ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is scheduled to sign agreements worth around $2 billion with a visiting Saudi delegation later this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday. A delegation from Saudi Arabia is expected in the country before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting that the country is hosting from Oct 15-16, he said. The Saudi delegation, led by Minister for …
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday for a briefing on the latest security situation in Islamabad. The meeting focused on the recent efforts to maintain law and order in the capital, particularly in light of the attempted ‘attack’ by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists. Prime Minister Shehbaz commended the Islamabad police for their …
LONDON: Praising the role of the army chief and friendly countries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said the government would expand Pakistan’s tax net and that the “elite must also make sacrifices”. The prime minister made these remarks at a press conference held at the Churchill Hotel in London, where he had a stopover after attending the UN General …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday demanded an immediate end to the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip, terming it “systematic slaughter” and “bloodshed”. The premier was addressing the plenary meeting for the UN General Debate as the second speaker at the 79th session of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. “This …
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan has successfully met the stringent conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at a discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) movement in the United States, PM Shehbaz also expressed his gratitude to friendly nations, including China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, for their invaluable support in …
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in London on Saturday as part of his journey to the United States to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled to be held from September 23 to 27 in New York. The prime minister is in London for two days ahead of his departure for the US. After …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday received a telephone call from King Charles III of Great Britain, who invited him to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa in October, a statement from the Prime Minister’s House said. According to the Commonwealth’s website, government heads meet every two years for the CHOGM, hosted by different member …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday took all allied parties into confidence over the proposed constitutional package on the judiciary, which includes a bill to fix the tenure of the Chief Justice of Pakistan at three years. It is expected to be introduced in parliament today (Sunday). A source, who attended the meeting, told it was decided that the …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to reduce the policy rate by 2%, calling it a positive step for the country’s economy. He expressed optimism that the interest rate cut will boost investor confidence and increase investments in Pakistan. “The reduction in the policy rate is a welcome move for our economy. It …
ISLAMABAD: The process to return the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has commenced, Express News reported. An accountability court in Lahore, hearing the case, confirmed that the applications for the transfer of the reference back to NAB have been filed. The hearing, overseen by Duty …