Month: May 2023

Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif's visit to PeshawarPrime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will reach Peshawar today. The Prime Minister will visit Radio Pakistan Peshawar, whose building was attacked on May 9, 2023. The Prime Minister will be briefed on the damage and restoration work of Radio Pakistan building, records and broadcasting.The Prime Minister will also go to the Governor House where he will be briefed on law and order and the political leadership of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will also meet the Prime Minister.Editor: Raja Kamran

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Remarks on meeting with H.E. Dr. Ebrahaim RaisiPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told about his meeting with H.E. dr. Ebrahaim Raisi, President of Iran.He said "I had a very constructive and fruitful meeting with H.E. Dr. Ebrahaim Raisi, President of Iran. We agreed to double down on our collective efforts to fully unpack the potential of our bilateral ties. We have prioritized the areas of trade, investment, information technology, agriculture & power for the roadmap of future cooperation. For this purpose, accelerating the pace of work on FTA will be given a priority.It was a memorable day for the people of Balochistan yesterday. The joint inauguration of Mand-Pishin border market & Polan-Gabd transmission line will uplift the standard of l...

Chairman NDMA participated as delegation leader in an event on DRR & resilience in infrastructure at UN HQs, USAChairman NDMA LtG Inam Haider Malik participated as delegation leader in an event on Accelerating implementation of DRR & resilience in infrastructure at UN HQs, USA. The event was part of High-Level Meeting of Midterm Review for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR. Chairman highlighted crucial role of DRR for developing economies & laid stress on innovative approaches based on local needs. He added that SDGs need to be met through unified global efforts. He stated  that Pakistan demonstrated resolve is act of brilliance amidst economic odds but still facing risks of multiple hazards simultaneous coded disasters whereby still under  recovery mode afte...

Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani met with Federal Interior Minister Rana SanaullahAmbassador of Qatar Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani met with Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. Discussions on issues of mutual interest including bilateral relations between Pakistan and Qatar. The Qatari ambassador has expressed the desire to increase the workforce of Pakistanis in Qatar.250,000 Pakistanis are employed in Qatar. Agreed to take the Pakistani manpower in Qatar up to 6.5 million. Qatari citizens will be provided visa facility on arrival in Pakistan. Both countries agreed to continue full cooperation to deal with internal and security challenges. A special discussion was held to further promote tourism and trade between Pakistan and Qatar.Ther...

JUI's five-member parliamentary delegation reached China on a five-day visitThe delegation is led by JUI Central Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydari. The delegation includes MNA Maulana Jamaluddin, Balochistan MPs Younis Zehri, Sham Lal and Asghar Tareen. JUI's parliamentary delegation will hold meetings with the leaders of China's ruling party, the Communist Party of China.The delegation will also meet with the Chinese business community. Pakistan-China bilateral relations and development issues of both countries will be discussed in the meetings.Issues related to CPEC will also be discussed in the meetings.Editor: Raja Kamran

Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif's visit to Pakistan-Iran borderPrime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi met with delegations after the inauguration of the Mand-Pishin joint market.The Pakistani delegation includes Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Power Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Mossadegh Malik, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudus Bazanjo, Chairman of Balochistan National Party Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Members of Parliament of Balochistan Awami Party. Sardar Khalid Hussain Magsi and Zubaidah Jalal included.In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations, especially the promotion of trade.Editor: Raja ...

Opening Remarks for the Media Briefing by Spokesperson​Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is at the Pakistan-Iran border today where he will meet President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi. In their meeting, the two leaders will discuss all aspects of bilateral relations and explore new areas of cooperation to further strengthen Pakistan-Iran ties. They will inaugurate Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace and Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line at Mand-Pishin border crossing point.​The Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace is one of the six border markets to be constructed along the Pakistan-Iran border as agreed under the MoU signed on 21st April 2021. The border markets are envisaged along the Pakistan-Iran border to facilitate the people o...

PTI chairman Imran Khan statement and condemnation on the arrest of PTI workersHe said "I strongly condemn the illegal arrests and abduction of our workers and leaders. Our Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Secy General Asad Umar have also been incarcerated for more than a week now. Also, despite court orders journalist Imran Riaz Khan has not been presented in court and there are confirmed reports of torture against him. I demand immediate release of all our female leaders, workers and the female family members of our leaders and workers. How could Shehrayar Afridi's wife be jailed? This is purely to spread terror amongst the people so that they don’t stand up for their constitutional rights. I am deeply disturbed after hearing of Dr. Shireen Mazari, the former Human Rights M...

Launch of Share Pakistan Portal By The Foreign Minister of PakistanThe Share Pakistan Portal will serve as digital repository of outreach and public diplomacy activities undertaken by our Missions abroad. With this online standardized information system we would be able to collect measure and communicate the impact of public diplomacy initiatives in pursuance of Pakistani foreign policy objectives. Share Pakistan is the first project to be launched under this initiative and will serve as a vehicle for targeted communication and information exchange. It is designed to simplify communication and sharing of information both horizontally and vertically in the public diplomacy domain between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic posts abroad. This Portal will bring efficien...

National Security Committee (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz SharifA meeting of the National Security Committee chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif was held at the Prime Minister House on Tuesday in which federal ministers, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, Armed service chiefs, heads of security related institutions and other senior officials participated. The meeting reiterated that the policy of 'zero tolerance' will be adopted by not tolerating violence and mischief in the country. The meeting announced to celebrate May 9 as Black Day at the national level.The participants of the National Security Committee expressed full solidarity and support with the armed forces of Pakistan. The participants condemned in the strongest terms t...