Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
US praises Egypt’s ‘constructive’ role despite rights concerns
US President Joe Biden‘s administration on Tuesday called Egypt a “constructive” defense partner as it considers new military aid despite concerns on human rights. Biden took office vowing no more “blank checks” to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi due to his sweeping crackdown on dissent but is considering whether to release $300 million in military aid that was linked by Congress to human rights standards. Questioned at a Senate hearing, State Department and Pentagon officials said that Biden has made human rights a priority in talks with Egypt. “But we also believe and support that Egypt has legitimate security concernsRead More
Peace, security a pre-requisite for foreign investments
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Pakistan Suh Sangpyo talked to Daily Islamabad POST on a variety of issues. He discussed in detail the ongoing cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Suh also explained salient features of bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture and as to how this cooperation can further be enhanced. Here is the text of his interview. 1. Bilateral relations Korea’s annual trade volume is over 1 trillion dollars and the trade volume between Korea and Pakistan is only 1 billion dollars.Read More
Cricket In Olympics 2028: ICC begins formal efforts to push for cricket’s inclusion
DUBAI, AUG 10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is preparing a bid for the game’s inclusion to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Cricket was last featured in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – the Great Britain and hosts France. “A Working Group has also been formed to lead the bid,” according to ICC statement. The ICC Olympic Working Group will be chaired by England and Wales Cricket Board Chair Ian Watmore. He will be joined by ICCRead More
Academia, civil society may bridge research-policy gap in climate change
ISLAMABAD, AUG 10 /DNA/ – The environmentalists from academia and civil society say they together can bridge research-policy gap in themes relating to climate change. They can offer evidence based policy solutions to goverements at local, provincial and national levels.They were speaking at webinar on ‘Role of academia in achieving the objectives of National Environmental Policy’ organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Tuesday.Senior academician Environmental Sciences, Dr M Irfan Khan, while presenting a detailed outlook existing policy framework of Pakistan pertaining environment and climate change, asserted toRead More
Pakistan on road to recovery: PM
Imran Khan says we are eyeing every sector that can help us boost our exports Nazir Siyal KARACHI: Regretting that Pakistan’s true potential could not be tapped, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that he was glad that the country was now beginning to stand on its own feet by developing in the field of technology. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of ship lift and transfer system at Karachi’s shipyard, Imran Khan said when Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had taken over in 2018, there was record budget deficit. “Thanks Allah (The Almighty),Read More
Pakistan, Ukraine FMs discuss bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD, AUG 10 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mr. Dmytro Kuleba . Views were exchanged on the entire gamut of bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Qureshi emphasized that Pakistan highly valued its relations with Ukraine and desired further to enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest including political, trade and investment, defence, education and culture. The Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan’s focus on geo-economics as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and reiterated the importance ofRead More