Author: Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi

ISLAMABAD: A private housing society in alleged connivance with Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Islamabad administration not only reduced the…

PM Imran Khan interviews candidates for post of Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister.
Barristers Sultan Mahmood, Khawaja Farooq, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan and Azhar Sadiq had separate meetings with PM Imran.
Questions about the candidates’ vision for tourism, hydropower, minerals, health, education and development works were asked by the premier.

Afghan peace is more vital for Pakistan than any other country, says PM Imran Khan.
Pakistan’s future economic policies depend on Afghan peace, says premier.
India has violated UN resolutions by unilaterally annexing Kashmir on August 5, says PM Khan.

Strict security measures decided across Sindh due to situation in Afghanistan.
Sindh CM directs institutions to keep a close watch on all banned outfits.
Hate content on social media and other suspicious activities should be monitored, says CM.

Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar says lockdown is not the solution to control virus.
“Islamabad has the highest enforcement of health guidelines of around 56.4%, while in Sindh it is 33%,” says Umar.
Faisal Sultan says pressure on health facilities has increased manifold.

PM Imran Khan says despite the US being in Afghanistan for 20 years, he does not know what the objective was in the country.
Pakistan fears if Afghanistan goes to civil war then Pashtuns in Pakistan may get drawn in conflict.
PM says as far as Pakistan is concerned, it has done what it can in Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud meets Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Regional security situation including peace process in Afghanistan and other matters were discussed in the meeting.
The Saudi FM assures Pakistan of his country’s unflinching support and appreciated Islamabad’s role for promoting peace and stability in the region.

Pakistan has formally asked China for providing loans for construction of the Mainline-1 (ML-1) of rail line from Karachi to Peshawar
Pakistani authorities have communicated five major points to Beijing officially for evolving consensus on financing agreement
China wants to provide loan in RMB currency but Islamabad says it prefers the loan in US dollars or a combination of US dollars and RMB currencies