Four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while five others were critically injured after militants launched a “dastardly attack” on the Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan during the early hours of Wednesday, the military’s media affairs wing said. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorists’ initial attempt “to sneak into the facility was checked by soldiers on …
The 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a Pakistan-backed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Major Western powers — the United States, European Union, and the United Kingdom — opposed the resolution, claiming it was against their views on human rights and freedom of expression. Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD, July 12 (EW): After an Israeli representative issued a harsh statement against Pakistan’s human rights record a day earlier, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch termed it as a politically-motivated remark, adding that Pakistan can do without Israel’s advice on the protection of human rights. “Israel’s politically-motivated statement is fundamentally at variance with the otherwise positive tone of …
BEIJING, Jul.12 (INP): The 12th Special Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting, held here, resolved to build upon the foundation laid in the last 10 years and make the next decade glorious. Professor Ahsan Iqbal, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, co-chaired the 12th (Special) JCC of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) alongside Mr. Cong Liang, …
ISLAMABAD, July 12 (EW):The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) — a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities — has completed the disbursement of cash assistance to over 1 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan. These people were impacted by the prolonged difficult economic situation in the aftermath of the devastating floods last …
PESHAWAR, July 12 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pakistan had accepted the loan programme of the International Monetary Fund “under compulsion” as it had no other option. “We have not opted for the IMF programme gladly and instead, it was our compulsion to do so. We have to stand on our own feet to wean …
ISLAMABAD, July 12 (EW): The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) demonstrates that poverty reduction was achievable as 25 countries have successfully halved their global MPI values within 15 years, showing that rapid progress is attainable. The latest estimates for 110 countries were released on Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford …
KARACHI, July 11 (EW)): Stocks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied Tuesday, jumping past the 45,000 mark for the first time in 14 months after the cash-strapped nation received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. The market rallied, adding over 500 points to the benchmark KSE-100 index during the intraday trade. At around 12:24pm, the index gained 555.18 points …
ISLAMABAD, Jul. 11 (INP): In a move to enhance collaboration on natural disaster monitoring, China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences will set up a natural disaster observation and research center in the Karakoram Mountains together with Karakoram International University. This was stated by Hong Tianhua, Executive Director and Researcher of the Joint Research Center at a panel meeting …
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said that Pakistan has received $2 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) days after the country secured another lifeline from International Monetary Fund (IMF). “On Friday, our reserves had closed in at less than $10 billion, standing at roughly $9.67 billion so you can now imagine them close to $11.67 billion,” he …