Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says youth specific projects would be completed on priority basis under Prime Minister's directions
Ministry of Finance says actions by the government have helped stabilize the economy and reduce the unsustainable fiscal and trade deficits, leading to restoration of business confidence
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between National Highway Authority and National Bank of Pakistan for Olive Tree Plantation along highways in the country
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Muhammad Usman Dar says four more projects of youth empowerment under Kamyab Jawan Programme will be launched this year
The New York-based Human Rights Watch has criticized Indian government for gross human rights violations including communication blackout imposed after the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status in August, last year
International:
The US Senate will start impeachment trial of President Trump next week
Iran has rejected idea of a new 'Trump deal' aimed at resolving a nuclear row
United States and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that rattled markets and weighed on the global economy
Russian government has resigned in the wake of presidential proposals to amend the constitution
Turkey and Russia have discussed to establish a secure zone within Syria’s northwestern Idlib region where displaced by fighting can shelter during the winter
Qatar and Iraq have agreed to mitigate growing tension between United States and Iran in the Middle East
In Syria, nine civilians have been killed and twenty others injured in air strikes by government forces on the last major bastion of opposition in Idlib, despite a fresh truce
The United States says it will continue military exercises with Japan and South Korea
Libya Peace Conference will be held in Germany on Sunday
Host: Javeria Maqbool
Co-host: Nisar Hussain
Coordinator: Fauzia Kalsoom Rana
In-charge: Asad Ullah Khan