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President, PM pay tributes to Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have paid glowing tributes to Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed on his 59th martyrdom anniversary today. In a statement, the President said the entire nation salutes the unparalleled sacrifice and bravery of Major Aziz Bhatti. The President said Major Aziz Bhatti heroically

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Planning Minister vows to ensure transparency in projects

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says government has taken crucial steps to ensure transparency in development projects during challenging times. Presiding over the annual review meeting of the Public Sector Development Programme 2023-24 in Islamabad today, he said that misuse of the development budget would not be tolerated. The Minister said

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Pakistan, Hungary vow to strengthen parliamentary ties

Pakistan and Hungary have vowed to strengthen parliamentary ties through parliamentary groups and regular interaction and cooperation. The resolve was expressed at first meeting of Pak-Hungary Parliamentary Friendship Group held at National Assembly, Islamabad today. Convener of the Group and Member National Assembly Raja Osama Sarwar chaired the meeting. Ambassador

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Pakistan Railways denies fuel shortage for train operations

Pakistan Railways has categorically stated that there is no shortage of fuel for train operations as there is an agreement with Pakistan State Oil regarding the provision of fuel. According to Pakistan Railways Spokesperson, the uninterrupted supply of fuel to railways is the responsibility of Pakistan State Oil. He further

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Ahsan Iqbal reviews four centers of excellence in Islamabad

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has chaired a meeting to review the progress of four key Centers of Excellence in Islamabad today. These key centers of Excellence included National Center for Brand Development, Establishment of Bayt-ul-Hikmah at NUML, Establishment of China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre (CPJR) on Earth Sciences at QAU, Islamabad,

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Chinese businessmen show interest in construction of SEZ in GB

Minister for SAFRON, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Amir Muqam says Pakistan and China share a comprehensive partnership, built on trust, economic cooperation, security collaboration, cultural exchange, infrastructure development and global coordination. He was talking to a Chinese business delegation, led by renowned economist Yuan Jianmin Senior, in Islamabad today.

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Saudi envoy lauds Pakistan for introducing economic reforms

Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a homegrown economic agenda centered on comprehensive institutional reforms across key sectors of the economy. The Minister made these remarks while meeting Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nawaf Bin Said Al-Malki, who called on him

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