ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (ABC): Ensuring the government’s commitment and full support towards the rehabilitation of flood-affected communities, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said:  “Government is moving all available resources to get out of this natural crisis caused by the devastating floods and for this purpose we desperately need sustained and regular support of all kinds …

His Eminence the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, received today, Wednesday, at his office Mr. Abdul Qadir Bateel, Pakistan’s Minister for Health, to review the latest developments of the flood crisis in Pakistan. The Pakistani Minister of Health briefed Sheikh of Al-Azhar about the dimensions of the crisis caused by floods and monsoon rains which claimed the lives …

LAHORE, Oct 12 (ABC):Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday said that politics of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan was based on lies.Talking to the media after appearing before an accountability court here, he said that under the draconian National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), a false case was made against him and his brother, Khawaja Salman Rafique, and …

Oct 13(ABC): The Sindh government on Wednesday seemed to accept the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) directives to hold local government elections in the metropolitan center of Karachi later this month. But it has suggested holding them in phases. The Sindh Services, General Administration and Coordination Department Section Officer Faiz Ahmed Pitafi wrote to the provincial election commissioner regarding the …

Oct 13(ABC): Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that if Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) desired army chief is not appointed, the “partnership” it is having will break, in an apparent reference to the establishment. “The law will bring Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan or drive away more criminals, we need to wait for it. With NAB’s amendment, thieves …

Oct 13(ABC): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was not removed via a conspiracy rather it was “brought” through a conspiracy, saying that the former prime minister Imran Khan will never be able to get into power again. “We removed him from power… Imran Khan’s anti-national agenda will never be fulfiled. …

Oct 13(ABC): With hundreds of thousands of flood survivors still displaced, the government has nearly exhausted its initial allocation for handing cash grants to affected people. The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), in a statement on Wednesday, said that they are providing financial assistance of Rs25,000 to flood-affected families under the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Cash Assistance program. Thus far, …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (ABC): President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday stressed upon focusing on reality-based issues instead of frittering away the country’s time on irrelevant debates as time was a precious commodity. In an interview with a private Tv channel, the president said that his remarks over the ‘cipher issue’ had been quoted out of the context. He said that it …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11(ABC): The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday predicted rain-wind and thunderstorm for northeast Punjab, Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. However, mainly dry weather was expected in the remaining parts of the country. During the past 24 hours, the weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country. While, …

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11(ABC): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for UN peacekeeping including the country’s commitment to promoting gender perspective in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The minister of state, in a meeting with the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for UN Department of Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix here at Foreign Office, underscored Pakistan’s unique role …