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Big Story: Voting to elect Speaker of Punjab Assembly ends, counting begins

LAHORE – The voting to elect new Speaker of the Punjab Assembly ended on Friday. Sibtain Khan, a member of the former party s provincial legislature, has been jointly nominated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) to run against Malik Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar, the candidate of the opposition. The ruling alliance has the backing of 186 legislators, while the PML-N, the PPP, and a few independents MPS have 178. The post of Punjab Assembly Speaker fell vacant due to the election of Chaudhry Pervez Elahi as the chief minister. The scrutinyRead More


PN relief operation continues in flash flood hit areas of Balochistan

KARACHI, JUL 29 /DNA/ – In the current unprecedented monsoon rain spell, Pakistan Navy continues to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support to the people stranded in flash floods affected areas of Urki, Uthal, Lakhra and other small isolated hutments of Lasbela District. Commander Coast Rear Admiral Javed Iqbal along with officials of district administration undertook aerial visit of the flood hit areas to review relief activities. Pakistan Navy helicopters undertook multiple hops from Uthal to the affected areas to air drop rations near people trapped in their homes.Read More


FM reaffirms Pak’s commitment to enhance wide-ranging engagement with Central Asia

ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a meeting with Tileuberdi Mukhtar, Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, on the sidelines of Council of Foreign Minister of SCO in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, today. During the meeting, the two Ministers expressed satisfaction at the close and fraternal relations between the two countries and exchanged views on the regional situation. The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to enhance constructive and wide-ranging engagement with Central Asia as part of its “Vision Central Asia” Policy. He reiterated Pakistan’sRead More


Pakistan, Uzbekistan discuss deepening bilateral cooperation

Tashkent: /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Norov Vladimir Imamovich of Uzbekistan today, on the sidelines of SCO-CFM being held at Tashkent. The two sides exchanged views on deepening bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including political, trade, economic, security, defence, and connectivity. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed satisfaction at the level of bilateral contacts in the last few years and stressed the importance of maintaining the momentum through consolidating the strategic partnership between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. He underscored theRead More


FM Bilawal meets Kyrgyz counterpart in Tashkent

ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev Moldokanovich on the sidelines of the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO-CFM) in Tashkent, today. He felicitated his counterpart on the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. The Foreign Minister underscored close cooperation between the two countries at bilateral and multilateral fora including at SCO, which demonstrated the commonality of views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. TheRead More


Pak makes strong demarche to India over rapidly deteriorating health condition of Yasin Malik

ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 /DNA/ – The Indian Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) in Islamabad was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today and a strong demarche was made over the rapidly deteriorating health condition of Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik. A letter addressed to the Indian Prime Minister from Ms. Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of Yasin Malik, seeking her husband’s immediate release from prison in view of his precarious health condition that aggravated after his decision to go on a hunger-strike earlier this month, was also handed over to the Cd’A. TheRead More