Lahore : Provincial Minister for Women Development Hameeda Waheed ud Din has said that women of South Asia are coming forward in all sectors of life and their representation in elected houses has substantially improved. She is representing Pakistan in South Asian Women Development Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hameeda Waheed ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionPakistan athletes annex five medals in International Biathle-Triathle World Championship
Lahore : Pakistan athletes made memorable entry in the International Biathle-Triathle World Championship winning five medals in Sarasota, Florida, USA the other day. Around 600 athletes from 25 countries participated in the high-profile championship which was contested in swimming, shooting and running events. Pakistan’s medals’ tally includes three gold medals, ... Read More »
Pakistan has potential to become world top emerging economy: Christine Lagarde
Lahore : IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday appreciated Pakistan’s economic agenda saying the country was in ‘better fiscal position’ and had the potential to become top emerging economy of the world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief also lauded the government for coping with multiple challenges and achieving macroeconomic stability in a short ... Read More »
Chinese Army won the all 3 top positions in the Combat Efficiency Test
Lahore : People’s Liberation Army (China) won the all three top position in the Combat Efficiency Test (CET) category of the First International PACES Competition-2016 held at the Mehfooz Shaheed Garrison here on Saturday. CET was the ultimate test of endurance and agility of soldiers belonging to fourteen different countries ... Read More »
PM Special Envoys on Kashmir visited the Amnesty International office in UK
Lahore : Special Envoys on Kashmir visited the Amnesty International office in UK, highlighted the human rights abuses in Kashmir Special Envoys of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Senator Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum and Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh MNA visited the Amnesty International Secretariat London today and met with Senior Adviser Savio ... Read More »
Pakistan highlights Indian atrocities in Occupied Jammu & Kashmir at OIC Parliamentary Forum
Lahore : Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly, has forcefully highlighted the gross and systematic violations of human rights in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOK), reiterated the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s call for sending a Fact Finding mission to IOK, and pressed for enabling the Kashmiri ... Read More »
British Parliamentarians term Kashmir situation appalling
Lahore : The Prime Minister’s Special Envoys on Kashmir, Senator Lt. Gen (R), Abdul Qayyum, HI (M) and Mr. Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh, MNA met All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir at the British Parliament today. The envoys sensitized the British Parliamentarians on the ongoing gross atrocities and human rights violations by the Indian ... Read More »
Canadian High Commissioner Perry Calderwood calls on Punjab Chief Minister
Lahore : Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Perry Calderwood met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, here today. Matters of mutual interest, Pak-Canada relations and cooperation in different sectors were discussed in the meeting. Talking to Canadian High Commissioner, the Chief Minister said that there are deep-rooted friendly relations between ... Read More »
US Trade Representative to Pakistan Ambassador Michael Froman calls on PM Nawaz Sharif
Lahore : Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said the United States was one of the largest trading partners of Pakistan and it would be in the interest of both countries to enhance their trade volume which had been hovering around US $5 billion for the last five years. He said Pakistan would like to ... Read More »
Chinese delegation visits historical sites in Lahore
Lahore : A 51-member Chinese delegation from Pak-China Friendship Car Rally on Tuesday visited the historical sites in the provincial metropolis and appreciated rich heritage of the country. First the delegation visited Mazar-e-Iqbal and paid homage to great poet of the East Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The delegation then visited the Badshahi Mosque,as well as ... Read More »