Pakistan will host the 8th meeting of the Istanbul Process next year with a focus to evolve responses to growing religious intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief. Federal Minister for Education and Prime Minister’s Special Representative on International Religious Freedom, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood made the announcement today at The Hague, Netherlands during his keynote address at the 7th Istanbul Process meeting.       The Minister drew attention to the alarming levels of Islamophobia in many parts of the world, as evidenced inter alia, by growing incidentsRead More

A Chinese diplomat on Monday welcomed the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for treatment In a tweet, Chinese embassy’s former deputy chief of mission (DCM), Lijian Zhao, said, “This decision by the Lahore High Court is a decision in need. Thus, a good decision indeed.” This decision by the #LahoreHighCourt is a decision in need, thus a good decision indeed. https://twitter.com/RadioPakistan/status/1195689134796374021 … ✔@zlj517 The LHC on Saturday permitted to remove former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from the Exit Control List (ECL)Read More

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed warned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to not do politics over his health otherwise he may have to suffer consequences. The federal minister addressed a ceremony at a government college in Rawalpindi and maintained that the federal government should also not appeal against the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision allowing the erstwhile premier to travel abroad without any conditionality. “I do not believe in doing politics over a sick man. Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to go abroad. The governmentRead More

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The immigration officials on Monday have said that ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif will be able to travel London after showing copy of court order as his name is still included in the Exit Control List (ECL). According to the officials, ailing Nawaz Sharif has been allowed to fly abroad only for one time for the medical treatment. It is to be mentioned here that the former premier will leave for London on November 19 in an air ambulance from Qatar and will be shifted to the HarleyRead More

Rawalpindi, 18 November 2019:* Pakistan today successfully conducted training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Shaheen – 1. The launch was conducted as part of a Training Exercise, which was aimed at testing the operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command. Shaheen – I missile is capable of delivering all types of warheads upto a range of 650 kilometers. The training launch was witnessed by Director General Strategic Plans Division, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command, Chairman NESCOM, senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, Army Strategic Forces Command, scientists andRead More

MANSEHRA (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate Havelian-Mansehra section of Hazara Motorway today (Monday). According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to reach Havelian today where a colourful inauguration ceremony will be held at the Havelian Interchange. Sources further informed that Havelian-Mansehra section of Hazara Motorway is part of Havelian-Thakot Project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).