PAKISTAN NEWS

Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani met with Federal Interior Minister Rana SanaullahAmbassador of Qatar Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani met with Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. Discussions on issues of mutual interest including bilateral relations between Pakistan and Qatar. The Qatari ambassador has expressed the desire to increase the workforce of Pakistanis in Qatar.250,000 Pakistanis are employed in Qatar. Agreed to take the Pakistani manpower in Qatar up to 6.5 million. Qatari citizens will be provided visa facility on arrival in Pakistan. Both countries agreed to continue full cooperation to deal with internal and security challenges. A special discussion was held to further promote tourism and trade between Pakistan and Qatar.Ther...

JUI's five-member parliamentary delegation reached China on a five-day visitThe delegation is led by JUI Central Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydari. The delegation includes MNA Maulana Jamaluddin, Balochistan MPs Younis Zehri, Sham Lal and Asghar Tareen. JUI's parliamentary delegation will hold meetings with the leaders of China's ruling party, the Communist Party of China.The delegation will also meet with the Chinese business community. Pakistan-China bilateral relations and development issues of both countries will be discussed in the meetings.Issues related to CPEC will also be discussed in the meetings.Editor: Raja Kamran

Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif's visit to Pakistan-Iran borderPrime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi met with delegations after the inauguration of the Mand-Pishin joint market.The Pakistani delegation includes Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Power Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Mossadegh Malik, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudus Bazanjo, Chairman of Balochistan National Party Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Members of Parliament of Balochistan Awami Party. Sardar Khalid Hussain Magsi and Zubaidah Jalal included.In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations, especially the promotion of trade.Editor: Raja ...

Opening Remarks for the Media Briefing by Spokesperson​Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is at the Pakistan-Iran border today where he will meet President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi. In their meeting, the two leaders will discuss all aspects of bilateral relations and explore new areas of cooperation to further strengthen Pakistan-Iran ties. They will inaugurate Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace and Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line at Mand-Pishin border crossing point.​The Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace is one of the six border markets to be constructed along the Pakistan-Iran border as agreed under the MoU signed on 21st April 2021. The border markets are envisaged along the Pakistan-Iran border to facilitate the people o...

PTI chairman Imran Khan statement and condemnation on the arrest of PTI workersHe said "I strongly condemn the illegal arrests and abduction of our workers and leaders. Our Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Secy General Asad Umar have also been incarcerated for more than a week now. Also, despite court orders journalist Imran Riaz Khan has not been presented in court and there are confirmed reports of torture against him. I demand immediate release of all our female leaders, workers and the female family members of our leaders and workers. How could Shehrayar Afridi's wife be jailed? This is purely to spread terror amongst the people so that they don’t stand up for their constitutional rights. I am deeply disturbed after hearing of Dr. Shireen Mazari, the former Human Rights M...

Launch of Share Pakistan Portal By The Foreign Minister of PakistanThe Share Pakistan Portal will serve as digital repository of outreach and public diplomacy activities undertaken by our Missions abroad. With this online standardized information system we would be able to collect measure and communicate the impact of public diplomacy initiatives in pursuance of Pakistani foreign policy objectives. Share Pakistan is the first project to be launched under this initiative and will serve as a vehicle for targeted communication and information exchange. It is designed to simplify communication and sharing of information both horizontally and vertically in the public diplomacy domain between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic posts abroad. This Portal will bring efficien...

National Security Committee (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz SharifA meeting of the National Security Committee chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif was held at the Prime Minister House on Tuesday in which federal ministers, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, Armed service chiefs, heads of security related institutions and other senior officials participated. The meeting reiterated that the policy of 'zero tolerance' will be adopted by not tolerating violence and mischief in the country. The meeting announced to celebrate May 9 as Black Day at the national level.The participants of the National Security Committee expressed full solidarity and support with the armed forces of Pakistan. The participants condemned in the strongest terms t...

2023 Yangtze River Tourism Overseas Promotion Season Kicked off In PakistanThe opening ceremony for the 2023 Yangtze River Tourism Overseas Promotion Season took place in Yichang, in Hubei Province of Central China, on May 5. The 2023 “Yangtze River Tourism Overseas Promotion Season” is jointly organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities in cooperation with the competent departments of culture and tourism in ten provinces (municipalities), embassies and consulates, Chinese Cultural Centers and overseas tourism offices and other institutions of China.China Cultural Center in Pakistan is organizing series of online videos and theme exhibitions to celebrate 2023 “Yangtze River Tourism Overseas Promotion Season” by the Center’s Facebook Page, Wechat Channels and We...

Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) organized a seminar titled ‘KSA- Iran Rapprochement and its ImplicationsThe Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) organized a seminar titled ‘KSA- Iran Rapprochement and its Implications: Way Forward for Pakistan’ in Islamabad, featuring renowned speakers. The seminar shed light on the political, economic, and security implications of the KSA-Iran rapprochement for the Middle East, Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia, and Pakistan.Keynote Speaker Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senate of Pakistan, delivered a compelling address, highlighting the regional impact of the Saudi-Iranian reconciliation. Other eminent speakers included Prof. Dr Syed Rifaat Hussain, Forme...

An important meeting of the Election Commission was held today under the chairmanship of the Chief Election Commissioner Mr. Sikandar Sultan RajaAn important meeting of the Election Commission was held today under the chairmanship of the Chief Election Commissioner Mr. Sikandar Sultan Raja. Apart from honorable members of Election Commission, senior officers of Election Commission participated in the meeting.In the meeting, the election was told that Quetta district is the only district in which the election has not been held yet due to which the government of Balochistan has not formed towns. In this regard, the Election Commission was also informed that the Balochistan High Court had ordered the Secretary, Local Government Department Balochistan on 23 October 2022 to issue a no...