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Fitch rating upgrade hailed as sign of economic growth

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says Pakistan’s upgraded sovereign credit rating under Fitch’s recent report is the reflection of our efforts to achieve macroeconomic stability during last couple of months. Addressing media in Islamabad, he said the process of tabling the Staff Level Agreement with IMF played a crucial role in

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NA to meet in Islamabad today

National Assembly session will start at the Parliament House in Islamabad today at five in the evening. The house will discuss matters of national importance besides transacting legislative business. Source: Radio Pakistan

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Masoud Pezeshkian takes oath as Iran’s President

Masoud Pezeshkian has taken oath as President of Iran. The oath taking ceremony in Tehran was attended by delegates from over eighty-eight countries and senior Iranian officials. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar also attended the ceremony. Source: Radio Pakistan

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons observed

The World Day against Trafficking in Persons was observed on Tuesday. This year theme of the day is “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking.” According to the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, children are twice as likely

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No one can issue Fatwas against others: Law Minister

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has said there is complete unanimity in the House over the finality of the Prophethood of Hazart Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him. Responding to a point raised by Sahibzada Hamid Raza, he said the recent verdict delivered by Supreme Court can be

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Ishaq Dar to attend ceremony of Iranian President-elect

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the oath taking ceremony of the President-elect of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, to be held in Tehran today. The visit attests to the commitment by the two countries to strengthen leadership-level engagement and bilateral cooperation.

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