Lahore: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said Kashmir issue would be resolved in accordance with United Nations resolutions and aspirations of the people of Kashmir. He said this in a meeting with a delegation of Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders who called on him here Tuesday. He said that resolution of ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionPurchase of F-16s from US a closed chapter: Secretary Defence
Lahore: Secretary Defence Lt General (Retd) Muhammad Alam Khattak Monday informed a joint sitting of Senate’s Standing Committees on Defence and Foreign Affairs that the purchasing of F-16 aircraft from the United States at subsidized rate was now a closed chapter. Briefing the meeting, co-chaired by Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence Mushahid Hussain Sayed and ... Read More »
Pakistan fully alive to fast paced challenges: Syed Tariq Fatemi
Lahore: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi said that in this age of transformation with fast paced changes at the global level, Pakistan was fully alive to counter them. In a talk show programme aired by a private TV channel, the Special Assistant said these changes at the ... Read More »
White fly’s attack worries cotton farmers
Lahore: Minister for Agriculture Dr. Farrukh Javed has taken notice of news regarding white fly’s attack on cotton crop. The minister has directed the relevant staff of agriculture department to move in the fields immediately and guide the farmers in saving their crop. He instructed the staff to go directly ... Read More »
Afghanistan is playing at the hands of someone else : Ch Nisar Ali Khan
Lahore: Interior Minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan has said that it seemed Afghanistan is playing at the hands of someone else. Afghanistan will have to decide either it wants to support Pakistan’s efforts for peace in the region or be part of the game of someone else,the minister added. Radio Pakistan ... Read More »
The Standing Committee on Human Rights holds its 6th meeting
Lahore : The 6th meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Rights was held today under the Chairmanship of Babar Nawaz Khan, MNA. The meeting started with the recitation from Holy Quran Then, the Committee decided to proceed with the given agenda. Agenda Item No. i; “Confirmation of minutes of last ... Read More »
ICC issues fresh rankings of Test Team,Jonny Bairstow achieves his highest ranking
Lahore: England’s wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has achieved his highest ranking to date in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after hitting his third career century in the Lord’s Test, which ended in a draw on Monday. Bairstow scored a Test best 167 not out in the first ... Read More »
The Standing Committee on Finance to review tomorrow “The Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act, 2016”
Lahore: 34th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization of the National Assembly was held today, the 14th June, 2016, at 01:45 p.m, in Committee Room No. 2, Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh, MNA, on the following agenda:- i). ... Read More »
PHF is jubilant over 100% raise in the Punjab’s sports budget
Lahore: President PHF, Brig (R) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar and Secretary Shahbaz Ahmad have expressed their delight over 100% raise in the Punjab’s sports budget and termed it a major step to boast sports in the province. Appreciating this remarkable increase, Shahbaz Ahmad said, “The CM deserves appreciation from all ... Read More »
Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour circulates the copies of “The additional powers of the Commission”
Lahore: In the eighth meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Panama Papers etc.,Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour on his own behalf circulated among members copies of a document titled“The additional powers of the Commission”.The Government side also again circulated among the members copies of a document beginning with “The Inquiry Commission ... Read More »