Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Saturday that his party would dissolve two provincial assemblies next week, earlier than scheduled, in an attempt to build pressure on the federal government to hold early general elections.

Khan has campaigned for snap polls since being ousted from power in a parliamentary vote in April, which has heightened political uncertainty in the South Asian nation even as it struggles to stave off financial default.

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (APP): Pakistan on Thursday said that as the developing countries endeavored to recover from multiple crises, the Group of 77 and China must take the lead in promoting the systemic and structural changes needed to revive sustainable global growth.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, also the host of the G-77 and China Ministerial Conference held here, in his opening statement, urged the body to induct equity in international economic relations and restore the developing economies on a path leading to realization of the SDGs and environmental objectives.

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif agreed to further deepen the bilateral relationship between the two countries and raise it to strategic cooperation for the mutual benefit of their peoples, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Imran Khan-led government had closed down several projects of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s previous government and even renamed some of them which were inaugurated by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday expressed satisfaction on the steady growth and momentum of the bilateral relations and agreed to enhance these relations towards strategic cooperation for mutual benefit of the two countries and their peoples.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (APP): The federal cabinet on Tuesday formally accorded its approval to the signing of final deal over Reko Diq project, thus paving way for inking of the final agreement on December 15.

After the approval given to the ministry of petroleum and other relevant ministries and with its final signing, the agreement over Reko Diq project would be implemented.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — China on Tuesday advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible,” following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul.

The Chinese advisory appeared to be a setback for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers who seek foreign investments in hopes of halting the downward spiral of the Afghan economy since their takeover of the country more than a year ago.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): The Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) will celebrate IOFS Day on Monday and will gather the Diplomatic Corps and other relevant stakeholders in Kazakhstan to provide a presentation on the organization’s accomplished work throughout the year.

During the celebration, a presentation will be made on the achievements of the Islamic Organization for Food Security during the year 2022 and its contributions to enhancing food security.

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured on Sunday in a collision between a van and a trailer in Ghotki district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, rescue workers reported.

According to the reports, the accident took place on the National Highway during the early morning hours when the van driver fell asleep, and resultantly the vehicle hit the trailer coming from the opposite direction.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned home Sunday after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020.

Suleman Shahbaz reached Islamabad early Sunday and then took a flight to his hometown of Lahore after meeting with his father at the prime minister’s residence, said Ata Tarar, a spokesman for Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League party.