Monday, January 6th, 2020
Rejection of Indian propaganda about treatment of minorities in Pakistan
The BJP government’s mischievous portrayal of isolated law and order incidents in Peshawar and Nankana Sahib as alleged ‘persecution’ of minorities is part of its smear campaign against Pakistan and a desperate attempt to divert attention from the ongoing state terrorism in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K)and systematic discrimination against minorities in India. Pakistan completely rejects these fabrications, which will in no way shield the BJP government from opprobrium by the international community on its illegal actions in IOJ&K and the adverse fallout of the discriminatory Citizenship Amendment ActRead More
Huge scope for Uzbek-Pak cooperation in religious tourism: ambassador
by ANSAR M BHATTI ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 (DNA) – -: Uzbekistan and Pakistan have a big economic potential that can open wide range of opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation. Our partnership relations are tied up with deep historical, religious and cultural bonds. In this regard, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev pays great attention for the development bilateral relations with Pakistan, in including trade and economic, investment and other areas. These views were expressed by Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidiqov during an interview. He said it is necessaryRead More
CNG stations across Sindh shut down for next 36 hours again
KARACHI – The gas supply to filling stations of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) across Sindh including Karachi was suspended for 36 hours on Sunday night. According to spokesperson of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) gas supply to CNG station across Sindh was suspended at 8:00pm on Sunday that would be restored at 8am on Tuesday. The SSGC sources said that gas supply CNG stations remained open in the province from 8:00am on Sunday for 12 hours.
Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled
President Trump has threatened severe sanctions against Iraq after its parliament called on US troops to leave the country. “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there. It cost billions of dollars to build. We’re not leaving unless they pay us back for it,” he told reporters. Tensions are high after the US assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad last week. Iran has vowed “severe revenge”. Soleimani, 62, spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East, and was regarded as a terrorist by the US. The general’sRead More
Foreign Ministers of Iran phones FM Qureshi; discusses regional, int’l developments after assassination of Gen. Ghassem Soleimani
Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmoud Qureshi discussed the latest regional and international developments following the assassination of General Ghassem Soleimani in a telephone conversation. Pakistan’s foreign minister expressed his condolences to him, the government and people of Iran on the occasion of General Suleimani’s Martyrdom.