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$5 billion investment pledged for oil, gas exploration in Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif

July 7, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Pakistan is expected to get an investment of $5 billion over the next three years from local and international firms for the exploration and development of petroleum and gas reserves that will save the cash-strapped country’s valuable foreign exchange and provide relief to the common man…

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Shehbaz Sharif Extends Olive Branch To Imran Khan

June 26, 2024 admin

Shehbaz Sharif offered to hold talks with Imran Khan if he is facing troubles in jail (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday extended an olive branch to his predecessor and political rival Imran Khan, offering to hold talks with him if was facing “troubles” in jail. Mr Khan, the founder of his…

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New air cargo route inaugurated between China and Pakistan

June 1, 2024 admin

This is the first air freight route linking the province with a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) country. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini A new air cargo route has been launched between Pakistan and China to further enhance trade ties between the two all-weather allies, ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing next…

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to further boost bilateral ties

May 31, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day visit to China on June 4 to further strengthen bilateral ties,” the Foreign Office announced on May 31, as the all-weather allies seek to upgrade cooperation under the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “Sharif…

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Pakistan PM Sharif says 1998 nuclear tests ensured ‘credible minimum deterrence’

May 28, 2024 admin

File picture of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: Reuters Commemorating the 26th anniversary of Pakistan’s first successful nuclear tests, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said it encapsulates the arduous yet remarkable path of the country towards establishing a “credible minimum deterrence.” Pakistan conducted six nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, inside…

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Pakistan to privatise all state-owned firms, except strategic enterprises: PM Sharif

May 14, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Cash-strapped Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, including the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on May 14, broadening the government’s initial plans to make only loss-making state firms private. The announcement to privatise state-run enterprises barring strategic ones comes a day…

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3 killed in firing and teargas shelling by security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

May 14, 2024 admin

At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters during clashes with paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s capital Muzaffarabad which has been rocked by protests against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills, a media report said on May 14 The paramilitary Rangers, which were…

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Shehbaz Sharif Steps Down As PML-N President: Report

May 13, 2024 admin

Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his resignation to Nawaz Sharif (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday resigned as the President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ARY News reported, citing sources. Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his resignation as party president to Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N supremo. In light of the senior politician’s resignation, the…

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One police officer killed, over 100 injured in clashes during protest in PoK

May 13, 2024 admin

One police officer was killed and more than 100 people, mostly policemen, were injured in violent clashes between security forces and protesters agitating against high prices of wheat flour and electricity in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, media reports said on May 12. The region witnessed clashes on May 11 between the police and activists of a rights…

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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Discusses New Loan Programme With IMF Chief

April 28, 2024 admin

If secured, it would be Pakistan’s 24th IMF bailout. (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed a new loan programme with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Shehbaz Sharif and Kristalina Georgieva met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Islamabad is seeking a…

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