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Richard Olson retires from service

| November 16, 2016

On behalf of the entire State Department, I congratulate Ambassador Rick Olson on his retirement after three decades of dedicated service to the country. Rick is quite simply one of our most distinguished diplomats, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who has been on the forefront of our work in the Middle East, Africa, and most recently in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has brought extraordinary experience and leadership to the job of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has played an invaluable role in consolidating the progressRead More

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Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Pakistan today

| November 16, 2016
On Sunday, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, whose lawmakers have been boycotting parliament’s proceedings, has announced that it will also not attend a joint parliamentary sitting scheduled to be addressed on November 17 by Turkish President. He said his party had a clear stance on the Panamagate scandal and the ‘corruption of the prime minister’. “The PTI will request President Erdogan to take some time out of his busy schedule for a meeting with a delegation of the PTI outside Parliament House,” he added. The PTI has also announced it will continue its boycott even after the Nov 17 joint sitting and will also not attend the National Assembly’s next session starting from Nov 18.

ISLAMABAD, NOV 16, (DNA) :  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in Pakistan today (Wednesday) on a two-day visit at the invitation of President Mamnoon Hussain. According to Foreign Office, President Erdogan will be accompanied by a high level entourage including ministers and senior officials besides a large business delegation. Besides meeting with his Pakistan counterpart, Erdogan would be holding talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The exchange of views between the two leaders would cover the entire range of bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues.Read More

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