Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
Queen appoints Pakistani businessman as House of Lords member
LONDON: British Pakistani businessman Zameer Choudrey, Chief Executive of Bestway Group, has been appointed to the House of Lords under the Queen’s intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom. In an announcement made by former Prime Minister Theresa May recognised key political aides, a sporting hero and business leaders in her resignation honour list. Zameer Choudrey’s appointment as the Lord is a huge honour for Pakistan and recognition of the hard work of Pakistanis in Britain. Choudrey CBE is the nephew of Sir Anwar Pervez. He will formally takeRead More
Shah Mahmood Qureshi meets OIC ambassadors
GENEVA (DNA) -Pak FM Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Group of Ambassadors of OIC at UNHCR in Geneva today and briefed them on the grave HRs violations & Humanitarian emergency in IOJK
‘India threatened Sri Lankan players to opt out of Pakistan tour’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday claimed India threatened Sri Lanka players over not being able to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if they travelled to Pakistan for their tour later this month. In a post on Twitter, Chaudhry said, “Informed sports commentators told me that India threatened SL players that they’ll be ousted from IPL if they don’t refuse Pakistan visit.” “This is really cheap tactic, jingoism from sports to space is something we must condemn, really cheap on the part ofRead More
FM Qureshi meets DG WHO
Geneva, Switzerland 10th Sept, 2019. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mr. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, today and called upon him to play his role in providing basic health needs to the 15 million Kashmiris of the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir who are facing draconian curfew since India revoked Article 370 and 35A of its constitution on August 5 in an illegal and unconstitutional manner depriving the Kashmiris of their legitimate autonomous status. The foreign minister alsoRead More
How Trump’s Plan to Secretly Meet With the Taliban Came Together, and Fell Apart
WASHINGTON — On the Friday before Labor Day, President Trump gathered top advisers in the Situation Room to consider what could be among the profound decisions of his presidency — a peace plan with the Taliban after 18 years of grinding, bloody war in Afghanistan. The meeting brought to a head a bristling conflict dividing his foreign policy team for months, pitting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, in a battle for the competing instincts of a president who relishes tough talk butRead More
President Trump ‘willing to help’ Pakistan, India to solve Kashmir issue
TRUMP SAYS TALKS WITH TALIBAN DEAD WASHINGTON (DNA News) – US President Donald Trump has once again offered to help Pakistan and India to solve Kashmir dispute considering the fact that he gets along well with both countries, reported Dunya News on Tuesday. Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House and said, “I am willing to help them if they want. They know that. That (offer) is out there.” Talking about the heightened tensions between the neighboring countries ever since India’s unconstitutional and unilateral move to scrap occupiedRead More