Thursday, August 20th, 2020
Supreme Court gives government four more weeks to overhaul Pak Railways
ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the government four more weeks to overhaul loss-making Pakistan Railways in order to turn it into a profit-making national entity. Headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, an apex court bench was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to financial losses the Railway department has been inflicting on the national kitty. The SC extended the deadline for overhaul of the railways on a request by the Planning Commission. The court also sought a progress report on revival of the Karachi Circular Railway fromRead More
FM Qureshi departs for China to attend Sino-Pak strategic dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi departed on Thursday for China on a two-day official visit to attend the second round of Pakistan-China foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue. He will also hold meetings with senior Chinese officials during his Beijing visit. Issues of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation, the phase-II of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and regional security will come under discussion in these meetings. It is noteworthy that the first Pakistan-China foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue had taken place in March. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also deliberate Chinese President Xi Jinping’sRead More
White House announces $2 million in new funding for Azerbaijan
The W-GDP Fund support of $2 million will help USAID/Azerbaijan to increase the capacity of women-led and women-focused business and professional associations in Azerbaijan. These platforms play an important role for women in business to raise their voices, and provide collective access to training, resources, and markets BAKU (DNA) -Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bonnie Glick, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and Advisor to the US President Ivanka Trump announced $122 million in new activities and partnerships under the White House-led Women’s GlobalRead More
President Alvi to address joint sitting of Parliament session today
ISLAMABAD : President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned a joint session of the parliament today [Thursday] to formally start the third parliamentary year of the National Assembly. The president has summoned the joint sitting under Article 54(1) and 56(3) of the Constitution. According to the notification, the president will address the joint sitting to mark the start of third parliamentary year of the incumbent government. Pakistan armed forces leadership, diplomats, all four Governors, Chief Ministers have been invited to attend the joint session of parliament, said an agenda released byRead More
FM Qureshi departs for China today
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will travel to China today (Thursday) on a two-day official visit. He will hold meetings with senior Chinese officials during his Beijing visit, the sources said, adding issues of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, and regional security will come under discussion in these meetings. Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also deliberate Chinese President Xi Jinping’s likely visit to Islamabad in meetings with Chinese leaders, they said. Earlier, diplomatic sources had said that dates are being finalised for Chinese President XiRead More