Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa visits NDU Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited National Defense University (NDU), Islamabad. COAS addressed participants of National Security and War Course (NSWC) – 21. Speaking on the occasion, COAS dilated upon the evolving strategic and regional environment. Pakistan stands for peace within and all around, as it looks forward to acting as a bridge between regions, COAS said. Expounding on Pakistan’s support to Afghan Peace Process, COAS said that spoilers of peace in Afghanistan risk regional instability. Expressing resolute support to the people of IIOJ&K, COAS stressedRead More
E-Kachehri For Facilitation Of Pakistani Community in Austria and Slovakia
DNA ISLAMABAD – Aftab Ahmad Khokher, Ambassador of Pakistan in Austria, held E-Kachehri today for Pakistani community in Austria and Slovakia. Many Pakistanis residing in Austria attended the meeting. Ambassador Aftab Ahmad Khokher, in his opening remarks, informed the participants about plan of the Embassy to organize Independence Day celebrations on 14 August 2021 and solicited their views in this regard. He also talked about announcement of relaxation in COVID-19 related measures by the Austrian government. He responded to some of the issues raised in the last meeting with theRead More
U.N urges United States to remove Iran sanctions
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged United States to remove sanctions on Iran as agreed in 2015. In a report to the U.N. Security Council, he also asked the United States to extend the waivers with regard to the trade in oil with Iran, and fully renew waivers for nuclear non-proliferation projects. Guterres said full restoration of the plan remains the best way to ensure that the nuclear programme of Iran remains exclusively peaceful.
PM invites opposition for talks on electoral reforms
ISLAMABAD, JUN 30 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited the opposition parties for talks on electoral reforms. He said the opposition had not, so far, responded to the reforms proposed by the government and also stressed that the use of EVM was important to check the irregularities that take place at the close of the voting process. He, however, said that if the opposition has some other suggestions on electoral reforms, we are ready to listen to them. He said as the country was about to take offRead More
Pakistan in grip of sizzling heat and season’s worst loadshedding
ISLAMABAD, JUN 30 (DNA) – With the rise of mercury level across Pakistan with Lahore sizzling at 44 degree Celsius and Islamabad 42 degree Celsius, the Power Division has also resorted to power loadshedding as the electricity shortfall is said to have crossed 5,000 megawatt causing prolonged power outages all over the country. The urban areas are facing a loadshedding of eight hours while the rural areas are witnessing 10 hours long outages. The sources said that Iesco was facing a 500MW power shortage. It further said that in federalRead More
Pakistan rejects India’s drone attack claim in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD, JUN 30 (DNA) – Pakistan on Wednesday categorically rejected the irresponsible and misleading statement by Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy regarding an alleged drone attack in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The spokesperson said that it was a familiar Indian ploy to externalize any blame, use baseless allegations against Pakistan as a smokescreen, and seek to undermine the indigenous struggle for self-determination of the Kashmiri people. “The latest allegations further confirm what Pakistan has consistently pointed out that the BJP governmentRead More