Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Ch. Fawad says govt is determined to give voting rights to overseas Pakistanis
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 22 – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said the government is determined to give voting rights to overseas Pakistanis and to take steps to hold next general elections through Electronic Voting Machines. He was briefing the media in Islamabad this afternoon about the decisions taken at the Federal Cabinet meeting held in Islamabad today (Tuesday). The Minister said EVM is the best way to ensure transparency in the election process and the machines Pakistan wants to adopt will have both paper and electronicRead More
Pakistan, Tajikistan reiterate resolve to further deepen, diversify bilateral ties
DNA ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Tajikistan have reiterated their resolve to further deepen and diversify bilateral ties for mutual benefit. An understanding to this effect came during the meeting of Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Dr. Moeed Yusuf with Secretary of Security Council of Tajikistan Nasrullo Mahmudzoda in Dushanbe this morning. He highlighted that Pakistani seaports including Gwadar offered the most economic and efficient route to Tajikistan for its connectivity with the outer world through sea. In the meeting, Tajik Secretary of Security Council, Mahmudzoda said that bilateral ties between PakistanRead More
2nd Berlin Conference to discuss Libya’s political process
BERLIN – The Second Berlin Conference will be held on June 23 to discuss Libya’s political process and the Dec. 24 elections, with the participation of international actors, including Turkey. Held under the auspices of the United Nations and Germany, the meeting will be attended by head of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohammed al-Menfi and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, UN Special Envoy to Libya Jan Kubis and the foreign ministers of the participating countries. The conference seeks to evaluate the progress made in establishing peace in conflict-ridden Libya and effortsRead More
The decision of federation election should be announced: Khalid Chaudhry
According to the count, Khalid Tawab won but the AGM announced the opposite result. DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 22 – Secretary Traders Action Committee Islamabad and former Senior Vice President ICCI Khalid Chaudhry has said that the elections of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry FPCCI were held on December 30, 2021 in which Khalid Tawab won according to the count but next In the morning general body meeting, the votes were won by casting two votes of Loralai Chamber. In this way, the mandate of the traders wasRead More
3 PAF officers promoted to rank of Air Vice Marshal
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 22 – The government has promoted 03 PAF officers to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. The promoted Air officers include Air Vice Marshal Imran Saif, Air Vice Marshal Hussain Ahmed Siddiqui and Air Vice Marshal Zaeem Afzal. Air Vice Marshal Imran Saif was commissioned in Air Defence Branch of Pakistan Air Force in June, 1990. During his career, he has commanded an air defence squadron and an operational wing. He has also served as Sector Commander, South Sector and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (AirRead More
Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, JUN 22- Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran‘s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. But there are already signs that their goal of locking in a deal just got tougher. Optimism that a deal was imminently faded as the latest talks ended Sunday without tangible indications of significant progress. And on Monday, in his first public comments since the vote, incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi rejected a key Biden goal of expanding on the nuclear deal if negotiators are able toRead More