PAKISTAN NEWS

Alliance of GSP Countries seeks bipartisan support for renewal of US GSP Program Masood Khan terms US GSP Program critical in strengthening trade ties, spurring growthAlliance of GSP Countries, comprising 27 nations, has called upon the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, in a letter, for their bipartisan support to expedite legislation for renewal of US Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Program for developing and the least developed countries. Pakistan also joined the Alliance and Ambassador of Pakistan, Masood Khan, co-signed the letter, along with other 26 ambassadors. With 118th Congress in place, we hope there is a window of opportunity for bipartisan legislation renewing the Generalized System of Preference stated the letter written by the Alliance to the Chair ...

 President announces 9th April as election date in Punjab and KPPresident Dr Arif Alvi has announced the date of 9th April, 2023 (Sunday) for holding of general elections of the Provincial Assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Section 57 (1) of Elections Act, 2017 and has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue Election Programme in accordance with Section 57 (2) of the Act.In his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan (CEC), the President said that he was under oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under Article 42 read with third Schedule of the Constitution. He wrote that there being no restraining order from any of the judicial fora, there was no impediment in invoking the power an...

Change of command ceremony of Commander Pakistan Fleet in Pakistan NavyChange of command ceremony of Commander Pakistan Fleet in Pakistan Navy. Vice Admiral Owais Ahmed Bilgrami handed over the command to Rear Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi.  Guard of honor was presented to the newly appointed Commander Pakistan Fleet in the ceremony.Rear Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi has been posted in various command and staff positions. He has also been awarded Hilal Imtiaz (Military) in recognition of his outstanding services.Editor: Raja Kaman

H.E Mr. Andrew Dalgleish, British Acting High Commissioner called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq DarH.E Mr. Andrew Dalgleish, British Acting High Commissioner called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at Finance Division, today. The Finance Minister welcomed the British Acting High Commissioner and they exchanged views on matters of common interest including promoting mutual trade and investment between the two countries. Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar underscored that Pakistan had long historic ties with the United Kingdom and relations between the two countries needed to be further expended for the mutual benefits of the two sides. The Finance Minister briefed the envoy about economic challenges coupled wit...

Kalar Kahar bus accident14 people died, and more than 60 were injured in a bus accident near Kalar Kahar Motorway, Motorway Police. The bus was 49 seater and only 49 passengers were on board. Due to brake failure, the bus overturned after hitting the vehicles coming from the opposite direction. Two cars coming from the opposite direction and a Shahzoor pick-up were also hit, said a spokesman for the Motorway Police.DIG Motorway Muhammad Yusuf was present at the accident site and supervised the rescue operation. Due to the darkness, there was difficulty in the rescue operations. The bus was going from Islamabad to Lahore; Barati was riding in the bus, spokesman of the Motorway Police. The bus has been pulled out; one lane is closed while traffic is moving in two lanes.Motorway...

General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited KarachiGeneral Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Karachi, today. Honourable CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah and COAS were briefed about the Karachi Police Office (KPO) incident at Corps Headquarters. Thereafter they visited Karachi Police Office (KPO) where last night successful coordinated Counter Terrorism (CT) operation involving Pak Army Special Service Group (SSG), Pakistan Rangers Sindh & Sindh Police cleared the site while sending all terrorists to hell. Subsequently CM and COAS also visited Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and met the injured soldiers of Police and Pakistan Rangers Sindh. They praised the bravery, morale and sacrifices of Army, Police and Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) in the line o...

Two Commodores of Pakistan Navy promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effectRear Admiral Khyber Zaman is a graduate of Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, UK and was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1994. He is a graduate of PAF Air War College, National Defence University, Islamabad and International College of Defence Studies China. The Flag Officer is a recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military).Rear Admiral Shafquat Hussain Akhtar was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1994. The Flag Officer is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War College, Naval War College, Turkiye, National Defence University, Islamabad and International College of Defence Studies China. The Admiral is a recipient of Sitara-i-lmtiaz (Military).Editor: R...

Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of the Republic of TürkiyePrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Presidential Complex in Ankara today. During their tete-a-tete as well as during the delegation level talks, the Prime Minister extended heartfelt condolences to President Erdogan and the Turkish nation on the tragic loss of thousands of precious lives and massive damage to the infrastructure as a result of devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye on 6 February 2023. Recalling the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Türkiye, the Prime Minister said that the people of Pakistan felt the same pain and anguish as their Turkish brothers and sisters. The Prime Minister added that the people of Pakistan will not rest until the l...

AIR CHIEF AWARDS HI (M) TO DG BOMETEC ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTANOn behalf of Government of Pakistan, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon General Fan Jianjun, Director General Bureau of Military Equipment Technical Cooperation (BOMETEC), People’s Republic of China, during his visit to Air Headquarters, Islamabad today. The award was conferred in recognition of his wholehearted efforts in enhancing bilateral military relations and the pivotal role played by General Fan in PAF's capability enhancement thus ensuring regional balance of power.The visiting dignitary called on the Air Chief in his office. During the meeting several key areas of mutual interest along with regional develop...

 NDMA organized Bilateral Dialogue on Disaster Management with US Army CenterMeteorological Department, Federal Flood Commission, SPARCO, WAPDA and other stakeholders participated in the conference. The dialogue between the NDMA and the USR Council continued for four days. In the joint meeting, the threats and solutions faced by Pakistan due to natural disasters were discussed.Experiences from the recent floods in Pakistan. Recommendations were also formulated on the basis. Pakistan and the US considered cooperation on weather early warning systems and public notification software. Both agreed to conduct joint mock exercises and trainings to deal with natural calamities.Sub-Editor: Ghufran Majeed