Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Tuesday urged the media from both China and Pakistan to play their due role in enhancing bilateral relations and trade ties.He said this in a meeting with a Chinese trade delegation from Kashghar, an autonomous region here.China has ...

Information Minister Arif Nizami has asked Radio Pakistan being a national institution to further improve quality of its programs and technical side to enhance its listnership.Speaking at a briefing at Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters in Islamabad on Wednesday, he also stressed for ...

  ISLAMABAD Although overall female voters turned out in big number and it was heartwarming that women inPakistanrefused to bow down, yet in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa women were barred from casting their votes. Due to this flagrant violation of election rules and code of conduct, the Gender ...

  UNITED NATIONS BBC Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN report. The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation says that eating insects could help boost nutrition and reduce pollution. It notes than over 2 billion people worldwide already ...

DHAKA - Bangladesh should hold an independent probe into a police crackdown on Islamist protests in which dozens died earlier this week to prevent future “bloodbaths”, a global human rights body urged Saturday.There are varying death tolls but an AFP tally from police and medical ...

BEIJING Reuters/AFPChina’s President Xi Jinping urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart peace talks with the Palestinians as soon as possible, days after he tried to convince Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to revive discussions.Xi’s comments to Netanyahu and Abbas ...

LAHORE - Director General,Rangers (Punjab), Maj. Gen. Mian Hilal Hussain on Friday visited polling stations in Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Bahawalpur to review the security arrangements made for the general elections being held on Saturday (today). He met with Sector Commanders ...

  peshawar   The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah on Friday visited various parts of the Peshawar City and met with citizens especially traders.  The governor exchanged views with people and asked them to exercise the right of verdict with confidence and courage in ...

Pakistan has urged India to ensure protection of Pakistani prisoners languishing in their jails.Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmad Chaudhry in an interview Saturday asked India to arrange safe return of those prisoners who have completed terms of their punishment.He said Pakistan is considering ...

karachi - The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has emphasised that the newly elected government in its first 100 days must bring economic reforms which are crucial for sustained economic growth leading to economic prosperity and development in the country.President KCCI Muhammad Haroon ...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - The United States should offer Pakistan a conditions-based civilian nuclear deal as a way to save the relationship, severely tested during the last decade, as well as secure long-term interests with regard to containing militancy and atomic safety, an American analyst on ...

Islamabad - President Zardari urged the federal government to consider providing sustained financial assistance to Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) for implementation of its "Open Schooling System" initiative that will ensure provision of Primary to Middle level basic education to the people ...

ISLAMABAD -  Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Tuesday appealed to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to stop attacks on major political parties including PPP, ANP and MQM currently facing repeated security threats and attacks on their offices and candidates.“I ...

LONDON : The British minister pushing through strongly criticised reforms of the welfare state urged rich pensioners on Sunday to give back any handouts they don't need. Older people are entitled to help with their heating bills, free bus travel and free TV licences, but there are growing calls for ...

washington - President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the US Congress to end the “reckless” and “dumb” budget cuts known as the sequester, and to adopt a plan of “smarter” cuts to fuel economic growth.Obama’s weekly address comes after Congress on ...

lahore - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has issued policy statement with respect to the captive power to generate in-house electricity, urging policymakers to let the Captive Power Plants (CPPs ) operate smoothly to generate in-house electricity for industry and ensure seven days a ...

Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has asked caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso to convene an all-party conference on prevailing security situation in the country.Talking to media in Quetta on Sunday‚ the JI chief said the conference should be attended by leaders of ...

MULTAN - Taking a swipe at the PML-N, Imran Khan said on Friday that Shahbaz Sharif, the former Chief Minister of Punjab, is a political juggler. The personal remarks came the day the ECP reminded the political contestants against launching personal attacks. Meanwhile, addressing big public ...

WASHINGTON - The IMF said it met with Pakistani officials last week, but has not yet received a request for aid from the country, which faces a critical balance of payments situation.“Pakistan faces difficult economic challenges and we urge the authorities to begin taking the necessary ...

ISLAMABAD - Amnesty International called on Pakistan on Thursday to investigate a wave of attacks and threats against politicians and election workers that have marred the run-up to key polls next month.At least 26 people have been killed by bombers and gunmen since April 11, including 16 mown down ...

The International Monetary Fund urged Pakistan's government to put more effort into stabilizing the country's struggling economy, after meetings between officials from both sides in Washington last week.IMF Pakistan Mission Chief Jeffrey Franks said the lender had not received any official request ...

DUBAI ICC chief executive David Richardson Tuesday urged disgraced Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and M Asif to accept their guilt and share information on fixing to start their rehabilitation. Former captain Butt, along with fast bowlers Asif and M Aamir, was banned by the International Cricket ...

TOKYO The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday called on the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to improve "essential systems" as it struggles to deal with leaks and power cuts. The stricken site has suffered an increasingly long line of mishaps, including a series of ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso planted a sapling at Prime Minister House on Monday on the occasion of Global Earth Day.Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that a green environment is imperative for keeping earth clean and protected against multiple ...

faisalabadPML-Q Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday called on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to explain directive on transport facility ban during the upcoming general elections. Talking to the media persons here after the funeral for Sahibzada Fazal Karim, Shujaat questioned ...

FAISALABAD - PML-Q Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday called on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to explain directive on transport facility ban during the upcoming general elections. Talking to the media persons here after the funeral for Sahibzada Fazal Karim, Shujaat questioned ...

TOKYO – The Bank of Japan governor urged the government on Tuesday to take steps on both revenue and spending as public finances are on an unsustainable path.Haruhiko Kuroda, speaking in parliament, also told lawmakers that a planned increase in sales tax is among the steps needed as Japan ...

TOKYO (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry pushed a message of dialogue with North Korea at the end of an Asia tour on Monday, as Pyongyang kept the world guessing over an expected missile launch.The North has a habit of linking high-profile military tests with key dates, and expectations had ...

KARACHI - Allama Nasir Abbas Jafari, secretary general of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen, has urged his supporters to vote in Elections 2013 on May 11.“Please come out of your houses and go to polling stations on May 11 to elect your representatives,” he appealed while speaking at a corner ...

JEDDAH - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Sunday urged authorities in Myanmar to allow a ministerial delegation to visit the country to discuss deadly violence against Muslims. The world's top Islamic body, in a statement following a meeting in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah, also urged ...