Saturday, April 18th, 2020
Japanese envoy condoles death of Salman Habid
ISLAMABAD, APR 18 (DNA) – Kuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing of Ali Suleman Habib, on April 17, 2020, who had contributed significantly to enhancing and strengthening economic partnership between Japan and Pakistan especially on automobile industry. “I feel deeply saddened over the sad demise of Mr. Ali Suleman Habib and greatly eulogize his distinguished achievements on establishing automobile industry in Pakistan as well as on developing a very close economic relationship between Japan and Pakistan. He was in aRead More
Pakistan Railways donates Rs50m to PM’s coronavirus fund
LAHORE, APR 18 – Pakistan Railways is donating Rs50 million to PM Imran Khan’s fund for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), announced the federal minister on Saturday. “We have decided to donate one-day income of all our labourers and three-day income of all our officers to the PM’s fund,” said Sheikh Rasheed while addressing a press conference at the Railways HQ. He said that Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has donated Rs3,000 bags to him to distribute among coolies in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. “I have raised the issue of coolies’Read More
Karachi doctor builds protective box to safeguard medics from coronavirus
KARACHI, APR 18 – Across Pakistan, doctors and paramedical staff have been on the frontline in the battle against the novel coronavirus. To protect them from catching it, a doctor in Karachi has built a protective box. Dr Fayyaz has built a transparent box made out of plastic that will protect doctors from getting infected with COVID-19. Any patient coming to the hospital will be treated via the box. It has two holes on either sides which allow medics to insert their hands and treat the patients. “It will serveRead More
China to support UN’s active role on Afghan issue: envoy
UNITED NATIONS, APR 18 (DNA) – A Chinese envoy said that China supports the United Nations (UN) in playing a greater role in the Afghan issue, and welcomes the new progress in Afghanistan’s integration into the regional economy. “The Afghan peace process is facing a historic opportunity, and China firmly supports an inclusive peace process that is ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned,’” Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said during the “6+2” Format Video Conference on Afghanistan. Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia Federation, andRead More
Pakistan navy relief operations continue
ISLAMABAD, APR 18 (DNA) – As the nation is rigorously fighting against the corona virus surge in the country, Pakistan Navy continued nationwide support through numerous relief operations while reaching out to aggrieved families in urban cities to far-flung rural areas and towns across Pakistan. During these relief operations, thousands of families were provided with ration and protection masks in Coastal, Creeks and adjoining area of Balochistan and Sindh. Pakistan Navy teams reached out to deserving families at Gwadar, Jiwani, Pishukan, Surbandar, Gadani, Jati, Thatta, Sujawal and various Creeks and smallRead More
World rejects illegal Armenian elections in Occupied Nagorno-Karabakh: FM Azerbaijan
BAKU, APR 18 – In the background of the recent elections held in the Occupied Nagorno Karabakh by the Armenian Government we conducted an exclusive interview with Elmar Mammadyarov, Minster Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan. He was born July 2, 1960. He is on his current position since 2004. He speaks Russian, English, Azerbaijani, and Turkish.We asked him following questions: Armenian Government held elections in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh Territories, what is your reaction? Obviously, against the background of continuing military occupation and ethnic cleansing of the territories of AzerbaijanRead More