Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
Alice G. Wells vows to engage with Pakistan for its economic reforms
ISLAMABAD, Aug 06 (DNA): Ambassador of the USA in Pakistan, Ms. Alice G. Wells has expressed that the US would continue to remain engaged with Pakistan in its economic reforms efforts and help build an environment that facilitates business development between the two countries. A US delegation led by Ambassador of the USA in Pakistan, Ms. Alice G. Wells along with the U.S. Treasury officials comprising Mr. Scott Rembrandt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mr. Grant Vickers, Mr. David Galbraith and others held a meeting with Mr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser toRead More
India’s decision to abrogate Article 370 will have repercussions globally: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD, AUG 06 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that India’s decision to end special status of Occupied Kashmir while scrapping articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution, will have repercussions globally. Addressing the joint session of the parliament on Tuesday, he said that we need to send a strong message through this session that the whole nation is united, adding that New Delhi’s decision can have repercussions globally. The prime minister said that he had realised that India had no intention of talks with Pakistan duringRead More
Tajikistan’s Chairmanship in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Forum for Security Co-operation
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia, is the world’s largest regional security organization. The OSCE works for stability, peace and democracy for more than a billion people, through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference. The Forum for Security Co-operation(FSC) is one of the OSCE’s two main regular decision-making bodies. Leaders at the 1992 Helsinki Summit of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe – the OSCE’s predecessor – establishedRead More
SC summons CM Murad Ali Shah in iqama, dual nationality petition
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday accepted for hearing a review petition seeking disqualification of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for allegedly submitting a false declaration while submitting his qualification papers for the 2013 election. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed has sent a notice to CM Shah to appear before the court. Petitioner Roshan Ali Buriro’s lawyer Hamid Khan argued that Shah had kept an iqama and dual nationality, of Pakistan and Canada, at the same time. In January, Supreme Court discardedRead More
Pakistan Army firmly stand by Kashmir people: Army Chief
RAWALPINDI, AUG 06 (DNA) – Corps Commanders’ Conference presided by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) held at General Head Quarters (GHQ) today on single point agenda of situation regarding Kashmir. Forum fully supported Government’s rejection of Indian actions regarding Kashmir. Pakistan never recognised the sham Indian efforts to legalise its occupation of Jammu & Kashmir through article 370 or 35-A decades ago; efforts which have now been revoked by India itself. “Pakistan Army firmly stands by the Kashmiris in their just struggle to the very end.Read More
Foreign minister approaches United Nations to resolve Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in his letter written to the Secretary General of the United Nations, outlined that “the final disposition of the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be made in accordance with the will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite conducted under the auspices of the United Nations.” The letter stated that India is committing brutalities on innocent and defenseless Kashmiri people under the draconian laws in the occupied Kashmir. It said the United NationsRead More