Monday, September 18th, 2017
Pakistan summons Swiss envoy over BLA’s secessionist activities in Geneva
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18 (DNA) – Switzerland’s Ambassador-designate, Thomas Kolly, was summoned to the Foreign Office today by Additional Secretary (Europe) Zaheer A. Janjua on the display of anti-Pakistan posters and an insidious paid campaign against Pakistan. A strong protest was lodged with the Ambassador on allowing the use of Swiss territory by elements linked with a terrorist organisation perpetrating terrorism and violence in Pakistan. It was underlined that these posters had been sponsored by a terrorist organisation proscribed by Pakistan as well as some other countries. The Ambassador was askedRead More
Bank of China permitted to start operations in Pakistan
KARACHI, SEPT 18 (DNA) –The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed the Bank of China Limited to commence its banking business in Pakistan. Earlier, the SBP issued banking licence to the Chinese bank in May 2017. The Bank of China has complied with important regulatory and operational requirements of the SBP necessary to commence banking business in Pakistan. The Bank of China is a subsidiary of China Central Huijin, an investment arm of the Chinese government. It is the fourth and fifth largest global bank in terms of tier-1Read More
Parliamentarians, COAS vow to purge country of extremism with ‘shared responsibility’
RAWALPINDI, SEPT 18 (DNA) – A group of parliamentarians and the chief of army staff reiterated their resolve to purge the country of extremism through a synergetic, whole-of-the-nation approach based on the principle of “collective potential and shared responsibility”, a statement issued by the military’s media wing said. The development came during a meeting of a visiting delegation comprising members of Defence Committees of the Senate and National Assembly with Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters, Rawalpindi on Monday.
Biafo Glacier daredevil Samar Khan calls on ISPR DG
LAHORE, SEPT 18 (DNA) – Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor Bajwa has lauded efforts of world’s first woman cyclist to have bicycled Biafo Glacier some 4,500m high, Samar Khan. The cyclist from Lower Dir of Malakand called on the ISPR executive at the General Headquarters and apprised him about her efforts to promote culture of sports amongst the youth especially girls and create awareness about climate change.
Joint UK-Pakistan statement on trade
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18 (DNA) – At a press conference today in Islamabad, the UK Minister for Trade Policy, Mr Greg Hands, and Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce, Mr Muhammad Pervaiz Malik, issued the following statement: “Pakistan and the UK enjoy a shared history and a shared future. At this pivotal moment, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations, we reconfirm our ambition to build shared prosperity between our two countries. We will do this through our trade policies, and through links between businesses in both countries. Currently, the UK supports Pakistan throughRead More
Protesting students, teachers clash with Aisha Bawany College administration
KARACHI, SEPT 18 (DNA) – The protesting students and teachers have a face-off with the administration of Karachi’s Aisha Bawany College (Monday) over refusal to reopen the institution. The future of as many as 1050 students is at stake as the trust administration didn’t reopen the college because of delay in the court’s restraining order. The situation became worst when the students and instructors staged demonstration and chanted slogans against the management. The students also tried to hold sit-in at Shahrah-e-Faisal but police refrained them and issued warning to takeRead More