Tag: Ministry of foreign affairs

Pakistan clears fresh applications of 74 INGOs amid int’l pressure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan approved fresh applications of 74 International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) out of total 141 outfits who submitted applications for fresh registration, showing a...

Pakistani counselor in Sweden asked to leave country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Commercial Counselor (CC) in Sweden Saima Sabah has been declared persona non grata for breaking the laws of the country, Pakistan Today...

Senior diplomats perturbed as prime postings grabbed by ‘unworthy’ juniors

--Ministry officials accuse authorities of appointing favourites while ignoring seniors --FO spokesperson says action being taken against officers facing cases   ISLAMABAD: Senior diplomats at the Ministry of...

Pakistani missions abroad spend Rs1.3bn on govt officials’ healthcare

With Pakistani missions spending Rs1.3 billion on the healthcare of government officials in the past 24 months, eyebrows have been raised over such lavish...

Govt cognizant of foreign media campaigns regarding ‘free Karachi’, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal on Thursday informed the Senate that the government was cognizant of foreign media...

EU approved grant for electoral reforms but Pakistan let it lapse

EU offered grant to Pakistan in 2016 as part of election reforms process to help ensure free, fair, transparent elections due in July...

Pakistan hands over list of 457 prisoners to India

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday handed over a list of 457 Indian prisoners in Pakistan to the High Commission of India in Islamabad. Of these...

‘India did not behave’: Chinese state media says drone crash was at...

BEIJING: The Indian drone that “intruded” and crashed in Chinese territory did so in the Doklam sector near the Sikkim boundary,  the same location where border...

Pakistan, EU hold dialogue on disarmament, non-proliferation

ISLAMABAD:  The 3rd round of Pakistan-EU Dialogue on disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy was held in Islamabad, a press release issued by...

Nisar takes notice of Pakistani woman’s imprisonment in India

Federal interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has taken notice of a Pakistani woman detained in an Indian prison on Sunday. According to details, a...