Saturday, September 9th, 2017
Chinese FM thanks Dar for caring CPEC projects
BEIJING, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Saturday held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xiao Jie to discuss various issues of mutualinterest including ways and means to further enhance the bilateral economic relations. According to a statement received here, Jie welcomed Ishaq Dar on his visit to China. He said that senior level exchanges between the two neighbours had been helpful in furthering the objectives of strong bilateral relationship. He appreciated the efforts of Government of Pakistan for timely implementation of CPEC projects. He also thankedRead More
Pakistan, Kazakhstan agree to execute joint energy, defence projects
ASTANA, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Pakistan and Kazakhstan Saturday agreed to execute joint projects in the fields of defence, energy and communication to widen the bilateral cooperation. The agreement was reached during a meeting between President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev who arrived at president’s residence for a one-on-one meeting here. The president was here to attend the first summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on science and technology being hosted by Kazakh government from September 10 to 11. The president, who was accompanied byRead More
ASEAN, China’s Hong Kong to sign free trade agreement in November
PASAY, SEPT 09 (DNA) – The 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) are to sign in November the ASEAN-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) and the ASEAN-Hong Kong Investment Agreement (AHKIA), according to a joint statement on Saturday. The agreements were reached during the ASEAN economic ministers-Hong Kong consultations, co-chaired by HKSAR government’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau and Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez, in Pasay City, the Philippines. The agreementsRead More
PM Abbasi visits an operational air base in Sargodha
SARGODHA, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visited an Operational Air Base of Pakistan Air Force, today. On his arrival at the Base, he was received by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. The PM visited newly established Airpower Center of Excellence and attended a briefing on the ongoing exercise Saffron Bandit. Envisioned by the Air Chief, ACE is a premier institution which has been equipped with state of the art facilities and infrastructure. Besides training the PAF personnel, thisRead More
President Mamnoon in Kazakhstan to attend OIC Summit
ASTANA, SEPT 09 (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain Saturday arrived here on a four-day official visit, mainly to attend the first summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on science and technology. On his arrival at Astana Nazarbayev International Airport, the president and First Lady Begum Mehmooda Mamnoon Hussain were warmly received by Kazakh Minister of Defence and Aero Space Industry Beibit Atamkulov and Deputy Mayor Astana Amanshayev Yermek. Ambassador of Pakistan in Kazakhstan Abdul Salik Khan and senior officials of the embassy were also present. A traditionally attiredRead More
Foreign Secretary protests on violence against Rohingya Muslims
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 09 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Myanmar, Mr. U. Win Myint, was called to the Foreign Office today by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua to convey a strong protest of the Government and people of Pakistan at the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine state in Myanmar. The Foreign Secretary called for effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such violence, providing security to Rohingya Muslims and upholding their rights to live and move without fear and discriminations, urgent investigations into recent violence against the Rohingya Muslims and holding accountable those involved in these serious crimes. As part of durable settlement ofRead More