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PIA resumes Paris flights via makeshift options

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its Paris operations under an alternative arrangement, it was reported on Sunday

Minister exposed fault lines in government foreign policy: PPP

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said that the recent statement by Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari has exposed the confusion prevailing in the frontline ranks at the Foreign Office (FO) and the federal cabinet, which has been affecting the Kashmir cause amid the atrocities being committed by Indian forces

Pakistan PM, Foreign Office split on Kashmir?

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari’s strong rebuke to the Foreign Office on Saturday that it had let Kashmiris and Prime Minister Imran Khan down in their struggle for the Kashmir cause, conveyed a strong impression at home and abroad that the prime minister and Foreign Office were pursuing their independent policies on the core issue of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

PM Khan greets nation on signing accord with IPPs: ‘Difficult days over, future is brighter’

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday congratulated the nation on the singing of an agreement with the independent power producers (IPPs) and said Pakistan had turned the corner and now ample job opportunities would be available to the people

Bill Gates discusses Pakistan's COVID-19 response, polio campaign with Army chief

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, in a telephonic conversation, discussed Pakistan's COVID-19 response and resumption of the polio campaign

False ceilings at Islamabad airport fall due to heavy rain

A major portion of the false ceilings at the Islamabad airport's international departure and concourse hall collapsed during heavy downpour, it was reported on Saturday

PIA flights to Europe likely to restart in two months

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to Europe are likely to restart in the next two months as the government is utilising all technical and diplomatic means to resolve the ban issue, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said

Nishan-e-Pakistan Award conferred on Syed Ali Geelani

Pakistan conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan Award upon Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on the Independence Day. The prestigious award was received by Hurriyat leaders at the Aiwan-e-Sadr Friday on behalf of Geelani

Pompeo hails Islamabad’s role in Afghan peace process

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Friday that despite many challenges, the United States and Pakistan had made notable progress in advancing the Afghan peace process

Envoy discuses Pak-Saudi ties with Buzdar, PML-Q leaders

Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malkiy called on Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and some religious parties here on Friday

'Last two years difficult, but things improving': PM Imran Khan on I-Day

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a televised addressed to the nation on Independence Day, said that the past two years were difficult, but things were now "improving"

Islamabad gets first 'public fruit garden'

The first phase of Islamabad's inaugural public fruit garden has been completed after 200 saplings were planted on a greenbelt adjoining a major road in the Pakistani capital, the media reported on Friday

PML-Q for ‘cautious’ diplomacy with Saudi Arabia

PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Husain and Pervaiz Elahi have said the Foreign Office should have exercised maximum care with regard to Pak-Saudi relations

Pakistani women journalists seek protection against social media attacks

A group of well-known Pakistani women journalists has sought protection against what they termed “vicious attacks” directed at them through social media, allegedly by people linked to the ruling government

Pakistan celebrates Independence Day

The nation is celebrating Independence Day today (Friday) with renewed resolve to work with the spirit of Pakistan Movement to make the country a true Islamic welfare state