Friday, February 5th, 2021
No change in Pak stance on Jammu and Kashmir dispute: FO
DNA ISLAMABAD, FEB 5: Responding to media query the Spokesperson stated that there is no change in Pakistan’s principled position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute that remains anchored in the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. In his address on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day at Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated Pakistan’s long-held position and support for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. The Prime Minister repeatedly spoke about the UNSC resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir and underscored the need for implementation of those resolutions.Read More
Kashmir Solidarity Day observed in France
PARIS, FEB 5 (DNA) – The resolve and struggle of Kashmiris is unique in the annals of history as there is hardly any example in human history where more than ten million people have been subjected to brutal repression by an occupying armed force of more than 900,000 for more than 70 years and yet they continue to raise the banner of freedom, said Mr. M. Amjad Aziz Qazi, Charge d’Affaires a.i. Embassy of Pakistan France, while addressing a webinar which was held here today to observe the Kashmir SolidarityRead More
Pakistan Ambassador to Indonesia meets Retno Marsudi
DNA JAKARTA, FEB 5 – Ambassador of Pakistan to Indonesia Muhammad Hassan met with Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi. During the meeting both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest.=DNA
UNICEF hands over ADB funded oxygen concentrators to govt
ISLAMABAD, FEB 5 (DNA) – Funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 220 Oxygen Concentrators worth $331,000 were handed over by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHS,R&C), in Islamabad yesterday. An Oxygen Concentrator is a life-saving device used for treating patients suffering from coronavirus infection, birth asphyxia and complicated pneumonia. Recently procured Oxygen Concentrator have been shipped to seven major cities in the country including Islamabad, to be installed in public health facilities. “Our nationally coordinated efforts have indeedRead More
African leaders to discuss security, pandemic on Feb 6
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, FEB 5 – African leaders will meet on Saturday at the 34th Assembly of the Summit of Heads of State and the African Union’s Government to discuss security issues and the ongoing pandemic. For the first time, the AU meeting goes virtual due to the COVID-19 scare. The leaders, during their two-day meeting, are expected to elect the African Union Commission’s chairperson. The incumbent chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat is the sole candidate for a second and the last four-year term. The leaders will also vote for six commissioners.Read More
Erdogan slams US, France over Bogazici protest comments
ISTANBUL, FEB 5 – Turkey’s president strongly criticized the US and France over their statement condemning the protest at Istanbul’s Bogazici University. “What does America or the European Union say? ‘We condemn what happened at Bogazici University.’ Well, I’m saying this to the US: ‘In the name of democracy, do you not feel any shame over the events that took place in America shortly before elections?’,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayer. The protests erupted in Istanbul against the recent appointment of Bogazici University’s new rector, Mehmet Bulu, withRead More