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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed that loans worth Rs30 billion has been given to 50,000 youth under the Prime Minister Youth Program over the last five months. Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja, rising on…

LAHORE: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Lahore President Momin Ali Malik has stressed the need for enhancing trade among South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries in high-growth sectors, including information…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said overseas Pakistanis should be wary of malicious propaganda and use of disinformation to tarnish the image of Pakistan and the state institutions. In a tweet on Saturday, he said: “I was greatly…

RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistanis embraced martyrdom while one was injured after they came under Indian army's unprovoked firing in Sattwal sector from the other side of the Line of Control (LoC).  The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said:…

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference called for a lasting solution to the lingering issue of Kashmir for durable peace in the region. The peace and harmony conference organized by Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD), an…

WASHINGTON: India is the world’s largest democracy, yet it is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the media, says a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, published during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to…

WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar said overseas Pakistanis are an asset of the nation, Pakistan is the Identity of all of us, adding while abroad national interest should be held supreme against political and…

KABUL: Taliban have in Kandahar province ordered female aid workers this week to stop work on a refugee project, according to an official letter, reinforcing rules against women working despite exemptions sought by some organisations. The…

UNITED NATIONS: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has warned that this week’s violence in the Occupied West Bank risks spiralling out of control.  “These latest killings and the violence, along with the inflammatory…

WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has denied that discrimination against minorities existed under his government, despite reports of rampant abuses. US President Joe Biden said he had discussed human rights and other…