Sunday, July 11th, 2021
North Korea, China express desire to further strengthen bilateral strategic ties
North Korean and Chinese leaders have expressed the desire to further strengthen their bilateral strategic ties in the face of hostile foreign adversaries. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defense treaty today. President Xi said that China and North Korea have unswervingly supported each other and he wishes to lead bilateral relations to rise to new levels to the benefit their peoples. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that hostile forces have become more desperateRead More
Australia confirms completing troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
CANBERRA: Australia has announced that its troops withdrawal from Afghanistan has completed. Defense Ministry of Australia Peter Dutton in an interview said that last supporting forces have been brought back to Australia. Australia had deployed thirty eight thousand men in uniform from which forty one had been killed. The country recently had only eighty troops who were commissioned for protecting the Kabul based embassy.
Unrest in Afghanistan, possibility of surge in Covid cases threaten Pakistan’s economy: Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi says unrest in Afghanistan and possibility of rising Covid cases threatens Pakistan’s emerging economy. In a tweet today, he said Pakistan hopes that Taliban and their countrymen find peace and healing. The President urged the nation to be careful during Eid and adhere to the SOPs, including wearing of masks, maintaining distance and washing hands.
FM leaves for Tajikistan to attend SCO’s Ministerial Council meeting in Dushanbe
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has left for Tajikistan to attend the meeting of Foreign Ministers’ Council of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe. During his three-day visit, the Foreign Minister will also attend the meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers Contact Group for Afghanistan and present Pakistan’s views on the Afghan peace process, the rapidly changing situation in the region and promotion of regional cooperation. On the sidelines of the meeting, he will meet with Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Russia and China. Issues of mutual interest, including bilateralRead More
Turkey marks 26th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
ANKARA – Turkey on Sunday marked the 26th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, in which over 8,000 Bosnian civilians were brutally killed by Serbian forces. Vice President Fuat Oktay on Twitter quoted the statement of Alija Izetbegovic, independent Bosnia’s first president: “Whatever you do, don’t forget the genocide. Because the forgotten genocide is repeated.” “We have not forgotten, we will not forget … On the 26th anniversary of the #Srebrenica genocide, I commemorate our 8,372 Bosnian brothers who were martyred. May their place be heaven,” he said. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also tweeted an image that said:Read More
Imran Siddiqui donates 3 million to SAARC Covid 19 Emergency Fund
DHAKA, JUL 11 – High Commission for Pakistan, Dhaka has provided lifesaving equipment to Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital, Dhaka. The equipment, which will be used in a separate Covid ward of the Hospital include 10 ventilators, 20 C-PAP breathing aid machines, 10 beds, an elevator for the Hospital building and a vehicle for use by the Covid ward staff. High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui handed over financial assistance to President, Ahsania Mission, Kazi Rafiqul Alam for locally sourced items this afternoon. On this occasion, High Commissioner Siddiqui underscoredRead More