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PM witnesses Maritime Exercise AMAN-23
KARACHI - Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 organised by Pakistan Navy culminated in the North Arabian Sea with a powerful conduct of International Fleet Review (IFR) followed by spectacular forming up of AMAN Formation comprising Pakistan Navy and foreign ...
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Pak-India talks possible only if Delhi reverses its action: Akram
ISLAMABAD - United Nations has rejected India’s demand for the removal of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from its official agenda and made it clear that J&K cannot be removed as a longstanding conflict which is placed as an official agenda befor the UN. ...
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FM Bilawal reaches Washington on 5-day visit
ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reached Washington DC on a five-day visit. Sources in Washington yesterday confirmed that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto would attend a prayer breakfast hosted by US President Biden today. Apart from attending the ...
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Human, natural resources essential for socio-economic prosperity: Alvi
ISLAMABAD - President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that both human and natural resources were essential for making the country socio-economically prosperous. He said that intellect, consistency in policies, avoiding confusion, and actively cooperating with each other ...
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India invites CJP, FM to SCO meetings
ISLAMABAD - India has invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the middle of March and May this year respectively for meetings under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Diplomatic sources confided to the ...
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Pakistan complies with UNSC decision to list Makki as global terrorist
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has immediately complied with the United Nations security Council’s decision to list abdul rehman Makki as global terrorist and issued notification endorsing multiple restrictions on him by UNSC. Pakistani citizen abdul rehman Makki, 68, who is ...
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PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit UAE today
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would be visiting Abu Dhabi today on a day-long official visit where he would be meeting top UAE leadership. Highly credible sources told The Nation that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would be accompanying ...
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Pakistan, Kuwait vow to expand bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday held a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah The prime minister apprised his Kuwaiti counterpart of the International ...
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Cash-strapped Pakistan ‘awaits’ IMF 9th review
Shehbaz Sharif urges business community to support energy conservation plan n Says his govt already taxed the rich and can’t put more burden on the poor n Hopes IMF team will visit Pakistan within two to three days n Calls Imran ‘a thankless person’ who halted CPEC projects, ...
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PM emphasises for CPEC projects’ timely progress
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, held a comprehensive telephone conversation on Thursday “The two leaders’ discussion was characterized by warmth and cordiality, in keeping with the ...
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Digital transformation at heart of country’s vision: President
ISLAMABAD - President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Digital Transformation was at the heart of the country’s vision to create a conducive environment for technology development and growth, which included inviting and facilitating foreign investment in the IT sector ...
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President Alvi advises children to follow footsteps of Quaid-e-Azam
ISLAMABAD- President Dr Arif Alvi has advised children to focus on character development, gaining modern knowledge and skills to keep abreast of modern-day challenges. The president urged the children to follow Quaid-e-Azam’s principles of ‘Unity, Faith and Discipline’ to make ...
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Life normalises in Bannu as CTD centre cleared
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD - The life in Baunnu returned to normalcy yesterday as siege of the CTD Centre in Bannu district came to an end after the Pakistan army commandoes completed the operation. Three security personnel were martyred and another 27 were ...
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PM renews govt pledge for freedom of expression
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the strong resolve of the government’s to ensure freedom of speech and expression and protection of the journalists in Pakistan. Addressing an event organized by Islamabad Journalist Safety Forum on the ...
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Gen Asim Munir made new army chief
ISLAMABAD - Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza and Lt Gen Asim Munir have been appointed as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff respectively. These high profile appointments in the Pakistan Army were made yesterday after President Arif ...
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Govt moves to name new army chief this week
ISLAMABAD - The Prime Minister’s Office is expected to move summary for the appointments of new army chief and chairman joint chiefs of the staff committee this week after developing consensus among coalition partners on the names for said ...
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PM seeks PDM leaders’ input to name new army chief
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approached the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders for consultations over the appointment of the new army chief. Highly credible sources told The Nation that the Prime Minister Office has conveyed the message to ...
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Pak envoy to France assumes responsibilities
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan ambassador to France Asim Iftikhar Ahmed assumed his responsibilities on Thursday to France, after a gap of two years. “Glad to present copies of credentials to Philippe Franc, Director of State Protocol, and looking forward to ...
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PM rushes to London to take up ‘vital issues’ with Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached London yesterday and held a long meeting with his elder brother, PML-N Quaid and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on the prevailing political situation in Pakistan and how to tack in New York. The ...
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PM seeks report about fed officers not adhering to law in Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD - Taking a strong exception to the role of the federal officers posted in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in facilitating the PTI long march, and not performing their duties in accordance with the official discipline and rules of the service, Prime ...
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President seems unable to help Imran out: Experts
ISLAMABAD - Senior legal and constitutional experts suggest that President Arif Alvi cannot take any drastic decision on the letter written to him by former PM Imran Khan, requesting that as the Supreme Commander of armed forces under ...
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PM writes to CJP, urges judicial probes
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in separate letters to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Atta Bandial, has pleaded for formation of judicial commissions comprising all judges of the apex court to probe to unearth facts behind the attack on ...
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President Alvi calls upon overseas Pakistanis to contribute more
ISLAMABAD-President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon the overseas Pakistanis to contribute more to the progress and prosperity of the country by sharing their knowledge, experience, intellect and expertise in the relevant fields, adding that online platforms have made it easier to share their knowledge ...
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FO considering three names for next spokesperson
ISLAMABAD-The Foreign Office is considering three top officials as next spokesperson.According to credible sources those who are being considered as spokesperson are Additional Secretary (Asia Pacific Desk) Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Additional Secretary (Americas) Muhammad Mudassir Tipu and Director ...
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Pak national released from Gitmo prison
ISLAMABAD - Saif Ullah Paracha, a Pakistani national, who had been detained in Guantanamo Bay, arrived home on Saturday after his release, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said. Saifullah Paracha, 75, was arrested two years after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US ...
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Putting all weight behind govt
ISLAMABAD - The message in the joint press briefing conducted by Director General ISI Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum and Director General ISPR Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar was loud and clear that both institutions fully stand with the present coalition government headed by ...
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Unprecedented response to ‘unconstitutional’ demand
ISI chief Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum reveals COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa rejected indefinite extension offer by Imran in March n Army ‘targeted’ after refusing to do ‘illegal acts’ by Imran: DG ISI n Says ‘it cannot be possible that you meet commander-in-chief ...
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Bold vision needed for global economy to flourish: PM
Shehbaz reaches Riyadh to attend Davos in the Desert conference n Scheduled to hold important meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to further boost Saudi investments in Pakistan. RIYADH/ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived here on a two-day ...
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Active diplomacy behind Pakistan’s success story at FATF
ISLAMABAD - Effective diplomacy with mostly EU member states and particularly France resulted in the extraordinary decision taken in favour of Pakistan by the Financial Action Task Force the other day. Highly placed sources in Paris told The Nation on phone ...
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It is proven PTI chairman neither Sadiq nor Ameen: Fazl
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Democratic Movement Friday welcomed the decision announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan in the ToshaKhana case, which declared former PM Imran Khan disqualified. Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) President and ...
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