Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood lauds Tunisian efforts for regional peace
DNA ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 – Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and his Tunisian counterpart, Secretary of State Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nafti, virtually held the 3rd round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) today. The exchanges covered the full spectrum of bilateral relations and regional & international issues of common interest. Mutual collaboration at the regional and multilateral fora was also reviewed. The Foreign Secretary underscored the importance Pakistan attaches to its historic and long-standing fraternal ties with Tunisia and reaffirmed the resolve to deepen cooperation in the fields of trade, investments, security, defence,Read More
Govt committed to promote extreme sports in Pakistan: Fehmida Mirza
ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 (DNA) – Fehmida Mirza, President, Pakistan Sports Board presented Pakistan’s Flag to Mr. Sirbaz Khan, a young mountaineer from Hunza to hoist at the Peak of Annapurna (8091-M) and see him off for Nepal. Mr. Sirbaz Khan had call on the Minister yesterday, before travelling (today) for his expedition to Nepal to summit Annapurna alongwith Mr. Abdul Joshi another mountaineer and his supporting 3-members. Earlier, he climbed five peaks of above 8000-M, he told the Minister that he has a mission to climb 14 peaks those areRead More
Blinken says report shows China undermined Hong Kong’s electoral system
WASHINTON, MAR 17: U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the release of the latest update to the Hong Kong Autonomy Act report showed that China’s National People’s Congress had unilaterally undermined Hong Kong’s electoral system in its March 11 decision. Blinken said the report identified 24 China and Hong Kong officials whose actions have reduced Hong Kong’s autonomy. He added that foreign financial institutions which knowingly conduct significant transactions with these officials would be subject to sanctions. China’s parliament approved on Thursday a draft decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system, further reducing democratic representation in the city’s institutions and introducing a mechanismRead More
Biden vows Russian President Putin will pay a price for election interference
WASHINGTON, MAR 17: President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, and that they would come soon. “He will pay a price,” Biden told that aired on Wednesday. Asked what the consequences would be, he said, “You’ll see shortly.” His comments come after a U.S. intelligence report on Tuesday bolstered longstanding allegations that Putin was behind Moscow’s election interference, an accusation that Russia called “baseless”. At the same time, Biden noted that “there are places where it’s in our mutual interest to work together” such as renewing the STARTRead More
Over 90 % of healthcare workers vaccinated in Attock
DNA ATTOCK: Over 90 per cent of healthcare workers have been vaccinated in Attock district so far against novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The health authorities have set up six different centers for the vaccination of the healthcare workers. The process of vaccination started from last month and so far 93 per cent of the healthcare workers have been administered their first dose. The data available said that 2153 healthcare workers were registered for the vaccination and so far 1790 have been vaccinated with first dose and 374 have been administered withRead More
Saad Khattak invites Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to attend National Day of Pakistan on Mar 23
DNA ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 – Maj. Gen. Retd Muhammad Saad Khattak called on Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena as follow up to the recent successful visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Both sides had fruitful interaction, discussed key issues of mutual interest & showed a keen desire to effectively pursue agreements reached upon during the visit. High Commissiner presented a letter of thanks to Foreign Minister on cooperation extended to Pakistan-Sri Lanka during the visit. Pakistan High Commissioner also personally handed over an invitation to him to attend NationalRead More