Pakistan

LAHORE (RNN TV) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that China’s collaboration with Pakistan in the agriculture sector would help farmers boost their productivity. The prime minister was addressing a ceremony marking the launch of the first phase of the Agricultural Scholarship Programme, under which a group of…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — The federal government, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership, is expected to announce a significant reduction in petrol prices, potentially cutting rates by up to Rs12 per litre, effective April 16. If approved, petrol prices will decrease from the current Rs254.63 to around Rs242–243 per litre,…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Balochistan Constabulary vehicle in the Shamsabad area of Mastung district. In separate statements, both leaders expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of three personnel and offered prayers for their…

LAHORE (RNN NEWS) – Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to promoting tourism as a full-fledged industry, stating that Punjab is fully prepared to welcome both domestic and international tourists. She made these remarks while speaking to a 25-member delegation from the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), comprising…

LAHORE (RNN) — ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has leveled serious accusations against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legal team and current leadership, alleging they are attempting to wrest control of the party from founder Imran Khan, ARY News reported. Fawad claimed that some individuals secured seats in the National…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday firmly rejected the possibility of any reconciliation with PTI, labeling its leadership as “seditious elements” and emphasizing that any future dialogue would only occur after a complete surrender. Speaking to the media in London, Dar stated…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — Three individuals have been sentenced to seven years in prison for their involvement in the honey-trapping and kidnapping of renowned playwright Khalilur Rehman Qamar. Lahore’s Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict on Monday, convicting Amna Urooj, Mamnoon Haider, and Zeeshan, while acquitting the remaining…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has voiced deep regret over the ongoing use of Afghan territory by terrorist groups to launch attacks inside Pakistan, describing it as a “painful reality.” Speaking to reporters outside the Avenfield apartments following a meeting with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, the…

LAHORE (RNN TV) — ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated both Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for getting elected respectively as the president and chairman of their respective parties–the PML-Q and the PPP–in intra-party polls. In an official statement, the PM also facilitated Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Tariq…

LAHORE ( RNN TV) — Former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was reelected on Saturday as the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president. According the official communiqué, the intraparty polls of the PML-Q were held in the meeting of the Central General Council. All candidates were elected unopposed during the session…