KABUL: More and more tourists are visiting the post-war Afghanistan to praise its mountains and the people living in the old way. Decades of conflict made tourism extremely rare, and while most violence has now abated, visitors are confronted with extreme poverty, dilapidated cultural sites and scant hospitality infrastructure. They holiday under the austere control […]
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ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Thursday (28th March, 2024) gaining 594.34 points, a positive change of 0.89 percent, closing at historic level of 67,142.12 points against 66,547.79 points the previous trading day. A total of 421,118,268 shares valuing Rs.16.159 billion were traded during the day as […]
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MANHATTAN: The UN Security Council Wednesday condemned in “the strongest terms” the terrorist attack near Besham in Pakistan’s Pakhtunkhwa province in which five Chinese and one Pakistani were killed, while calling for the perpetrators of the “heinous and cowardly” crime to be brought to justice. “The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy […]
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday said that the federal government has decided to place the IHC judges’ letter before cabinet meeting tomorrow for formation of an independent inquiry commission into the matter. He said that the commission would be headed by a reputable retired judge and its terms of […]
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BEIJING: The Chinese military is willing to work with Pakistani side to enhance capability of the two countries to tackle various security risks and challenges including terrorist attacks and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, Spokesperson of China’s Ministry of National Defense, Col. Wu Qian said on Thursday (28th March, 2024). China and Pakistan are […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (28th March, 2024) visited the Naval Headquarters here wherein he appreciated the services of Pakistan Navy to safeguard the maritime interest of the country despite limited resources. The prime minister, who was accompanied by the federal ministers, especially lauded the professional response of the Pakistan Navy to foil the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reaffirmed the commitment to bring to justice the perpetrators, facilitators and abettors of Bisham terrorist attack which claimed the lives of five Chinese nationals. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said this attack was orchestrated by the enemies of Pakistan-China friendship. She said such […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday (26th March, 2024) visited People’s Republic of China Embassy here and offered condolences, on behalf of the Government and people of Pakistan, over the killing of Chinese citizens in 26th March terrorist attack in Bisham. He strongly condemned the suicide attack saying that the Pakistani nation shared the […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (27th March, 2024) instructed to conduct a thorough joint investigation of the Besham terrorist attack on Chinese nationals working on Dassu Hydel Power Project, utilizing all resources of the state. The prime minister, offering deepest condolences to the families of the innocent victims of the attack assured that the […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday (26th March, 2024), while terming the highest tax payers as ‘heroes of the nation’ announced significant incentives including issuance of blue passport to them. He further informed that they would awarded Pakistan Honor Cards and honorary title of ambassadors of the country. Addressing the ‘Tax Excellence Awards’ ceremony held […]
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