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Caretaker Prime Minister addressing at PAF Asghar Khan Academy in Risalpur Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar says Pakistan is a peace loving country and desires to maintain friendly relations with all especially neighbouring countries. Addressing the passing out parade at PAF Asghar Khan Academy in Risalpur today, he said our desire for peace must not be understood as weakness. The Prime Minister said there can be no peace without the just settlement of the Kashmir issue. While congratulating the graduating cadets, the Prime Minister said that you carry the hopes of the nation. He said Pakistan would not indulge in any arms race, but we would continue to enhance our capabilities in line with the evolving character of the warfare due to fast changes in technology to deter any ag...

Chinese envoy meets with Planning Minister Minister appreciates for holding successful BRI Forum 2023. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong called on Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed on Tuesday and discussed progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Planning Minister facilitated Chinese leadership for the successful holding of 3rd Belt and Road (BRI) Forum 2023 that was held last month in China and appreciated the Vision of President Xi who identified eight areas of cooperation. Now it is challenging for us how to operationalize and take forward the Vision of President Xi Jinping. Pakistan needs to identify new projects and areas of cooperation in these 8 areas. During the meeting, attended by the Secretary Minis...

Intelligence based operation was conducted in general area Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District On 20 November 2023, an intelligence based operation was conducted in general area Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District and after intense exchange of fire, two terrorists were sent to hell. In a separate operation conducted in general area Kot Azam, South Waziristan District one more terrorist was sent to hell. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from all three killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as the innocent civilians. In another incident that occurred in general area Gharyoum, North Waziristan District, an Improvised Explosive Device exploded and resultantly, Sepoy Shahzeb (age: 26 years, resident of: Di...

Opening Remarks for the Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson 14 September 2023 The Foreign Minister is currently in London, the United Kingdom for the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. Pakistan is chairing this forum after three decades. Ministers and delegates from 56 Commonwealth nations are participating in this Meeting. The theme of the Meeting is "Aiming Higher, Delivering More for young people in the Commonwealth". Ministers are holding discussions on delivering More for Young People through the Power of Tech; meaningful youth engagement; Inclusive and Accessible Education; Sustainable Future; and Exploring Opportunities in Youth Entrepreneurship & Employment. They have also discussed best practices and policy coherence through engagement, education, employm...

5th Batch of Chinese Government Scholarships 𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝟓𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 The Higher Education Commission (HEC) held a send-off ceremony for the scholars of the Chinese Government Scholarship Programme here at the HEC Secretariat on Friday. As many as 50 Pakistani students have secured scholarship for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies in a diverse array of subjects, including Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Economics, Legal Studies, Management, Education, History, Literature, Philosophy and Fine Arts. Twenty-six per cent of the scholarship awardees this year are female students. Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chinese Charge d’Affaires Ms. Pang Chunxue, Executive Director HEC Dr Shaista Sohail, and Cultural Counsellor Embassy of China i...

Addressing Underlying Issues: CASS Seminar Calls for Whole-of-Nation Approach in Countering Extremism The Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad, successfully concluded a seminar on ‘Advancing Resilience: Unleashing the Potential of Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan.’ The event featured insightful presentations from Mohammad Ali Babakhel, Additional Inspector General (Operations), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police; MS Azeema Cheema, Director of Research and Strategy at Verso Consulting; and Dr Farhan Zahid, an international counterterrorism expert. Mr Mohammad Ali Babakhel’s presentation focused on Pakistan’s evolving efforts in countering extremism, highlighting both successes and challenges. He emphasised the complexity of measuring success in countering ext...

Pakistan offers attractive investment incentive Chinese businessmen: Ahsan Iqbal Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan offers very attractive investment incentives and welcomes all investors especially Chinese businessmen to invest in Information Technology, agriculture, dairy farming, housing, mining and manufacturing sectors. The present government has taken several steps to put the country’s economy back on track and look forward to a period of growth, he said while addressing the participants of the Pakistan China Business Forum titled Exploring Trade and Investment Opportunities in Pakistan. The forum was organized by the Embassy of Pakistan and supported by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Habib Bank Limited (...

Deputy Chairman Senate calls upon SCO states to boost cooperation for poverty reduction, sustainable development There is a dire need to promote and augment well-coordinated strategic partnerships and synergies among SCO countries, aiming at poverty alleviation and sustainable development by sharing knowledge, expertise, good practices and latest technological innovations, especially towards agriculture development, value addition and modernization, said Hon’ble Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Deputy Chairman Senate, in his key note address at the SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction at Yangling, Shaanxi province, China, here Monday. Underlining that the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for countries to promote prosperity while ensuring that economic,...