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PM arrives in Kazakhstan to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit

| June 8, 2017
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has embarked on a three-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 21-22 May 2017 to participate in the first trilateral US-Arab-Islamic Summit, to be held in Riyadh on Sunday. In addition to King Salman and US President Donald J. Trump, 55 Heads of State and Government from the Muslim world have been invited to participate in the Summit. The Summit in Riyadh will provide an opportunity for the participating countries to discuss how to overcome the menace of terrorism and extremism across the world. The Summit is expected to delink ‘terrorism’ from any particular religion, culture, civilization or region. In his address at the Summit, as well as during his interaction with world leaders, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will focus on Islam’ message of peace, tolerance and unity. He will highlight the great sacrifices and major successes achieved by Pakistan in defeating the scourge of terrorism and extremism in the region. The Prime Minister will also join the world leaders to attend the inauguration ceremony of the World Centre against Extremism, an important counter-radicalization initiative by Saudi Arabia.

ISLAMABAD, JUN 08 (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif will head out to Kazakhstan today to attend the two-day meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz will accompany the PM. During his stay, the PM will be holding bilateral meetings with the presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan today, as well as the Mongolian and Russian presidents on Friday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also beRead More

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Hassan Nawaz to appear before JIT today instead of June 10

| June 8, 2017
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ISLAMABAD, JUN 08 (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s younger son Hassan Nawaz will appear before Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today (Thursday) instead of June 10 (Saturday) after a change in schedule. Earlier, Prime Minister’s elder son Hussain Nawaz was scheduled to appear before JIT formed to probe Panama Papers evidence on June 9 and Hassan Nawaz on June 10. According to new schedule, Hassan Nawaz will now appear before JIT at 11:00am today. This will be Hassan’s second appearance before the JIT while Hussain Nawaz will appear for theRead More

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