PARIS, AUG 30 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque has said that Pakistan and France have forged strong and long-lasting cooperation in academic and scientific fields to open doors of French institutes of higher learning for the Pakistani students. He said this while talking to 61-member group of Students of Iqra University of Pakistan which called on him at the Embassy of Pakistan to France, in Paris, today. The Ambassador said that over 700 Pakistani students are currently pursuing their Master and Doctorate Degree ProgramsRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rahman Wednesday said strengthening and enhancing the outreach of social safety nets for the poor was the priority of the government. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a computer lab in Women Empowerment Centre (WEC) of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM), she said the PBM’s role in assisting the vulnerable segments for their economic uplift and social prosperity was highly commendable. Minister for CADD Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, PBM Managing Director Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh and Universal Service Fund Chief ExecutiveRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – United Kingdom has been a great supporter of enhanced market access for Pakistani products in the European Union, said federal minister for commerce Pervaiz Malik in a meeting with British High Commissioner Thomas Drew. The minister said that it is a matter of satisfaction for both sides that bilateral trade between the two countries has been increasing over a period of time.  He said that UK is Pakistan’s biggest trade partner in Europe with bilateral trade amounting to 2.08 bn Euros in 2016. “Pakistan’s inclusionRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – Joint session of the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the US President Donald Trump’s allegations of safe havens for terrorists inside Pakistan, US policy review for South Asia and Afghanistan. The resolution was put forward by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a parliamentary session chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday. According to the summary of the resolution, parliament acknowledged the sacrifices rendered by the security forces in the war on terror. “American President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’sRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – National Security Committee (NSC) decided to form sub-committee in order to develop a counter strategy against the US President Donald Trump’s allegations of active safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired the NSC meeting in which civil and military leadership had gathered in the capital on Wednesday. The sub-committee will gather recommendations from the senior leadership in different departments which will be presented in the next meeting. The recommendations will be prepared from September 5 to September 7 in the lightRead More

LAHORE, AUG 30 (DNA) – Former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has left for London today (Wednesday) to see his ailing wife Kulsoom Nawaz who has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Nawaz Sharif reached Lahore’s old airport from Jati Umra amid strict security. All routes to the airport were sealed, and security agencies were on high alert. Cellular phones of the staff that was appointed on duty were taken as well. Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Asif Kirmani also reached the airportRead More