Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar late night yesterday announced that traffic restrictions imposed around the Serena Hotel and the Red Zone in Islamabad have been lifted.

Lahore - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday announced the establishment of a 50-acre Punjab Film City in Nawaz Sharif IT City, aimed at revitalising Pakistan’s film and media industry.

LAHORE - Acting President Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that Pakistan was playing a responsible and proactive role in promoting peace, reconciliation and dialogue at both the regional and international levels.

ISLAMABAD - Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam has expressed his sincere and wholehearted gratitude and appreciation to the government, army and people of Pakistan, especially, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, for their tireless efforts and good office.

FAISALABAD - Adviser to Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Senator Rana Sanaullah Khan said that a well-planned and integrated road infrastructure was imperative for sustainable development while the politics based on hatred, division and abusive rhetoric had always ended in failure.

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund has scheduled a meeting of its Executive Board on May 8 to consider the approval of more than $1.

Top court stresses fair process, sets aside PHE inquiry over procedural flaws.

Islamabad - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound shock after a shooting incident at a high-profile event in Washington, where a gunman opened fire but was swiftly apprehended, and all senior officials were safely evacuated.

Backchannel contacts remain active Iranian FM lands back in Pakistan, meets DPM Dar, CDF Asim Munir Aragchi discusses Omanese proposals with CDF Munir, DPM Dar on joint control of Strait of Hormuz with Oman Iranian FM to discuss enriched uranium issue with Russian leadership today.

President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday expressed Pakistan’s interest in closer collaboration in seed technology, agricultural research and modern farming practices with China as he met the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hunan. The president arrived in China on Saturday for a week-long visit to the Hunan and Hainan provinces for engagements related to economic and trade cooperation. He will remain in Hunan’s Changsha city until Monday, and then travel to Hainan’s Sanya from April 28 to May 1. A press release issued by the President’s Secretariat said Zardari held a meeting with CCP Secretary Shen Xiaoming and also attended a banquet by Hunan Governor Mao Weiming. “The engagement [with Xiaoming] focused on advancing practical cooperation in agriculture, health, education and trade, while reaffirming the enduring strength of Pakistan-China relations,” it stated. President Zardari invited Xiaoming to visit Pakistan in connection with the 75th anniversary celebrations of diplomatic relations betwe...

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab said on Sunday that the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had resumed the construction of a section of the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line project on Karachi’s University Road. The announcement came four days after the Sindh government cancelled the construction contract for the BRT Red Line, saying that it would be re-awarded on an “emergency basis”. Sindh Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon had told Dawn that the contract had been terminated due to delays in the project’s execution by the contractor. He had said the Asian Development Bank, which funds the project, was unhappy with the pace of work, as were stakeholders concerned about environmental impact. Subsequently, Wahab posted on X: “Happy to inform that work on the University Road has resumed from today by FWO. The Sindh chief minister has given a deadline to have the work on the mixed traffic corridor and drain completed within 90 days. God willing, will keep you all posted with the progress.” In another ...

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Petitioner will move an application for setting aside objections soon

Power Division seeks end to solar licence, fees

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Church leaders demand wider reforms beyond marriage age in 153-year-old law

Say party appears to be banking on establishment

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