ISLAMABAD, APR 28 /DNA/ – In the Annual Elections of Ripja, The panel of photojournalists took the field, Sohail Shahzad Cheetah President, Shahid Qureshi aka Raju Secretary while Syed Mehdi was elected Finance Secretary, polling continued uninterruptedly from 11 am to 4 pm in the National Press Club Islamabad, in which the twin cities Photojournalists actively participated, the total number of voters was 60, out of which 53 votes were cast, the results were announced by Chairman Election Committee Faisal Hakeem along with Election Committee members Nadeem Chaudhry and IzharulRead More

RIYADH, APR 28 /DNA/ – On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif met Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was the first meeting between the Prime Minister and MD IMF since his re-election. They last met in Paris in June 2023 on the margins of the Summit for New Global Financial Pact. The Prime Minister thanked Ms. Georgieva for her support to Pakistan in securing the USD 3 billion Standby Arrangement (SBA) from IMFRead More

LAHORE, APR 28: U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrew Schofer, during his April 25-28 visit to Lahore, underscored the U.S. government’s efforts to support Pakistan through the U.S.-Pakistan “Green Alliance” Framework to address key challenges relating to climate change, food security, and energy. DCM Schofer was accompanied by Consul General Lahore Kristin Hawkins, Consul General Karachi Conrad Tribble, and Consul General Peshawar Shante Moore during his visit.  DCM Schofer hosted a reception to emphasize the need for urgent action to adapt to climate change and promote cooperation in climate-smartRead More

Erfan Khan RIAYDH, Apr 28 (APP/DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while terming the global inequity in health sector as ‘the first and foremost problem’ called upon bridging the widening gap between the Global South and the Global North. Expressing his views in a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) regarding global health, the prime minister said that the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed the existing gaps largely between the Global North and Global South in terms of provision of health facilities and distribution of vaccines. He saidRead More

RAWALPINDI, APR 28 /DNA/ – Security Forces conducted an intelligence based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District on reported presence of terrorists. During conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists, and resultantly two terrorists; Terrorist Faheem Nawaz @Gandapuri and Terrorist Mohsin Nawaz, were successfully neutralised and sent to hell. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the Security Forces as well as innocent civilians including target killings and extortion. Sanitization operationRead More