Friday, August 16th, 2019
Qureshi discusses current situation of Kashmir with FM Stef Blok
ISLAMABAD, AUG 16 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed the current situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir with Foreign Minister Stef Blok of the Netherlands in a telephonic conversation today. The Foreign Minister highlighted India’s illegal and unilateral actions seeking to alter the disputed status of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and its demographic structure, which had evoked a strong backlash. He apprised the Dutch Foreign Minister of the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which has beenRead More
RCCI to hold 2nd Gems and Jewelry Expo on August 23
RAWALPINDI, AUG 16 (DNA) – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) is going to organize three day 2nd Gems and Jewelry exhibition on August 23-25 in Islamabad. RCCI President Malik Shahid Saleem said that the exhibition would provide opportunity to the businessmen to showcase the best of Pakistani gemstones, diamonds, jewellery, watches and mineral specimens from across the country. Giving details, the RCCI chief said that the main purpose of this expo was to attract foreign investment in non-conventional sectors like Gems and Jewelry and to promote smallRead More
Ch. Fawad woo French professionals of Pakistan origin to help in upgrading S&T infrastructure in Pakistan
PARIS, AUG 16 (DNA) – Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology met with the French professionals of Pakistani origin working in the fields of banking, finance, information technology, energy, law and construction in France at the Embassy of Pakistan in Paris today. The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque was also present. The Ambassador while welcoming the Minister briefed him about the Forum of French professional of Pakistani origin which was created by the Embassy last year as a platform for regular exchanges, sharingRead More
‘Retake Hong Kong’: A Movement, a Slogan and an Identity Crisis
HONG KONG — He has been locked up for more than a year in a secluded island jail, but the bespectacled 28-year-old inmate, Edward Leung, is the closest thing Hong Kong’s tumultuous and leaderless protest movement has to a guiding light. He coined the protesters’ most widely chanted and, for China, most subversive slogan; he helped pioneer some of the movement’s rougher tactics; and he gave voice to the idea at the heart of Hong Kong’s struggle, now in its 10th week, to avoid becoming just another Communist Party-run Chinese city.Read More
Indian envoy again summoned over LoC violations
ISLAMABAD, AUG 16 (DNA) -The Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Gaurav Ahluwalia today and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lipa and Battal Sectors, resulting in shahadat of two civilians, Mr. Muhammad Aziz and Mr. Muneeb and one armed forces personnel, Sepoy Ramzan. The Indian occupation forces, along the LoC and Working boundary, have continuously been violating the 2003 ceasefire arrangement, which needs to be respected. The intended targetingRead More
What is happening in Hong Kong by YAO JING
Hong Kong is well-known to the world. It is not only an important international financial, trade, shipping hub and international innovation and technology center, but also one of the freest economies and the most competitive cities in the world. Its unique position bridges mainland China and West world. Hong Kong enjoys the reputation as the Pearl of the Orient. Recently, however, against the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government’s proposed amendment bills to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance, a series ofRead More