PAKISTAN NEWS

The Embassy of China in Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in PeshawarThe Embassy of China in Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in a mosque at Peshawar Police Lines and extended condolences to the Pakistani people. “We feel deeply grieved and pay our deepest condolences to the families of victims and injured of the tragedy,” the Chinese embassy said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.Editor: Raja Kamran

Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar addressed agreement signing ceremony of launching Pilot project of Digitization/Dematerialization of NSCsFederal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar witnessed agreement signing ceremony of launching Pilot project of Digitization/Dematerialization of National Saving Certificates (NSCs) through Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited, at Finance Division, today.Mr. Badiuddin Akber, CEO, CDC and Mr. Hamid Raza, DG, CDNS signed the agreement on behalf of the Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC) and Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) respectively.SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, Mr. Akif Saeed Chairman SECP, Mr. Moin M Fudda, Chairman CDC , Mr. Hamid Raza DG CDNS and others a...

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with IMF review Mission led by IMF Mission Chief Mr. Nathan PorterMs. Esther Perez Ruiz , IMF resident representative, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha, SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Mr. Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Mr. Jamil Ahmed, Secretary Finance, Chairman FBR, members of IMF delegation and senior officers from Finance Division attended the meeting. The meeting discussed and reviewed the economic and fiscal policies and reforms agenda to accomplish the 9th review under the Extended Fund Facility. Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar welcomed the delegation and shared long standing friendly relations with the IMF. He briefed the...

Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) calls on the Prime MinisterMs. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), who is on an official visit to Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today.The Prime Minister appreciated the work being done by UNEP and called for enhanced efforts to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation, more effectively. He also said that climate change is one of the defining issues of our times. As one of the country’s most vulnerable to climate change, Pakistan fully appreciated the need for a global response to combat climate change and build resilience and shared the efforts being undertaken by the government in this regard.The Executive Director bri...

The Election Commission rejected the decision to remove Chaudhry Shujaat from the party presidencyThe Election Commission gave a reserved decision on the request to remove Chaudhry Shujaat from the presidency of Q-League. The Election Commission rejected the decision of the Central Working Committee. The decision states that the decision of the Central Working Committee has no legal status.The Election Commission has given a reserved decision on Chaudhry Shujaat's request. It should be noted that the Election Commission reserved its decision in August last year. Chaudhary Shujaat applied to Election Commission against his removal from the party presidency.It should be noted that a consultative meeting of the (Q) League was held in the Muslim League House, Davis Road, in which...

The development of Balochistan is the first priority of the government.  Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz SharifThe Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the deprivations of Balochistan will be removed by providing economic development and equal opportunities to the youth.Acting Governor Balochistan Jan Muhammad Jamali and Senator Sana Jamali met with Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.In the meeting, the current political situation and ongoing development projects in Balochistan were discussed. Acting Governor Balochistan Jan Muhammad Jamali and Senator Sana Jamali paid tribute to the Prime Minister for the steps taken by the federal government for the development of Balochistan and orders to make Gwadar port more active.Editor: Raja Kamran

Rupee depreciation will help Pakistan get additional funds from IMF, FitchInternational credit rating agency Fitch says that rupee depreciation will help Pakistan get additional funds from the IMF.According to the Fitch Rating Agency, the continued fall in the value of the rupee will also have an impact on the economy of Pakistan.In this regard, Fitch Rating Agency says that the State Bank will increase the interest rate rapidly to prevent inflation.Editor: Raja Kamran

Round Table talk between Pakistan and the IMF will begin todayAccording to the sources, the ninth economic review will be discussed in the talks, the situation after the flood and the economic goals will be reviewed, a briefing will be given on the tax revenue and exchange rate, if the talks are successful, Pakistan will get one billion ten crores. There is a possibility of getting dollars.The IMF review mission will stay in Pakistan for 10 days, in the first phase there will be technical level talks for 3 days, the policy level talks with the IMF will continue till January 9.Pakistan's economic performance from July to December 2022 will be informed, a briefing will also be given on the losses and expenses caused by floods.Editor: Raja kamran

Cowardly attacks can't waver nation's resolve against terrorism: PMPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday said the cowardly terror attacks could not weaken the resolve of the nation against terrorism, and the miscreants and their facilitators involved in attacks on innocent citizens would be punished for their heinous crimes.He was speaking during his visit to Peshawar after the deadly blast at the mosque of Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines during Zuhr prayers.Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir received the prime minister on his arrival. He was accompanied by Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb.On the occasion, the Corps Commander Peshawar briefed the prime minist...

Opening ceremony of Pakistan - Turkiye Joint Exercise "ATTATURK-XII 2023" was held today at Tarbella.Opening ceremony of Pakistan - Turkiye Joint Exercise "ATTATURK-XII 2023" was held today at Tarbella. National anthems of both the countries were played at the start of the ceremony. Troops from Turkish special force and Pakistan Special Services Group ( SSG) are participating in exercise.Two weeks long exercise aims at enhancing counter terrorism techniques . The exercise will focus on compound clearance, cave clearance, sniper training, counter Improvised Explosive Devices(IED) training and combat medical care . The joint exercise will enhance and further strengthen military ties between the countries and share Pakistan Army's experience in war against terrorism.Editor: ...