ISLAMABAD, June 24(ABC): Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said on Friday that sanctions on Russia have affected many developing countries including Pakistan. Addressing weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Friday, he said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with his Afghan counterpart Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund over telephone and offered condolences over the deaths and prayed for speedy recovery of …

KARACHI, June 24(ABC): In a bid to tackle the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has suggested the vice-chancellors (VCs) of the public sector universities promote the consumption of local drinks such as lassi and sattu as this will “increase employment and generate income for the public”. In a circular issued by the …

Group of American investors meet Pakistan’s Ambassador in Washington DC WASHINGTON DC, June 25 (ABC): Ambassador Masood Khan has said that the emerging market of 220 million people with its unique geo-economic location serves as an ideal destination for the US investors and business community not only to undertake profitable business ventures within Pakistan but also to relocate their value …

ISLAMABAD, June 25 (ABC): Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan met with Federal Health Minister Mr. Abdul Qadir Patel, Special Secretary Health Mr. Irikhar Shallwant, and DG Health Dr. Shabana Salem on June 23, 2022. The ICRC delegation Included Mr. Jamal Khan, Deputy Head of Delegation, Dr Mirwais Khan, Head of the Healthcare in …

ISLAMABAD, June 24(ABC): The court of a district and sessions judge in Islamabad on Friday granted PTI Chairman Imran Khan bail till July 6 in 10 cases pertaining to vandalism during the party’s long march in the federal capital. The court directed the former prime minister to submit Rs5,000 as surety against his bail in each case and summoned the …

KARACHI, June 24(ABC): The Supreme Court Karachi registry on Friday issued a written verdict in the Dua Zahra case, stating that the Sindh High Court’s ruling will not hinder the process of the formation of a medical board for another ossification test on the teenager if so desired by her parents. The SHC had allowed teenager Dua Zahra — who made headlines …

LAHORE, June 24(ABC): Former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar Friday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) once again complaining that the provincial government has provided him with vehicles that are “malfunctioning and defective”. “…the vehicles which have been provided to the applicant (Buzdar) are malfunctioning and are also defective,” the ex-chief minister’s lawyer said in a petition filed on his …

Khalid bin Majeed pledges support for affected population in neighboring country ISLAMABAD, June 23 (ABC): Expressing his deep condolences over the deadliest Earthquake in Afghanistan, Chairman of KBM Care Foundation Khalid bin Majeed said that it was shocking to learn about the tragic loss of precious human lives due to devastating earthquake that struck Khost and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan. …

ISLAMABAD, June 23(ABC): Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on Thursday wrapped up the Dua Zahra case over the request of her father’s lawyer to take back the plea challenging Sindh High Court’s verdict in the case pertaining to the teenager’s recovery. Zahra had made headlines across the country after she had mysteriously disappeared from Karachi in April but later declared that …

Washington DC, June 23 (ABC): Vice President Cargill Inc. Mr. Colin D’Silva and Director Ms. Betsy Bryant Struse, have assured Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan, that Cargill, a US-led conglomerate, will enhance and diversify its investments in Pakistan in the fields of agriculture and bio industry. D’Silva said: “Pakistan is an emerging market with a huge potential for …