Friday, July 23rd, 2021
DG ISI in Beijing for strategic talks with Chinese officials: sources
ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Faiz Hameed arrived in Beijing on Friday to hold strategic talks with Chinese officials, sources told Geo News. Sources said that the DG ISI will hold important talks with the Chinese officials. It is pertinent to mention that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is already in China for a two-day visit. The visit of high-ranking Pakistani officials holds significance after a tragic incident in Upper Kohistan. Nine Chinese nationals working on Dasu Hydro Power Project were killed when aRead More
SINDH REIMPOSES RESTRICTIONS
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to reimpose coronavirus restrictions in the province from Monday onwards as the positivity ratio crossed 10%. From Monday onwards, shopping malls and markets will be allowed to operate from 6am till 6pm while grocery stores, bakeries and pharmacies are allowed to remain open. The provincial government has decided that there would be a ban on marriage halls and other functions and shrines in the province will have been ordered to close due to the worsening situation of the pandemic. The decisions came during aRead More
PM Imran Khan promises referendum for Kashmir if it wishes to be independent
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday promised the people of Kashmir that his government will hold a referendum in which they can choose to join Pakistan or become an independent state if they wish. Addressed an election campaign rally in Tarar Khal, he rubbished talk of him “wishing to turn Azad Jammu and Kashmir into a new province of Pakistan”. “I do not know where all this talk has sprung from,” he said, dismissing any notion of such an idea. “But what I want to make clear now, is thatRead More
Strategic partners Uzbekistan and Pakistan aim at strengthening Central and South Asia cooperation
On July 15-16, 2021, a high-level International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” was held in Tashkent, organized on the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conference was attended by Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, heads of foreign ministries of Central and South Asia and other regions of the world, heads of leading international organizations, financial institutions, investment funds and companies, as well as world research and analytical centers. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of UzbekistanRead More
Noor Mukaddam case: ex envoys want murderer on ECL
Noor Mukaddam case: ex envoys want murder on ECL DNA ISLAMABAD: The Association of Former Ambassadors (AFA) strongly condemns the gruesome killing of the daughter of former Ambassador Mr. Shaukat Ali Mukaddam and calls for an exemplary punishment for the murderer of Ms Noor. In a Press Release over 100 former Ambassadors, members of AFA noted with disgust and horror the brutal and heinous crime and called upon the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take a notice of it to ensure that justice is done. Meanwhile, Police and Prosecutor should get hold ofRead More
Bodies of Chinese killed in Dasu bus tragedy flown back to China
Bodies of Chinese killed in Dasu bus tragedy flown back to China ISLAMABAD, JUL 23 (DNA) – The bodies of nine Chinese engineers who were killed in Dasu bus tragedy have been sent back to China. Sources said that on Friday that Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong were present at the airport when the bodies were flown back to China in a special plane of a Chinese airline. On this occasion, Sheikh Rasheed also expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Chinese envoy overRead More