Monday, September 13th, 2021
China ready to further expand imports from Pakistan: Says Chinese Minister
BEIJING, Sep 13 : China is ready to further expand imports from Pakistan, said Ren Hongbin, Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce of China, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. Addressing the Bilateral Trade/Investment Forum, a sub-activity of the 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) held in Nanning, Ren Hongbin said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 70 years ago, China and Pakistan have maintained vigorous relations and signed and implemented a series of agreements and guiding documents. China has been Pakistan’s largest trading partner for six consecutive years. In the first halfRead More
‘Forced conversion’ a baseless hoax fabricated to malign the state and society
Islamabad, 13 Sep 2021: “Forced conversion is a hoax that has no proven factual basis at all but is used to damage the image of Pakistan, its society, and the state.” This was the view of a group of academics, activists, and civil society members who had gathered in Islamabad to question the nature of religious conversions in Pakistan, and more particularly in Sindh. Mian Abdul Haq alias Mian Mitho of Bharchundi Sharif (Ghotki) was also present and had to respond to several striking questions on his role in suchRead More
Cantonment Polls Show Pm Imran Khan Is Only National Leader: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the largest national party in Cantonment boards’ elections. In his Tweet, Asad Umar said, “Cantonment elections once again show PTI not only as the largest party but also the only national party.” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won either highest or second highest seats in every province, he added. The minister said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stood zero in Balochistan, 5th in Sindh. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) zero in Punjab andRead More
‘Imran Khan only national leader,’ says Asad Umar; Shehbaz congratulates party on success
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Federal Minister Asad Umar believes the cantonment board elections have proved that PTI is the only majority party in the country and that Prime Minister Imran Khan is the only national leader. In a statement on social networking site Twitter after the polls wrapped up and unofficial results were in, the federal minister said that the PTI won either the highest or second-highest seats in every province in the cantonment board elections. He said that the PML-N could not get any seat in Balochistan and came in fifth placeRead More
Afghan Police Return To Work At Kabul Airport
KABUL: Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints for the first time since the Taliban seized power, officers said. When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month ousting the government, police abandoned their posts, fearful of what the Islamists would do. But two officers said they had returned to work Saturday after receiving calls from Taliban commanders. On Sunday, At the airport saw border police members deployed at several checkpoints outside the main buildings of the airport, including the domestic terminal. “I came back to workRead More
PTI emerges as largest party in Cantonment Boards’ elections
Islamabad : Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf has emerged as the largest party in Cantonment Boards’ elections across the country with 58 seats. According to the unofficial preliminary results, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz has got 51 seats followed by 49 independent candidates. Pakistan Peoples Party has managed to win 14 seats and Mutahidda Quomi Movement got ten seats. Jamat-i-Islami has also won five seats while Balochistan Awami Party got 2 seats. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in a tweet said the cantonment boards election results show that the opposition hasRead More