At the United Nations, Pakistan has appreciated the technical hold that China placed on a proposal by India and the United States at the Sanctions Committee of the Security Council to blacklist Hafiz Talah Saeed, the son of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba chief, Hafiz Saeed. In a statement, Pakistani Permanent Representative

Pakistan says the “generous” supply of conventional weapons to India is fuelling instability and jeopardizing the delicate regional balance in South Asia. Ambassador Khalil Hashmi speaking at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security matters said Pakistan is committed to the establishment of strategic

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to take all necessary steps for provision of relief to gas consumers in winter season. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Thursday, he directed to keep a close eye on gas demand and supply in the winter season. The Prime Minister

In order to address the pending issues to implementing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday directed the concerned ministries to remove all the bottlenecks and expedite the projects without any further delay. The minister made these directions while chairing a

A committee has been formed to implement joint projects between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the fields of film and drama. A decision to this effect was made during a meeting between Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki in Islamabad

Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) fell to $0.3 billion in September, compared to $0.7 billion in the previous month, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said late on Wednesday night. For the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY23), the current account deficit narrowed to $2.2 billion compared to

The federal cabinet has approved a grant of Rs. 5 billion for conducting the 7th Population And Housing Census. According to details, the federal cabinet under the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to continue the 7th Population and Housing Census without any hurdle.

In Russia, at least six people were killed while twenty five others injured in an air crash in the southern port city of Yeysk. In a statement, Russian Defence Ministry said a military plane was on training mission when it crashed into a residential building near the border with Ukraine