ISLAMABAD, AUG 22 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi returned to Pakistan after completion of his two-day official visit to China.The foreign minister visited China to attend the 2nd Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue held in Chinese Hainan province wherein he also met State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and discussed bilateral and regional matters. According to a joint statement issued by the Foreign Office, the two sides exchanged views on COVID-19 pandemic, bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest, and reached consensusRead More

KABUL, AUG 22 (DNA) – Afghanistan on Saturday reported 59 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours with no death and recovery reported during the period, the country’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed. “Within the past 24 hours, 238 suspected cases were tested, out of which 59 cases were tested coronavirus positive in six provinces of the country’s 34 provinces,” the ministry said in a statement. A total of 1,385 COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the virus and 27,990 patients have recovered since the outbreak of the pandemic inRead More

QUETTA, AUG 22 (DNA) – The Balochistan government has launched its first-ever mobile police station in Quetta, said CM Balochistan Jam Kamal in a tweet. “First mobile police station equipped with internet and other necessities has been launched in Quetta in the first phase,” announced CM Jam Kamal in a tweet on Friday. The mobile station was set up in Quetta on a trial basis. “The purpose of establishing police station is to ensure immediate registration of public complaints and subsequent government action on them,” said CM Balochistan. He furtherRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 22 (DNA) – A new cafeteria and barrack opened at Police Station (PS) Koral to provide better accommodation and quality food to the police staff on affordable rates. The cafeteria was inaugurated by SP (Rural), Farooq Amjad Buttar along with DSPs, Qasim Niazi, Rukhsar Mehdi, SHO Koral Asjid Mehmood, SHO Lohi Bher Shahid Zaman, SHO Nilore Sattar Baig, members of conciliation committee and other citizens and police officials. Speaking at the occasion the SP ordered the cafeteria staff to ensure cleanliness and hygiene at the area and theRead More

PESHAWAR, AUG 22 (DNA) – Throngs of visitors reached six upper districts of Khyber Pakhunkhwa (KP) after the government allowed all major tourist spots to open after the coronavirus closure. On Thursday, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar had announced that the government has decided to reopen dine-in restaurants, cafes, cinemas, parks and gyms from August 10 after a nearly five-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to figures released by KP’s Tourism Department, as many as 6,27,995 tourists visited KP between August 13 to August 21. As perRead More