Tag: The Pakistan Times

President calls upon Ulema to play role in social reform, discouraging extremismPresident Dr Arif Alvi has called upon the Ulema and Mashaikh of the country to play their role in bringing positive social change, discouraging extremism, terrorism, and sectarianism, inculcating ethical and moral values in society, promoting the conservation of resources, national solidarity, religious tolerance, and inter-faith harmony and peace.The President expressed these views while talking to a delegation of the Ulema Mashaikh Yakjehti Council of Pakistan (UMYC), that called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, on Wednesday. The delegation was led by Chairman UMYC, Qari Hidayat Ullah Mirani, and consisted of Mr Muhammad Younas Qureshi, Molana Gul Wali, Major Ehtasham Uddin Kiyani, Prof Abdul Ghaffar Shah ...

 A delegation of China National Nuclear Corporation met with Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif in IslamabadPM Shehbaz Sharif has said "I am going to inaugurate the K3 Nuclear Power Plant built with the cooperation of China in Karachi tomorrow".With this project, the total production of electricity from nuclear power plant in Karachi will be 2200 MW. China is a long time friend of Pakistan who has helped Pakistan in every good and bad situation. The strategic partnership between Pakistan and China is ideal and Pakistan wants to strengthen it further. The investment of billions of dollars under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a proof of the love of the Chinese government and people for Pakistan.Under the CPEC, China played a key role in controlling the shortfal...

Pak-US partnership critical for transformation to renewables: Masood KhanMasood Khan said “USAID, State Department and Pakistan are coordinating to develop projects that would benefit people directly and would launch a new program for climate adaptation and risk mitigation,” said Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan. “The United States can help Pakistan in transformation to renewables, especially wind and solar power”. Addressing a webinar  on “What Pakistan’s Climate Crisis Means for the World” organized by prestigious US think-tank Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Ambassador Khan said that transformation to renewables was important for adaptation and embracing new technologies that would help the country build resilience to respond to the future disast...

Very well done by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's to the Punjab Police for thwarting the terrorist attack on Makadwal Police Station of MianwaliPrime Minister's announcement to give awards and certificates of appreciation to police officers and jawans who have shown extraordinary bravery. I pay tribute to the officers and jawans of the Punjab Police who killed the terrorists. The police are our proud vanguard in the fight against terrorism and crime. The entire nation and institutions are united and one voice against terrorists. The entire nation is proud of the role and contribution of the Punjab Police and CTD in the fight against terrorism. Police and CTD will be equipped with more powerful and modern weapons. The entire nation is with its brave forces to eradicate terrorism.E...

255th Corps Commanders’ Conference was held at GHQ255th Corps Commanders’ Conference was held at GHQ. General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) presided. Participants were briefed in detail about prevailing and emerging threats, situation in IIOJK and ongoing intelligence based operations being undertaken by Army and LEAs for breaking the nexus between terrorists and their support mechanism across the country. The forum paid rich tributes to the Martyrs of Peshawar police line blast and vowed that perpetrators will be brought to exemplary justice. COAS said that such immoral and cowardly acts cannot shake resolve of the nation rather reinvigorate our determination to succeed in ongoing war against terror with Zero tolerance for any terrorist entity, COAS emphasised. COAS...

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...