Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
Pakistani, US experts conserve water in Gomal zam dam area
ISLAMABAD, OCT 23 (DNA) – Over 50 senior Pakistani government officials, university leaders, and civil society experts met today for the opening of a three-day workshop with two U.S. Government scientists on watershed planning in the Gomal Zam Dam area. This workshop supports Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to conserve and manage watersheds and water usage benefiting small shareholder farmers. Jon Fripp, a civil engineer, and Mike Kucera, an agronomist, both from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service, facilitated the first day’s activities. Over the next two days,Read More
PM Imran Khan meets Saudi King Salman
RIYADH,: (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan held meeting with Saudi King Shah Salman Bin Abdul Aziz here on Tuesday. The Pakistani delegation led by PM Imran called on Saudi King at the Palace. The Pakistani delegation include Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Minister for Industries Razaq Dawood. Prime Minister Imran Khan, who arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend an investment conference last night, said the country was going through the worst debt crisis of its history. In an interview withRead More
Erdogan says strong signs Khashoggi killing was planned
ANKARA , (DNA) – : Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that there were strong signs that the killing of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned and that he was killed in a “savage way”. Erdogan, who was speaking to members of his AK Party in parliament, also said he told Saudi King Salman that the Saudi consul in Istanbul was incompetent and that he was relieved of his duty and returned to his country. Erdogan added that the 18 people arrested in Saudi Arabia in relation toRead More
Embassy of Pakistan to France values role of Paris based Pakistani Journalists
PARIS, OCT 23 (DNA) – Embassy of Pakistan to France deeply values the important role of Paris based Pakistan Journalists for promoting and safeguarding Pakistan’s interests in France. This was stated by the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque while addressing the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected members of the Pakistan Press Club Paris France held in the suburb of Paris, yesterday. The Ambassador said that the constitution of Pakistan guarantees freedom of Press, which as the fourth pillar of the state plays a veryRead More
Pakistan PM seeks loans to reservice debts, investments
RIAYDH: (DNA) – : Pakistan is seeking loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and friendly countries to reservice debt and shore up its economy, the country’s prime minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. “What we are hoping is that we do a bit of both, get a loan from IMF and other loans from friendly governments,” Khan told an audience at an investment conference in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. While mentioning the country’s largely unexploited mineral reserves, they hadn’t been extracted because of corruption and terrorism issues, however, it was changingRead More
Khashoggi’s murder ‘savagely planned’: Turkey
ISTANBUL: (DNA) – Turkey on Monday said that the murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was “savagely planned”, vowing nothing would remain secret in a case that has severely tarnished the image of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Upping the pressure on Riyadh, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to reveal the “naked truth” on Tuesday about the Khashoggi case. The Washington Post contributor, 59, was murdered almost three weeks ago after stepping inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. After more than two weeks ofRead More