Wednesday, September 30th, 2020
Kuwait swears in new emir after Sheikh Sabah’s death
Kuwait has sworn in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, to receive the body of his half-brother, the late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah who died in the United States at the age of 91. The body of Sheikh Sabah, an acclaimed diplomat and mediator who ruled for 14 years, is expected to arrive in Kuwait City later on Wednesday. He died on Tuesday in Minnesota where he had been undergoing treatment in hospital since July. According to the royal court, the funeral will be “restricted to theRead More
HEC, Huawei officials conclude ‘Seeds for the Future 2020’ Program
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 30 – Through the medium of a remote virtual event, Huawei Pakistan, working together with the Higher Education Commission, took part in the official closing ceremony for the Seeds for the Future program, 2020. The event was attended by Mr. Moin-ul-Haque, Pakistan Ambassador to China,Dr. Fateh Marri, Executive Director HEC,Mr. Ma Libing, Deputy CEO Huawei Pakistan and the 32 students who participated in the program. This is the 6th year seeds for the future is happening in Pakistan,unlike previous years, when a whole batch of nominated studentsRead More
Hikmet Hajiyev: “Two Armenian Su-25 planes crashed into a mountain yesterday and blew up”
BAKU, SEPT 30 – “The allegations that the Su-25 fighter jet of the Armenian Armed Forces was allegedly shot down by an F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Armed Forces are completely absurd and are another disinformation of Armenia,” Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan-Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev said. Mr Hajiyev noted that according to the information on the Azerbaijani side, on September 29, two Su-25 aircraft took off in Armenia: “Both planes crashedRead More
Sardar Yasir Ilyas vows to promote “Made in Pakistan” for improving exports
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 30 – The newly elected Office Bearers and Executive Members of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry were administered oath in the 36th Annual General Meeting of ICCI. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan was sworn in as President, Ms. Fatma Azeem, Senior Vice President and Abdul Rehman Khan as Vice President, ICCI for the year 2020-21. Mian Akram Farid, Chairman, Founder Group administered oath to the newly elected Office Bearers and Executive Members. Muhammad Ejaz Abbasi, former President ICCI performed the role of Stage Secretary. A large number ofRead More
Somalian envoy welcomes Pak ‘Look Africa’ policy
Pakistan has a lot of goodwill in the region as the country always championed the cause of the African countries at UN and remained in the forefront of peacekeeping missions in Africa EXCLUSIVE Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Ambassador of Somalia has said a large number of Somali students are studying in Pakistan in various educational fields. ‘We are thankful to the people and government of Pakistan for their continuing assistance to the Somali students and for your delight some students after graduating from Pakistan haveRead More
Speakers urged world to take note of HR violations in Occupied Kashmir
Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad organized an Online International Conference on “Role of Human Rights Watch in Thwarting Indian Atrocities in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir Saifullah/DNA ISLAMABAD: Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad organized an Online International Conference on “Role of Human Rights Watch in Thwarting Indian Atrocities in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir”. The aim of the Conference was to stimulate the International Human Rights Organizations to accentuate the applicability of International Humanitarian Laws in Kashmir. The Conference commenced with the opening remarksRead More