Pakistan and Turkiye have reaffirmed the commitment to forge deeper strategic ties in defence sector. The consensus to this effect emerged during a meeting between Deputy Chief of General Staff Turkish Armed Forces, General Irfan Ozsert and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza in Rawalpindi. During
The relevant government departments are continuing crackdown against power pilferage. According the latest statistics, 73.07 billion rupees have so far been collected since September last year. Source: Radio Pakistan
Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner. According to the latest statistics, 2505 Afghan nationals returned to their country over the four days. 489,464 Afghans have so far been repatriated to Afghanistan. Source: Radio Pakistan
Pakistan has called for strict implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty to address the looming water crisis. Addressing the UN Security Council, Pakistan Permanent Representative in the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram said Pakistan aims to reinvigorate the Indus River basin which provides food security to over 225 million
The re-polling in the six polling stations of NA-43 Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, scheduled on Saturday, will now be held on Monday. According to Election Commission of Pakistan, the polling will be commenced at eight in the morning and end at five in evening. Source: Radio Pakistan
Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated Ring Road-III project in Lahore on Thursday. Addressing the ceremony, he said the population of the provincial metropolis will benefit from this project. Source: Radio Pakistan
A meeting chaired by Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz in Islamabad today reviewed the existing system of water supply, sanitation and waste disposal of the federal capital and Rawalpindi. It was informed that there are 8,000 sanitation workers who dispose of 2,300 tons of waste daily with an annual budget of
Re-polling at some polling stations in NA-88 Khushab, PS-18 Ghotki-I, and PK-90, Kohat-I is underway and it will continue till five in the evening without break. Election Commission of Pakistan had ordered re-polling due to pilferage, snatching and burning of polling material in these constituencies. Source: Radio Pakistan