Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
ECC to lift 10-year ban on establishment of new CNG stations
ISLAMABAD : Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair a session of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) today to discuss a three-point agenda. The upcoming session of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will deliberate upon lifting 10-year ban on the establishment of new CNG stations. The government will issue licences to new CNG stations only for selling re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG). The participants of the meeting will review prices of commodities in state-owned utility stores to which the federal government had approved relief package. Moreover,Read More
ADMIRAL MUHAMMAD AMJAD KHAN NIAZI ASSUMES COMMAND OF PAKISTAN NAVY
Islamabad 7 Oct 20: Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi HI(M) SBt has assumed Command of Pakistan Navy as 22nd Chief of the Naval Staff. The change of Command was formally held in an impressive ceremony today at PNS ZAFAR Islamabad, in which Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI(M), upon completion of his tenure of Service, handed over the reins of Command to Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi. In his farewell address to officers and men of Pakistan Navy, the outgoing Naval Chief, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, thanked Allah SWT for enablingRead More
Nasser Bourita : Morocco, ‘Reference’ for Peace and Stability in Africa
About this UN facility, the Minister noted that this “reference center”, the only one established in Africa by the UN, aims to train and “disseminate” practices in the fight against terrorism RABAT (DNA) – – Morocco is “unquestionably” positioned as a provider of regional stability and a reference in the field of peace in Africa, said, Tuesday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita. “Thanks to the Royal Vision, Morocco is unquestionably positioned as a provider of regional stability and a referenceRead More
UNOCT Program Office in Morocco, ‘Natural Step’ :UN
RABAT (DNA) : The establishment in Morocco of a Program Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) is a “natural step” in reinforcing the kingdom’s counter-terrorism capacity in Africa, said, Tuesday, UNOCT Under-Secretary-General, Vladimir Voronkov. It is a “historic event” and a “logical” step forward, given Morocco’s “leadership” in the UN counter-terrorism efforts, the UN official said during the signing, via videoconference, of a Headquarters Agreement for the establishment in Morocco of the UNOCT Program Office. The agreement was inked, on theRead More
Bulgarian Ambassador’s services terminated
The Bulgarian Council of Ministers proposed to the President to terminate the diplomatic assignment of the Ambassador of the Republic Bulgaria in Pakistan; action also taken against Pakistani officials EXCLUSIVE Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: The President of Republic of Bulgaria has terminated services of Aleksandar Borisov Parashkevov the Bulgarian ambassador to Pakistan after it was confirmed that the ambassador was involved in corruption and had accepted huge bribes to allow his diplomatic status to be misused. The ambassador after reports was called back to Sofia and an inquiry againstRead More