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All credit of controlling JUI-F sit-in goes to PM Khan, interior minister: Shujaat Hussain

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Saturday that this was the first sit-in in the history in which no bullets or sticks were used. The PML-Q referred to the recently concluded Azadi March sit-in demonstration led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad. “Clerics and police were facing each other but no clash happened,” he pointed out. “Imran Khan has proved his quality of wisdom and comprehension [of political affairs] by not following the advice of inexperienced players,” he said, addingRead More


Maliki welcomes the world consensus on Palestine resolutions

NEW YORK (DNA) -Riyad al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, unanimously and voted in favor of 7 resolutions of Palestine in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly, and considered it a clear indication of the position of the international community on the resolutions on Palestine in the General Assembly and consistent with international law, and the rights of the Palestinian people and refugees. UNRWA operations, 167 against, 5 abstentions; Assistance to Palestine refugees, voted in favor of 170 against 2, with 7 abstentions; Decision of the proceeds ofRead More


Businessmen Panel endorses Pak-China consensus to set new direction of CPEC

ISLAMABAD, NOV 16 (DNA) – Businessmen Panel endorses Pak-China consensus to set new direction of CPEC.  The Businessmen Panel of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has announced to endorse the Pak-China agreement to set a new direction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for future cooperation in high economic impact areas, especially the shifting of the Chinese manufacturing units to Pakistan. Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar observed that the relocation of Chinese industry to Pakistan and providing Chinese financing facilities for future projects are the welcomeRead More


Three FC personnel martyred, five injured in Quetta bomb blast

QUETTA (DNA) – Three members of the Frontier Corps were martyred and five others sustained critical injuries when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded near their vehicle which was passing through the Kuchlak Bypass area in Quetta on Friday. According to police sources, terrorists planted about 8 to 9 kilogramme explosives in a motorcycle and parked it at the roadside near Kuchlak Bypass and detonated it with a remote control when the FC vehicle was passing through the area. FC personnel and police rushed to the area and tookRead More


10th Session of EU-Pakistan Joint Commission held in Brussels

The 10th session of the European Union-Pakistan Joint Commission (JC) was held in Brussels on 15 November 2019. The plenary of the JC was preceded by sub-group meetings on trade; development cooperation; and democracy, governance, rule of law and human rights on 13-14 November 2019. The two sides appreciated the signing of the EU–Pakistan Strategic Engagement Plan (SEP) in June 2019 and expressed commitment for its early and full implementation including the establishment of a Security Dialogue, working towards a comprehensive dialogue on migration and mobility, and further expanding relations inRead More


Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to reach Pakistan on Nov 25

ISLAMABAD, NOV 15 – Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will visit Pakistan from November 25 to 27 as special advocate of the UN Secretary-General for Inclusive Financing for Development (UNSGSA). Queen Maxima visits Pakistan at the invitation of the government. According to a statement received here on Friday from Pakistan Embassy the Hague, Netherlands, Queen Maxima will discuss the progress of access to financial services to improve the economic position of the country’s inhabitants during her visit. Queen Maxima focuses, among other things, on the importance of financial services forRead More