Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
KPT authorities pull containers from sea after ship scrapes another
KARACHI, MAR 20 (DNA) – Authorities in southern port of Karachi have launched an effort to retrieve 21 containers knocked overboard after a ship moving into its berth brushed against a stationary vessel, officials said on Tuesday. No one was injured in Monday’s incident at South Asia Pakistan Terminals (SAPT), a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings of Hong Kong commissioned last year, and port operations were not suspended, the terminal operator said. The container vessel Tolten scraped against the stationary Hamburg Bay as it was berthing, disloding the containers stowedRead More
Photographic exhibition launched to mark Australia Day
ISLAMABAD, MAR 20 (DNA) – Australia’s High Commissioner, Margaret Adamson, has launched an exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the opening of Australia’s resident diplomatic mission in Pakistan. “Australia was quick to establish a High Commission in Karachi in 1948 after recognizing the new country of Pakistan the previous year,” High Commissioner Adamson said. “The photos in this exhibition tell the story of how the relationship has developed since then.” The images are drawn from a wide range of Australia-Pakistan engagement spanning development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, defence, education, sport,Read More
PAF chief holds separate meetings with PM, COAS
ISLAMABAD, MAR 20 (DNA) – Newly-appointed Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at Prime Minister’s Office today (Tuesday). Professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Air Force came under discussion. The Prime Minister congratulated Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on assuming his new responsibilities and expressed the hope that PAF would greatly benefit from his professional capabilities and leadership. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan thanked the Prime Minister for reposing confidence in him and assured that he would performRead More
Mrs. Nozipho Portia Mdawe actively chairs the Club of Ports’ Special Meeting in Dakhla
March 18, 2018 Aboard the cruise ship sailing from Dakhla to Casablanca, Mrs. Nozipho Portia Mdawe, Secretary General of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), chaired the Special Programme on Maritime Transport & Transport Corridors. PMAESA is an inter-governmental organization made up of Port Operators, Government Line Ministries, Logistics and Maritime Service Providers and other port and shipping stakeholders from the Eastern and Southern African regions.
Crans Montana Forum organisers thank participants
DAKHLA, March 20, 2018 The Crans Montana Forum wants to warmly thank Phosboucraa Foundation, Group Crédit Agricole of Morocco, Maroc Telecom, the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), Oberthur Fiduciaire, the Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency (AMEE), the Institut Royal des Etudes Stratégiques (IRES), the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Euronews, Royal Air Maroc, GNV and the Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) for their support to the Crans Montana Forum in Dakhla.
New air chief Mujahid Anwar meets Army chief
Rawalpindi, 20 March, 2018: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) visited GHQ and called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa today. Matters of professional interest were discussed. COAS congratulated Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar on assumption of command of Pakistan Air Force. Earlier, on arrival at GHQ, CAS laid floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada and offered fateha for martyrs of Pakistan