ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday joined Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a firm call to “reject conflict” and prioritise peace, as the three nations held a high-level trilateral summit in Lachin, Azerbaijan. The meeting marked a symbolic display of unity among historically allied nations, with Pakistan, Turkiye, and Azerbaijan reaffirming mutual support …
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that Pakistan’s position on the global stage has been significantly elevated following its handling of the conflict with India in Marka-e-Haq. Speaking to reporters in Lachin, Azerbaijan on Wednesday, Tarar asserted that Pakistan’s narrative had been validated internationally, attributing the diplomatic success to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence, Colonel General Hasanov Zakir Asgar Oglu, in Lachin on Wednesday to discuss regional security and defence cooperation. During the meeting, the two military leaders exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, with a focus on strengthening bilateral military collaboration and addressing shared regional challenges. …
ISLAMABAD: China has assured Pakistan of relending $3.7 billion in commercial loans, denominated in Chinese currency, before the end of June, including $2.4 billion that is maturing next month, in a move that will help keep the foreign exchange reserves in double-digits. Unlike in the past, when Beijing has given loans in non-Chinese currency too, this time Pakistan’s strategic ally …
ISLAMABAD: Kuwait lifted a 19-year visa ban on Pakistani citizens and resumed issuing a wide range of visas to Pakistani nationals, the government said on Tuesday. The country had stopped issuing visas in 2011 to citizens of Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Afghanistan, citing difficult security conditions in the countries. Since then, Pakistan made several attempts to get visas restored for …
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hailed Pakistan’s nuclear capability, saying it continued to serve as a credible minimum deterrent, as evidenced in the recent hostilities with India. With a public holiday, the nation is celebrating Youm-i-Takbeer to mark the historic day of May 28, 1998 when Pakistan joined the ranks of nuclear powers …
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE: Amid swirling whispers of backroom bargains and quid pro quo compromises, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has doubled down, declaring he would rather “rot in jail for life” than kneel before what he denounced as “a system of Pharaohs and Yazidiyat”. The former prime minister urged his party to brace for a sweeping nationwide movement. “Whatever torture …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday condemned a deadly attack on a polio vaccination team in Nushki, Balochistan. A police constable assigned to guard the team was martyred, and another policeman was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire. The attack took place on Tuesday as the team was carrying out routine vaccination work …
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday announced a public auction of six Bahria Town properties in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on June 12. The development adds on to NAB’s previous actions against property tycoon Malik Riaz, who owns Bahria Town and is an absconder in the £190 million Al Qadir Trust Case. In a notification today, NAB listed six …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday landed in Azerbaijan’s Lachin District to attend a summit as he continued his four-nation tour to appreciate their support for Pakistan during the recent military confrontation with India. Starting his expedition on May 25, the premier has already paid a visit to Turkiye and Iran, with Tajikistan his final stop of the trip …