Newly appointed Director General Radio Pakistan Muhammad Tahir Hassan says the national broadcaster has been effectively disseminating information and creating awareness among masses. He was addressing a reception hosted in his honour by the PBC CBA Union in Islamabad on Friday. Acknowledging professionalism of the Radio Pakistan’s employees and artists, he asked the PBC professionals…
Election Commission has asked the candidates contesting the by elections on eight National and three Provincial Assembly seats to end their respective election campaigns midnight tonight (midnight Friday). According to ECP, no candidate or party leader would address gatherings or corner meetings or take out processions in their respective constituencies after the deadline. The political…
Pakistan and Tajikistan have agreed to strengthen economic cooperation in trade, energy and connectivity. The understanding was reached during meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in Astana on Thursday, on the sidelines of 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). The…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the sidelines of the 6th CICA Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Matters pertaining to promotion of bilateral cooperation and mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. Source: Radio Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan needs immediate help to rehabilitate its thirty three million climate refugees affected by the recent devastating rains and floods. Addressing the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Astana, Kazakhstan on Thursday, he said Pakistan is living through a colossal climate…
US President Joe Biden says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to establish a permanent maritime border between them. A finalised deal would allow the neighbours to exploit natural gas fields under the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanese President Michel Aoun has described the terms as satisfactory. The details of the agreement, which covers an 860 sq km…
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has elected fourteen states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members. Through secret ballot, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Vietnam, Georgia, Romania, Chile, Costa Rica, Belgium, Germany, were elected for a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is…
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Saint Petersburg to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the need to keep Russia-Ukraine dialogue open. During the meeting, The UAE President emphasized the need to keep the dialogue between Russia and Ukraine…
British High Commissioner to Pakistan Doctor Christian Turner called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. According to ISPR, during the meeting, matters of mutual interest and regional security situation including bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed. The COAS said that Pakistan values UK’s balanced role in regional…
