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China about to start $35 billion of Silk Road plan in Pakistan

China about to start $35 billion of Silk Road plan in Pakistan

London/Karachi: More than three quarters of $46 billion of planned Chinese-led investment in Pakistan will be implemented by next year as part of the world’s second-largest economy’s flagship Silk Road plan. “Out of this $46 billion, we have been so far able to energize about $35 billion,” Pakistan’s planning, development and reforms minister Ahsan Iqbal said […]

قمر زمان کائرہ پیپلز پارٹی پنجاب کے نئے صدر مقرر

قمر زمان کائرہ پیپلز پارٹی پنجاب کے نئے صدر مقرر

پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی نے پنجاب کی سیاست میں دوبارہ سرگرم ہونے کے لیے صوبائی سطح پر نئی قیادت کا اعلان کیا ہے اور سابق وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات قمر زمان کائرہ کو پیپلز پارٹی پنجاب کا صدر منتخب کیا ہے۔ جمعے کو پنجاب کے لیے پیپلز پارٹی کی نئی قیادت منتخب کرنے کا فیصلہ بلاول ہاؤس […]

We are proud of Pakistan’s stance on democracy: Erdogan

We are proud of Pakistan’s stance on democracy: Erdogan

President Erdogan addressing the Parliament: I am addressing the Pakistani Parliament for the 3rd time, which is a great honour for me. Pakistan and Turkey have brotherly relations for decades. Pakistan has always helped us when needed. Our citizens respect Pakistanis a lot and welcome them with open arms. The Turkish President thanked Pakistan’s support in the […]

Bhitshah conference demands teaching of sufism at all academic levels

Bhitshah conference demands teaching of sufism at all academic levels

BHITSHAH: Inclusion of sufis’ teaching in the syllabi right from the primary to university level was among several demands made through the resolutions adopted at the first ‘Shah Latif Aalmi Tasawwuf Conference’ organised under the aegis of the Pakistan Mashaikh Ittehad Council (PMIC) within the courtyard of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s shrine on the eve […]

Shahzad Town Police ‘using sex-workers to mint money’

Shahzad Town Police ‘using sex-workers to mint money’

  ISLAMABAD: It is indeed proving to be a very shameful situation for Islamabad Shahzad Town Police Station, that it has been supporting sex-centres, openly running in its jurisdictions and using sex-workers for blacking-mailing and looting innocent and helpless citizens. According to reliable sources, there were dozens of sex-centres, which were openly operating in Alipur area […]

Donald Trump gives Pakistan jitters for his tilt towards rival India

Donald Trump gives Pakistan jitters for his tilt towards rival India

  Islamabad: Donald Trump’s surprise election as US president has Pakistanis wary that he may accelerate what they see as a shift in American policy to favour arch-foe India in the long rivalry between nuclear-armed neighbours, analysts said on Wednesday. Historical allies in the region, Islamabad and Washington have seen relations sour over US accusations that […]

Army chief witnesses night-dawn drill in Kharian

Army chief witnesses night-dawn drill in Kharian

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercises were aimed at validating the latest operational plans involving infantry and mechanised troops and their support elements from the entire central command. Apart from the first-ever use of fully digitised virtual command and control room, the exercise saw the first formal employment […]

Americans march to historic election today

Americans march to historic election today

  CLEVELAND (Ohio, USA) – American politics throughout history has been dominated by a two-party system. It will remain so in the near future as well as none of the third party contenders could impress the people. Americans on November 8 (Tuesday) will go to vote in what is being termed as ‘Election for the […]

China’s Billions Luring Once Shy Foreign Investors to Pakistan

China’s Billions Luring Once Shy Foreign Investors to Pakistan

  After years of flat direct foreign investment, it has taken China’s pledges of billions to get overseas companies to start looking beyond Pakistan’s negative headlines on security challenges and power outages. While investment into Pakistan has been little changed in the three years since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was elected, companies including Turkey home appliances maker […]

Pakistan open to result-oriented talks with India: FO

Pakistan open to result-oriented talks with India: FO

ISLAMABAD: Despite the present tensions between India and Pakistan on several fronts, Islamabad insists that it remains open to “a result-oriented and sustainable dialogue” with its neighbour but admits that these offers “remain unresponded”. An answer is provided by former Indian National Security Adviser and High Commissioner to Pakistan, Shivshankar Menon, who says that Pakistan’s […]