Thursday, August 6th, 2020
Kashmir is an international dispute: FO
The Spokesperson said voices in support of the Kashmiri people rang across the globe marking one year of the illegal action by India and the continued brutalization and disenfranchisement of the Kashmiri people Saifullah ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office says discussion on Kashmir dispute at the UN Security Council for the third time in a year is a testimony to the fact that this is neither an internal affair of India nor a bilateral issue. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha FarooquiRead More
Restaurants to reopen across Pakistan on August 10: Asad
Shaheen Hanif ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar has said Covid-19 Pandemic has greatly been controlled due to the effective strategy of the government institutions. Briefing about the National Coordination Committee meeting, he said, the people of Pakistan are the real heroes in defeating the pandemic, as they strictly followed the SOPs to check the spread of Covid-19. He appreciated untiring efforts of the doctors and paramedics in fighting the pandemic as frontline soldiers. He said the strategy of smart lockdown adopted by Pakistan is appreciated by the otherRead More
Azerbaijan to provide assistance to Lebanon
Azerbaijan to provide assistance to Lebanon BAKU, /DNA Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov signed a decree on provision of financial assistance to Lebanon, Trend reports with reference to the decree. Thus, the decree said that taking into account Lebanon’s need for humanitarian aid to eliminate the consequences of the tragedy, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made a decision to allocate $1 million in manat equivalent to provide Lebanon with financial assistance. The assistance will be paid from reserve funds of Azerbaijani 2020 state budget. The Azerbaijani Ministry ofRead More
Japan provides Grant-Aid for The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship
Islamabad: August 6, 2020 Japan provides Grant-Aid for The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Fiscal Year 2020 The Government of Japan today announced grant aid worth around 318 million Japanese Yen for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. H.E. Mr. Matsuda Kuninori the Ambassador of Japan in Pakistan and H.E. Mr. Noor Ahmed, Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs, have signed an Exchange of Notes (E/N) on this program. A Grant Agreement (G/A) for the aforementionedRead More
FWO and Hashoo Group host Pakistan’s first ever Virtual MOU Signing Ceremony
Islamabad : FWO and Hashoo Group signed an MoU to promote education projects and skill development programmes especially in the Hospitality sector, for Pakistani youth. The MoU was signed by Director Operations FWO Brigadier Ghazi Shameel Haider and Chief Operating Officer Hashoo Group Mr Haseeb Gardezi. Director General FWO, was also present at the signing ceremony. Hashoo Group will cooperate with FWO to develop new courses and diplomas, to be delivered at FWO training institutions. FWO has been providing technical education for more than 30 years, making it the mostRead More
Dine-in restaurants, salons to reopen across Pakistan on August 10: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD : Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said Thursday dine-in restaurants and beauty salons would reopen across Pakistan on August 10 as the efforts against the coronavirus pandemic seem to bear fruit. Umar added that a review on the decision to reopen educational institutes on September 15 would be done on September 7. “We are seeing the fruit of our efforts and receiving international praise,” he added. The minister is speaking in a televised address to the nation as the head of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC),Read More