Monday, October 19th, 2020
Indonesia and Pakistan stand proudly together; ties cemented: Andi Bastari
Indonesia has been ranked as the ninth-fastest growing tourist sector in the world, the third-fastest growing in Asia, fastest-growing in Southeast Asia and the destination of about 16.10 million foreign tourists in 2019: Deny Basuki A.M.Bhatti/DNA ISLAMABAD: Charge D’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Islamabad, Mr. Andi Ahmad Bastari has said Pakistan and Indonesia stand proudly together as two of the largest Muslim populated countries and emerging economies of creative and talented people. In recent years, Indonesia-Pakistan bilateral relations have seen significant development as the two countries continuously endeavorRead More
Hungarian envoy plants saplings to begin his 2nd term
By planting this saplings he had made an humble contribution to Govt of Pakistan’s tree plantation drive ‘Ten Billion Tree Tsunami’ spearheaded by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Ministry of Climate Change: Bela Fazekas Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Newly-arrived Ambassador of Hungary Bela Fazekas along with Mehnaz Aziz Member National Assembly and Pakistan-Hungary Parliamentary Friendship Group planted a saplings in a Park in E 7 to begin his second posting as Hungarian ambassador in Pakistan. Ambassador Fazekas also served as Hungarian ambassador to Pakistan from 2005 to 2009. While speakingRead More
Swiss envoy praises Pak role in establishing peace in the region
RAWALPINDI, OCT 19 (DNA) – Benedict de Cerjat, Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan & Afghanistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), on Monday. During the meeting matters of mutual interest and regional security situation were discussed. Thedignitary appreciated the bilateral relations enjoyed between both countriesand pledged to further improve relations with Pakistan. Visiting dignitary acknowledged Pakistan’s contribution for conflict prevention in the region.=DNA ======================
Talks with India should be held under UN supervision: AJK president
DNA ISLAMABAD, October 19: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that as a matter of principle, talks with India should be held only under the UN auspices, and side by side with Pakistan and India, presence of the Kashmiris on the negotiations table is a must. He asserted that the UN supervision of the talks is essential in order to carry forward and implement the Security Council resolutions on Kashmir. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said that IndiaRead More
Never thought for a moment that PPP was behind Safdar’s arrest: Maryam
KARACHI – PML-N’s vice-president Maryam Nawaz and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday addressed a press conference in Karachi — hours after retired Captain Mohammad Safdar was arrested. “Police broke my room door at the hotel I was staying at in Karachi and arrested Capt Safdar,” Maryam had said via tweet early morning. According to her, she was sleeping when the police allegedly “barged in”. At the press conference, she narrated the order in which the arrest took place. “We reached home late after the jalsa. We were sleeping when earlyRead More
Karandaaz launches 2nd round of financial inclusion for women challenge
DNA Islamabad October 19 – Karandaaz Pakistan, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has launched the second round of its annual challenge titled, Karandaaz Financial Inclusion for Women Challenge. Under this challenge, Karandaaz is inviting applications to support ideas that create financial products specifically directed at women consumers and improve overall financial inclusion for women in Pakistan. The proposed ideas may be technological solutions that can result in large number of women using formal financial services or womenRead More