Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday directed the Ministry of Water Resources to expedite efforts for construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams. He also directed that financing strategy for Diamer-Bhasha dam should be brought before the Council of Common Interests (CCI) for approval. The Prime Minister gave ... Read More »
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Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday reposed his confidence that the people of Pakistan would decide the future government, juxtaposing the unprecedented performance of Pakistan Muslim League-N with its rival political parties and previous regimes. He noted that democracy was sine qua non for the progress and prosperity ... Read More »
Federal cabinet reduces sales tax to 6% on imported finished articles of textile and leather
Lahore : The federal cabinet, which met here Tuesday with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in chair, allowed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) of Pakistan and State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China. The enhanced cooperation between IPO-Pakistan and SIPO-China would enable ... Read More »
Bahrain is a close friend and a trusted partner : Prime Minister Abbasi
Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said Pakistan considers Kingdom of Bahrain a close friend and a trusted partner. “Our bilateral relations are founded on shared history, cultural linkages and strong people-to-people contacts”, he added. The Prime Minister was talking to Chairman Shura Council (Upper House) of ... Read More »
US move to downgrade relations with Pakistan will degrade efforts to fight terrorism
Lahore : Reaffirming his government’s commitment to combat terrorism, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that a reported US move to downgrade its relations with Pakistan will degrade Islamabad’s efforts to fight the menace. The US risks undermining its military efforts in Afghanistan, encouraging terrorism and harming its own ... Read More »
PM Abbasi and Khursheed Shah discuss appointment of new NAB chairman
Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah here on Wednesday. During the meeting, appointment of new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was discussed as the term of incumbent NAB chairman ends in November, 2017, according to a ... Read More »
Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan : PM Abbasi
Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday said Pakistan wanted peace and stability in Afghanistan as it had suffered immensely on account of the prevailing situation in that country. Pakistan, he said, had the greatest stake in that country’s return to normalcy. Its commitment to peace and stability in ... Read More »
Prime Minister Abbasi visits Saudi Arabia ,met Crown Prince
Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Wednesday met Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud. Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif were also present in the meeting. The Prime Minister, who is on a day-long official visit to Saudi Arabia would discuss emerging regional and ... Read More »
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif
Lahore : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has met PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif. Matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. Both leaders discussed political situation in the country and share views upon making amendments in the constitution. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said PML-N Quaid policies being implemented ... Read More »
Nawaz Sharif policies will be continued : PML-N parliamentary party
Lahore : PML-N parliamentary party in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday resolved to accomplish the policies and uplift projects envisaged by former premier Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. The PML-N parliamentary party in its meeting adopted a resolution lauding the leadership and policies of former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and reiterated to ... Read More »