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‘Over 22 Million Children Out Of School In Pakistan’: Shehbaz Sharif

January 12, 2025 admin

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that more than 22 million children in the country were not attending school and also stressed the urgent need for Muslim nations to focus on girls’ education, the Dawn reported, citing state media reports. Speaking at the opening of the two-day ‘International Conference on Girls’ Education…

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Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus To Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

December 20, 2024 admin

Cairo: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Thursday he had “agreed to strengthen relations” with Pakistan, a move likely to further test his country’s frosty relations with India. Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation but split in a brutal 1971 war, with Bangladesh then drawing closer to Pakistan’s arch-rival India. But Dhaka’s ties with…

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Imran Khan supporters breach Islamabad lockdown, six killed in violence

November 26, 2024 admin

Supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, aim to throw stones with slingshot following police fire tear gas shell to disperse them during clashes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Supporters seeking the release of imprisoned Pakistani former premier Imran Khan on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) broke through a…

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Watch: Jaishankar in Pakistan | An ice-breaker for ties?

October 18, 2024 admin

This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar traveled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Dr. Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for one of many firsts: – First visit by any Indian minister since 2016- when Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SAARC meet – First…

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“Should Recognise Territorial Integrity,” Says S Jaishankar In Pakistan

October 16, 2024 admin

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised the need for territorial integrity and cooperation based on mutual respect, in his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Pakistan on Wednesday. In the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan since Sushma Swaraj’s 2015 tour, Jaishankar called terrorism, extremism and separatism…

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India’s “Inevitable Consequences” Warning After Shehbaz Sharif’s UN Speech

September 28, 2024 admin

The First Secretary described Shehbaz Sharif’s speech as audacious. New Delhi: India issued a stern warning to Pakistan today at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) following Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech, in which he raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue. India firmly responded by stating that Pakistan’s continued support for cross-border terrorism will…

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif declares education emergency on International Literacy Day

September 8, 2024 admin

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan on Sunday (September 8, 2024) declared an education emergency on International Literacy Day to educate around 26 million out-of-school children in the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the measure and urged the private sector and civil organisations to join hands with the government, the…

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PM Sharif reiterates unwavering resolve of his govt to root out terrorism from Pakistan

August 27, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday (August 27, 2024) strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in the restive Balochistan province as he reiterated the unwavering resolve of his government to root out terrorism from the country. Heavily armed Baloch gunmen killed at least 37 people in…

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Iran bus crash: Pakistan flies home injured people, bodies of 28 Shiite pilgrims killed

August 24, 2024 admin

In this photo released by the Pakistan Air Force, bodies of Shiite Muslim pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran while heading to Iraq for a pilgrimage, arrive at an airbase in Jacobabad, Pakistan, on Augist 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP “Pakistan brought home on Friday (August 23, 2024) the bodies…

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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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