Monday, July 5th, 2021
Pakistan highly values brotherly ties with Turkey: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, in his meeting with Commander Turkish Land Forces, said Pakistan highly valued its brotherly relations with Turkey which were deeply rooted in history and entrenched in bilateral cultural and religious affinities. Commander Turkish Land Forces General Unit DUNDAR called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, here at GHQ, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release. During the meeting, matters of mutual and professional interest with special emphasis on defence and security collaboration between the twoRead More
How the diplomats are trapped into wrongdoing (2)
Few years ago, an ambassador of a country was recalled after his involvement was proved in misuse of his house rent facility; another was recalled because of immoral activities Ansar Mahmood Bhatti There are some other European missions as well, which have witnessed such kind of thefts or visa scandals. Investigations in above mentioned cases proved that without the involvement of the locals and the embassy staff, especially dealing with the visa affairs, such incidents would have not been possible. Apart from visa thing, certain diplomats, as soon as theyRead More
Pakistan is on its way to become great
The premier addressed an event at Gwadar, says he is considering speaking to the insurgents in Balochistan GWADAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday Pakistan is on its way to becoming a great country, PM Imran Khan said, as he shared his vision for the country’s future. Addressing an event in Gwadar, he said that some areas in the country are developed, while several others, including Balochistan, have remained underdeveloped. “I dream of Pakistan’s future — and I have grown up with Pakistan. This nation is headed towards becoming aRead More
No essential difference between protecting water sources and homeland: Erdoğan
ANKARA – Turkey‘s president said Monday that the parliament is continuing its work on new national water law. “We are preparing a water law in parliament in order to reach our goals more quickly and prevent conflicts in water management,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a speech given virtually to the opening ceremonies of five water-related projects in four cities. “We see no essential difference between protecting our water sources and our homeland,” he continued. Erdoğan underlined that during its nearly two decades in power, his government put into service “600 dams, 423 ponds, 590Read More
Interior Minister emphasizes need to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan
ISLAMABAD, JUL 05 (DNA) – Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has emphasized the need to further strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. He said the Uzbek citizens will now also be given a five-day transit visa. The Uzbek ambassador said the PIA flight between Lahore and Tashkent stands restored from the 2nd of this month. This, he said, will help promote tourism and trade between the two countries. Both sides also agreed to strengthen coordination between their law enforcement agencies. = DNA =======================
Chile installs historic constitutional convention amid protests
Chile has installed a new 155-member body charged with writing a new constitution meant to spread power more equitably in the country. The body includes lawyers, teachers, a housewife, scientists, social workers and journalists. Half are women, and 17 represent indigenous groups. The decision to create the new body to draft a new constitution was taken following protests in October 2019.