Bomb blast claims life of Khuzdar Press Club President
KHUZDAR: Maulana Siddiq Mengal, President of Khuzdar Press Club, who happened to be the Provincial Deputy Emir of JUI-F, died when a magnet bomb attached to his car was detonated…
Press freedom in Pakistan continues to come under attack: PFUJ
KARACHI: On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, being marked throughout the globe on Friday (3rd May, 2024), G. M. Jamali President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)…
Pak-US Navies’ Joint Drill ‘Inspired Union 2024’
KARACHI: Joint bilateral exercise of Pakistan and US Navies, titled Inspired Union 2024, was held here on Thursday (2nd May). The aim of the exercise was to enhance relations and…
Cricket: Ahead of T20I WC in US, Envoy hosts Green Shirts
ISLAMABAD: The United States is set to make history this June by hosting the T20 Cricket Men's World Cup (WC) for the very first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnST0CKMsKs In a display of…
US diplomats attempt to play cricket in Lahore
LAHORE: The US diplomats from the Walled City, Capital, Port City and Peshawar converged here on Saturday (27th April, 2024) to participate in a fun cricket game at the Kinnaird…
Pak-US Officials Engage to Ameliorate Trade and Investment
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Pakistan held an intersessional meeting under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) here on Thursday (25th April, 2024). During the rendezvous a broad range…
US Envoy celebrates inauguration of (US-Funded) PTC Campus
QUETTA: US Envoy Donald Blome, while speaking to the ladies and gentlemen in the audience, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Police Training College (PTC) Campus here (a…
US Govt Ameliorates Hyderabad’s Power Distribution Network
HYDERABAD: US Consul General Conrad Tribble on Monday (22nd April, 2024) delivered 2,400 electric poles valued at $500,000 to the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO), which was among the worst-hit…
Inquiry Committee to probe allegations against Lt-Gen (R) Faiz Hameed
RAWALPINDI: A high-level inquiry committee headed by a Major General (formed on Wednesday 17th April, 2024) will be probing the allegations leveled by a builder against Lt-Gen (R) Faiz Hameed…
US Envoy Blome at PUAN Accessibility and Inclusion Job Fair
ISLAMABAD: US Envoy Donald Blome addressed the PUAN Accessibility & Inclusion Job Fair/Fifth Khadija Tul Kubra Awards Ceremony, held here on Wednesday (17th April, 2024). "I want to thank our event…
USAID Launches $10M Climate Financing Initiative in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Climate Financing Activity, an up to $10 million, four-year endeavor aimed at bolstering sustainability and climate resilience in Pakistan was launched by USAID here on Wednesday (17th April,…
Italian firms provide track and pools to Paris Olympics 2024
PARIS: While Alba/Piedmont-based Mondo is supplying 2024 Summer Olympics with custom purple track (instead of conventional terracotta), another Italian company Myrtha is providing the competition and warm-up pools (at La…
US Envoy Blome wishes Pakistanis a joyous Eid-ul-Fitr
ISLAMABAD: H.E. Donald Blome, the US Envoy to Pakistan, felicitated the Pakistani nation celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday (10th of April, 2024). "Assalam Alaikum and Eid Mubarak! On behalf of the…
Journalist attacked in Islamabad office
KARACHI (NPTV/IFJ): Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by unknown perpetrators, following recent elections of the Associated…
Tribble, Heather and Anamaria go Eid-ul-Fitr Shopping
KARACHI: In order to buy artificial jewelry, bangles and other Eid-ul-Fitr essentials (like Saleem-Shahi Shoes) for themselves and their families, Tribble (the US CG posted here) headed to Jaama Cloth…
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Telephonic conversation between Blinken and Dar
ISLAMABAD: During a telephonic conversation, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar (who happens to be a close relative of a former as well as the…
Z A Bhutto (executed on 4th April, 1979) was not given a fair trial: SCP said on 6th March, 2024
KARACHI: SCP on 6th March, 2024 had proclaimed that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (who was executed on 4th April, 1979) did not get a fair trial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd8IE-kETHU Life and death of…
Italian Envoy Marilina Armellin Calls On Defense Minister Kh. Asif
ISLAMABAD: Newly posted Italian Envoy H.E. Marilina Armellin called on Defense Minister Khawaja Asif here Wednesday (3rd April, 2024). During the rendezvous, the duo pondered over the areas of cooperation,…
Israel legalizes banning int’l news outlets
KARACHI (NPTV/IFJ): On Monday (1st April, 2024) the Israeli parliament passed a bill that grants the government the power to temporarily ban the broadcasting of international news outlets in Israel,…
French Envoy Nicolas Galey Calls On PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: H. E. Nicolas Galey, Envoy of the French Republic to Pakistan, called on the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Wednesday (3rd April, 2024). PM said Pakistan and France…
Pakistani girls are capable of achieving the impossible: US CG in Lahore
LAHORE: The US Consul General here Kristin Hawkins has said that women empowerment has been the nucleus of her efforts at the Consulate and women participation is encouraged through exchange…
US will continue to stand with Pakistan: Biden’s message to Shehbaz
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden, (on Friday 29th March, 2024), in his first message sent to PM Shehbaz Sharif after assumption of his office, maintained that the enduring partnership between USA…
Italian Consul General Danilo Giurdanella: “We Are More Similar To One Another Than We May Think!”
KARACHI: Iconic Pearl Continental's Grand Ballroom was the venue where Karachiites and expatriates (irrespective of cast, religion or culture) converged on the evening of 16th Ramazan. Here all were welcomed…
British HC Jane Marriott Calls On President Zardari
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner (HC) to Pakistan Jane Marriott, called on President Asif Ali Zardari here on Thursday (28th March, 2024). During the rendezvous President Zardari emphasized on further ameliorating…