Monday, September 24th, 2018
US embassy announces arrival of Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Paul Jones
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Ambassador Paul Jones began his assignment as the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the United States Embassy today. Ambassador Jones will lead the United States Mission in Pakistan in its ongoing efforts to deepen the connections between the Pakistani and American people, and work with the new government of Pakistan towards a more stable, secure, and prosperous future for Pakistan. Ambassador Jones brings a wealth of experience and diplomatic expertise to this shared effort and to the U.S. Mission in Pakistan. Ambassador Jones on his arrival in PakistanRead More
Uzbekistan receives USUS$2.3 billion of remittances from abroad in 1H
Tashkent, (DNA) – The total amount of money transfers of individuals to Uzbekistan from abroad made up was US$2.3 billion in the first half of 2018. Of which, taking into account the amount of imported foreign currency cash by residents (US$0.6 billion), US$1.1 billion or 39% are referred to transfers, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan said. According to the results of the first half of this year,Uzbekistan is a net recipient of remittances from Russia (77% of total remittances), Kazakhstan (6%), USA (4%), Turkey (4%), Korea (2%), Israel (1%), Sweden, UAERead More
DAWN LEAKS: Cryil Almaida name put on ECL
ISLAMABAD, (DNA)- The Lahore High Court has ordered to put name of Cryil Almaida on the Exit Control List with immediat effect. The Court is hearing Dawn Leaks case. The court also asked the former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to appear before court in person on October 8. Meanwhile a petition has also been filed against the former prime ministers seeking action under article 6. It may be mentioned here that during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif time an article was published in daily DAWN writtenRead More
SC dismisses petition seeking PM Imran’s disqualification
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday has dismissed the petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister of Pakistan. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan heared the petition. The petition was filed by Barrister Daniyal Chaudhry last year stated that PM Imran is not eligible to be a member of the National Assembly (MNA) under Articles 62 and 63.
PM Imran to chair CCI meeting today
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in Islamabad today (Monday). The CCI meeting, scheduled to take place at 11:30 am at the PM Office, will be attended by the chief ministers of all four provinces. According to the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination, the meeting will take up a seven-point agenda, including water and energy issues. Summaries with regard to the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), launching a countrywide cleanliness drive and setting up a task force forRead More
FM Qureshi to meet Pompeo on Oct 2 with aim to reset Pak-US relations
WASHINGTON: (DNA) – Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that his second meeting with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will play a key role in taking forward the bilateral relations. The Foreign minister, who is the United States to represent Islamabad in the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, is all set to meet the Trump administration’s top diplomat on October 2 in Washington. Talking to the Washington-based Pakistani journalists, Qureshi said Pakistan desires to advance close relations with both the United States (US) andRead More