Commander of China’s Peoples Liberation Army Ground Forces General Li Qiaoming, called on Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad today.

The Defence Minister on this occasion said

The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his devoted companions was observed on Monday with religious reverence to remember their supreme sacrifice for cause of Islam.

Mourning processions

The National Assembly started its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad this evening with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair.

The House offered fateha for the departed

National Assembly will meet at the Parliament House in Islamabad today at five in the evening.

Meanwhile, session of Senate will be held in Islamabad at five pm tomorrow.

Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi will lead the Pakistan delegation at the 50th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers being held from Thursday in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

At the

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed deep grief over the demise of Member Punjab Assembly Rana Afzaal Hussain, the elder brother of Federal Minister

United Nations high level delegation led by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Indrika Ratwatte called on Minister for States and Frontier Regions Division Amir Muqam in Islamabad today.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has extended the last date for registration of deserving people under the Social Protection Program till 31st of this month.

Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq