ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar reaffirmed their commitment to regional peace and stability during a meeting between Pakistan’s top military official, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza and Qatari military leadership on his visit to Qatar, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Mirza, — who is in Qatar for the second round of the Higher …
BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed on Thursday to work together on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) second phase in a meeting that the former termed “most productive” as business firms inked memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth $4.2 billion. Pakistan and China share a longstanding strategic partnership with ties that span various sectors, including trade, …
ISLAMABAD: PPP and PTI leaders took exception on Tuesday to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur conditionally backing the construction of Kalabagh Dam, pointing out that three provincial assemblies had adopted resolutions opposing the project in the past. Gandapur said a day earlier that projects like the construction of Kalabagh Dam were necessary for the “sake of the future …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday said that tremors were felt in Peshawar, Mansehra and Islamabad after another earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan. A press release from the PMD said the 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 5:30pm in southeastern Afghanistan at a depth of 22 kilometres with tremors felt all the way in Peshawar, Mansehra, Islamabad, Abbottabad and Swat. Meanwhile, …
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Heavy rain lashed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Monday evening, inundating low-lying areas and causing damage in different parts of the garrison city. Leh Nullah swelled to 17.5 feet at Gawalmandi Bridge and 19.5 feet at Kattarian Bridge. However, water level receded in the night when the rain stopped. In the evening, rain and water in …
TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus” Meeting in Tianjin. “I look forward to working with all countries for a more just and equitable global governance system and advancing toward a community with a shared future for humanity,” Xi said when addressing the meeting. He highlighted five principles …
TIANJIN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday raised the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) issue at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) summit in China and called for a “structural” dialogue on all outstanding disputes. PM Shehbaz arrived in China on Saturday to attend the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) summit held from August 31 to September 1. Besides Pakistan, …
ISLAMABAD: Consumer price inflation slowed to three per cent year-on-year in August from 4.1pc in July, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Monday, though economists warned that weeks of flooding in Punjab could put food prices under renewed pressure . According to the data, Consumer Price Index-based inflation during the same month of last year (August …
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), has announced boycott of the upcoming Senate by-election for the seat that fell vacant due to the disqualification of party senator Ejaz Chaudhry. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set Sept 9 for polling to fill the vacant Punjab seat. According to party’s media wing, the announcement has been made by …
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing torrential rains and surging floods have inundated large swaths of farmlands and destroyed ready-to-reap crops across Pakistan, triggering fears of a food crisis and inflation, the UN and growers warned on Monday. The raging floods struck the northeastern Punjab, the country’s largest province and food basket, last week, submerging hundreds of villages, schools and health centres, washing …