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Pakistan

Will not be going to any private function with protocol and security, announces PM Imran

Says cabinet will decide on a comprehensive policy next week

Published 06 Jul, 2021 07:02pm

Pakistan

PM lauds CPC's role in promoting Pak-China friendship

Imran says relations between Pakistan and China would continue to flourish
China’s liberation and its subsequent rise lay in sacrifices and endeavors of the CPC: PM

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 02:39pm

Pakistan

Govt faced resistance in bringing institutional reforms: PM Imran

Mafias benefiting from corrupt system have resisted change, says prime minister
Vows improvement and reforms in all sectors now

Updated 29 Jun, 2021 12:55pm

Pakistan

PM Imran to visit Naran as Pakistan eyes tourism push

Imran will hold meetings with local PTI leaders, eminent personalities, and other officials

Published 28 Jun, 2021 10:49am

Pakistan

Inflows in govt's Roshan Digital Accounts cross $1.5 billion: PM

Says it is good news for SBP as the scheme achieves more milestones
Imran says the accounts and deposits have set new records since the $1-billion event two months ago

Updated 27 Jun, 2021 08:49pm

Pakistan

PM Imran reiterates polio-free Pakistan vision in phone call with Bill Gates

Says polio eradication is a top national priority for the government

Updated 24 Jun, 2021 11:58am

Pakistan

PM Imran questions US strategy to have bases in Pakistan

Asks how the US could win war with bases in Pakistan when it failed to do so from inside Afghanistan
PTI chief says Pakistan will suffer if it hosts US bases

Updated 22 Jun, 2021 03:59pm

Pakistan

Lahore's underground water level has stopped falling for first time, says PM Khan

Imran praised Punjab government's water conservation policies
Says it was achieved through effective water recycling policies, new aquifer charges, underground rain storage, timed well pumping, and other targeted actions

Published 20 Jun, 2021 12:39pm

Pakistan

PM Imran visits Dasu Dam site today to review construction work

Phase one of Dasu Dam will be completed by 2025, which will add 2,160MW to national grid
Mega project to cost an estimated $4.27 billion

Updated 18 Jun, 2021 01:23pm

Pakistan

PM Khan directs early completion of election reforms for overseas Pakistanis' inclusion

Over 7 million overseas Pakistanis would be able to vote when system is introduced
Says Electronic Voting Machines are important in conducting a free and fair election

Published 17 Jun, 2021 02:41pm

Pakistan

PM Imran lauds Chinese President Xi's efforts to combat climate change

Says President Xi’s message on World Environment Day 2021 hosted by Pakistan reflect our commitment to counter environmental degradation
PM had said that the world's richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 03:51pm

Pakistan

PM personally discussing Chinese Covid vaccine certificate issue with Saudi Arabia: Rasheed

Says vaccination process in Pakistan is better as compared to other countries of the region as a large number of people are visiting vaccination centers after awareness
Minister says he has never seen such an incompetent, useless and weak opposition in this country

Updated 06 Jun, 2021 02:15pm

Pakistan

Lodhran-Multan Highway will increase economic activity, reduce travel time: PM

The 62-kilometer long section of N-5 Highway will cost Rs6.88 billion and will be completed in two years
The N-5 section of the highway will connect Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar

Updated 04 Jun, 2021 01:21pm

Pakistan

PM grants approval to induct second batch of National Youth Council

SAPM Dar says the council will consist of youth from all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Under the program, young people are added to the decision-making process at the national level and to work jointly with the provincial and federal governments

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 01:59pm

Pakistan

PM says Sindh can extend lockdown restrictions by another week

Premier says provinces are independent in making their decisions with regards to controlling spread of Covid-19

Published 01 Jun, 2021 11:35am

Pakistan

Normalising relations with India will be tantamount to betraying Kashmiri people: PM Imran

Says if India takes back the steps it took on August 5, then we can definitely hold talks and build a road map to sort out the Kashmir issue
The occupation of land and settlements have been ongoing in Palestine for a while, reducing it to a small country: Premier
Imran regretted that the telemetry system that indicates how much water is going to each province is not working

