Click for detailed story LAHORE – Former interior minister Rehman Malik has challenged Sharif Brothers to have a debate with him over corruption charges. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he claimed that the PML-N chief had laundered money to Saudi Arabia. He said former federal minister Ishaq Dar admitted in his affidavit that he had committed money laundering on the direction of Sharif Brothers. He requested the …
Regarding the EU’s decision of not travelling to FATA and Balochistan, the FO spokesman said after getting accreditation from ECP a travel advisory has been issued.
Click for detailed story RIYADH – Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s biggest economy, is cracking down on illegal workers as part of a push to create more jobs for its citizens and stave off unrest. Inspectors have fanned out across the country, raiding places where they suspect illegal workers are employed, Labour Ministry spokesman Hattab al-Enazi said in an interview. Bader al-Malik, spokesman for the General …
Saudi Arabia is to license women’s sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious country where clerics have warned against female exercise.
Watan said the interior ministry had decided to allow women’s sports clubs after reviewing a study that showed flaws in the existing system. Last year the conservative Islamic kingdom sent women athletes to the Olympics for the first time after pressure from international rights groups.
In August two Saudi women, a judoka and a sprinter, became the first to compete for their country in the Olympics.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2013.
ISLAMABAD - Saudi Ambassador Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeer called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashrafa at the Prime Minister House on Tuesday and discussed matters of mutual interest.
The Prime Minister, while talking to the Saudi Ambassador, said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had close brotherly relations which were deeply rooted in historic and Islamic bonds.
“Both the countries have commonality of views on various issues of regional and global importance,” added the Prime Minister.
He also expressed satisfaction over the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries.
“These relations would grow even stronger with the passage of time” he said.
He said Khadim Harmain Al Sharfain King Abdullah had a special place in the hearts of the people of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister lauded the personal contributions of King Abdullah for supporting Pakistan, especially providing assistance during the unprecedented natural calamities that had hit the country in the recent past.
The ambassador apprised the Prime Minister about various initiatives undertaken by the Saudi Government for the welfare of the Pakistani people. He said Saudi Arabia would continue to support Pakistan in its endeavors for the development of the country.
The PM asked the ambassador to convey his best regards to King Abdullah. He also mentioned the hospitality extended to him during his two visits to Saudi Arabia.
DUBAI: Most regional markets declined or ended flat as investors booked recent gains and Saudi Arabia’s index fell for a second straight day in a post-earnings season lull. The Kingdom’s index slipped 0.2 percent, trapped in a 142-point range for the last four weeks, as investors continued to shun blue chips.Most index heavyweights — petrochemical [...]
Click for detailed story aking note of media reports about the plight of nearly 700 Pakistani workers stranded in Saudi Arabia allegedly because of invalid visas, President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a report from the concerned authorities. Spokesperson to the President, Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President has directed the concerned officials to investigate the matter and take appropriate measures …
Riyadh: Dec. 9 — (BNA) HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received a written message from Pakistani Premier, …
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani national convicted of trying to smuggle drugs into the kingdom, the interior ministry announced. Mnawar Khan was arrested at King Khaled International airport in Riyadh as he was trying to …See al…
Pakistan spends billions of dollars every year to import oil to cater to the growing energy needs of the country, while ignoring the huge potential of renewable energy. Saudi Arabia, one of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, recently ……