LAKKI MARWAT, Dec 18 (EW): At least four policemen were martyred and four others injured as terrorists attacked Lakki Marwat’s Bargi police station in Kyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), it was reported on Sunday. According to police officials, there was a fierce exchange of fire between the police and terrorists in which the attackers threw hand grenades and rockets toward the police …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (FD): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed his party leaders to highlight the economic achievements of the coalition government at all public meetings – a strategy to counter PTI Chairman ImranKhan’s narrative that the government had failed to deliver. Chairing a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the premier stressed on extending maximum relief …
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday remembered the victims of the tragic Army Public School (APS) attack on its eighth anniversary and said that this day is a message to the whole world that Pakistan has made great sacrifices to eradicate terrorism. The premier took to his official Twitter handle and said: “Every year, December 16 reminds the entire nation …
DIYARBAKIR, Dec 16 (Reuters) : Eight Turkish police officers were wounded on Friday when a bomb exploded in a roadside vehicle as their minibus passed on a highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said two people had been detained and were believed to be the perpetrators of the blast. “There was …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government would follow its current programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Addressing a high-level meeting over the economic situation held at the PM House, the prime minister assured all possible facilitation to exporters to boost the country’s exports. He said the incumbent government had iherited an economy in ruins …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will request National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf to give time for the verification of its lawmakers’ resignations, the party’s Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Fawad said that the party is writing a letter to Ashraf to seek a time when the MPs can visit the NA for the verification …
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (APP): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto- Zardari stressed upon the United Nations Security Council to implement its resolutions over the Kashmir issue and deliver upon its commitment to peace in the region and “prove that multilateralism can succeed”. Speaking on “Reformed Multilateralism” in the Security Council, the foreign minister said that there was an agenda item …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (EW): No country has used terrorism better for their benefit than India, said Minister of the State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar while addressing a press conference to share details of a dossier containing “evidence of India’s involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan”. Details of the dossier developed by Pakistan are being shared a day …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (EW): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Tajik president was received by Federal Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar. A twenty-one gun salute was performed to honour the visiting dignitary and a contingent of guards presented a static …
NEEWYORK, Dec 14 (Reuters): Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crisis around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). The agency, based in New York and led by former UK politician David Miliband, flagged that the number of people in humanitarian …
