Friday, August 18th, 2017
Japan is a long time partner in economic development: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Friday said that Japan was a long time partner of Pakistan in its quest for economic development. Finance minister was talking to Japanese Ambassador, Takashi Kurai who called on him here. During the meeting, both the dignitaries discussed Pak-Japan bilateral relations and overall economic cooperation between the two countries. On the occasion, the Japanese Ambassador said that his country was always ready to contribute to socio-economic uplift in Pakistan. Japanese Ambassador, Finance Minister Dar discussed economic and trade cooperation.Read More
Pakistan’s ousted prime minister refuses to cooperate with investigators
LAHORE, AUG 18 (DNA) – Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his two sons failed on Friday to appear before the country’s top criminal investigation body which is probing his offshore properties he lost his job over. The top National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Sharif and his sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz to question them about money laundering and their London properties revealed in the Panama Papers. Some members of Sharif’s party said he will cooperate with investigators only after the Supreme Court reviews his complaint against its previousRead More
Belarus, Turkmenistan engaged in active dialogue in energy charter
MINSK, AUG 18 (DNA) – Belarus and Turkmenistan are engaged in an active dialogue in the Energy Charter, Belarus’ Deputy Energy Minister Vadim Zakrevsky said at the workshop “Cooperation in energy – a factor of stable and sustained progress in the global processes in the 21st century” in Minsk. The event was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belarus, BelTA has learned. In 2017 Turkmenistan presides in the Energy Charter Conference which is a good dialogue platform to exchange views on energy issues, the deputy minister said. He drewRead More
Iran ready to swap half a million barrels of oil per day
TEHRAN, AUG 18 (DNA)- Iran has prepared itself for transfer of 500,000 barrels of oil from the Caspian Sea countries per day in the form of swap deals, a senior Iranian official announced. “A 272-kilometer long pipeline has been constructed in the northern Iran to transfer crude oil from Neka Terminal on the Caspian Sea coast to a refinery in Tehran,” Head of the North Department at Iranian Oil Pipeline and Telecommunication Company Hamid Hosseini said. He pointed to the record of swapping deals between Iran and the Caspian SeaRead More
Solidarity with Spain expressed across Europe
LONDON, AUG 18 (DNA) – One day after terror attacks in Spain killed more than a dozen and injured many more, there were signs of solidarity with the victims of the attacks expressed in capitals across Europe.=DNA =========
Egypt closes Rafah crossing once again
CAIRO, AUG 18 (DNA) – Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah border crossing today after opening it on “exceptional” grounds since Monday to allow pilgrims and humanitarian cases in and out of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Egyptian authorities closed the crossing at 15:00 local time after 1,500 returnees were allowed back into Gaza, the General Administration of Crossings said. On the fourth day, 13 buses of humanitarian travellers left, including nine buses registered in the Ministry of the Interior’s records and four buses which were travelling under Egyptian coordination andRead More