Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Govt taking steps to facilitate businessmen: President Alvi

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that steps were being taken to facilitate businessmen and the industrial sector by providing them an environment to scale up economic and commercial activities in the country. He said the government was conducting an intensive trade diplomacy and was trying to obtain an access to new and … Read more

President Alvi asks finance professionals to foster ethics-based businesses

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the finance professionals to fulfill their obligations towards society and environment and foster ethics-based businesses for branding Pakistan as a country of sincere and honest people. Speaking at the awards ceremony of Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA), he said, the goods sold by Pakistani businessmen should be known for … Read more

President Alvi praises PTI govt’s economic performance and welfare initiatives

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Presi­dent Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday addressed a joint sitting of parliament marking the start of the fourth parliamentary year of the National Assembly. Alvi started his speech by congratulating the members of parliament on the start of the new parliamentary year and uttered the wish that democratic standards and “tradition of tolerance” thrived in … Read more

President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need to further strengthen bilateral economic and investment cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed strong fraternal ties, based on shared faith, culture, tradition and mutual goodwill, that needed to be further expanded for the mutual benefit of the two countries, he … Read more

President Alvi calls for early resolution of Karachi’s water woes

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President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday called for timely completion of all water supply projects for Karachi to address the issue of water shortage faced by citizens of the provincial metropolis, which requires 1,100 to 1,200 million gallons of water per day. Presiding a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president discussed the water situation in … Read more

Pakistan offers huge opportunities for foreign investors: President Alvi

Pakistan offers huge opportunities for foreign investors

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan offered tremendous investment opportunities and foreign investors needed to take benefit from the investment-friendly environment of the country. Talking to Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to The Netherlands Suljuk Mustansar Tarar, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday, the president said Pakistan attaches great importance to … Read more

President Alvi calls for expanding Federal Insurance Ombudsman outreach

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for expanding the outreach of the Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) to remote areas of the country for the provision of relief to the maximum number of policyholders against the maladministration of the insurance companies. Inaugurating the FIO’s Regional Office in Quetta at a virtual ceremony, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, on … Read more

President Alvi dubs India ‘spoiler’ in Afghan peace process

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Dubbing India a ‘spoiler’ in the Afghan peace talks, President Arif Alvi said that New Delhi had always created misunderstanding between Islamabad and Kabul. “Peace and stability in Afghanistan is vital for regional stability and Pakistan would especially immensely benefit from it,” the president said in an interview to a private news channel. Alvi expressed … Read more

President expresses concerns on cancer ratio increase

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President of Pakistan  Dr. Arif Alvi has called for concerted efforts to address the alarmingly increasing ratio of cancer cases in the country. While addressing a function in Federal Capital Islamabad, which was held to spread awareness regarding cancer, he said the increasing ratio of breast cancer cases is still a challenge for Pakistan. He … Read more