We strongly condemn reprehensible terrorist attack in Karachi which claimed innocent lives, including Chinese nationals: FO Spokesperson ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has said that we strongly condemn the reprehensible terrorist attack in Karachi which claimed innocent lives, including those of Chinese nationals workingRead More →

News stories about pressurizing ex-ambassador to United States Dr. Asad Majeed Khan are baseless: FO Spokesperson  ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad says the categorical statements from the National Security Committee (NSC) have ruled out any foreign conspiracy behind the change of government in PakistanRead More →

WASHINGTON ( Web News ) The state of religious freedom in India “significantly worsened” last year, a U.S. panel’s report has said, calling for targeted sanctions against the country over alleged abuses. In its annual report released on Monday, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the StateRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr Arif Alvi Monday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to bring into the tax net the unregistered wholesalers, dealers or distributors of sugar to broaden the tax base. He observed that despite making huge monetary transactions and the availability of their dataRead More →

Imran Khan appeals Supreme Court of Pakistan to investigate the cable from the United States Says anyone saying that such language is a norm in diplomatic conversations was lying Asks CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja to resign from office as Pakistan’s ‘biggest political party’ did not have confidence in him anymoreRead More →

President Alvi retains major penalty awarded to corrupt NAB official for leaking official information ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr. Arif Alvi has rejected the appeal of a NAB official to set aside the major penalty awarded to him over unlawful communication of official information for benefits of corruption.Read More →

LAHORE ( Web News) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said that she has read the telegram herself and found no evidence of conspiracy. Speaking exclusively in Dunya News program Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath, he said that an explanation from former ambassador Asad Majeed onRead More →

President Alvi for increasing outreach of FTO, appreciates it for providing relief to businessmen/traders ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the need to increase the outreach of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) and create awareness about its role in providing speedy justice to complainants againstRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set out five major conditions for the revival of $6 billion bailout package, including reversal of fuel subsidies and withdrawal of the tax amnesty scheme. The IMF withdrawal of fuel subsidy, doing away with tax amnesty scheme, increasing powerRead More →

IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb orders implementation of PIC directive to publicise details of gifts given to ex-PM Imran Khan ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed Deputy Attorney General Arshad Kayani to ensure the implementation of the Pakistan Information Commission’s (PIC) order toRead More →

Pakistan values its long standing relationship with the United States of America: President Alvi ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan values its long standing relationship with the United States of America and expressed the hope that the constructive engagements between the two countriesRead More →