Monday, March 23rd, 2020
President Alvi grants military awards to officers
RAWALPINDI, MAR 23 (DNA) – The President of Pakistan has been pleased to grant the Military awards to the officers and men of Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force. 1 officer and 2 men granted Sitara-i-Basalat, 66 Tamgha-i-Basalat, 39 Imtiazi Asnad, 65 COAS Commendation Cards, 23 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), 112 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and 137 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military). Following officers and men have been conferred with:- *Sitara-i-Basalat* Swr Ihsan Ullah Khan (Shaheed), AC, Lt Hammad Hassan Maken, Navy, SFT-I Muhammad Abbas Khan (Shaheed), Navy. *Tamgha-i-Basalat* Lt Col Raashid Karim Baig (Shaheed), AK, MajRead More
In Pakistan Day messages, political leadership asks nation to exercise caution against coronavirus
KARACHI, MARCH 23 (DNA) : Politicians from various political parties have requested the public to exercise caution and remain in self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 800 people in the country so far. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in his message to the nation on Pakistan Day, said that the political leadership of the country needed to demonstrate the spirit which was shown when the Pakistan Resolution was passed decades earlier. “PPP is the actual flagbearer of the ideology of Pakistan and Pakistan Resolution,” saidRead More
Zalmay Khalilzad says Kabul, Taliban in first prisoner exchange talks
The Afghan government and the Taliban on Sunday held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, a key step in a broader push for peace, the US special envoy for Afghanistan said on Twitter. “Today, the US and Qatar facilitated the first Afghan government to Taliban technical talks on prisoner releases, via Skype video conferencing,” Zalmay Khalilzad said. He had said on Wednesday that it was “urgent” to quickly conclude plans for such exchanges — as called for in a historic US pact with the Taliban — as the coronavirus pandemicRead More
Uzbekistan keen to cement ties with Pakistan: President Shavkat
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 23 (DNA)- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his letter written to President Dr. Arif Alvi greeted him and Pakistani nation on the occasion of Pakistan Day. The letter reads,” I would like to sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of the National Day of your country-Pakistan Day and express my best wishes to friendly people of Pakistan. He further said, he would like to emphasize that unique ancient history; similar cultural and spiritual values that are closely linked to the peoples of Uzbekistan and Pakistan still serveRead More
Azerbaijan President says ties with Pakistan bound with brotherhood
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 23 (DNA) -IlhamAliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has congratulated President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi on the occasion of Pakistan Day. In a letter written to President of Pakistan, the Azerbaijani President said, “on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my heartiest congratulations to You and to Your people on the National Day of Your country – Pakistan Day”. He further said that the present level of relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan that are bound with the ties ofRead More
President Arif Alvi, PM Imran Khan pledge to defeat coronavirus on Pakistan Day
The nation celebrates Pakistan Day today with simplicity in the face of an outbreak of novel Coronavirus and with the pledge to fight the pandemic. All kinds of public gatherings, especially famous military parades have been postponed as precautionary measures. The Day is observed to commemorate the passage of Lahore Resolution on this day in 1940, under which the Muslims of the sub-continent set the agenda of achieving a separate homeland. President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan, in their separate messages on Pakistan Day, have urged theRead More