Say that your lips are free Written by Malik Rizwan Chauhan (1) Mohsin Naqvi was caretaker Chief Minister, he became Chairman PCB, (2) Sarfraz Bugti was the Home Minister, he became the Chief Minister of Balochistan, (3) Aamir Mir was Minister of Information, became Chairman Punjab Arts Council, (4) Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar is […]

The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Friday, gaining 747.16 points, a positive change of 1.16 percent, closing at 65,325.69 points against 64,578.52 points the previous trading day. A total of 344,227,410 shares valuing Rs13.385 billion were traded during the day as compared to 424,043,562 shares valuing Rs 17.053 […]

Ghulam Mustafa Shah won the election for Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly on Friday, defeating Junaid Khan.   Ghulam Mustafa, the joint candidate of allied parties, secured 197 votes, while Junaid Khan, the candidate from the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), received 92 votes.     Only 1 vote was rejected during the counting process. […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced the schedule for the presidential election to be held on March 9.   According to the schedule, the candidates may submit their nomination papers for the president office, until Saturday noon in Islamabad and four provincial capitals — Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta.     Nomination […]

Malam Jabba, the famous skiing resort of Swat was snow blanketed on Friday after receiving heavy snowfall that attracted tourists and adventure sports lovers in droves.   Besides Kalam, Madain and Bahrain, the upper Swat has received moderate to heavy snowfall that continued lashing the hilly stations turning the weather cold and muggy due to […]

Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday congratulated Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for winning the election of Speaker National Assembly with a thumping majority. In a statement, Shehbaz Sharif who is the President Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), said that Ayaz Sadiq has set a unique example of victory as Speaker NA for the third time, adding that he […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday unveiled the schedule for conducting elections to fill six vacant Senate seats, with the voting set for March 14.   According to ECP, six seats had become vacant, comprising one in Islamabad, two in Sindh, and three in Balochistan, due to Senate members being elected to other legislative […]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Office of the Spokesperson) *** Weekly Press Briefing by the Spokesperson Friday 01 March 2024 Assalam-o-Alaikum, Thanks for joining us for the Weekly Briefing. On 28th February 2024, Pakistan successfully completed its tenure as the Chair of the Vienna Chapter of the Group of 77 and China. Pakistan’s focus during its […]

Pakistan People’s Party Candidate Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Friday was elected Chief Minister of Balochistan unopposed as no other lawmaker submitted nominations paper for the post.   The chief minister has pledged to take all parties on board for development and prosperity of the province and efforts would be made to improve governance and resolve […]