Friday, October 21st, 2016
Key to Peace Lies in Talks: Sartaj Aziz
Islamabad, October 21, 2016: The National Advisor on Foreign Affairs (NAFA) Sartaj Aziz on Friday said that Pakistan had no favorites in Afghanistan and will follow the priorities that elected government in Kabul determines for pursuing peace and reconciliation. Welcoming the deal between the National Unity Government (NUG) and the Hezb-e-Islami, Aziz, said this agreement seems to have motivated and encouraged other groups to come to talks. These groups should realize that it is a different Afghanistan that wants peace and where the dominant majority would like to go backRead More
Brazil ready to help Pakistan in energy, agriculture sectors
ISLAMABAD, 21 OCT (DNA) – Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins, Ambassador of Brazil said that his country was 7th largest economy of the world and second largest in Latin America and Pakistan could achieve beneficial results for its economy by enhancing cooperation with Brazil. He said Brazil was meeting 42 percent of its energy needs through renewable resources and was ready to help Pakistan in generating energy through wind, solar, ethanol, biomass and other sources. He said Brazil has achieved robust growth in agriculture & livestock sectors and Pakistan could improveRead More
Younis returns to squad as Pakistan
Pakistan won the toss against West Indies and opted to bat in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Younis has replaced Babar Azam, whereas Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz have been replaced by Rahat Ali and Zulfiqar Babar. “I am very happy the way Pakistan won the Test, the way Azhar scored a triple hundred and joined that elite group. I was watching the match and was very excited when on the last day there were ups and downs. The way West Indies fought and Darren Bravo scoredRead More
ATC directs police to implement arrest orders for Imran, Qadri in PTV attack case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorist court in Islamabad on Friday directed the police to implement its orders in relation the arrest warrants of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Tahirul Qadri in the Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters attack case. Today’s hearing of the case was presided by ATC judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi who inquired why the police had not been able to submit an implementation report on the court’s arrest orders. Expressing his displeasure over the police’s failure to submit the implementation report, the judge directed authoritiesRead More