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The swearing in of the newly-elected Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti will take place at the Governor House in Quetta on Saturday. He was elected unopposed as Leader of the House in the Balochistan Assembly yesterday. Sarfraz Bugti's nomination as Chief Minister will be officially announced at 11…

Asif Zardari, Mahmood Achakzai are vying for the office of President. Asif Ali Zardari, the joint candidate of PPP and the PML-N, and Sunni Ittehad Council's candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai are vying for the office of President. Their nomination papers were filed today for the presidential elections to be held…

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Jawad Sohrab Malik has expressed country's unwavering commitment to promote safe and legal migration of Pakistani workers aboard and prioritizing their rights. Speaking at inaugural ceremony of Protectorate of Emigrants Office in Islamabad, the SAPM said establishing…

Caretaker Minister for Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz has stressed the need for ensuring affordable power rates for the local industrial sector. In a press statement, the minister said it is essential for the survival of the industrial sector, which is a source of job creation, export production, and import substitution.…

President Dr Arif Alvi has said Pakistan accords special importance to its relations with Azerbaijan, which are based on common faith, shared history, and people-to-people contacts. He was talking to Chairman of the Chamber of Accounts of Azerbaijan, Mr Vugar Gulmammadov, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The President called…

Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of PML-N and PPP, and Sunni Ittehad Council's candidate Umar Ayub have filed their nomination papers for the elections of office of Prime Minister. Secretary of National Assembly received the nomination papers. Source: Radio Pakistan

A farewell ceremony was organized today in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in honor of the Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi. Speaking on the occasion, Information Minister Murtaza Solangi thanked the officials and staff of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for their cooperation…

The country's trade deficit recorded a significant decrease of thirty one percent in the first eight month of current fiscal year. According to the statistics released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, eleven point six percent decrease in trade deficit was witnessed in the month of February. There has been an…

Three terrorists were killed and four got injured by security forces in an intelligence based operation in Karak District. According to the ISPR, weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against Law enforcement agencies as well as innocent…

The President Dr. Arif Alvi has stressed the need for storing collection of books in digital form. He expressed these views in launching ceremony of 1st Karachi Festival of Books and Libraries in Karachi today. He said future of country depends on education and Knowledge. The President said that access…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved phased reforms in the healthcare system as well as the supply of free medicines in hospitals. Chairing a meeting in Lahore today, she also gave approval to start a pilot project in Lahore to provide healthcare facilities at people's doorsteps. The Chief Minister…

The second phase of five-day anti-polio campaign begins in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tomorrow. During the second phase, more than seven point one million children up to five years age will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops. The children will also be administered a supplementary dose of 'Vitamin-A' during campaign Source: Radio Pakistan