Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has arrived in Washington days before a temporary 10 per cent US surcharge on Pakistani exports, imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act, expires on July 24. A second threat is taking shape under Section 301: the US Trade Representative has proposed another 10 per cent duty after finding that […]
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CDF Munir in Türkiye for key meetings with political, military leaders
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has arrived in Turkiye on a two-day official visit, state media reported on Monday. During the visit, Field Marshal Munir is scheduled to hold key meetings with Turkiye’s military and political leadership to discuss matters of mutual interest, Radio […]
Acting President Gilani holds meetings at Aiwan-e-Sadr
Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday held separate meetings with religious, political and literary personalities at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Among those who called on the Acting President were Shahzada Murad Nazir, of Darbar Mohra Sharif, Murree, former MPA Mian Jhangir Pirzada Bhutta, Mr Faisal Sakhi Butt and Rao Waqas, a press release issued by the […]
Bilawal holds separate meetings with party MNAs, Sindh CM’s aide
Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, met with Member of the National Assembly Syed Naveed Qamar at Bilawal House, where matters related to legislation were discussed. Moreover, Bilawal held a meeting with Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh, Ahsan Mazari, at Bilawal House. On this occasion, he briefed the PPP Chairman […]
High-level meetings scheduled as Zardari set to visit Iraq
President, Asif Ali Zardari, will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Iraq from December 20 to 24 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Iraq, Dr Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid. The visit underscores the longstanding, brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iraq, rooted in shared bonds of faith, culture, and mutual respect, […]
Punjab CM holds back-to-back meetings to review depts’ working
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over second consecutive day of cabinet and departmental accountability sessions, receiving extensive briefings and reviewing progress on ongoing projects across all government departments. The three-hour performance review meeting showcased unprecedented achievements, rigorous scrutiny and several decisive future reforms. According to the briefing, Mines and Minerals department set a […]
PML-N MPAs boycott standing committee meetings
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday boycotted the meetings of the Punjab Assembly’s standing committees. PML-N MPAs said they would not attend the meetings of standing committees till the government fulfilled its commitment to name Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz as the Public Accounts Committee chairman. Lawmakers were scheduled […]