Category: 1. Pakistan

  • Public order ‘fully ensured’, Kyrgyz FM tells Dar – Pakistan

    Public order ‘fully ensured’, Kyrgyz FM tells Dar – Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Zheenbek Kulubaev had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ishaq Dar on Sunday and the duo agreed to meet on Tuesday in Astana on the sidelines of the SCO moot. According to a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyz…

  • Chief of Defence Forces of Australia meets COAS – Pakistan

    Chief of Defence Forces of Australia meets COAS – Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD: General Angus J Campbell, Chief of Defence Forces Australia, on Sunday met with General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). In a statement the ISPR said that during their meeting, they engaged in discussions on matters of bilateral professional interest, with a particular focus on the global and regional security environment and…

  • People affected by heat stroke to be treated in LGH – Pakistan

    People affected by heat stroke to be treated in LGH – Pakistan

    LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Prof. Al-Fareed Zafar said that health professionals will be on alert to treat people affected by the weather / heat stroke in Lahore General Hospital, and all medical facilities will be provided free of cost according to the policy of the Punjab government. He highlighted that due to global…

  • Bishkek: PTI leader assails govt for its ‘action’

    Bishkek: PTI leader assails govt for its ‘action’

    KARACHI: PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh on Sunday issued a video statement regarding the plight of Pakistani students stranded in Kyrgyzstan. “Our students are trapped in Kyrgyzstan, and the government has done nothing beyond issuing statements,” Sheikh said. “The Prime Minister stated that Amir Maqam and Foreign Minister, is being sent but this is…

  • Kundi again tries to bury hatchet with Gandapur

    Kundi again tries to bury hatchet with Gandapur

    PESHAWAR: Amid their ongoing spat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi of the PPP on Sunday tried to mend ties with Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of the PTI again as he said that he invited the provincial chief executive to the Governor House once more and if he felt any “embarrassment” in doing so, then…

  • Punjab hospitals ordered to enforce SOPs ahead of predicted temperature surge

    Punjab hospitals ordered to enforce SOPs ahead of predicted temperature surge

    LAHORE: The Provisional Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued an alert on Sunday, cautioning citizens to brace themselves for a scorching heatwave with temperatures expected to hit 45°C in May.According to the Meteorological Department, a severe heatwave is on the horizon, poised to hit major cities and plains across Punjab from May 21 to May 27.…

  • Students return home with harrowing tales of survival

    Students return home with harrowing tales of survival

    LAHORE:   Pakistani students returning from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday shared nightmarish accounts of mob attacks, threats, and injuries—both psychological and physical—  lamenting that they felt left out in the cold by indifferent authorities. Visibly shaken and some sporting bandages, the students arriving at the airport shared their harrowing experiences upon their bittersweet… Continue Reading…

  • Bishkek episode stemmed from misunderstanding, not targeted at Pakistanis: Dar

    Bishkek episode stemmed from misunderstanding, not targeted at Pakistanis: Dar

    Says situation is now normal with Kyrgyz students visiting injured persons as a gesture of goodwill PM Shehbaz instructs Pakistan’s Ambassador to make arrangements to bring students back from Kyrgyzstan Two special flights with 360 Pakistani students from Bishkek, land at Islamabad and Lahore International Airport LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar……

  • Ex-AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas arrested over ‘property row’

    Ex-AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas arrested over ‘property row’

    ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan on Sunday was arrested by Islamabad Police in connection with a family property dispute. According to police sources, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was shifted to the Margalla Police Station after the arrest. A spokesperson for the Capital Police has also confirmed the arrest…

  • Dar, Saudi counterpart review preparations for Crown Prince’s visit to Pakistan

    Dar, Saudi counterpart review preparations for Crown Prince’s visit to Pakistan

    In a telephonic conversation, both sides discuss robust Pak-KSA bilateral relations ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister (PM) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Saudi Arabia counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Sunday reviewed preparations for the visit of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan. During a…