ISLAMABAD - Dr Waqar Ajmal, special representative of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation for Afghanistan and Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at the Prime Minister’s Office Tuesday afternoon.Dr Waqar delivered a letter of Bill Gates, congratulating the Prime Minister on ...

The United States has welcomed historic‚ peaceful and transparent transfer of power in Pakistan.Spokesperson of US National Security Council Caitlin Hayden in a statement in Washington said the Obama administration looks forward to working with the newly elected government as equal partner ...

Karachi- The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the Saudi Arabia’s generous offer to bail out Pakistan from its ongoing energy crisis.FPCCI President Zubair Ahmed Malik has said that brotherly country Saudi Arabia is expected to extend a bailout ...

WASHINGTON : The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, Tuesday welcomed a new State Department report on international religious freedom, which recognizes that “anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions were clearly on the rise - ...

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday welcomed the high turnout in the country's elections as a step forward for democracy, but said his party would submit a report on alleged vote-rigging.His first public remarks, made in a televised statement, came 17 hours after his main rival, ...

KARACHI  - KCCI’s President Muhammad Haroon Agar has welcomed three health ordinances relating to thalassemia, mental healthcare and health commission signed by Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan on the occasion of International Thalassemia Day. He stated that implementation of these ...

DAMASCUSSyria on Thursday welcomed a US-Russian initiative to find a political solution to its conflict, counting on ally Moscow to stand firm, even as Washington said President Bashar al-Assad would have to step down.US Secretary John Kerry, who announced the initiative earlier this week, said the ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the agreement between leaders of Serbia and Kosovo in the context of the European Union-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, voicing hoped that the new accord would help usher in a future of peace and stability in the Balkans. “The ...

ISLAMABAD – Bangladesh High Commission here celebrated Bangla New Year 1420 with enthusiasm and festivity.Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Pakistan Suhrab Hossain formally inaugurated the daylong cultural, food, handicrafts and book exhibition programmes at the chancery. Welcoming the ...

LAHORE : Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch has said that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project would lead to industrial development and strengthen the ties between the two countries. He was talking to the Iranian Consul General Muhammad Husain bani Asadi, and the members of the ...

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday appreciated the focus of US on enhancing economic cooperation with Pakistan, saying that this was in line with the PML-N’s long-sustained priority for building economic ties with friendly countries.The CM made these comments during ...

ISLAMABAD  - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has welcomed the declaration of the Opposition parties at a conference held in Lahore on Wednesday for upholding the Constitution and calling for free and fair elections in the country.Welcoming the Opposition’s stand on upholding the ...

Head of Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri Tuesday welcoming the decision of Supreme Court to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Rental Power Case said he and his followers would continue to sit here until tyranny, injustice, lawlessness and corruption are eliminated from the ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Spectacular fireworks exploded over Sydney in a blaze of light and colour Tuesday to ring in the New Year, as the city kicked off a wave of global celebrations from Dubai to London to welcome 2013.Australia’s famous harbour city brought in the New Year on a balmy summer night ...

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTUNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Myanmar’s president pledge to consider new rights for the stateless Rohingya Muslims ahead of a landmark visit by President Barack Obama, but stopped short of a full commitment that citizenship and other new ...

GAZA CITY/CAIRO - Arab governments and world leaders welcomed on Sunday the election of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Mursi as Egypt’s first president following the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.There was celebratory gunfire in the Gaza Strip, which borders Egypt and is ruled by Hamas ...

LAHORE – Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch has welcomed the Army’s rejection of the US inquiry report about NATO bombings on the Silala check post and said the US foreign policy was based on falsehood and treachery.In a statement issued on Tuesday, he said that the US was ...

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Saturday's decision by the Arab League to suspend and impose political an economic sanctions on Syria until the Government ends its crackdown on protesters. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Ban urged Syrian authorities to ...

At 16ft, Big Bertha couldn't help but make a big entrance as she arrived at London Zoo. The giant Burmese Python was taken into her new home for the first time by a team of five zookeepers. The snake - which weighs approximately 80 kilograms - had been held in the veterinary hospital where she was ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - Jammu & Kashmir Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry here on Wednesday welcomed the launching of more CBMs comprising additional measures announced by governments of Pakistan and India after Wednesday foreign ministers-level talks held in Delhi to expand the scope of cross-LOC Trade ...

KHAN GARH - PPP MNA Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti has said that annexation of Nawaz League and MQM does not matter for PPP and added the alliance is in favour of PPP from which the govt will learn the lesson and tried to rectify deficiencies. The matter of Shah Mehmood will be solved after rectification ...

LAHORE The Minhajul Quran organised a Milad March from the Punjab Assembly to Data Darbar on Sunday to welcome the Rabiul Awal and express love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Hundreds of people from various walks of life participated in the march in the City, the event that was also organised in ...

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday welcomed withdrawal of the ultimatum given to the Govt by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Addressing a press conference at Nine Zero on the telephone from London, Dr Farooq Sattar said the telephonic contact between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ...

LAHORE - The PML-N has welcomed governments decision to reverse prices of petroleum products, terming it the first step in the right direction. Talking to TheNation, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed said that under the present circumstances when political temperature was on the rise, it was a welcome step ...

PUNE (India) Sachin Tendulkars recent comments about the deceased South African captain, Hansie Cronje have delighted the Cronje family in South Africa. I must say it is a surprise to me to see Sachins comment. It is certainly a tremendous compliment to Hansie, as I think Sachin is the finest ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Federal Board of Revenue decision to continue the zero-rating arrangement for export-oriented industries even after the imposition of Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST). In a statement issued here, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and ...

HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe welcomed the first top-level European Union delegation to visit Zimbabwe in seven years with open arms on Saturday and said talks on implementing a power-sharing deal went well. Mugabes change in tone suggested he might be more willing to cooperate with ...

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the commitment made by world leaders to take joint measures to tackle the global financial crisis. The Declaration of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, issued by the heads of Group of 20 (G-20) nations in ...

Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that foreign pressure has led the government to take some unpopular decisions. Addressing the media here at Governor House, the Prime Minister asserted that all the institutions in the country are united and that no conflict exists among them. Gilani ...

WASHINGTON: - US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, co-chair of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, on Wednesday met with Dr. Safdar Sarki, a Pakistani-American from Houston, who was recently released in Pakistan after his abduction two years ago while he was on a visit to Karachi. "I am ...