Friday, October 9th, 2020
Pak diaspora in Canada urged to pursue long-term investments in Pakistan

DNA OTTAWA, OCT 9 – High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has urged the Pakistani diaspora and their representative associations in Canada to synergise their resources and formulate consortiums to launch bigger investment and development initiatives in Pakistan. “It is heartening to see the Pakistani diaspora in North America come forward and contribute generously to the development of the country of their origin through home remittances and extension of relief and assistance to fellow brothers and sisters in difficult times, but it is high time variousRead More
FM Qureshi participates in online ministerial meeting

DNA ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi participated today in an online Ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),hosted by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, the current Chairman of NAM.The meeting focussed on the theme of “Bandung+65: More Relevant, United and Effective NAM against Emerging Global Challenges, including COVID-19” to mark the 65th anniversary of the adoption of NAM’s founding principles. In his video statement, the Foreign Minister underscored that the COVID-19 pandemic revalidated the importance of NAM’s founding principles rooted in solidarity, international cooperation and respect for multilateralism.Read More
AJK President calls for transforming Kashmir struggle into global resistance

DNA MUZAFFARABAD, October 9: The President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, has urged people of liberated territory, Pakistan and diaspora community to practically contribute to transforming the Kashmir liberation movement into a global campaign to end repression and settler colonialism in the occupation of Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). “The people of Occupied Kashmir have kept Kashmir liberation movement alive by shedding their blood. It is now the responsibility of the people of AJK, Pakistan and the Kashmiris living abroad to take the voice to every corner ofRead More
WFP, IDB generously helped rehabilitate quake victims: AJK president

DNA MUZAFFARABAD, OCT 9 – The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan while lauding the efforts of World Food Program (WFP) for the food security on the international level, has said that since 1972, the WFP in collaboration with the state government has been offering appreciable services in the food supply and other sectors. Talking to a delegation which called on him under the leadership of the WFP Country Director Chris Kaye here on Friday, he said that the WFP had generously contributed to the relief and rehabilitation of the affectedRead More
Pakistan-Morocco ties strong and historic: Asad Qaiser

Ambassador Mohamed Karmoune thanked the speaker for his remarks and said Morocco attached immense importance to its decades old relationship with Pakistan, undoubtedly those relations were based on religion, history and culture ISLAMABAD, OCT 9 (DNA) – National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser Friday said Pakistan was keen to enhance people to people and economic contacts with African continent through pursuance of the ‘Look Africa Policy’. Asad Qaiser said this during a meeting with Ambassador of Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Karmoune here, said a news release. “The National AssemblyRead More
Pakistan welcomes French investment, technology in agriculture sector: Fakhar Imam

DNA PARIS, OCT 9 – Pakistan has huge potential in the field of agriculture and agri-products and the country welcomed French investment, technology and expertise, in a mutually beneficial way. This was stated by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Fakhar Imam in a webinar on the agriculture sector of Pakistan in which 25 French companies participated. The webinar was organized by the largest business federation of France, MEDEF in cooperation with the Embassy of Pakistan, Paris. He said agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy as itRead More