Wednesday, June 17th, 2020
FM Chairs Inaugural Meeting of Public Diplomacy Consultative Group
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 / DNA / = In line with his vision to enhance and upgrade the communication toolkit of the Foreign Office, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired today, the inaugural meeting of the Consultative Group on Public Diplomacy. The dedicated group set up by the Foreign Minister comprises eminent scholars, field specialists and former Ambassadors and aims at bringing focused attention to various aspects of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ public diplomacy initiatives including projecting Pakistan’s real image abroad, and more effectively highlighting the country’s rich artistic,Read More
Afghan ambassador thanks Pakistani govt for reopening Torkham, Chaman borders
ISLAMABAD, JUN 17 (DNA) – Afghanistan Ambassador to Pakistan, Atif Mashal, thanked Pakistani government for reopening border crossing of Torkham and Chaman besides resuming trade from Ghulam Khan crossings. Atif Mashal praised the decision of the Pakistani government for agreeing to resume imports from Afghanistan to Pakistan via Torkham and Chaman borders from June 22 and the continuation of imports and exports from Ghulam Khan crossing. Thanks to the Pakistani government for agreeing to resume imports from Afghanistan to Pakistan via Torkham and Chaman as well as opening of GhulamRead More
Financial Times declares Pakistan frontier emerging market for investors
LONDON, JUN 17 (DNA) – Pakistan has brought notable improvements in business sentiment and macroeconomic policymaking and its outlook improved markedly since the victory of Imran Khan, reported UK daily Financial Times. The international daily newspaper admitted in its report that the present government in Pakistan made effective improvements to provide ease in doing businesses and declared Pakistan as one of the frontier emerging markets for investors. It said, “The outlook has improved markedly in Pakistan since the 2018 general election victory of PM Imran Khan, whereas, the country hasRead More
More than $100 million of credit resources to be allocated for service sector projects
On June 16, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a videoconference on development of services and domestic tourism. The Head of the state dwelt on the epidemiological situation in the country and drew attention to the fact that recently the number of people infected with coronavirus has significantly increased, moreover, many cases are detected among the population. In particular, over the past two weeks 482 out of 551 cases were detected among the population in the city of Tashkent. It is regrettable that in 57 cases,Read More
Uzbek-Swiss Bilateral Agreement on National Water Resources Management Project has been signed
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, JUNE 17 –– The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan represented by the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) and the Government of Switzerland represented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) signed the Agreement on the National Water Resources Management Project (NWRM) in Uzbekistan, Phase 2. The Agreement was signed by H.E. Mr. Olivier Chave, the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Uzbekistan and Minister of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Shavkat Khamraev. “The new Phase of the National Water Resources Management project isRead More
Army chief expresses grief on demise of legendary broadcaster Tariq Aziz
COAS Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed grief on demise of legendary broadcaster & outstanding Artist Tariq Aziz. “His services for Pakistan will always be remembered. May Allah bless the departed soul in eternal peace and give strength to the bereaved family, Aameen.” COAS