ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need to align the country’s civil service with modern technology and international standards of public service, and emphasised its revitalisation to enhance effectiveness. Presiding over a meeting on civil service reforms, the PM said the civil service played a key role in the practical performance and implementation of the government’s policies …
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the government is considering a proposal to appoint a senior serving or retired army officer to head the ministry’s civil armed forces wing. During an interaction with a select group of reporters on Friday, Mr Naqvi said the plan was meant for the smooth coordination of the civil armed forces, which fall under the …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions was the only guarantee for ensuring the rights of the Kashmiris and lasting peace in the region. In a message on the occasion of Kashmir Accession Day, he affirmed that the government and people of Pakistan will continue …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s stance against terrorism, saying that the country has “effectively and comprehensively dismantled” terrorist outfits. The statement follows the US State Department’s decision on Thursday to designate a little-known group called The Resistance Front (TRF) — responsible for the Pahalgam attack — as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) and specially designated global …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and Libyan Armed Forces’ Commander in Chief Lt Gen Saddam Khalifa Haftar agreed on their countries’ collaboration in the defence industry, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. Lt Gen Haftar called on COAS Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi today, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in …
ISLAMABAD: Around 13,000 to 15,000 Pakistani students go to the United Kingdom for permanent residence every year, a Foreign Office (FO) official told the Senate on Friday. “Every year, 13,000 to 15,000 Pakistani students go to the UK for permanent residence,” a FO representative told the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis in a meeting chaired by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada. …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that the first batch of 300 Pakistani agriculture graduates had completed their hands-on training in China’s Shaanxi province as part of a joint agriculture training initiative. Last July, it was announced that 1,000 students would travel to China for modern agricultural vocational training at the government’s expense. The first batch of students …
QUETTA: A Balochistan Constabulary acting deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and a constable were martyred and two others suffered injuries on Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle on National Highway in the Mastung district, provincial government spokesperson Shahid Rind said. There has been an increase in the frequency of attacks against security forces in Balochistan in recent …
RAWALPINDI: The body of a police constable, who was carried away by flash floods during a rescue operation to evacuate stranded residents in Jhelum district, has been recovered after 24 hours and he was laid to rest with honour, the district police said on Friday. Punjab government declared a state of emergency and imposed section 144 in several districts as …
ISLAMABAD: Security forces have foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists along the Pak-Afghan border and arrested five “alleged suicide bombers”, state-run PTV News reported on Friday. Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in terror activities, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, after the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. “Pakistani security forces have foiled an infiltration attempt …