Monday, June 8th, 2020
Cricketing great Michael Clarke appointed Order of Australia officer
Former Australia cricketer Michael Clarke was appointed an officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. “I’m not sure how to express the gratitude and honour I have today, for receiving such a prestigious award,” the former captain said on his Instagram page. “As surprised as I was to be seen in such light, and alongside some of my heroes, it makes me very proud to say that cricket has given me so much more than I could ever have imagined, and this is another example of whyRead More
Ambassador (R) Mohammad Sadiq appointed as Special Representative for Afghanistan.
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 8 / DNA / = The Government of Pakistan has appointed Ambassador (R) Mohammad Sadiq as Special Representative for Afghanistan. Ambassador (R) Sadiq, an officer of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, has wide-ranging experience in diplomacy, including extensive expertise on Afghanistan, where he served as Pakistan’s Ambassador from 2008-2014. During his diplomatic career, he served in a number of key capitals including Brussels, Beijing and Washington. He served as the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007-2008.Ambassador Sadiq also served as Secretary, National SecurityRead More
Tehreek-e-Pakistan activist Haji Ghulam Nabi Bakhtawari passes away
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 8 / DNA / = Prominent activist of Tehreek-e-Pakistan and gold medalist of Tehreek-e-Karkunaan-e-Pakistan, Haji Ghulam Nabi Bakhtawari passed away in Islamabad today on 8 June, 2020. He was 96 years old. He was the father of Former President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zafar Bakhtawari, Zahid Bakhtawari & Abid Bakhtawari. He was the grandfather of Ahsan Bakhtawari, Waqar Bakhtawari, Uzair Bakhtawari, Bilal Bakhtawari, Haris Bakhtawari and Salman Bakhtawari. He was laid to rest at H-8 graveyard in Islamabad. DNA =========
Qureshi phones Irish FM Simon Coveney
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 8 / DNA / = Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephone conversation with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ireland, Mr. Simon Coveney,on a range of issues including the Covid-19 pandemic situation, cooperation at the multilateral fora, and the prospects for enhanced bilateral cooperation. Underscoring that the pandemic was the gravest challenge to confront humanity in a century, the Foreign Minister offered condolences over loss of precious lives, and commended the effective measures being taken by Ireland to contain the outbreak. He briefedRead More
Hafeez Sheikh assures KCCI of a relief budget
KARACHI: / DNA / = The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) was given assurance by Dr. Hafeez Shaikh that the upcoming budget for FY2020-21 will be a Relief Budget and most of the recommendations of KCCI will be adopted in the budgetary measures to be announced by the government on 12th June 2020. The assurance was given in a meeting held on Monday via video link between the KCCI’s team led by Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli with Advisor to Prime Minister on FinanceRead More
Pakistan condemns the extra-judicial killing of 9 more Kashmiri youth
Pakistan strongly condemns the unabated extra-judicial killings of Kashmiri youth in acts of state-terrorism perpetrated by Indian occupation forces in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K). The Indian occupation forces have martyred 9 more Kashmiri youth during the last 24 hours in “fake” encounters and so-called “cordon-and-search” operations in Shopian area of IOJ&K. Several houses in the area were also destroyed and pellet guns and tear gas used against innocent Kashmiri men, women and children who took to the streets to protest against the Indian brutalities. Infliction of suchRead More