Thursday, January 18th, 2018
How US top diplomat handles Trump’s undiplomatic tweets
WASHINGTON, JAN 18 (DNA) – When US President Donald Trump launches into one of his tweetstorms it sometimes seems like the diplomatic world is gasping in unison — but not Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Many foreign policy professionals have set up alerts so their phones buzz in their pockets whenever the commander-in-chief insults a foreign leader or issues a vague threat of war. But not Tillerson, Washington´s chief diplomat and arguably the man who has the toughest job clearing the air after Trump sets off another diplomatic incident with a social media rant.Read More
Pakistan origin British MP Nusrat Ghani makes history in UK
LONDON, JAN 18 (DNA) – A Conservative MP has become the first Muslim woman to speak at the dispatch box in the House of Commons. Nusrat Ghani made history when she spoke in the Commons Chamber now that she is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport. Ghani was awarded the role following the cabinet reshuffle. Engineering and HS2 Ms Ghani was greeted with cheers when she answered her first question related to access to train stations for disabled passengers. She was also greeted by MPs BobRead More
Pakistan makes at least two changes ahead of 5th ODI against New Zealand
LAHORE, JAN 18 (DNA) – The Pakistan cricket team will face New Zealand in the 5th and last ODI match of the series on Friday. Pakistan is likely to include Mohammad Nawaz and Aamer Yamin in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand. While the green shirts struggling to avoid whitewash, the team selection has decided to give chance to the youngsters in the team. The left-arm spinner Nawaz, who shined in PSL and T20 cricket, will be given a chance to perform in the ODI. YoungRead More
Iran seeks to enhance defence ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 18 (DNA) – Federal Minister for Defence Production, Science and Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussain and Iranian Minister of Defence and Logistics of Armed Forces, Brigadier General Amir Hatami Thursday reviewed the bilateral relations and discussed the possibility of cooperation between the defence industries of the two countries. Rana Tanveer along with a high-ranking defence and science delegation is on an official visit to Iran at the invitation of Brigadier General Amir Hatami. The two sides also signed a joint statement after the discussion on bilateral issues. Referring toRead More
Suspending security aid to Islamabad is important to pressurise Pakistan: White House
WASHINGTON, JAN 18 (DNA) – The US believes that suspending security assistance to Pakistan is important to put pressure on it to act against terror safe havens, the White House has said as it defended President Donald Trump’s remarks that Islamabad had given America nothing but “lies and deceit”. Early this month, the US freeze security aid to Pakistan for not taking any decisive action against terrorists operating from its soil. President Trump also accused Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorist groups like the Taliban and the Haqqani NetworkRead More
Senates of Pakistan, France agree to deepen bilateral parliamentary ties
PARIS, JAN 18 (DNA) – A four member parliamentary delegation headed by Senator Lt. Gen ® Abdul Qayyum, Convener of the Pakistan-France Friendship Group at the Senate of Pakistan and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defense Production paid a two-day official visit to France from 16-18 January on the invitation of Senator Pascal Allizard, the President of the Pakistan France Friendship Group in the French Senate. Senator Muhammad Saleh Shah from FATA, Senator Muhammad Usman Kakar from Balochistan and Senator Baz Muhammad Khan from KPK were other members of theRead More