Pakistan

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir holds meetings in Beijing with civil, military leadership Both sides reiterate shared commitment to long-term regional stability Beijing terms Pak armed forces vital contributor to peace in South Asia.

ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr.

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the names of the eleven successful candidates from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Senate elections.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal, addressing the Global Health Conference in Beijing on Friday, stated that Pakistan is firmly committed to global partnerships in the health sector.

ISLAMABAD - Marking the International Day for Judicial Well-being, a National Symposium was Friday held at the Federal Judicial Academy under the theme “The Human Dimension of Responsive Justice.

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Pakistan on Friday agreed on the parliamentary exchanges for further enhancing bilateral cooperation in diverse areas such as trade, investment, aviation, science and technology and climate change.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio lauded Pakistan’s role in “global and regional peace” in his first meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The deputy prime minister arrived in Washington, DC, on Thursday night, on the second leg of his eight-day visit to the US. He had arrived in New York on Monday to attend “high-level signature events” of Pakistan’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidency, including a conference on Palestine. A statement issued by the FO today said that Dar held his first meeting with Rubio. The two have previously talked over the telephone. The FO said Rubio acknowledged Pakistan’s “everlasting sacrifices in the war on terror”. “Pakistan has always played a positive role in global and regional peace,” the FO quoted the US secretary of state as saying. The FO said that detailed discussions were held on bilateral relations and potential cooperation in various sectors. “Discussions were held on promoting...

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