Friday, August 21st, 2020
2nd Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue held in Hainan, China
DNA HAINAN, AUG 21 – State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan held the 2nd Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Hainan Province, China. The two sides exchanged views on COVID-19 pandemic, bilateral relations，and international and regional issues of mutual interest, and reached consensus to collectively take measures to safeguard their common interests and promote peace, prosperity, and development in the region. Both sides agreed that Pakistan and China haveRead More
Khalilzad urges govt, Taliban to start intra-Afghan talks
DNA KABUL, AUG 21 – US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on the Afghan government and the Taliban to immediately start intra-Afghan negotiations. In a series of tweets, Khalilzad said: “there is no legitimate reason for delay.” Khalilzad Condemn the Wednesday’s attacks in Kabul that claimed the lives of two civilians, including Abdulbaqi Amin, who was the head of the science council at the Ministry of Education. He further added that “His death at the hands of spoilers who seek to delay and derail Afghan peaceRead More
Pakistan T20I Squad for England Series 2020
LAHORE, AUG 21 : A 17-member Pakistan Squad has been announced for the upcoming three-match T20I Series against England. Babar Azam will lead the side as Captain while the rest of the Squad Members include Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Hafeez, Hasnain, M Rizwan, Amir, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz. Pakistan will play three T20 Internationals against England on August 28, August 30 and September 1, 2020. All three T20Is will be played at Manchester.
Naval chief inaugurates new joint maritime information coordination centre
DNA KARACHI, AUG 21 – The inauguration ceremony of new state of the art Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre (JMICC) held at Karachi. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi graced the occasion as Chief Guest and inaugurated the new setup. Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre (JMICC) functions as a nerve centre to harmonise the efforts of all maritime related organizations/ agencies. It helps generating a coordinated response to maritime security challenges within Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), primarily through information sharing and inter department/ agency coordination.Read More
Govt cannot blame former rulers for inflation after two years in power
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 21 – President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said administrative action and threats have failed to reduce prices flour and sugar therefore strategy should be changed to negotiate to get the desired results. The government has pushed IPP to reduce the electricity price through negotiations and it should follow the same path for flour and electricity, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that the government should stop blaming former government to inflation andRead More
PARC, IWMI agree to bring Renewable Energy Transition in Irrigation Sector
DNA Islamabad: PARC and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) agreed on joint research and implementation of the project on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience in South Asia (SOLAR-SA) through signing an MOU at PARC, Islamabad. In the presence of Chairman PARC Dr. Muhammad Azeem Khan, Wiqar Ahmed, Secretary PARC and Dr. Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative, IWMI signed the document. Dr. Muhammad Azeem Khan, Chairman PARC, while expressing his views, said that the best way to meet the nutritional needs of the depleted agricultural water and the growing population isRead More