Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Shah Mahmood Qureshi meets Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar
NEW YORK, (DNA) – On the side lines of 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar. Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani congratulated the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the successful election and welcomed his appointment as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan. The two Foreign Ministers applauded the close brotherly relationship between the two countries and vowed to strengthen the ties by forging partnershipsRead More
PTI govt reluctant to offer PAC chairmanship to opposition
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s government seems reluctant to continue a parliamentary tradition of appointing the leader of the opposition as the chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) due to fears of intervention in audit of the previous government’s financial matters. The incumbent government is of the view that the committee will be auditing the revenue and expenditures of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government and appointing their man will not be suitable. All parliamentary parties get representation and chairmanship of the committee in proportionate to their seats in the NationalRead More
Foreign Minister participates in high level event on action for peacekeeping
NEW YORK, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi today participated in the High Level Event on Action for Peacekeeping (A4P), hosted by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Speaking on the occasion, the Foreign Minister paid tribute to peacekeepers who were serving in volatile environments to complete their mandates. He also highlighted that Pakistan, as a top troop contributing country to UN peacekeeping, had provided over 200,000 troops in 46 peacekeeping mission since 1960s, 156 of our bravest had given the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of peace.Read More
Foreign Minister addresses the Atlantic Council event in New York
NEW YORK, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi addressed a distinguished gathering of business leaders, think tank analysts and media persons convened by Atlantic Council in New York today. Describing the results of the July 25 elections as a resounding verdict in favor of change by the people of Pakistan, the Foreign Minister laid out his Government’s vision for a business friendly Pakistan. Foreign Minister Qureshi highlighted PTI Government’s commitment to establishing rule of law, and rooting out corruption and red tape. He added that it wasRead More
Uzbek leader to attend CIS summit in Dushanbe
Tashkent, (DNA) — On 27-28 September 2018, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the regular meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CHS CIS) in the city of Dushanbe. The agenda of the summit includes a wide range of issues related to the current state and prospects for further development of multilateral cooperation in various fields. The Heads of States will also consider issues of chairmanship in the Commonwealth in 2019, the venue and date of the next meetingRead More
PML-N govt indebted future generations to pay debts: Fawad
ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (DNA):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said former finance minister Ishaq Dar and company were responsible for the country’s economic woes as they had indebted the future generations to pay debts. Responding to the speech of PPP’s Syed Naveed Qamar on the supplementary finance budget bill in the National Assembly, he said Ishaq Dar had fled from the country in the aeroplane of then prime minister after playing havoc with the economy. Referring to the book (Confessions of an Economic Hit Man), theRead More