Wednesday, September 8th, 2021
Japanese ambassador, Vice Chairman IMC meet PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 8 (DNA) – MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Shinji Yanagi, Vice Chairman, Indus Motor Company Limited (IMC) called on H.E. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. During the meeting the IMC declared their tremendous over 100 million US Dollars investment plan to locally produce state-of-the-art hybrid technology vehicles in Pakistan by the end of 2023. The Embassy of Japan is strongly confident that the decision will bring the economic ties between Japan and Pakistan to the next level, welcomes the decision asRead More
Armenia says ready for talks with Turkey on mending ties
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday that Armenia was prepared to hold discussions on repairing relations with Turkey, a longstanding foe of the ex-Soviet country. Armenia and Turkey never established diplomatic ties and their shared border has been closed since the 1990s. Their relationship is strained by WWI-era mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, atrocities Armenia insists amount to a genocide. It has deteriorated more recently over Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan, which fought a brief but brutal war with Armenia last year for control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Pashinyan saidRead More
Prevention of humanitarian crisis, economic meltdown in Afghanistan key priorities, FM Qureshi tells virtual moot
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 8 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday stressed that the prevention of a humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan were key priorities in the wake of recent developments in the country that saw the Taliban take over Kabul and the formation of an interim government. Qureshi was addressing a virtual meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighbours — China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — to discuss developments in the war-ravaged country. The meeting came a day after the Taliban’s announcement of an interim government. “In theRead More
EU ambassador, army chief discuss matters of mutual interest
RAWALPINDI, SEPT 8 (DNA) – Androulla Kaminara, Ambassador of European Union (EU) called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security situation including current situation of Afghanistan and enhanced bilateral cooperation with European Union (EU) were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan values its relations with EU countries and we earnestly look forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests. The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan situation, including successful evacuation operations, efforts for regional stability andRead More
Experts urge global partnership on climate change
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 8 (DNA) – Climate experts and practitioners termed climate change a shared responsibility and urged the need for global partnership on the subject. They were speaking at the ‘Pre-COP26 Dialogue’ organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) in collaboration with the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC), the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), and the Embassy of France here on Wednesday. The aim of the dialogue was sharing ideas on climate change in the run up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)Read More
No More Bookings For Suzuki Cultus Until..?
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 8: Pak Suzuki is making headlines with intense news. After the discontinuation of Suzuki Swift, the company has suspended the bookings for Suzuki Cultus. Suzuki dealerships across the country are instructed to halt the bookings until further notice. Next to Alto, Suzuki Cultus is the company’s second-best player in the market. As per PAMA car sales reports, on average, around 15,00 Cultus units are sold every month. Putting the car’s bookings off will definitely affect the company’s profits. That brings us to the question: why did Pak Suzuki make this troublesome decision? Not EnoughRead More