Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed as the chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC). He has served as the HEC chairman before while Ahmed also held the office of the HEC executive director previously. According to a notification issued by the prime minister office on Saturday the approval was made after considering […]
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PM reaffirms Pakistan’s full support to SCO’s objectives, charter
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assured Pakistan’s full support in the fulfillment of the purposes and objectives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), under his stewardship. He hoped that all SCO members would continue to work together for building peace, enhancing international solidarity and cooperation. The prime minister was talking to Secretary […]
Italian PM visits Algeria on energy cooperation
ALGIERS: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday for a one-day visit, during which he is expected to finalize deals to increase Algeria’s natural gas supply to Italy to ease Italy’s dependence on Russian gas supply. After his arrival, Draghi held talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over several issues of common […]
PM lauds Hamza for holding peaceful by-polls, Maryam for best campaign
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday acknowledged the efforts of the leaders and workers of Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz for ensuring the holding of by-elections of the Punjab Assembly in a peaceful manner. In a tweet, the prime minister appreciated the government of Punjab under Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz for conducting peaceful elections. “The […]
PM urges people to reject politics of divide, disharmony with power of their votes
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged the people to reject the politics of divide, discord, and bad blood with the power of their votes. In a series of tweets on his twitter handle, the prime minister in veiled reference to Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan said that his ego, way of politics, […]
PM assures Balochistan CM of assistance for rain-hit areas
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday assured the Government of Balochistan of federal government’s all possible support to help overcome the losses caused by the heavy rains in the province. The prime minister, in a meeting with Chief Minister of Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, said the development of Balochistan was among his government’s priorities. […]
PM, Hina Rabbani Khar discuss Pakistan’s foreign affairs, regional diplomacy
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Monday. During the meeting, views were exchanged about the country’s foreign affairs, particularly regional diplomacy. Ms. Khar briefed the Prime Minister about Pakistan’s participation in the recently held Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, […]
PM, his team working hard to steer Pakistan out of crises: Murtaza Abbassi
HAVELIAN: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbassi has said that Imran Khan’s incompetence has thrown Pakistan into deep waters. He was speaking to the delegations of his constituency called on him here on Sunday. The minister further said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his team had been working hard to get Pakistan […]
PM approves five-day public holidays on Eid ul Azha
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has approved five-day public holidays on the occasion of Eid ul Azha from July 8 to July 12 (Friday to Tuesday). According to a letter of the PM Office shared by the press wing, the cabinet secretary was directed to take further action after PM’s approval. Earlier, the Cabinet […]
PM directs immediate functioning of shut down power plants
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for making the shut-down power plants functional and sought a report entailing clear reasons over the load-shedding. The prime minister chaired an important meeting to overcome the issues of power load-shedding and energy crises. The meeting was attended by […]