Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s new government attaches great importance to strengthening relations between Pakistan and China, Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif said here yesterday.

Shahbaz, who was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan on Monday, and took the oath on the same day, made the remarks during a meeting with Pang Chunxue, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, at the Prime Minister House, in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (APP): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, Modi said, “Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror, so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people.”

Islamabad, Apr 11 (PTI) Deposed Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to return from London next month after Eid, a senior PML-N leader has said, amid a whirlwind of political developments that have embroiled the country following Imran Khan's ignominious ouster from power.

Mian Javed Latif said a decision on PML-N supremo and the three-time prime minister Sharif's anticipated return will be discussed with the coalition partners.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani lawmakers are to choose a new prime minister on Monday, capping a tumultuous week of political drama that saw the ouster of Imran Khan as premier and a constitutional crisis narrowly averted after the country’s top court stepped in.

The leading contender is Shahbaz Sharif, opposition lawmaker and a brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But his election will not guarantee a clear path forward — or solve Pakistan’s many economic problems, including high inflation and a soaring energy crisis.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): The National Assembly will elect the new leader of the House (Prime Minister) on April 11, 2022 (Monday) after passage of no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.

Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Sunday (April 10) defeated the ruling PTI government in the no-confidence resolution they jointly moved against Prime Minister Imran Khan with 174 votes, setting a new precedent in parliamentary history of the country for in-house change through a democratic and constitutional manner.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote early Sunday set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with Khan calling on supporters to take to the streets in protest and the political opposition preparing to install his replacement.

Islamabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Pakistan's Army on Saturday conducted a successful flight test of the surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Shaheen-III which can strike targets up to 2,750 kilometres, bringing a number of Indian cities under its range.

The test flight was aimed at revalidating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system, the military's media wing Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement.

ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Pakistani military said.

"The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system," a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The flight test was witnessed by Director General of Strategic Plans Division Lt. Gen. Nadeem Zaki Manj, other senior military officials, scientists and engineers of strategic organizations of the country, the statement added.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday, introduced by political opponents who say they have the votes to defeat him.

A combined opposition that spans the political spectrum from the left to the radically religious says it has the 172 votes it needs in Pakistan’s 342-seat Parliament to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 8 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and Somalia in all areas of mutual interest, particularly trade and economy.

The president said Pakistan had initiated the ‘Engage Africa Policy’, which would further boost bilateral relations with all African countries.

The President expressed these views while talking to the outgoing Ambassador of Somalia Khadija M. Almakhzoumi, who paid a farewell call on him, here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.