Senators condemn Peshawar school carnage
ISLAMABAD: The Senate resumed on Friday debate on the Peshawar school attack and condemned the incident in which 150 people, mostly students, were killed. Senator Zahid Khan of the Awami National Party...
View ArticleNo firm commitment by US on CSF funds, Senate committee told
ISLAMABAD: There is still no firm commitment from the United States for the continuation of reimbursements under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) after the arrangement expires in September, the...
View ArticleAitzaz appointed leader of opposition in Senate
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has been appointed as the leader of the opposition in Senate for the second consecutive term after his nomination by Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani. The...
View ArticleGovt, lenders discuss power sector reforms
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13: The government assigns top priority to the Diamer-Bhasha dam fearing a potentially severe water crisis in the next decade which may prove much bigger than the ongoing power crisis,...
View ArticlePM chairs APC to discuss China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a meeting in which representatives of all political parties were briefed on the proposed route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
View ArticleNawaz chairs APC to allay China-Pak corridor fears
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a meeting in which representatives of all political parties were briefed on the proposed route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
View ArticleChinese FM to visit Pak to finalise Xi's trip
Islamabad , February 03: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Pakistan next week to finalise President Xi Jinping's trip to the country in March, a media report said today. Wang will arrive here...
View ArticleChinese delegation congratulates Pakistan on achieving consensus at APC
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Research and Development International (RDI) — the new joint China-Pakistan think tank on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — congratulated PM Nawaz and the government...
View ArticleKabul to be pressed to eliminate Taliban bases, assure Afghan MPs
ISLAMABAD: The leader of a visiting Afghan parliamentary delegation said on Monday that Afghan parliament would push Kabul to honour its commitments to Islamabad on elimination of sanctuaries of...
View ArticlePakistan has to keep pace with China on economic corridor: Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan and China expected to sign agreements worth $50 billion during the forthcoming visit of President Xi Jinping, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said Islamabad...
View ArticlePakistan and US agree on joint action against terror funding
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States agreed on Monday to work together to combat terrorist financing and disrupt networks that supply components used in the creation of improvised explosive...
View ArticleParliament Watch: Is better PR the solution to PML-N’s corridor problems?
The senseless killing of 43 Ismailis in Karachi earlier this week overshadowed a sitting of the country’s top political leadership, convened by the government to dispel doubts regarding the...
View ArticleXi’s visit to kick-start corridor plan: Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping would soon visit Pakistan to kick off the $45 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)...
View ArticleGovt accused of going slow on National Action Plan
ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate accused the government on Monday of going slow on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and called for formation of an oversight parliamentary...
View ArticlePak-China Economic Corridor Council launched in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD - The Pak-China Economic Corridor Council (PCECC) was launched on Wednesday in Pakistani capital of Islamabad, vowing to facilitate and assist in the successful and quick execution of all the...
View ArticlePresident warns Taliban to surrender or face justice
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain warned terrorists on Friday to surrender or be ready to face justice. “Terrorists should accept the writ of the state or be ready to face dire consequences” of what...
View ArticleSenate criticises bar on women from voting in coming GB polls
ISLAMABAD: The Senate criticised on Thursday a decision made by a jirga in Diamer district to bar women from casting vote in elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly to be held next...
View ArticleAhsan reveals three routes of corridor
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan and China had agreed to “fill in the blanks” in the existing route between Gwadar and Kashgar under the CPEC...
View ArticleSenate committee dissatisfied with minister’s briefing on CPEC project
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Special Senate Committee on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) expressed dissatisfaction over a briefing by...
View ArticleMore than half of PPP senators set to retire
ISLAMABAD: Over 50 per cent senators of the main opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are set to retire in March as the party invites applications from the candidates willing to contest the...
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