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Army Chief Meets Saudi Defence Minister

Army Chief Meets Saudi Defence Minister

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Jaweb Bajwa met with the Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister to iron out differences between Riyadh and Islamabad.  COAS Bajwa was accompanied by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief General Faiz

Fitch affirms Pakistan’s outlook as ‘stable’

Fitch affirms Pakistan’s outlook as ‘stable’

Fitch Ratings Agency on Tuesday affirmed Pakistan’s ratings at ‘B-‘ while maintaining the country’s outlook ‘stable’, the firm said in a press release. “Pakistan's 'B-' rating reflects weak public finances, including large scale deficits and

PM lauds Blue Economy Policy

PM lauds Blue Economy Policy

Terming the year 2020 as the year of “Blue Economy”, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday lauded the efforts taken by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs for its policy to make the most out of

Govt allies call for cautious diplomacy with S. Arabia

Govt allies call for cautious diplomacy with S. Arabia

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s relations have gone sour over the course of last week ever since Suadi Arabia refused to side with Pakistan over the Kashmir issue and failed to call a meeting of the

COAS to visit Saudi Arabia

COAS to visit Saudi Arabia

All is not well between the brotherly nations of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as Islamabad is irked by Riyadh’s lack of support in its narrative against India and the Kashmir issue. To help calm the

Karachi’s power woes to worsen

Karachi’s power woes to worsen

Karachi’s consumers are likely to suffer power outages in the coming weeks as the company’s financial situation is not at all well with sources claiming that K-Electric does not have enough money to pay bills. 

Successful plantation drive led by PM across the country

Successful plantation drive led by PM across the country

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his push to increase the country’s forest cover launched a major plantation drive across the country on August 9 in view of taking advantage of the monsoon rains and invited

PM Imran Khan chairs CCI meeting

PM Imran Khan chairs CCI meeting

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday chaired a meeting of the Council of Common Interests to review various provincial matters.  The meeting considered the proposed amendment in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002,

CM Punjab summoned over liquor license

CM Punjab summoned over liquor license

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar was summoned by the National Accountability Bureau on Friday for granting a liquor license to a hotel after receiving Rs50 million in bribe from that hotel’s owner.  Buzdar has been summoned

UNSC discusses Kashmir issue

UNSC discusses Kashmir issue

The UN Security Council on Wednesday met to take up the issue of Kashmir in order to ensure the rights of the valley’s citizens are protected. “Today’s (5th August 2020) meeting of the UN Security