Thursday, February 20th, 2020
Pakistan wishes return of peace, stability in Afghanistan: Foreign Office
ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (DNA) : Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui on Thursday has hoped that the peace deal between the United States (US) and Afghan Taliban will be signed sooner rather than later, and that it will take into account the interests of all the stakeholders. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad, FO spokesperson expressed the confidence that the deal will lead to intra Afghan dialogue. She said Pakistan wishes to see peace and return of stability in Afghanistan more than any other country in the world. Referring toRead More
PM Imran offers China ‘unequivocal support’ in hard times battling COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, FEB 20(DNA) : Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping to express unequivocal solidarity with China and its people following the outbreak of deadly COVID-19 (coronavirus). The premier conveyed his heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives, and praised the relentless efforts undertaken by China for containing and controlling the virus. He underscored that the people and Pakistan’s government stood firmly with China in its decisive efforts to fight and eliminate the virus. Khan underscored that timely, effective and far-reachingRead More
Government distances itself from Mansoor Khan’s statement in SC
ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (DNA) : The federal government has distanced itself from the statement given by Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan, who resigned from his post on Thursday, a day after the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the AG to tender an apology or present some material to support the remarks he made. The law ministry has submitted a response on behalf of the government stating that the oral statement made by the AG was “unauthorized, without instructions and knowledge of the federal government and the answering respondents, and totallyRead More
Australia to hold wide-ranging inquiry into disastrous bushfires
SYDNEY, FEB 20 (DNA) : Australia will hold a wide-ranging enquiry into the causes of recent bushfires that killed 33 people and razed an area the size of South Korea, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. Australia has for months been battling hundreds of blazes that began in September – an unusually prolonged summer wildfire season that was fueled by three years of drought, which experts have attributed to climate change. With firefighters now able to contain the several dozen fires still alight, Morrison said a six-month Royal CommissionRead More
China sees drop in new virus cases, two Japan cruise passengers die
BEIJING, FEB 20 (DNA) : China reported a big drop in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, fuelling hopes the epidemic is nearing its peak, but Japan faced a growing crisis as two passengers from a quarantined cruise ship died. The death toll in China hit 2,118 as 114 more people died, but health officials reported the lowest number of new cases there in nearly a month, including in the hardest-hit province, Hubei. More than 74,000 people have been infected in China and hundreds more in some 25 countries, with IranRead More
COAS Gen. Bajwa reaches Kuwait
KUWAIT, FEB 20 (DNA) – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Kuwait on a day long official visit. COAS held separate meetings with His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher, Chief of General Staff Kuwait Armed Forces & Lieutenant General Staff Engineer Hashim Abdurazaq Al-Refaea, Under Secretary National Guard. During the meetings, matters of mutual interest, bilateral defence & security cooperation and regional peace & stability were discussed. The political and military leadershipRead More