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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Bans Red Carpets At Official Events: Report

March 30, 2024 admin

The notification stated that red carpets would now be exclusively reserved for diplomatic receptions. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to impose a ban on the use of red carpets at official events, ARY News reported. Expressing dissatisfaction with the practice of laying out red carpets during the visits of federal ministers…

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Zardaris supersede Sharifs with most legislators from same family in Pakistan

March 30, 2024 admin

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari family members attend a ceremony after Mr. Zardari became the first Pakistani to be elected as Pakistan’s President for the second time. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Zardaris have overtaken the Sharifs to hold the record for having the most number of lawmakers from a family in Pakistani politics…

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President Asif Ali Zardari urges political parties to unite to tackle challenges faced by Pakistan

March 23, 2024 admin

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on March 23 urged all political parties to set aside their differences to tackle the multiple problems faced by the cash-strapped country amidst increasing political polarisation and a spike in terror attacks. Mr. Zardari was addressing the 84th Pakistan Day celebrations and Army parade held at the Parade Ground area…

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Saudi Crown Prince reaffirms full support for crisis-hit Pakistan

March 16, 2024 admin

Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on March 16 assured newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif full support for Pakistan which has been going through a tough economic phase. Riyadh has supported cash-strapped Pakistan in recent years by depositing and rolling over large sums of greenbacks to shore up the country’s low…

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Newly-Elected Pak PM Thanks PM Modi For Felicitating Him On His Re-Election

March 8, 2024 admin

Shehbaz Sharif, however, raked up the Kashmir issue during his victory speech in National Assembly. Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for felicitating him on his re-election. Sharif, 72, took the oath as prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, assuming the cash-strapped country’s reins for a…

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Asif Ali Zardari Set To Be Elected As New Pak President: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

March 7, 2024 admin

Asif Ali Zardari is frontrunner for Pakistan presidential election that will be hold tomorrow. Islamabad: Asserting that Asif Ali Zardari is set to be elected as the next President of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that there will be strong coordination between them, according to ARY News. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former…

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Days after PM congratulates him, Pakistan PM Sharif thanks him for the greeting

March 7, 2024 admin

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on social media on Thursday, even as the two countries showed no signs of any thaw in ties at present. “Thank you [PM Modi] for felicitations on my election as the Prime…

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Ensure Pakistan does not divert loans to foot defence bills: India to IMF

March 6, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: AP Taking a tough stance, India has batted for “stringent monitoring” of any emergency funds provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its financially beleaguered neighbour Pakistan, stressing that such funds must not be redeployed towards defence bills or repayment of loans from other countries. India’s…

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New Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif orders ‘immediate’ talks with IMF for extended facility for ailing economy

March 5, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L). | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered “immediate” talks with the IMF for an extended fund facility for his cash-strapped country, saying that improving the state of the economy would be the top priority of his government which has received the “mandate”. In January,…

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Maryam Nawaz’s selection as Punjab CM a ‘milestone’ in Pakistani politics: U.S.

March 5, 2024 admin

Maryam Nawaz. | Photo Credit: AP “The selection of Maryam Nawaz as the Chief Minister of the Punjab province is a milestone in Pakistani politics,” the U.S. has said, asserting that it looks forward to cooperating with Islamabad on integrating women more fully into the country’s political life. Maryam, the 50-year-old daughter of three-time former…

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