Thursday, January 7th, 2021
Palestine President lauds GCC stand on Palestine issue
RAMALLAH, Tuesday, January 05, 2021 (DNA – President Mahmoud Abbas highly appreciated the firm positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in support of the Palestinian cause and condemning Israeli practices, Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said today. “The Palestinian Presidency also welcomed the positions of the GCC countries which condemned the Israeli practices aimed at changing the character and identity of Jerusalem, the policy of house demolitions, the annexation and settlement,” said Abu Rudeineh. He said the GCC countries’ stance, which stressed that need to implement UN SecurityRead More
FOREIGN MINISTER’S INTERACTION WITH AFRICAN ENVOYS BASED IN ISLAMABAD
Islamabad: January 07, 2021 Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met African Envoys based in Islamabad today to review Pakistan’s engagement with Africa, identify impediments to fulfilling its true potential and chart a way forward Held under the rubric of the Government’s “Engage Africa” initiative, the meeting was attended by Envoys from Algeria, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan and Tunisia. Recalling the long history of close friendly relations with Africa, the Foreign Minister noted that Pakistan had supported African struggle of freedom from the yoke of colonialism andRead More
Qureshi greets Saudia on holding GCC summit
FM expresses this gesture in a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Saifullah/DNA ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Qureshi congratulated his Saudi counterpart on holding a successful Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Al-Ula on 5 January 2021. He expressed these gestures in a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on Thursday. The Foreign Minister appreciated the positive role played by Saudi Arabia in the resolution of outstandingRead More
Pakistan to get vaccine by end of month
The Cabinet Committee has decided to initially purchase 1.2 million doses of the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm Shujaat Hamza/DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to get the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment by the end of this month, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid said. Dr Hamid said that the government was “urgently” drafting a database of all public and private medical workers to get them inoculated in the first phase. However, the publication did not specify which vaccine and from whichRead More
Saudi envoy calls on Naval Chief
DNA ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki called on Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi in Islamabad on Thursday. According to Spokesperson of Pakistan Navy, issues of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. They also discussed the security situation of the region and further enhancement of bilateral maritime cooperation between the two countries.
NAB introduced a Combine Investigation Team (CIT) system to benefit from the collective wisdom of senior officers
ISLAMABAD, January 07, 2021: Honorable Justice Mr. Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review performance of Operations and Prosecution Divisions of NAB at NAB Headquarters. During the meeting, Chairman NAB said that corruption is the mother of all evils. NAB is committed to making Pakistan corrupt. He said that logical conclusion of mega corruption cases is the top most priority of NAB. NAB has introduced a Combine Investigation Team (CIT) system in order to benefit from the experienced and collective wisdom of senior supervisory officers so that quality and standard ofRead More