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Special Envoy on Afghanistan calls on COAS

  • RAWALPINDI, (APP): Japan’s Special Representative of UN Secretary General on Afghanistan Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at General Headquarters. During the meeting, matters related to security situation in Afghanistan and prospects for peace with particular emphasis on reconciliation process in Afghanistan were discussed, press release of […]

  • COAS seeks Afghan President’s help for release of captives

    RAWALPINDI, (APP): Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday made a telephone call to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and asked him to help in safe and early recovery of the crew of the Punjab government’s Helicopter. The helicopter had made crash landing in Lugar province of Afghanistan on Thursday on its way to […]

  • CPEC to serve entire region; later will expand to Afghanistan, Iran: Ishaq Dar

    KARACHI, (APP): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the world will see the ongoing construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) not only serves both countries, but the entire Central Asian region. Minister Dar made these remarks while briefing the media in Dubai Thursday on the talks which are poised to pave way for Pakistan […]

  • Govt firmly believes in politics of national development: PM

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his government firmly believed in the politics of national development and progress. “We are focussed and determined to implement our developmental programme across the country,” the Prime Minister said in a meeting with Mir Hasil Khan Bazinjo (President of the National Party of Pakistan), Minister […]

  • Demos, rallies staged in IOK against killing spree

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): People of staged forceful demonstrations and rallies in many areas against the killing spree unleashed by Indian forces in the Indian Occupied Kashmir Valley. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), Hurriyet leader, Masroor Abbas, led a protest march from Khanqah-e-Sokhta Nawa Kadal in Srinagar. Addressing the protesters, he urged the people to follow […]

  • Pakistan fully committed to work with Saarc members: PM

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday said Pakistan was fully committed to jointly work with the SAARC member states in fighting terrorism, corruption and organized crimes. Addressing the inaugural session of the 7th South Asian Association for Regional Coopertion (SAARC) Interior and Home Ministers’ Conference here, the Prime Minister said this vision would compliment […]