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Govt’s evacuation plan successful as 427 Pakistanis safely reach Port SudanThe evacuation plan of the government met a success as 427 stranded Pakistanis finally reached Port Sudan safely for their onward repatriation from the battle-hit country.For the last 72 hours, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif was personally monitoring the emergency plan for the evacuation of Pakistani nationals, according to a PM Office statement.The evacuated Pakistanis who were being repatriated to Pakistan through special flights were provided accommodation and food by the government.The diplomatic missions of Pakistan and other countries in the region were supporting Pakistan in the evacuation process.The PM lauded the efforts of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of State...

PEMRA Regional Offices conducted enforcement drive on reports of airing illegal Indian Channels/ ContentOn the special directions of Chairman PEMRA, PEMRA Regional Offices conducted enforcement drive on reports of violations by cable operators for airing illegal Indian Channels/ Content, violating directions of Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as those issued by the authority from time to time. PEMRA Regional Office, Karachi field staff conducted surprise inspections in various localities and raided Cable operators namely M/s Delta Digital Cable Network, M/s Home Media Communications (Pt.) Ltd., M/s Shahzaib Cable Network, M/s Sky Cable Vision. Similarly PEMRA Regional Office, Hyderabad raided 23 cable operators and seized 08 networks that were airing illegal Indian channels and Ind...

Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has been elected as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad KashmirChaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq was elected Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir unopposed; he got 48 votes in the House of 52 which is the largest mandate in the history of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has been elected as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir.He said in his first address to the Assembly after being elected as the Prime Minister that he contested the election as an independent, he was voted by PDM and Tehreek-e-Insaf. Earlier, an emergency session of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held on Thursday night in which 15 minutes were given to submit nomination papers. The time for submitting nomination papers is from 12:40 PM to 12:55 PM on Thursday night. Chaudhry A...

Term stories are made to create global propaganda in geopolitics of competitionFederal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has rejected the perception that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a ‘debt trap’. He stated that stories were made to create propaganda in global geopolitics of competition."I don’t think it’s a ‘debt trap’ as I believe it’s a fact trap to distort the spirit of BRI," said the Planning Minister in response to negative perceptions against the BRI, said the Minister while talking to the international media representatives on Wednesday."Wherever BRI has gone, the local people can testify that it has had a very positive impact." The BRI initiative was taken for the first time in 2013, when then-prime minister Nawaz S...

In Kabul, Pakistan's Affairs Minister Obaidur Rehman Nizamani met Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi, Afghan Foreign MinisterIn Kabul, Pakistan's Affairs Minister Obaidur Rehman Nizamani met Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi, Afghan Foreign Minister welcomed the Pakistani ambassador. According to the statement issued by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the return of the Pakistani Minister of Affairs to Kabul will have a positive impact on the relations between the two countries.The Afghan Foreign Minister said that the release of Afghan prisoners from Pakistan is a positive step. It is hoped that other Afghan prisoners will also be released before Eid. According to the spokesman, the Afghan Foreign Minister also encoura...