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Renowned analyst Lt Gen Retired Amjad Shoaib was arrested from his residence in Islamabad

27Feb

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Renowned analyst Lt Gen Retired Amjad Shoaib was arrested from his residence in Islamabad

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

وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی ہدایت پر کفایت شعاری اور سادگی پالیسی پر عمل درآمد کے حوالے سے مانیٹرنگ کمیٹی کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری کر دیا گیا

26Feb

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PAKISTAN NEWS, پاکستان ٹائمز

وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی ہدایت پر کفایت شعاری اور سادگی پالیسی پر عمل درآمد کے حوالے سے مانیٹرنگ کمیٹی کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری کر دیا گیا

وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی ہدایت پر کفایت شعاری اور سادگی پالیسی پر عمل درآمد کے حوالے سے مانیٹرنگ کمیٹی کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری کر دیا گیاکمیٹی میں وفاقی وزیر خزانہ و محصولات اسحاق ڈار, وفاقی وزیر تعلیم رانا تنویر حسین, وفاقی وزیر انفارمیشن ٹیکنالوجی و ٹیلی کام سید امین الحق , وفاقی وزیر قانون و انصاف اعظم نزیر تارڑ , وفاقی وزیر قومی غذائی تحفظ و تحقیق طارق بشیر چیمہ , مشیر وزیراعظم براے امور کشمیر و گلگت بلتستان قمر زمان کائرہ , وزیر مملکت پاور ڈویژن ہاشم نوتیزئی شامل کمیٹی وفاقی کابینہ کے 22 فروری 2023 کے اجلاس میں کفایت شعاری کے حوالے سے لئے گئے فیصلوں کے نفاذ کا جائزہ لے گی ہر وفاقی وزارت , ڈویژن و محکمے کا پرنسپل اکاؤنٹنگ افسر فیصلوں کے نفاذ کے حوالے سے تجاویز 27 فروری 2023 تک اس کمیٹی کے سامنے پیش کرے گا. ایڈیٹر:راجہ کامران...

پاکستان میں امریکہ کے سفیر مسٹر ڈونلڈ بلوم نے آج اسلام آباد میں وزیر دفاع خواجہ محمد آصف سے ان کے دفتر میں ملاقات کی۔

24Feb

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پاکستان میں امریکہ کے سفیر مسٹر ڈونلڈ بلوم نے آج اسلام آباد میں وزیر دفاع خواجہ محمد آصف سے ان کے دفتر میں ملاقات کی۔

پاکستان میں امریکہ کے سفیر مسٹر ڈونلڈ بلوم نے آج اسلام آباد میں وزیر دفاع خواجہ محمد آصف سے ان کے دفتر میں ملاقات کی۔وزیر دفاع نے امریکی حکومت کے ساتھ حکومتی فورم پر کامیاب بات چیت پر روشنی ڈالی۔باہمی دلچسپی کے شعبوں دفاع، توانائی اور انفراسٹرکچر کی ترقی کے شعبوں میں دوطرفہ تعاون پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا۔وزیر دفاع خواجہ محمد آصف نے خطے اور بالخصوص پاکستان کے لیے مستحکم اور خوشحال افغانستان کی اہمیت کو اجاگر کیا۔وزیر دفاع نے انسداد دہشت گردی سے روایتی دفاع کے دائروں تک دفاعی تعلقات کو مزید متنوع بنانے کی ضرورت پر بھی زور دیا اور ایک وسیع تر نظر رکھنے والے دفاعی تعاون کے فریم ورک کی تجویز دی۔وزیر دفاع نے یہ بھی کہا کہ دنیا کو پاکستان کے کردار اور علاقائی امن و سلامتی کے لیے اس کی کوششوں کو تسلیم کرنا چاہیے۔دونوں فریقین کا موقف تھا کہ قومی اور علاقائی سلامتی ایک اہم اور مشترکہ م...

First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine)

23Feb

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First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine)

First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine),India continues to perpetrate a factually incorrect position on this forum year after year. Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory and not an integral part of India as it is claimed. Repeating a wrong position would not make it acceptable at any point.The focus of today’s debate is on people, and one of the inalienable rights of the people of the crisis, enshrined in the very first article of the Charter, is the right to self- determination. In the case of Kashmiri people, the right to self-determination has been recognized and promised to them by the UN Security Council for over seven decades through its resolutions. For over s...

Briefing of President Dr. Arif Alvi on the overall situation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Chief Minister House Peshawar

23Feb

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Briefing of President Dr. Arif Alvi on the overall situation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Chief Minister House Peshawar

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

23Feb

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PAKISTAN NEWS

Opening Remarks for the Press Briefing by Spokesperson on 23 February 2023

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 Marwat

23Feb

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6 terrorists were killed during the operation in Lakki Marwat

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...

23Feb

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PAKISTAN NEWS

The President signed the mini budget

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 Ukraine

23Feb

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PAKISTAN NEWS

UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in Ukraine

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...

Italian ambassador to Pakistan H.E Andreas Ferrarese called on chairman senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanrjani at Parliament house in Islamabad

21Feb

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Italian ambassador to Pakistan H.E Andreas Ferrarese called on chairman senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanrjani at Parliament house in Islamabad

Italian ambassador to Pakistan H.E Andreas Ferrarese called on chairman senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanrjani at Parliament house in IslamabadH.E Andreas Ferrarese, the Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, called on the Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, at the Parliament House in Islamabad. During the meeting, the two discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and regional security. They also emphasized the need to enhance people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and Italy to further strengthen their ties.The Chairman Senate appreciated the positive role of Italy in promoting peace and stability in the region and expressed the hope for greater collaboration between the two countries. The Italian Ambassador expressed hi...