ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has stated that peace in Afghanistan is in the best interests of the whole world, and that Pakistan would continue to play a positive role in this respect. In a statement issued in advance of the impending meeting of the OIC Council ofContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), met on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday to discuss the last preparations and arrangements for the OIC nations’ special meeting of foreign ministers. The 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign MinistersContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (APP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has authorised a $200 million loan to help Punjab province create an irrigation system that would help raise agricultural output and food security. The project loan, which is in Japanese yen, will be used to fund the building of the Greater ThalContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised the importance of developing a regional strategy to address common concerns like as global warming, peace, and commerce. On Thursday, he told the first session of the Islamabad Conclave 2021 in Islamabad that the region’s main concerns, such as Afghanistan andContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that the perpetrators of the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara will not go unpunished. He mentioned this while speaking at the Prime Minister’s Office during a condolence reference for Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Diyawadana Kumara. The prime minister statedContinue Reading

SIALKOT: Police detained six additional suspects on Saturday night in connection with the lynching of Sri Lankan manufacturing manager Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha in Sialkot. In the grisly murder case, a total of 124 individuals, including 13 major suspects, have been apprehended. According to police authorities, all of the apprehendedContinue Reading

The federal cabinet has accepted a deal to hold $3 billion in Saudi Arabian funding in Pakistan’s State Bank. The transaction was approved by the Cabinet via a dissemination summary on Saturday. The Saudi government agreed to keep a $3 billion reserve at the State Bank. The help will beContinue Reading

CHATTOGRAM – Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the opening Test in Chattogram on Friday. Yasir Ali earned his first cap for Bangladesh, and Abdullah Shafique will make his debut for the visitors. Bangladesh’s batting line-up is expected to be led by captain MominulContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that peace in Afghanistan’s war-torn country was critical to achieving the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s goal of regional connectivity (SCO). Shah Mahmood represented Pakistan in the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) 20th anniversary meeting, which was held in aContinue Reading