Updated 30 May, 2021 05:13pm

Business & Finance

Economic reforms to be backed by political will, assures Tarin

Finance minister says political apparatus involved in reforms agenda
Tarin's remarks come during a webinar organised by IPR

Updated 30 May, 2021 03:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistan committed to beat climate change, reverse its effects: PM Imran

Imran says Pakistan will be hosting the “World Environment Day” on June 5 which shows the government's dedication to addressing the challenges of climate change
Pakistan is amongst the ten countries which are most vulnerable to climate change: Premier

Updated 27 May, 2021 12:39pm

Pakistan

Punjab anti-corruption dept has recovered Rs220bn in PTI's tenure, says PM

Compares his govt's performance in three years with 10 years of PML-N in the province
Adds state land worth Rs192 billion has been recovered compared to Rs2.6 billion worth of land under 10 years of PML-N

Updated 26 May, 2021 11:12am

Pakistan

Bilawal blames PM for 'destroying' economy

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday blamed Prime Minister Imran Khan ...

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:30am

Pakistan

COVID pandemic could trigger chaos in Asia if disease is not contained, warns PM Khan

Imran says the coronavirus outbreak has created the worst global health, economic, and social crisis in the past 100 years
Pakistan's first priority is to confront and conquer the COVID-19 pandemic: Premier

Published 21 May, 2021 04:40pm

Pakistan

PM inaugurates 1,100 MW Karachi nuclear power plant's unit 2

Imran says the project will help to train manpower and facilitate technology transfer from China
The K-2 power plant is equipped with safety and security arrangements with a 1,100-megawatt power generation capacity

Updated 21 May, 2021 01:24pm

Pakistan

PM Imran says Pakistan stands with Gaza and Palestine, shares Chomsky's quote

At least 35 people were killed in Gaza in fierce clashes between Israel and Hamas
The OIC and Muslim leaders around the world condemned the brutal attack by Israeli forces in Gaza

Updated 12 May, 2021 12:23pm

Pakistan

Govt will not hold dialogue with India till restoration of Kashmir's special status, says PM Khan

Imran says India's objective to tackle China's growing military and economic power is a futile effort and will not yield results
Pakistan is fortunate to come out successfully from the first and second waves and the government’s strategy helped in saving the economy: PM

Updated 11 May, 2021 03:28pm

Pakistan

Punjab Peri-Urban Low-Cost Housing Scheme aims to facilitate salaried, working class, says PM

Punjab Board of Revenue will provide land at an extremely low price for the project and it has already offered 133 sites in 35 districts of the province for the construction of small residential colonies, comprising 100 to 500 housing units
The federal government is providing subsidies for each housing unit and is also arranging mortgages in line with the Prime Minister's mark-up subsidy scheme

Updated 06 May, 2021 03:02pm

Print

Power consumers: 3-phase subsidy mechanism on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to introduce a three-phase subsidy mechanism for electricity consumers from June...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

Pakistan

PM Khan unveils historic uplift package of Rs370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan

Imran says development package includes hydel power generation and transmission projects, connectivity projects for tourism, youth skill, and scholarship program
Development package will help attract tourists and boost tourism in the region: PM

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 02:41pm

Pakistan

Pakistan will progress if underprivileged areas are brought into mainstream, says PM

Imran says with the help of CPEC's Western Route, a new chapter of development will usher in Balochistan
People are not remembered for their money but for their humanity, says PM

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 03:53pm

Pakistan

We need to strengthen public health and social protection systems, PM tells UN's ESCAP session

Imran says there is an opportunity to model our economies on more resilient and sustainable grounds as many nations are recovering from the COVID crisis
There should be equitable access to affordable coronavirus vaccine which could be made possible through enhanced regional and international cooperation: PM

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 03:51pm

Pakistan

PM inaugurates Kohsar University in Murree

Imran says the establishment of Kohsar University is an important step forward to promote the tourism sector in the country
Education is the only way to change a person's fate and the masses expect their governments to invest in health and education: PM

Published 23 Apr, 2021 04:52pm