News Update Pakistan

Duration of Radio Pakistan’s flagship Khabarnama at 8 pm will be reduced to half-hour duration from the existing sixty minutes from Monday (December 16, 2019).The Khabarnama of Radio Pakistan covers wide range of national, international, regional, spor…

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister, Raja Farooq Haider Khan has underlined the need to empower the state government by determining its role and proving opportunities to effectively plead Kashmir case at international fora.He was addressing an Intern…

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Ali Alizada called on Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman in Peshawar today.During the meeting, they discussed with him matters of mutual interest.Speaking on the occasion, Shah Farman said the bilateral relati…

Zeeshan Khanzada of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won by-election on the vacant seat of senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.According to unofficial results, he secured one hundred and four votes.His rival Farzand Ali Khan of Pakistan People’s Party got thirty-on…

Governor Balochistan, Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has said that efforts are being made for promotion of higher education and uplift of higher education institutions in the province.Presiding over the 2nd Senate meeting of Bolan University of Medical and He…

Punjab Cabinet has approved amendments in Punjab Local Government Act 2019.The approval was given during a Provincial Cabinet meeting held in Lahore on Tuesday, chaired by Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.Under the amendments, political parties and e…

Gilgit Baltistan Assembly in a unanimous resolution on Tuesday condemned Indian Government’s decision of revoking special status of Kashmir, imposition of curfew for the last three months and violation of human rights in occupied Kashmir.Minister for L…

Minister for Planning Khusro Bakhtyar and Vice Chairman National Development and Reform Commission of China Ning Jizhe inaugurated the 300 MW Coal Power Plant in Gwadar today.Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, senior officials and Chinese delegation membe…

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has summoned provincial cabinet meeting at Chief Minister Office in Lahore on Tuesday.According to a spokesman for Chief Minister Office, during the meeting twenty-two point agenda will come under consideration…

Prime Minister Imran Khan says keeping a control on the prices of items of essential use is among the foremost priorities of the government.He was chairing a meeting of the government’s economic team in Islamabad on Monday.Imran Khan while terming the …

Special assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza says federal government had planned to introduce auto-disable syringes next year for reducing infections and diseases caused by repeated use of syringes. In an interview with a private…

Prime Minister Imran Khan has again reiterated that he will not give NRO to anyone as long as he is alive.In a social media message on Saturday, he said the government would not compromise on corruption cases.Source: Radio Pakistan