Friday, June 4th, 2021
Azerbaijan and Pakistan: new opportunities for great friends
Rusif Huseynov DunyaSuleymanova Since Azerbaijan became an independent state in 1991, it has had close relations with Pakistan. The latter was among the first three countries that immediately recognized Azerbaijan’s independence from the former Soviet Union. Both Azerbaijan and Pakistan are Muslim-majority countries that have supported each other throughout the last three decades on important political issues such as Kashmir and Karabakh. For instance, in April 1993, when the Armenian forces illegally occupied Azerbaijani province of Kalbajar, Pakistan co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 822, which demanded theRead More
Pakistani boxing coach pursues Kungfu dream in China
BEIJING, June 4 : “While learning Chinese martial skills or arts one should cultivate fine qualities,”noted Shah Syed Israr Ali, a Pakistani boxing coach based in Shenzhen, China, adding that he wished that his trainees would become capable children. According to China Economic Net (CEN), Shah started practicing martial arts at the age of 4 and got a black belt in Karate at 11. He was fascinated by different martial arts. To systematically master Chinese Kungfu, he traveled to China many years ago and started learning it from a martialRead More
Chinese medical team sent to Pakistan for CPEC project
BEIJING, June 4 : A Chinese medical team has been sent to Pakistan to serve the work staff and construction of Karot Hydropower Project, under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to Gwadar Pro, the team consists of one doctor-in-charge of the Critical Care Medicine and five nurses, which was the third one sent by the First People’s Hospital in Yichang, Hubei Province. All of them are experienced in epidemic prevention and control, and patients’ treatment as they have been the frontline workers during the fight againstRead More
Pakistan to set up tissue culture lab to double production of new potato variety
ISLAMABAD, June 4 (DNA): Special Assistant to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Agriculture Jamshed Iqbal Cheema will inaugurate a tissue culture lab in Jaglot area of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on June 9 to double production of a new variety of potato. Spokesperson for Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Shabbir Mirza told Gwadar Pro that the PARC Chairman Dr Azeem and GB Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid will also take part in the ceremony. “The new potato variety is a blend of Chinese, Dutch and indigenous varieties developed through tissue culture technology,” said DrRead More
Deposits in Roshan Digital Accounts soar to US $ 1.25 billion
Islamabad- June 3, 2021 (DNA) : Roshan Digital Accounts (RDAs) have emerged as a dependable, secure and profitable banking solution and mode of investment for the overseas Pakistanis as over 160,000 Pakistanis from 170 countries have invested US$ 1.25 billion so far in the RDAs launched by the State Bank of Pakistan last year for the 9 million Pakistanis living abroad. This was stated during a webinar arranged by the Habib Bank Ltd in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan High Commission Canada. Pakistan High Commissioner RazaRead More
Azerbaijan and Pakistan: new opportunities for great friends
Since Azerbaijan became an independent state in 1991, it has had close relations with Pakistan. The latter was among the first three countries that immediately recognized Azerbaijan’s independence from the former Soviet Union. Both Azerbaijan and Pakistan are Muslim-majority countries that have supported each other throughout the last three decades on important political issues such as Kashmir and Karabakh. For instance, in April 1993, when the Armenian forces illegally occupied Azerbaijani province of Kalbajar, Pakistan co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 822, which demanded the immediate cessation ofRead More