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Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the CabinetFederal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Power Mr. Khuram Dastagir Khan, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud, Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi MNA/Ex-PM, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha, Minister of State for Petroleum Mr. Musadik Masood Malik, SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.The ECC considered a Summary of Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) regarding the Framework Agreement between Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) and State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). In this regard, the ECC aft...

Pakistan Navy Marines search and rescue operation in Creeks areaDivers of Pakistan Navy safely rescued dozens of fishermen stuck in the sea. After giving first aid to fishermen, move to a safe place. Pakistan Navy Marines are also engaged in timely evacuation of people from different areas.Pakistan Navy's Joint Maritime Information Coordination Center is continuously monitoring the situation. Spokesperson Pak Navy.Editor: Raja Kamran

Prime Minister of Pakistan to visit Azerbaijan from 14-15 June 2023At the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to Azerbaijan from 14-15 June 2023. Ministers representing the priority areas of cooperation with Azerbaijan will be part of the Prime Minister’s entourage.Prime Minister will hold wide-ranging talks with President Ilham Aliyev on key areas of cooperation including trade, investment and energy. Regional and global issues of mutual concern and cooperation in multilateral forums will also be discussed.Pakistan-Azerbaijan relationship is embedded in commonalities of faith, culture and history, and strengthened by mutual trust and convergence of views on regional and global matters. Frequent leaders...

PAKISTAN NAVY ON HIGH ALERT AMID TROPICAL CYCLONE BIPARJOYPakistan Navy has put all its available resources at high alert with requisite assets to provide assistance to the inhabitants of coastal areas of Sindh in case of any emergency amid Tropical Cyclone BIPARJOY. PN troops have evacuated 700 personnel from various Goths of Shah Bandar and 64 fishermen have been rescued from sea.A cyclone monitoring cell has been activated at Headquarters Commander Karachi for monitoring the developments and coordinating the responses. PN Joint Maritime Information Coordination Center (JMICC) is relaying information at regular intervals to all stakeholders especially fishermen community not to venture out to open sea in rough weather. PN emergency response and medical teams have been deployed ...

Meetings of the Minister of State in BrusselsAs part of her ongoing visit to Belgium, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has held extensive meetings with two European Union Commissioners in Brussels.The Minister of State called on the European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič to follow up on discussions pertaining to EU’s flood relief activities in Pakistan. During the interaction, Minister of State thanked the EU for activating the European Civil Protection Mechanism post floods that enabled immediate assistance from EU during rehabilitation phase. The two sides agreed to explore further avenues for collaboration in disaster management and capacity building.In her meeting with European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, Minist...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appealed to the public to take protective measures and to cooperate with the administration in wake of the cyclone "Biparjoy"According to the statement issued by Media Cell Bilawal House, Chairman PPP said that according to meteorological reports, the coastal areas of Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal and Badin are under threat of the 'Biparjoy'. He said that the government of Sindh is alert in view of the cyclone and is taking all possible safety measures, adding that all possible resources are being utilised to protect the life and property of the people.Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the people, especially those living in the coastal areas, should cooperate with the administration and move to safer places without delay. He emphasized that citiz...

APPNA contributes $350,000 for rehabilitation of earthquake-victim of TürkiyeExpressing solidarity with earthquake-stricken Turkish brethren, the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) today donated $350,000 for rehabilitation and construction of housed for the calamity stricken people of Türkiye. Accompanied by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan, the APPNA delegation visited the Embassy of Turkey in Washington DC and handed over contributions made by Pakistani doctors of North America to the Turkish Ambassador Hasan Murat Mercan. The delegation headed by President APPNA Dr. Arshad Rehan included Dr. Rasheed Piracha, Dr. Attiq Samdani, Dr. Tayyab Rana, Dr. Rashid Hanif, and Dr. Irfan Suleman. Dr Tayyab Rana, Treasurer APPNA, prese...

PM Shehbaz Sharif statement on coming of crude oil purchased from RussiaI have fulfilled another promise I made to my nation. I feel very happy to inform that the first batch of crude oil purchased from Russia at a discount price has reached Karachi and the process of unloading it from the ship will be started today.Today will be remembered as a day of historic change in history. Today we have taken the first and most important step towards prosperity, economic development, energy security and low cost fuel supply. This is the first shipment of crude oil from Russia to Pakistan and it is the beginning of a new chapter in the relations between Russia and Pakistan.On this occasion, I appreciate the efforts of all those who participated in the completion of this national initiat...

Fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Miran Shah, North Waziristan District*ISPR*On night 09/10 June 23, fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Miran Shah, North Waziristan District.Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly three terrorists were sent to hell, while four terrorists were injured. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists.However, during intense exchange of fire, Subedar Asghar Ali (age 40 years, resident of Lakki Marwat District), Sepoy Naseem Khan (age 26 years, resident of Lakki Marwat District) & Sepoy Muhammad Zaman (age 22 years, resident of Abbottabad) having fought gallantly, embraced shahadat.Sanitization of the ...