ISLAMABAD, JAN 07 (DNA) – Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwaliawas summoned by Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, today, to convey Pakistan’s strong rejection of baseless and fabricated Indian allegations concerning the Sikh community. The DG (SA & SAARC) conveyed Pakistan’s strong denouncement of the Indian government’s motivated and mischievous allegations of “attack”, “vandalism” and “desecration” at the holy Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and “targeted killing” of a Pakistani Sikh youth in Peshawar, as part of its desperate attempts to divert attention from the continuing state terrorism inRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 07 (DNA) –Pakistan’s decision not to become a party in US-Iran conflict is laudable and according to the national interests which has improved the global image of the country, a business leader said. Pakistan has decided that not to take sides and not to compromise on its national security but the government should take immediate decisions amid mounting tensions between the US and Iran. The conflict can result in unprecedented hike in energy prices and the government must be prepared to cushion its impact, said Shahid Rasheed Butt formerRead More

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday announced that tourist visas in the UAE will now be issued for five years. oday, we change the system of issuing tourist visas in the country, to make the duration of the tourist visa for five-years, multiple uses, for all nationalities, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted. e received more than 21 million tourists annually, and we want to establish the UAE as an international tourist destination, he added. The move comesRead More

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says the government is paying greater focus on development resulting in acceleration of development spending. In a tweet, he said development expenditure under PSDP schemes last month was 75 billion rupees. He said in the previous five months, this expenditure was 87 billion rupees. So in one month, we nearly spent as much as last five months.

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has called upon the United Nations Security Council to fulfill its responsibility granting the right to self-determination to the Kashmiris according to its resolutions. He was addressing a big gathering of British Pakistani and Kashmiri Diaspora in London. Nafees Zakria also urged UNSC of taking punitive action against India and its brutal occupation forces in occupied Kashmir for their atrocities and gross violation of human rights on defenseless people of occupied Kashmir.