BEIJING: Pakistan and China on Wednesday (15th May, 2024) agreed to advance their joint project CPEC and endorsed finalizing the modalities for third-party participation. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a joint press stakeout expressed satisfaction over the steady pace of CPEC and vowed […]
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MADINAH: The Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport on Thursday (9th May, 2024) received all 11 scheduled flights, carrying a total of 2,160 intending Hajj pilgrims from various major cities of Pakistan to the holy land. “There was a little delay in the departure of Hajj flights from Allama Iqbal International Airport due to a […]
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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has shown its readiness to collaborate with Pakistan in its journey of economic transformation aimed at sustainable development. The desire was expressed by Regional Vice President of World Bank for South Asia Martin Raiser, who along with a delegation including Country Representative Najy Benhassine, called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in […]
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KARACHI: SBP Monday (29th April, 2024) persistently kept policy rate unchanged at 22 percent while stressing on continuation of the current monetary policy stance to bring inflation down to the target range. The central bank, in a statement issued here following the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), noted that the macroeconomic stabilization measures […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday (29th April, 2024) conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Commander of the Turkish Land Forces General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, in a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. The ceremony was attended by Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, senior military leadership and other senior officials. The Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) […]
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RIYADH: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (29th April, 2024) met Bill Gates [the founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)], wherein he called for a sustained effort by all the partners to reach the ultimate goal of a polio-free Pakistan. In the rendezvous on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum […]
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RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday held separate meetings with Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Investment Khalid Al-Falih, Minister for Finance Mohammad Al Jadaan and Minister for Industry Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhourayef and discussed matters of mutual interest. During the meetings, the Saudi minister for Investment declared Shehbaz Sharif the “Prime Minister of Action” and said […]
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RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has termed the global inequity in health sector as the first and foremost problem and called upon bridging the widening gap between the Global South and the Global North. RIYADH: Expressing his views in a session of the World Economic Forum regarding global health, PM Shehbaz Sharif said the Covid-19 […]
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RIYADH: PM Shehbaz Sharif and President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser on Sunday (28th April, 2024) agreed for early completion of different IDB’s development projects in Pakistan. The prime minister thanked the IDB for its $1 billion worth of investment on different uplift projects in Pakistan during his previous tenure […]
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RIYADH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have expressed resolve to boost bilateral economic and investment relations between the two countries The resolve was expressed during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi delegation, led by Advisor at the Royal Court and General Secretary of Saudi-Pak Supreme Coordination Council Mohammed bin Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, in Riyadh […]
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