Monday, August 30th, 2021
Newly arrived Azerbaijan envoy presents credentials to Ali Haider Altaf
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 /DNA/ – Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Khazar Farhadov met with the Chief of the Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ali Haider Altaf to hand copies of his Credentials.
Russia calls on United States to release Afghan reserves
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday called on the United States to release Afghan central bank reserves that Washington blocked after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul earlier this month. “If our Western colleagues are actually worried about the fate of the Afghan people, then we must not create additional problems for them by freezing gold and foreign exchange reserves,” said the Kremlin’s envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov. The United States must urgently unfreeze these assets, he said on the state-run Rossiya 24 network, “to bolster the rate of the collapsing national currency”. Kabulov addedRead More
Envoy calls for promoting Pakistan’s trade with OIC countries
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 /DNA/ – OIC region is the largest bloc in the world with a membership of 57 countries having a collective population of over 1.5 billion people and GDP of over US$ 4.5 trillion, therefore, the Pakistani business community should focus on OIC countries to promote its trade and exports. This was stated by Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the OIC Jeddah while interacting with entrepreneurs during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI). Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan President, Fatma AzimRead More
Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout
DOHA: Qatar played an outsized role in U.S. efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. Now the tiny Gulf Arab state is being asked to help shape what is next for Afghanistan because of its ties with both Washington and the Taliban, who are in charge in Kabul. Qatar has also reportedly been asked by the Taliban to provide civilian technical assistance at Kabul’s international airport, once the U.S. military withdrawal is complete on Tuesday. Authorities in Qatar have not commented on the reports. Meanwhile, international U.N. agencies are asking Qatar for help and supportRead More
August 30 critical turning points in our history: President Erdogan
Turkish embassy organizes event to mark the anniversary DNA ANKARA: Ambassador of Turkey Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul on the occasion of 99th anniversary of Great Victory read out the message of the President of Turkey RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN. In the message the Turkish president said, ‘We rejoice the 99th anniversary of the Great Victory, one of the cornerstones of our glorious history extending over centuries. I congratulate the August 30 Victory Day of our nation, of the Turkish Cypriots and of our citizens living in different countries of the world. OnRead More
Man killed
SARGODHA, Aug 30 .A man was killed in a road accident in Bhalwal police limits. Police said here on Monday,Muhammad Zafar, 38, resident of Bhalwal city,was travelling on motorcycle to home when a rashly-driven passenger bus coming from opposite direction hit him. Consequently, he died on the spot. Police handed over the body to the heirs after completing medico-legal formalities and registered case against the bus driver.