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Women center inaugurated at RCCI

Rawalpindi: The state of the art center for women entrepreneurs, Women Business Incubation Centre (WBIC) has been inaugurated formally at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Monday. Ambassador of Nepal Sewa Lamsal Adhikari, Ambassador of Tajikistan Jonov Sher Ali and High Commissioner of Srilanka Maj. General retired Jayanath Lokuketagodage were the chief guest on the occasion. Addressing a large gathering of women entrepreneurs, Nepal envoy lauded RCCI efforts for empowering women and said that WBIC will help women entrepreneurs to establish and run their own businesses.Read More


Army Chief meets Tajikistan President to discuss security situation

DUSHANBE, AUG 28 (DNA) – President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon received Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa today in Dushanbe in Qasri Millat (the Palace of the Nation). According to the pre­ss service of the he­ad of state, the mee­ting discussed issues related to the uns­table situation in many countries of the world, especially in Muslim countries. It was noted that one of the main areas of cooperation of Tajikistan with all st­ates, including Pakistan is to promote and actively participate in ensuring and strengthening region­al and internationalRead More


Trump’s Afghan strategy poised to fail: PM Abbasi

NEW YORK, AUG 28 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stressed the need for a political settlement in Afghanistan, saying US President Donald Trump’s strategy for America’s longest-running war in that country will meet the same fate as the plans of his predecessors: Failure. “From day one we have been saying very clearly the military strategy in Afghanistan has not worked and it will not work,” Abbasi said. “There has to be a “political settlement,” he said in the interview that took place in Karachi on Saturday night.Read More


No one wishes peace in Afghanistan like Pakistan does: Aizaz Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to Washington, Aizaz Chaudhry on Monday said that peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s utmost wish. Aizaz Chaudhry said that relations of Pakistan and United States are never sustainable but if both countries work together, they can easily sort out all the disputes. He said that Taliban should hold negotiations with Afghan government to overcome the matter. No one wishes peace in Afghanistan like Pakistan does as we have suffered a lot from this unrest, he added. Aizaz Chaudhry said that Pakistan has takenRead More


President Mamnoon summons NA session on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned the session of the National Assembly to meet on Tuesday. The National Assembly session will start at 3:00pm at the Parliament House, Islamabad. The President has summoned the National Assembly session in exercise of powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of Pakistan.


Taliban should know that US is not going anywhere: Tillerson

WASHINGTON, AUG 28 (DNA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reiterated that operations in Afghanistan will be carried out while considering the conditions on the ground. “The recently announced policy was a dramatic shift from a time-based military strategy to a conditions-based strategy which means it will be dictated by conditions on the ground informed by battlefield commanders,” he said. Tillerson notified that Trump made it evident in his speech that no time frame will be provided for Afghanistan strategy. Commenting on the deployment of US troops inRead More