Sunday, June 20th, 2021
India wants talks with Pakistan to cover its illegal acts in IIOJK: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, June 20 (DNA): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir SardarMasood Khan has said that India wants bilateral talks with Pakistan tocover its illegal acts in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). “Making peace with India at this juncture, while it relentlesslypursues the neo-fascist agenda in occupied Kashmir, is like walking oneggshells. The clear answer should be, and is, that there would be nonormalisation at the expense of Kashmir,” he asserted. In a special article written for a national English language magazine,Azad Kashmir President termed the restoration of the 2003Read More
CDA/Development Working Party meeting on Jun 29
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 20: The 52nd CDA/ Development Working Party meeting will be held on June 29 at the CDA Headquarters. In which many big projects worth billions of rupees in the history of Islamabad will be reviewed. These include a 100-bed facility at CDA Hospital having cost of Rs. 186 million, a two-year plan of Rs. 57 million for rainwater harvesting, two year plan of Rs. 4 billion for construction of parking areas in various urban commercial areas of Islamabad to alleviate the problem of parking, one year planRead More
Pak investors to get opportunities in Niger for connecting with African economies: FPCCI
ISLAMABAD, JUN 20 (DNA) – Chairman FPCCI, Capital Office Islamabad on Sunday hoped that Pakistani investors and exporters would acquire huge opportunities for economic activity in Niger and also connect to all African regional economies. “Pakistani investors can work in infrastructure, agriculture, including textiles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other industries” Chairman Federation Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and industry Qurban Ali said this while business delegation of Republic of Niger, led by Minister for Commerce and Industry Gabo Sabo Moctar, visited the capital office of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers ofRead More
Iran, World powers closer than ever to nuclear agreement – delegation chief
TEHRAN – Negotiators for Iran and six world powers will on Sunday adjourn talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differences cannot be easily overcome, Iran’s delegation chief said. “We are now closer than ever to an agreement but the distance that exists between us and an agreement remains and bridging it is not an easy job,” Abbas Araqchi told Iranian state TV from Vienna. “We will return to Tehran tonight.” It was unclear when formal negotiations would resume. A hardliner, Ebrahim Raisi, secured victory in Iran’s presidential election onRead More
Speakers urge for mass vaccination drive
ISLAMABAD, JUN 20 (DNA) – COVID-19 has triggered a global crisis in addition to an enormous human toll, is leading to the deepest global recession. Its spread has left national economies and businesses counting the costs, as governments struggled with lockdown measures to tackle the spread of the virus. These remarks were passed by President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Nasir Mirza at the National Health Summit (Battel Against COVID-19) at a local hotel in Islamabad. The summit was organized by RCCI aimed to provide a platform toRead More
Pakistan’s NSA not to meet Indian, Afghan counterparts in Dushanbe
ISLAMABAD, June 20 (DNA): Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA)Moeed Yusuf will not meet his Indian and Afghan counterparts in Dushanbeon the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting.According to a spokesman for the NSA, Moeed Yusuf has left for Dushanbeto attend the SCO meeting and will sign a protocol for the meeting. He will be meeting his counterparts from other countries on thesidelines of the meeting, however, the spokesman said that there is nomeeting scheduled with the Indian NSA Ajit Doval and Afghan counterpartHamdullah Mohib. “Pakistan has already conveyedRead More