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Pakistan will continue to play role to make Afghan peace process successful: FM

Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan will continue to play a constructive role to make Afghan peace process successful. In a statement on Monday, he said peace in Afghanistan is one of the priorities of regional countries. The Foreign Minister said he presented Pakistan’s position on the Afghan issue at the recently held Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. He said the world acknowledges Pakistan’s role for peace and stability. The Foreign Minister said that Pakistan has effectively highlighted Kashmir dispute at the international fora. He said theRead More


NA Speaker urges opposition to cooperate with govt in making legislation on national issues

Islamabad : Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has urged the opposition to cooperate with the government in making legislation in the Parliament on important national issues. Talking to a private news channel, he said maintaining decorum in the House is the collective responsibility of both treasury and opposition benches. The Speaker said a parliamentary committee has been constituted to evolve a permanent solution to avoid disruption of parliamentary proceedings in future.


Pakistan suffered heavy losses due to Afghan war: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said Pakistan would not allow the United States (US) to use its bases for cross-border military actions after American forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. In an interview with a US TV HBO Axios, Imran Khan said Pakistan suffered a lot due to war in Afghanistan. When asked if Islamabad would allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct cross-border counter-terrorism missions in Afghanistan, he replied: “Absolutely not.” “There’s no way we are ever going to allow,” the premier stated in clear terms. “Any bases,Read More


Pakistan surpasses grim milestone of 22,000 deaths by COVID-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to record a decline in COVID-19-related deaths and new cases, as the country registered 30 deaths over the past 24 hours, data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed on Monday. According to the national dashboard, 30 more people succumbed to the disease during this period, taking the nationwide death toll to 22,007. Pakistan recorded a coronavirus positivity rate of 2.60 per cent as of the total 34,754 samples tested for the presence of the infection, 907 were declared positive. This brings the totalRead More


Oceans and Environment: Addressing Threat ofInvasion of Plastic Waste

Adam M. Tugio[1] June is a special month since it coincides with two major international events: World Environment Day on June 5 and World Oceans Day on June 8. World leaders have seized the momentum to call for concerted action to reverse the devastating effects of human-induced climate change on the global environment, including to the ocean. The year 2021 is particularly significant for Pakistan because it is hosting World Environment Day. PM Imran Khan, speaking at the event, emphasized the impact of global warming and the problem of waterRead More