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F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China here on Sunday signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to deepen bilateral cooperation in multiple spheres. The signing ceremony was held in Islamabad on Sunday which was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Vice Prime Minister Wang Qishan. These MoUs include cooperation in economic and technical affairs,…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday telephoned his newly elected Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to congratulate him on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral victory in the Indian election, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP increased its majority in India’s election with its…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Vice President of China Wang Qishan arrived in Islamabad this afternoon (Sunday) on a three-day official visit to Pakistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and othe high officials received him at Noor Khan Airbase. During the visit, the Chinese Vice President will call on President Arif Alvi and have a separate meeting…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry launched the country’s first moonsighting website and Hijri Calendar, and announced that based on the lunar observations Eid will be celebrated on June 5. The minister said that he has sent the five-year Hijri Calendar to the Islamic Ideology Council, adding that the calendar will…

F.P. Report MIRANSHAH: Three people lost their lives and ten injured in a clash between security forces and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) workers on Sunday in North Waziristan’s Miranshah district, confirmed ISPR. The Pakistan army’s media wing said that a group led by MNA Mohsin Javed and MNA Ali Wazir assaulted Kharqamar check post at…

F.P. Report LAHORE: The Punjab government on Sunday issued a notification imposing a ban on pillion riding in Lahore for two days on Sunday and Monday (May 26 and May 27) on the occasion of Youm-e-Ali. According to a notification, issued on the request of Deputy Commissioner Lahore, the provincial government has imposed the ban…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Pakistan is ready to have talks with the new Indian government. The Foreign minister’s statement came two days after Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was voted back into power. FM Qureshi said for outstanding issues the two neighbouring countries will have to…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that to curb dictatorship, protest becomes necessary. The PML-N leader was speaking on show ‘Geo Parliament’ where he said that the current government is incapable of running the country. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the condition of the country’s economy…

F.P. Report SARGODHA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has made surprise visits to the hospitals in Sargodha and Khushab and a police station in Talagang city to examine the quality of public services there. The step was part of his initiative to make unannounced visits to the government institutions including hospitals, police stations, schools, shelter homes…

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 would come with austerity measures to reduce the government expenditures, adding that civilian, military and private sector would contribute in reducing fiscal expenditures. Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Saturday…