Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou on Sunday. According to details, both leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and bilateral relations. Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, during a press briefing in Beijing, said China hopes to use Bilawal Bhutto Zardari s visit as an opportunity to carry on with the traditional friendship with Pakistan, consolidate strategic mutual trust, and further deepen the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. The minister left for the two-day visit to the neighboring country on Saturday which is the first in-person high-level interaction between the two countries since the establishment of the coalition government in April.

Every action being taken at behest of Shehbaz: Parvez ElahiCondemning the arrest and raids, Parvez Elahi said that every action is being taken at the behest of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “The face of the Sharifs is being exposed before the nation as the government is taking unconstitutional steps,” Elahi said. Despite the security situation around the PA, the speaker urged the MPAs to reach the assembly. Let s see who stops the elected MPAs from entering the assembly,” Elahi said, adding that they will face the government s fascism firmly. He said that all MPAs will attend the session as no one can stop the elected representatives from going to the assembly.

Within a year of Imran Khan launching his political party, in the 1997 elections, Khan was faced with a rude awakening. Because he knew a secret that the rest did not: that we live in the age of Imran Khan. Because, it is not about being the Prime Minister; we live in the age of Imran Khan. Whether or not he was the generational icon earlier, now, in the post-PM phase, the age of Imran Khan has finally arrived. And just as the 30s and 40s were the age of M. Ali Jinnah, the 60s and 70s were the age of Bhutto, this period—our generation’s footprint—will be remembered as the age of Imran Khan.

MUZAFFARABAD: Stressing the need for the promotion of cultural activities in the state, Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry said the culture play a crucial role in shaping a society. He said the people of the occupied Kashmir were not alone in their struggle. “The people of Azad Kashmir stand shoulder to shoulder with their brethren in Kashmir,” he maintained. On this occasion, Chaudhry inspected various stalls set up by various departments and civil society organisations. Meanwhile, President Chaudhry visited Dargah Aghar Sharif and offered prayer.

Due to indecisiveness of the political leadership, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, who was originally scheduled to leave for Doha on Sunday, will now go on Monday. The economic managers are still waiting for the ‘big nod’ from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif which is crucial to bridging the differences with the fund. Read Talks with IMF begin in DohaThe talks are so far scheduled to continue till May 25, with the crucial final round starting from Monday. “I would say that Pakistan and the IMF talks are moving forward,” said the minister of state. Last month, the finance minister had made a promise with the IMF top management that he would start withdrawing fuel subsidies from May 1.

About 487 megawatts were being generated from wind power plants while electricity production from solar plants was zero. Bogas-powered plants were generating 170 megawatts while power generation from nuclear fuel was 2,283 megawatts. Pakistan’s total power generation capacity was 36,039MW while the shortfall had led to frequent load-shedding. It is pertinent to mention that on Thursday, as the shortfall continued to increase, Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir said that Pakistan was experiencing more load-shedding than expected. He mentioned that some power plants had to be shut down due to a 300 per cent increase in the price of coal.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUIF) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman on Saturday while criticizing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson said the noise of foreign conspiracy is just a drama. We will bury Imran Khan’s politics forever. Imran Khan’s government tried hard to accept Israel, he said. Fazal-ur-Rehman said that on what basis did the plane from Israel land in Pakistan in Imran Khan’s government? The JUI-F Chief termed Imran Khan ‘Agent of Jews’ and said that we will get you out of the politics of Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD – The cost of holding General Elections has increased by 261.52pc in a span of just 10 years. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has estimated the cost for upcoming 2023 general elections will be Rs 47 billion, official sources confrimed The Nation Saturday. The cost of the general elections has witnessed Rs 34 billion increase during the last 10 years, the sources said. Source disclosed that the total estimated expenses in 2013 general elections were Rs 13 billion, However, it was jacked up to Rs 31 billion in 2018 elections. When asked a question about the expenditure of early elections in the country, the source replied that the cost of elections would be the same whether it is early elections or timely.

HYDERABAD – Anchorperson Arshad Sharif on Saturday was booked by allegedly spreading hate against the state’s institutions. The first information report was registered against the anchorperson by the B-Section police station, Latifabad on the complaint of a local resident Tayyab Hussain Bhatti under sections 131, 153 and 505 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The complainant maintained that he watched a video of Arshad Sharif on YouTube in which he was speaking against the institutions.

ISLAMABAD- The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has decided to take strict action against those involved in using high beam lights and light-emitting diodes (LED) during the drive. Several vehicles having such lights had to face action during the drive while such lights were also impounded. Night shift in-charges will lead this campaign while the education wing will make people aware of the risks involved in using these lights. ITP’s FM Radio 92.4 is also arranging special programmes informing people about the risks involved in using these lights. Acting SP (Traffic) has appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the police so that a safe road environment can be ensured in the city.

A 10-year-old breakdancing sensation from Balochistan has managed to capture the attention of one of his biggest idols, Bollywood actor and ace dancer Tiger Shroff! Hope to meet him someday😊 https://t.co/zPGmbSYoLu — Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) May 21, 2022The original tweet read, “Meet Subhan Sohail. He’s ten and he’s a breakdancer in a poor village near Turbat, Balochistan in Pakistan’s southwest. His dream is to be like Tiger Shroff. He’s ten and he’s a breakdancer in a poor village near Turbat, Balochistan in #Pakistan’s southwest.

Pre-matchBoth sides made some changes, with Vincenzo Italiano opting for Sofyan Amrabat, Riccardo Saponara, and Krzysztof Piątek. Max Allegri switched to a 3-5-2 with Paulo Dybala and Fiorentina legend Giorgio Chiellini in the side, while Dušan Vlahović only started from the bench. On a gloriously sunny day, the Fiorentina players brought their families out ahead of kickoff to bask in an incredible carnival atmosphere. However, that trademark Allegri deep block proved an obstacle and the Viola struggled to break down their visitors. Aside from a brief period of pressure around the 20 minute mark, that was pretty much the first 45 minutes.

The arrest of former human rights minister Shireen Mazari has appalled netizens and politicians alike with resounding condemnation against the violence inflicted upon her. Female police officers drag former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari from her car. Dr. Shireen Mazari was arrested by female police officers as per the law on the request of the anti-corruption department. Our senior party leader Shireen Mazari has reportedly been violently abducted from outside her house by this fascist regime. #ShireenMazari https://t.co/DwmckrvUqs — Noorena Shams (@noorenashams) May 21, 2022Political scientist Shama Junejo voiced her storng condemnation against the 'inhuman' arrest of 'an aged woman.'

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has set up 20,159 display centers across the country for the publication of preliminary electoral rolls for the general election. Of these, 12,037 display centres have been established in Punjab, 3,609 in Sindh, 3,040 in khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 1,473 in Balochistan. The name of irrelevant person or deceased person could be removed from preliminary voter lists, besides address written in CNIC could also be corrected in voter lists. In addition to display centers, the forms were available with offices of District Election Commissioners, Assistant Registration Officers and on the Election Commission s website at www.ecp.gov.pk. The Election Commission would register votes as per the address mentioned in identity cards.

Dr Hafeez Shaikh, an economist with deep connections with the IMF and the World Bank, belongs to the same category of technocrats. Like Hafeez Shaikh, he too was born in Jacobabad, Sindh, and scion of an elitist family. After the said defeat, Dr Hafeez Shaikh opted to leave the country for another time. Presumably the corruption-fighting outfit with draconian powers, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), also had some questions to ask from Dr Hafeez Shaikh. The VVIP but mysterious ‘welcome’, Dr Sheikh had relished, motivated many observers to imagine that he was rather “invited” by ultimate setters of our political scenarios.