Sunday, January 12th, 2020
CDA, Survey of Pakistan sign MoU to digitalize land record
ISLAMABAD, JAN 12 (DNA) – In line with the vision of Prime Minister of Pakistan to digitalize the Land Record Management the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Survey of Pakistan (SoP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperating in Surveying and Mapping Jobs planned by CDA for the development of Capital Territory. The Experts and professionals of the Survey of Pakistan would conduct a complete survey of Islamabad Capital Territory, prepare a Cadastral Map and handed over to CDA for development of Capital Territory under this MoU.Read More
Ankara, Baku to jointly fight against illegal visits to occupied Azerbaijani territories
Ankara and Baku will jointly fight against illegal visits and illegal economic activity in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, a diplomatic source in Turkey told. Along with this, warning information will be regularly disseminated in the Turkish media, according to the report. “As part of the joint fight against illegal visits to the occupied Azerbaijani territories and illegal economic activity in this territory, regular information exchange will be carried out between the relevant agencies of Azerbaijan and Turkey,” the source said. The source added that products illegally manufactured inRead More
Economic stabilisation has failed to bring growth: PM aide
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said though there is economic stabilisation in Pakistan the country has still not seen economic growth. He was speaking at a talk on ‘Business-Way Forward’ organised by the English Speaking Union of Pakistan at a hotel here on Saturday. “But there can be no growth without stabilisation,” he pointed out, saying that the challenge for Pakistan is to change from an import consumption country to a country with exports that go upRead More
US State Dept expresses concerns over detentions, communication blackout in IoK
The US State Department on Saturday has expressed concerns over the arrests of political leaders and residents and communication blackout in occupied Kashmir. US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells said, “We look forward to a return to normalcy in the valley.” She also stated that US is closely following the trip of diplomats to Jammu & Kashmir. It is to be mentioned here that Alice Wells will travel to Pakistan from January 19 to January 22. Alice’s tour to Pakistan will beRead More
Protests and condemnation after Iran admits downing Ukrainian plane
DUBAI – Iran’s admission that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 aboard, has provoked international outrage and triggered growing protests against Iranian authorities in Tehran and other cities including one in which Britain’s ambassador was detained. In what President Hassan Rouhani called a “disastrous mistake”, Iran said on Saturday that a missile fired in error on Wednesday by its air defenses while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq brought down the plane. Iran had denied for days after the crash that itRead More
Qureshi to leave for Iran today amid Mideast escalating tensions
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Iran and Saudi Arabia on the directives of PM Imran Khan amid US-Iran tensions. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will hold talks with his counterparts in Iran and Saudi Arabia to convey Pakistan s desire to help in de-escalating the situation. Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in a telephonic conversation with Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday extended condolences on the Quetta mosque blast, and praised Pakistan’s effort for de-escalating tensions in the region. Turkish FM expressed grief on the terror attack in theRead More