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February 15, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM deposits gifted Turkish car to Toshakhana

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif deposited the gifted Turkish electric car to Toshakhana. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifted the Turkish-made electric cars “Togg” to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Togg SUVs were presented during Erdogan’s official visit to Pakistan, symbolizing the strong bilateral ties between the two nations. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif even took a test drive with Erdogan, getting a firsthand experience of the vehicle’s features. Toshakhana (treasure-house) is a governmental department in Pakistan which collects gifts received by public office holders. Earlier, Pakistan and Turkiye signed twenty-four Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)

February 15, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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ECC approves Pakistan’s NDB-BRICS membership

The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved over 27 billion rupees to ensure financial support for key initiatives. The ECC, which met in Islamabad with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair, approved a technical supplementary grant worth 19.15 billion rupees for 133 schemes of the defunct Pakistan Public Works Department. It also okayed 5.36 billion rupees to execute development schemes under the SDGs Achievement Programme with 4.25 billion rupees allocated for Sindh and 1.11 billion rupees for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The approval was also granted to an amount of 1.914 billion rupees in favor of NADRA, ensuring the

February 11, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Pakistan’s economy improving at macroeconomic level: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says the foundation of Pakistan’s economy at the macro-economic level has been gradually improving since last year. Talking to Pakistani investors and businessmen in Dubai, he said the inflation has decreased to 2.4 per cent in January this year, while the policy rate is at 12 per cent. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan’s exports, including IT exports, are on the rise, and foreign remittances have reached a record high of three billion dollars in January this year. He said Pakistan’s economic landscape has witnessed stability at macroeconomic level following agreement with the International Monetary

February 6, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Negotiations only way forward for PTI: Irfan Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD – Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that so-called letter written by founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan to the Chief of Army Staff is evidence of his deep frustration, and is reflective of the party’s negative mindset about the military. He said at a time, when soldiers and officers are being martyred in fight against militancy, writing such a letter and claiming that a gap has emerged between the public and the armed forces, is “deeply regrettable”. This letter will not receive any response nor an acknowledgement at any level, he

January 23, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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SIFC’s Executive Committee stresses coordination to boost industrial sector

The Executive Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has stressed the importance of close coordination and cooperation among relevant stakeholders to strengthen industrial sector in the country. It was decided in the 12th meeting of the committee held in Islamabad today with Minister for Planning, Development Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. The meeting reviewed progress of ongoing projects and policy initiatives across various sectors. It commended the ongoing efforts to grant industrial status to the warehousing and logistics sectors. The objective of the meeting was to further improve the investment climate in the country and pave the way

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Govt negotiating team prepares written reply to PTI’s demands

The government’s negotiating team has finalized its response to the written demands submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Sources within the government reveal that the response rejects the PTI’s call for a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9th, citing the ongoing court proceedings and military court convictions related to the incidents. The government’s written reply argues that judicial commissions are formed only for matters not already under judicial consideration. Since cases related to the May 9th events are already before the courts, including those resulting in convictions by military courts, the formation of a separate judicial commission is

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz orders improved policing on highways, motorways

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance policing and patrolling on national highways and motorways, emphasizing that provision of the best travel facilities is a top priority. of the government. He was chairing two separate meetings in Islamabad on matters related to National Highway Authority and safety measures on National Highways and Motorways across the country. The Prime Minister instructed to constitute a steering committee to review the development work of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, construction of remaining sections of Rato Dero-Gwadar Motorway and Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway, Karachi-Quetta-Chaman National Highway, and reconstruction of some parts of Karakoram Highway. Describing national highways and

January 14, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz to chair federal cabinet meeting today

ISLAMABAD– Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned the federal cabinet meeting to be held today (Tuesday) in Islamabad to discuss the current political, economic and security situation in the country. The prime minister will preside over the meeting which will be held at the Prime Minister’s Office. The cabinet will discuss an eight-point agenda during the meeting. According to sources, recommendations of the Right Sizing Committee will be presented for approval during the meeting. The cabinet will also give approval to merge the Narcotics Division in the Ministry of Interior. The summary of the merger of the Aviation Division with