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The Federal Cabinet on Friday approved establishment of special courts for speedy trial of terror suspects and to give more powers to the security forces to keep suspects for three months for interrogation, officials said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad and approved certain counter terrorism measures as […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presides over meeting of the federal cabinet later on Friday to discuss the proposed talks with the Taliban and overall security situation in the country, official sources said. The Prime minister is also likely to take the cabinet ministers on the release of the top Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani […]
Chairman of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Ahmed Bilal has said that if China starts taking foreign astronauts to outer space, his country would like to be the first candidate. “We also want to cooperate with China in remote sensing technology and educating the public about space,” the China Daily quoted Bilal […]
Pakistan has called at the United Nations for immediate halt to the U.S. drone strikes on its soil through urgent and intense dialogue. Speaking during a UN Security Council debate on the situation in Afghanistan‚ Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Masood Khan said drone strikes infringe the country’s sovereignty‚ violate international law and cause […]
The United States government-funded Wheat Productivity Enhancement Project (WPEP) is working with Pakistani and international scientists to introduce, evaluate, and release new high-yielding, disease resistant wheat varieties. This work is following the successful testing and release of a highly productive variety that survives even the most destructive wheat disease. The U.S. Department of […]
Interior Minister, Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, Thursday told the parliament that nearly 250 terrorists have fled the port city of Karachi after the paramilitary troops launched operations and they have now entered the Waziristan tribal region. The security forces have launched targeted operations against the terrorists, target killers, extortionists, kidnappers and criminal gangs in Karachi […]
The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the country is facing two billion cubic feet gas shortage. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Jam Kamal Khan told the House during question hour that there is no plan to decrease the import of crude oil because the country is already running short of […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will visit New York on September 23rd to attend the UN General Assembly session, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Foreign Office spokesman, Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, told the media in Islamabad that during his weeklong stay in the United States‚ he will address the UN General Assembly on September 27 in […]
Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Dr Ansar Parvez says the PAEC is planning to expand its nuclear power programme to overcome energy crisis in the country. He was addressing the 57th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna. Dr Ansar said overcoming the energy crisis is an issue of the […]
Jamiat ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has faced a serious political setback with the defeat of Asad Mahmood, son of the party’s chief, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman in traditional constituency. According to unofficial results of by-election in NA-25 constituency Dera Ismail Khan-cum-Tank‚ Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Engineer Dawar Khan Kundi has won the seat beating his closest rival Assad Mahmood […]
A Russian government’s visiting delegation has expressed intentions to invest in the energy sector of Pakistan. A Russian delegation led by Yury Sentyurin, Deputy Minister of Energy, called on Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here in Islamabad, said Russia is willing to help Pakistan overcome the energy crisis. The Minister […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is in the process of strengthening the business friendly regime and there would be one window operation for investors. Talking to the CEO’s and Turkish businessmen in Istanbul Wednesday‚ he stressed on initiating joint business ventures between Turkish and Pakistani companies. The Prime Minister expressed the […]
