PAKISTAN NEWS

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar visited the Shahdara flyover under construction in LahoreOn this occasion, the Prime Minister was briefed regarding the progress of the project so far. Briefing to Prime Minister, Imamiya flyover is being built over Lahore Faisalabad railway line.70% of the Shahdara Imamia Colony flyover has been completed. Imamiya Colony Shahdara Flyover was an 18 month project which will be completed in 6 and a half months with the support of Punjab Government.The project will be completed by December 2023. The Prime Minister appreciated the Punjab government for the substantial progress of development projects.Editor: Raja Kamran

British High Commissioner Jane Marriott met with Caretaker Home Minister Sarfraz Ahmed BugtiIn the meeting, the two countries agreed to promote relations in various fields. Interior Minister said Pakistan attaches great importance to friendly relations with Britain.Conducting peaceful, transparent and fair elections is the priority of caretaker government. The Interior Minister will provide all possible support to the Election Commission in conducting the elections. The special role of the Pakistani community living in the UK in the development of both countries is commendable, said the Home Minister.The British High Commissioner thanked the Home Minister for facilitating the transfer of Afghan refugees to the UK.Editor: Raja Kamran

DCM Schofer and CG Hawkins' visit to the lab at WAPDA House LahoreThe collaboration between the US and Pakistan is enhancing energy security. The Smart Grid Lab, supported by USAID Pakistan, enables Pakistani consumers to more effectively control and track their electricity use through technologies like smart metres and a smartphone app.DCM Schofer and CG Hawkins' visit to the lab at WAPDA House Lahore highlighted our long-standing energy collaboration between the United States and Pakistan.Sub-Editor: Arslan Majeed

4TH PN INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL COMPETITION (INC) 2023 STARTS AT PAKISTAN NAVAL ACADEMY4TH PN International Nautical Competition commenced at Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA). Karachi. The competition is being held from 31 October 03 November 2023. Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy, Commodore Muhammad Khalid graced the occasion as Chief Guest.This year, the event will witness highest level of participation wherein teams from Azerbaijan, China, Indonesia, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Turkiye and host team from PNA will contest for the coveted trophy.The competition comprises sailing, swimming, lifesaving skills and seamanship contests which is aimed to preserve the age old professional skills of a sailor and promoting healthy competition amongst the seafarers of various cou...

A delegation of Royal Canadian Mounted Police visited the Central Police Office, met with IG Punjab Dr. Usman AnwarA delegation of Royal Canadian Mounted Police visited the Central Police Office, met with IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, during the meeting discussed issues of mutual interest including increasing bilateral cooperation in training areas. During the meeting, Punjab Police and Canadian Police agreed to increase information sharing and professional cooperation.The Canadian delegation appreciated the timely actions and achievements of Punjab Police in the fight against terrorism. At the end of the meeting, commemorative souvenirs were exchanged between IG Punjab and the Canadian police officer.Editor: Raja Kamran

Cooperation in Industries to be enhanced, to harness the potential of Pak-China FriendshipAmbassador of China to Pakistan H.E Jiang Zaidong called on Caretaker Federal minister for power and petroleum Muhammad Ali here today. Minister appreciated the continuous engagement of China in energy sector with Pakistan. He extended his congratulations for successful 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that was held earlier this month in China. H.E Ambassador remarked that BRI has become a new guidance for international development, Industries of both sides can benefit from this cooperation. Ambassador welcomed the proposal of Energy Minister to organize a delegation of private companies to meet with Chinese enterprises in order to boost cooperation.Caretaker Federal mi...

The Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs presided over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the CabinetThe Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar presided over a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, today.The meeting was attended by the Minister for Privatization, Mr. Fawad Hassan Fawad, Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Mr. Sami Saeed, Minister for Power & Petroleum, Mr. Muhammad Ali, Federal Secretaries, and other senior government officials of the relevant ministries.The meeting considered a sigle item agenda submitted by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.The summary submitted by the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)...

OIC Strongly Condemns the Ongoing Brutal Israeli Aggression against Gaza H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), strongly condemns the continued and escalating Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip, persisting for twenty-three days in a row. This relentless assault has resulted in butchering thousands of martyrs and wounding innocent civilians, including women, children, medical personnel and journalists, in addition to the deliberate destruction of buildings, hospitals, schools, places of worship, and United Nations facilities. Israel still threatens to bomb hospitals, in addition to continuing to prevent access to food, medicine, water, and electricity, which constitutes collective punishment, war crimes, and fla...

State Bank announced new monetary policy, decision to maintain interest rate at 22% A meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee was held under the chairmanship of Governor State Bank, in which the economic situation of the country was reviewed and it was decided not to change the interest rate.According to the Central Bank, after the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, it was announced not to change the interest rate and it was decided to maintain the interest rate at 22 percent.According to the State Bank, inflation increased in September 2023 while inflation is expected to decrease in October, increasing gas prices may have an impact on inflation.It should be noted that the State Bank had decided to increase the interest rate by 100 basis points i.e. 1 percent on June 2...