Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
Pakistan fully supports Azerbaijan ; FM QURESHI
A.M.Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov. The two Foreign Ministers discussed bilateral relations and the ongoing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Foreign Minister expressed deep concern on the deteriorating security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh (NKB) and expressed full solidarity with the brotherly nation of Azerbaijan and its people at this difficult time. He said that Pakistan believed in restoration of territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan over NKB and Azerbaijan’s occupied territories. HeRead More
PM Imran Khan chairs federal cabinet session
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan has chaired the session of the federal cabinet for reviewing the political, economic and security situation of the country. The federal cabinet members will review the government steps for elimination of inflation, whereas, the session’s participants will be apprised about the latest situation of wheat and sugar imports. PM Imran Khan will take the cabinet member into confidence over the responsibilities assigned to Tiger Force. A briefing will be given to cabinet members over the spread of novel coronavirus and steps being taken byRead More
PCB wants ICC to assure visas for players, officials for T20 WC in India
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought visas’ assurance from International Cricket Council (ICC) for its players and officials for the T20 World Cup 2021, scheduled in India. PCB CEO Wasim Khan told PTI that the board expects a response by January 2021 to avoid any problems leading up to the main tournament. “This is an ICC matter. We have discussed our concerns,” Khan told PTI. “There is a ‘Host Agreement’ that states very clearly that the host nation (India, in this case) will have to provide visas andRead More
Pakistan’s good quality yarn attracts Chinese market: Report
DNA BEIJING, October 20 : Pakistan’s cotton yarn has attracted the Chinese market in recent years, says a report published by China Economic Net on Tuesday. This was mainly because of Pakistan’s good quality yarn that can be used as woven yarn or knitting yarn, especially combed yarn can be used to produce high-quality textiles. Second, Pakistan’s cotton yarn has price competitive advantage in the international market. Third, China is a textile giant, which needs to import a large quantity of high-quality cotton yarn. Fourth and most importantly, China andRead More
Armenia continues to target civilian population
Despite the humanitarian truce agreed during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow with the mediation of the Russian Federation, as well as decision regarding the temporary humanitarian ceasefirefrom 00:00 local time on October 18, the armed forces of Armenia continues to attack the residential areas and civilian infrastructure in Azerbaijan BAKU (DNA) -Since September 27, 2020 the Armed Forces of Armenia have been indiscriminately targeting the civilian population, private houses and other civilian infrastructure along the line of contact andRead More
Indiscriminate accountability to continue against corrupt elements: CM Buzdar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday that the indiscriminate accountability will continue against corrupt elements under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Usman Buzdar said in a statement that the opposition leadership adopted the agenda of hiding its looted resources and those delivering statements against national institutions are enemies of the country. He added that anti-state rhetoric exhibited a deteriorated mental state of the so-called leaders. He continued that creating chaos in the country could not be called running politics but to serve the nation withRead More