PAKISTAN NEWS

Renowned analyst Lt Gen Retired Amjad Shoaib was arrested from his residence in IslamabadRenowned analyst Lt Gen Retired Amjad Shoaib was arrested from his residence in Islamabad. Islamabad Police has confirmed his arrest and said that a case has been registered against Amjad Shoaib in Ramna police station.According to the police, they will be produced in the court in the morning and requested for remand. This case against Amjad Shoaib is based on his TV interview. The case has been registered by Magistrate Owais Khan in which it is alleged that Amjad Shoaib tried to create public agitation.Editor: Raja Kamran

Briefing of President Dr. Arif Alvi on the overall situation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Chief Minister House PeshawarBriefing of President Dr. Arif Alvi on the overall situation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Chief Minister House Peshawar.The meeting was attended by the caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Secretary, IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and provincial officials.In the meeting, various aspects of security in the province were highlighted.Editor: Raja Kamran

Opening Remarks for the Press Briefing by Spokesperson on 23 February 2023Foreign Minister has just completed a 2-day visit to Hungary from 21-22 February, where he held detailed talks with his counterpart Peter Szijjarto. The two Foreign Ministers discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and exchanged views on important regional and global issues. They agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties and explore new avenues of cooperation. Three MoUs were signed during the visit: on Cooperation between the Foreign Service Academies of the two countries; on Sports & Sports Education; and on enhancing scholarship program for Pakistani students in Hungarian universities. With today’s signing of the MoU, number of annual scholarships for Pakistani students in universities in ...

6 terrorists were killed during the operation in Lakki MarwatSix terrorists were killed in a joint operation by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the police in LAKKI MARWAT district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Lakki Marwat Police Spokesperson Shahid Hameed said that the police and counter-terrorism department acted on the information about the presence of terrorists involved in various bomb attacks and terrorist incidents within the limits of Dadiwala police station. He said that the police had received information that the terrorists were planning to attack Chowki Abbasa. Firing started from many sides. A senior police officer said that the slain terrorists were wanted by the Marwat Police and Counter-Terrorism Department in attacks on police and terror incidents, who were h...

The President signed the mini budgetPresident Dr. Arif Alvi signed the Supplementary Finance Bill 2023 (Mini Budget). The government had approved the 170 billion rupees supplementary finance bill 2023 (money budget) from the parliament on the conditions set for obtaining a loan from the IMF. After the approval of the Parliament, the Bill was sent to the President's House for the final assent of the President.President Dr. Arif Alvi has signed the Supplementary Finance Bill 2023, the bill will be implemented immediately. With the approval of the bill, the government's one percent increase in GST and other government initiatives including increasing the tax on tobacco have received legal protection.Editor: Raja Kamran

UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in UkraineAt its resumed eleventh emergency special session, the world body adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war, only hours before the conflict enters its second year on Friday.The results were 141 Member States in favor and seven against - Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria. Among the 32 abstentions were China, India and Pakistan. By the terms of the 11-paragraph resolution, the Assembly reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities”.The Assembly, through the resolution, urged Member States to cooperate in th...