Saturday, February 29th, 2020
US Envoy Khalilzad, FM Qureshi discuss US-Taliban peace agreement
DOHA, FEB 29 (DNA) : US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Doha on Saturday. Zalmay Khalilzad apprised the Foreign Minister of the latest situation regarding peace agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan hopes for intra-Afghan dialogue after today’s deal. He said Afghanistan will be required assistance of the international community for reconciliation and rehabilitation. The Foreign Minister said Pakistan will continue its efforts for durable peace and stabilityRead More
PSL 2020: Multan Sultans set 200-run target for Quetta Gladiators
MULTAN, FEB 29 (DNA) : Rilee Rossouw smashed a belligerent century against Quetta Gladiators and helped his team Multan Sultans set a mammoth target of 200 runs at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Rilee Rossouw smashed six sixes and ten fours in his unbeaten innings of 100 runs off 44 balls. Skipper Shan Masood scored 46 runs off 32 balls. For Gladiators, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Ben Cutting, Naseem Shah and Sohail Khan all picked up one wicket apiece. Earlier, Multan Sultans won the toss against Quetta Gladiators andRead More
State-sponsored terror to lead radicalisation of 200 mn Indian Muslims: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD, FEB 29 (DNA) : Prime Minister Imran Khan, while talking about Delhi carnage of Muslims, has on Saturday said the state-sponsored terror through police and RSS gangs is going to lead to radicalisation of the 200 million Indian Muslims just as the Kashmiri youth. The premier took to Twitter and said the Kashmiri youth has been radicalised through the oppression of Indian occupation forces, resulting in deaths of almost 100,000 Kashmiris. Imran Khan ✔@ImranKhanPTI In Delhi carnage of Muslims, state-sponsored terror through police & RSS gangs is going to leadRead More
Kazakhstan minister calls for further cementing of bilateral ties
BY ANSAR MAHMOOD BHATTI ISLAMABAD, FEB 29 (DNA) – First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev has said both Kazakhstan and Pakistan enjoy close relations adding both countries have huge potential to further promote and deepen these relations. He expressed these views while speaking during an interaction with Pakistani media and intellectuals facilitated by think-tank CGSS. The Kazakh minister along with his delegation visited Pakistan for the Inaugural Session of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) between Pakistan and Kazakhstan. The minister thanked the Pakistani hosts for facilitating the dialogue inRead More
Response to Digital Pakistan has been overwhelmingly good: Tania Aidrus
ISLAMABAD, FEB 29 (DNA) : Head of the prime minister’s ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative, Tania Aidrus, in a panel discussion on Friday, shared that the response to the initiative was overwhelmingly good and it felt like a movement was already in place. “A lot is happening in the digital arena but it’s important to keep the end view in sight and take a strategic approach. Efforts at provincial and federal levels have to be synchronised to achieve the objectives on a broader scale,” she said. Aidrus was speaking a panel discussionRead More
FM Qureshi to represent Pakistan in signing of US-Afghan Taliban peace deal
DOHA, FEB 29 (DNA) : Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will participate as representative of Pakistan in the signing ceremony of peace agreement between the United States and Afghan Taliban to be held in Doha today. Representatives from fifty countries, including foreign ministers of different countries, will attend the signing ceremony of the agreement. Meanwhile, talking to Pakistani community in Qatar, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said peace agreement between the United States and Afghan Taliban will open new avenues of development in the region. He said peace in AfghanistanRead More