Monday, March 25th, 2019
4th Session of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue held in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, MAR 25 (DNA) – The 4th Session of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue was held in Islamabad on 25 March 2019. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan led the Pakistan side while Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission headed the European Union delegation. The Strategic Dialogue was preceded by the 5th Session of Pakistan-EU Political Dialogue in Brussels on 20 March 2019. The Strategic Dialogue allowed for an openRead More
So happy to be representing my country in Paris: Hareem Farooq
Leading cosmetics brand L’Oreal Professional is celebrating 110 years in the industry with a three-day event. It has chosen local star Hareem Farooq as its representative from Pakistan and the Parchi starlet has already jetted off to Paris for the celebrations on Sunday. But before that, she attended an intimate soiree hosted by the L’Oreal Academy in Karachi. Taking to her Instagram story, Hareem shared snippets from her time in the city of love. “So happy to be repping my country in Paris,” she wrote. Many industry insiders also took to their respective socialRead More
Pakistan need to fight hard with ball, says Afridi
KARACHI, MAR 25 (DNA) – Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said the Green Shirts need to fight hard with the ball after losing second consecutive one-day international (ODI) against Australia. Afridi took to Twitter and congratulated Haris Sohail and Mohammad Rizwan on their first ODI centuries. It is important to break Australia’s momentum, and the bench strength needs to perform especially the bowlers, he wrote. Shahid Afridi also praised Australia skipper Aaron Finch on brilliant batting in first two matches. Aaron Finch struck back-to-back centuries to lead Australia to anotherRead More
DBTV and DW to cooperate in digital broadcasting
ISLAMABAD – MAR 25 (DNA) – To improve the outreach and improve innovations in news media platforms, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Digital Broadcast Pvt. Limited (DBTV) and Deutsche Welle (DW) in Islamabad. The understanding is aimed create joint collaboration in terms of creating content and share information through the DBTV’s next generation digital platforms. The purpose of the collaboration is to enhance the knowledge experience of the users by providing diverse content. On this occasion, Germen Ambassador in Pakistan Martin Kobler said “It is great to seeRead More
Federal parliamentary system indispensable, says Farhatuallah Babar
ISLAMABAD, MAR 25 (DNA) – Secretary-General, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Former Senator Farhatuallah Babar, said out of fourteen points of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, four points are about provincial autonomy, which is a central piece to this country. He said the federal parliamentary system of governance is indispensable for ensuring participation, provincial autonomy and survival of this country. Eighteen (18th) constitutional amendment was one of the greatest achievements of the all political parties, which addressed the critical issues of provincial autonomy, he added. He stated this whileRead More
EU completes no-deal Brexit preparations
BRUSSELS, MAR 25 (DNA) – The EU announced on Monday it has completed its preparations for Britain crashing out of the bloc without a divorce accord, as fears of a chaotic “no-deal” Brexit grow. “As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission has today completed its no-deal preparations,” the commission, the bloc s executive arm, said in a statement. Unless British lawmakers approve a withdrawal agreement to ease the country out of the bloc, EURead More