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U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson visited the Jamshoro Thermal Power Station (JTPS), which was recently upgraded with $19.3 million in U.S. assistance. The Jamshoro plant will now provide an additional 270 megawatts of power to the national grid, enough to provide electricity to nearly 4.3 million more Pakistanis. The visit of U.S. Ambassador Olson, […]
Pakistani artists are leading the way as painters and photographers and their talent and skills are being appreciated all over the world as they have made their mark as renowned artists, painters and photographers. Recently an exhibition of a female Pakistani painter, Annem Afzaal Zaidi was held in Kuala Lumpur and now yet another International […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan is committed to peaceful use of nuclear energy and does not want an arms race in South Asia. Addressing UN Disarmament Conference in New York‚ he said the international community should do away with discriminatory nuclear policy as it has harmed the world peace. The Prime Minister said […]
The UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives‚ and the damage to thousands of homes caused by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck parts of Balochistan. The Secretary-General extended his sincere condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan‚ particularly the families of those who have been killed […]
Speaking at the High-level meeting of the UN Security Council, Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sartaj Aziz, has called for an end to the use of drone strikes. The Adviser reiterated Pakistan’s stance that drone strikes violated international law, including international humanitarian law, and were also detrimental to […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the Taliban will have to renounce terrorism if peace talks are to move forward. The Prime Minister said, “we evolved a consensus… on a joint strategy to put an end to terrorism in Pakistan [through peace talks].” The Prime Minister told the Wall Street Journal during his first visit to […]
U.S. President Barrack Obama will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on October 23, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The US Secretary of State John Kerry called on the Prime Minister in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and extended the invitation. This high level […]
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says 348 people confirmed dead in the 7.7 intensity of powerful earthquake that struck Balochistan province on Tuesday. Nisar told the National Assembly that the death toll can further rise as some areas are still inaccessible due to lack of roads. He said that C-130 military transport will start […]
Spanish troops have left Afghanistan’s western Badghis Province as part of the NATO withdrawal plan. A total of 1,500 Spanish forces have been deployed in this province since 2005. The Spanish Defence Ministry says in a press release that the Spanish forces have carried out mission in Afghanistan for eight years and now they are […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he looked forward to meeting his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to resume peace efforts between the two countries. He said this in a brief comment following Indian Prime Minister’s statement in which he stated that he would meet the Pakistani leader on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session […]
Suspected militants dressed in army fatigues Thursday killed Indian occupation troops and policemen in a police station and an Army cantonment in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian media has reported. Over a dozen are injured and more casualties are feared, NDTV reported. The police said four heavily armed terrorists first attacked a police station in […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a renewed and strengthened global partnership that should be beyond official development assistance and be based on market access, transfer of new technologies, climate finance and domestic resource mobilization. In his statement to the High Level Event on reviewing the progress made in the implementation of the Millennium […]
