Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
India Rejects Pakistan’s Generosity: continues to make new demands
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – On Friday, Pakistan allowed an Indian official consular access to hold a meeting with convicted RAW spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, in line with the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), however, the meeting could not take place after New Delhi attempted to extract further demands from Islamabad. Reports emanating from Indian media reveal that the Modi-led government has “virtually turned down” Pakistan’s generous gesture to provide consular access to a convicted spy involved in multiple terror attacks claiming countless innocent lives. In a new series ofRead More
Ms. Pang Chunxue will take charge of new DCM of China on Aug 08
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – Chinese Embassy will organize a farewell party for Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan, Lijian Zhao on 8th August, in a local hotel in Islamabad. His successor, Ms. Pang Chunxue will also be introduced there. She is a senior diplomat, who has served in the UK and Afghanistan and had served in Pakistan almost 20 years ago in a junior position in late 1990’s. China Pakistan relations has expanded since then due to CPEC and geopolitical development and China now has a large EmbassyRead More
Chinese DCM, Lijian Zhao leaving Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan, Lijian Zhao , is leaving with effect from 8th August. He has been replaced by another senior diplomat, Ms. Pang Chunxue who is already in Islamabad. Zhao had served on more than one occasion in Islamabad. Altogether he served more than eight years in Pakistan. He became the first Chinese diplomat in Islamabad who effectively used twitter to explain things about CPEC projects and Pak-China relations and became a house hold name in Pakistan. Zhao was born inRead More
US eyes breakthrough in push for peace with Taliban
DOHA, AUG 03 (DNA) – Washington is hoping for a breakthrough as talks between the US and the Taliban resumed in Doha on Saturday in a bid to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan. The US, which invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban in 2001, wants to withdraw thousands of troops and draw down its longest ever war. But it would first seek assurances from the insurgents that they would renounce Al-Qaeda and stop other militants like the Islamic State group using the country as a haven. Washington isRead More
Sanjrani for convening joint session of Parliament on Kashmir situation
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani on Saturday has demanded to convene a joint session of the Parliament immediately to discuss the prevailing situation in Kashmir. “There should be a debate on the Kashmir situation,” he said requesting President Arif Alvi to immediately summon a joint sitting of the Parliament to convey a unified stance of the nation and Parliament to the international community on the issue, a Senate Secretariat press release said. He said Indian forces were committing ceasefire violation in Neelum valley along Line ofRead More
Mandviwala condemns Indian aggression at LoC
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwala has condemned Indian aggression at the Line of Control (LoC) and urged international community to play role in resolving the longstanding Kashmir issue. He said targeting civilian population by Indian forces was a blatant violation of ceasefire along LoC, where innocent and unarmed citizens were being martyred. The deputy chairman asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give positive response to the mediation offer extended by US President Donald Trump.=DNA =========