Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
Pakistan, UK discuss arms control, non-proliferation
ISLAMABAD : The fifth round of Pakistan-United Kingdom Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament was held virtually, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Director General of the Arms Control and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Kamran Akhtar and Director of the Defence and International Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the UK Samantha Job led their respective sides. Both sides discussed issues related to arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament in a cordial and constructive environment, the Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement.Read More
Court issues proclamation against Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran
LAHORE : An accountability court in Lahore has issued a proclamation against Rabia Imran, the daughter of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, in the money laundering case. Admin judge Jawadul Hassan initiated the process to declare her a proclaimed offender over her failure to join the trial in the case despite being repeatedly issued the summons. The court has ordered to paste proclamation notice against Rabia Imran. It may be noted that the court has already declared Salman Shehbaz, a proclaimed offender in the case. The processRead More
Misbah-ul-Haq steps down as national team’s chief selector
Lahore : Pakistan men’s team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has stepped down from the role of the chief selector. According to sources, Misbah will make the announcement at 1.30 pm. He will continue to serve as the head coach of the men’s team. The 46-year-old was handed the dual role by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in September 2019. Meanwhile, PCB has decided to retain Babar Azam as the T20 captain until next year’s T20 World Cup in India.
State of the art mechanism developed to regulate flow of traffic on media: Shibli
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has said a state of the art mechanism has been developed to regulate the flow of traffic on the media. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has been playing a very important in these times when the flow of information is fast and multiple platforms are available for it. He said this organization is not for censorship but we have to allow such content which is in theRead More
India’s Self-inflicted Kashmir Imbroglio
Iqbal Khan RSS-BJP government in India is facing serious problems.Its economy is likely to contract by 9 percent of its GDP due to mismanagement of Covid-19 pandemic.It has faced a humiliating military defeat from China in the form of an unconditional abdication of its politico military objectives and surrender of over 1000 square kilometers of its arear, in Ladakh, that was under Indian border security guards’ control until as late as April 2020.And in Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), even pro Indian elements are opposing Prime Minster NarendraRead More
Pakistan, UK hold consultations on arms control , non-proliferation & disarmament
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 : The fifth round of Pakistan-United Kingdom Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament was held virtually. Director General Arms Control and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Kamran Akhtar represented Pakistan side while the UK by its Director General and International Security Ms Samantha Job. Both sides discussed issues on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in a cordial and constructive environment. Issues related to global and regional security and stability also came under discussion. The two sides expressed commitment to further enhance coordinationRead More