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‘Jihad in IOK will damage Kashmir cause’, PM Imran advises AJK people
Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated Pakistan’s all-out support to Kashmiris and urged the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) not to engage in the armed struggle against the Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan territory.
“Some elements in AJK are instigating Jihad and armed struggle against the Indian forces which will be a great damage to the Kashmir cause, and is against the inter... |
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Nawaz diagnosed with acute ITP, will recover in a week: doctor
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been diagnosed with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting, according to medics.
“The blood disorder is easily treatable in Pakistan,” a doctor on the medical board treating the incarcerated politician at Lahore’s Services Hospital told Th... |
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‘Won’t resign on opposition’s demand’, PM tells senior journalists
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Imran Khan has categorically said that he would not give in to the opposition’s demand for him to step down.
“Let me be very clear that I will not resign on opposition’s demand,” the premier told a select group of journalists at the PM Office on Wednesday.
He said it appeared as if the JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, is backed by foreign elements, adding that ... |
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PM inaugurates power plant part of CPEC
Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was in Karachi on a day-long visit on Monday, inaugurated the China Hub Power Generation Plant in Hub, Balochistan, a project under the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, the premier said the power plant was the first joint venture between Islamabad and Beijing under CPEC, and expressed his desire to... |
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Govt will enforce its writ if 'Azadi march' held, warns Khattak
ISLAMABAD:
The government on Saturday said the opposition parties’ refusal to come to the negotiating table on the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) ‘Azadi march’ meant that they were working on an anti-Kashmir agenda and the state will enforce its writ allowing the “law to take its course” if they went ahead with the rally.
“The prime minister [Imran Khan] will not resign under any circums... |
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Pakistan averts threat of Saudi-Iran conflict: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD:
The threat of an immediate conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been averted thanks to Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced on Wednesday.
Qureshi told the media that both the Saudi and Iranian leadership had agreed to pursue diplomatic options to resolve their differences.
His statement came just hours after Prime Minister Imran Kh... |
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Royal sojourn: Struck by strides Pakistan made since independence, says Prince William
Britain’s Prince William said the United Kingdom and Pakistan share “unique bonds” in a speech at the National Monument in Islamabad on Tuesday evening during a five-day visit to the nation with his wife Kate.
Prince William spoke of the warm welcome and delicious food they had experienced in Pakistan after arriving on Monday evening and visiting local school children and Prime Minister Imran K... |
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Pakistan offers to host Saudi-Iran direct talks
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan is pushing for direct talks between Saudi and Iranian officials as part of its ongoing diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions in the Persian Gulf region, two officials with the knowledge of the development told The Express Tribune on Monday.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was accompanied by the foreign minister and head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), put forward ... |
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War between Iran, Saudi Arabia will serve vested interests: PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said Pakistan will do its utmost to enable talks and avoid conflict between arch regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Addressing a joint news conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, PM Imran said certain vested interests were pushing for yet another war in a region that has suffered immensely due to previous and ongoing conflicts.
“Pa... |
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Secret visit lays groundwork for PM’s mediation visit to Iran, S Arabia
Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to visit Tehran on Sunday as part of Pakistan’s efforts to defuse worsening tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, officials said on Friday.
The groundwork for the prime minister’s mediation tour was laid during an unannounced visit of a top government official to Iran and Saudi Arabia in the last week of September, sources with the knowledge of the discreet di... |
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