Minister for Defence Production Israr Tareen discussed bilateral ties. Minister appreciated brotherly feelings of Azerbaijan government for Pakistan on all international forums including OIC and...
No one will be allowed to challenge state’s writ: Rana Sanaullah
RAWALPINDI: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah made it clear that no mob would be allowed to challenge state’s writ and every possible step would be taken to protect life and property of people. Talking to media after inaugurating Passport Of...
Hina Rabbani discusses relief efforts with UN Resident Coordinator
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar met Resident Coordinator of United Nations in Pakistan Julien Harneis at Foreign Office here. State Minister discussed UN’s support for post-flood humanitarian rescue and relie...
‘Have a heart!’ President reprimands ANF over denial to blind candidate to appear in exam
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has taken strong exception to denial of opportunity to a blind person, who had applied for post of Assistant (BS-15) in Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF). Candidate was barred from taking examination by invigilator on groun...
FIA arrest anchorperson Ch Ghulam Hussain
Lahore: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested anchorperson Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain near Hussain Chowk here in a case pertaining to submitting fake documents for a bank loan. According to a press release issued by agency, Hussain was declared "w...
