PAKISTAN NEWS

Planning Minister reviews progress on SEZs under CPEC The Caretaker Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed on Thursday while reviewing progress on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) directed the relevant stakeholders to accelerate the development process. The Minister made directions while chairing a meeting to review the implementation status of SEZs. The meeting was attended by the Chief Economist of Pakistan Dr Nadeem Javaid, Representatives from Board of Investment, Ministry of Commence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chief Executive Officers CEOs of Provincial Zones were also present in the meeting. The provincial representatives gave a detailed briefing over the implementation status of SEZs whi...

Formation of joint committees for immediate resolution of security issues between Pakistan and AfghanistanFormation of joint committees for immediate resolution of security issues between Pakistan and Afghanistan "Pakistan and Afghanistan reaffirm to resolve security issues on an urgent basis to avoid any mishap in the near future by forming Joint Action Committees": Afghan Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis decision was taken when Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Asif Durrani met Afghanistan's Interim Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Security issues and the situation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan were discussed in the meeting. A statement from the Afghan Foreign Office said that detention of Afghan refugees in Pakistani jails, treatment of travelers b...

SAUDI CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF CALLS ON AIR CHIEFA high level delegation, led by General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of General Staff Saudi Armed Forces, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters, Islamabad today. The meeting underscored, discussion on several key areas of mutual interest, defence co-operation and geo-strategic situation.On his arrival, a smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Air Force presented General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili the guard of honour. Later, the visiting dignitary was introduced to the Principal Staff Officers.During the meeting, Chief of the Air Staff shared his pragmatic policy decisions aimed at modernizing PAF through smart acquisition of niche technolog...

2 Intelligence based operations by Security Forcer. ISPROn 21 September 2023, security forces conducted intelligence based operations in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in killing of eight terrorists and apprehension of five terrorists and their facilitators.During conduct of first operation in general area Jani Khel, Bannu District, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Resultantly, six terrorists were sent to hell while five were apprehended. These terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces, including facilitation of Motorcycle Borne Suicide attack on a military convoy at Jani Khel on 31 August 23, in which nine brave sons of soil laid their lives.In another operation in general area D...

Announcement of the Election Commission to announce the general elections in the last week of January 2024The Election Commission reviewed the work of constituencies. And decided that the preliminary list of constituencies will be published on 27 September 2023. After hearing the objections and suggestions on the initial constituencies, the final list of constituencies will be published on November 30. And then after the 54 day election program the elections will be held in the last week of January 2024.Editor: Raja Kamran

Caretaker Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresCaretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 20 September, 2023.The Prime Minister thanked the Secretary-General for his unwavering support during last year’s floods and for co-hosting the Geneva Conference on Pakistan’s Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework (4RF). Recognizing the grave threat of climate change, the Prime Minister stressed on the importance of the fulfilment of climate finance commitments by developed nations.The Prime Minister updated the UNSG on the newly established Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), which has ...

PML-N will fight election with a comprehensive economic plan, Ahsan IqbalPakistan Muslim League-N Secretary General and former Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that the business community should play a role in increasing Pakistan's exports. PML-N is entering the election field with a comprehensive economic plan. PML-N is the only party that has seen performance in the economic field. The government, army and judiciary will have to get out of the feeling of insecurity from each other. He expressed these views while presenting the economic agenda of Muslim League-N at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. He said that if the country's institutions, the government and the people work together for the development of the economy, the problems can be overcome. The PML-N gov...

Caretaker Prime Minister Meets with Bill Gates on the sidelines of United Nations General AssemblyCaretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met Mr. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss polio eradication, gender equality, nutrition, and financial inclusion, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Session in New York, USA, today.The Prime Minister expressed optimism that stopping poliovirus transmission in every area of the country remains possible this year. He underscored that the caretaker government and the National Polio Task Force remain fully committed to reaching children nationwide with polio vaccines, routine immunizations, and other essential health services.Mr. Gates reiterated that polio eradication in Pakis...