Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
New Strides of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer In the age of globalization, a country cannot live independently. Every country seeks development of its multi-dimensional relationships with other countries to assure its survival, security and strengthen its economy. For this, each country formulates its foreign policy according to its national interest. Nevertheless, Foreign policy directs how to deal with other nations to achieve political, economic and military goals, and somewhat less extent how to behave with non-state actors. We can say that foreign policy is a combination of strategies and actions to maintain strongRead More
FM urges world to take steps for provision of economic assistance in Afghanistan
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the international community to take concrete steps for provision of humanitarian and economic assistance to the Afghan people. In his telephonic conversation with Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo, he said if situation further deteriorated in Afghanistan, it would lead to a huge outflow of Afghan refugees besides other consequences. As regards bilateral relations, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan gives special importance to its bilateral relations with Kenya. He said Engage Africa policy is amongst the priorities of our government. The Foreign MinisterRead More
Pandora Papers: World leaders deny wrongdoing after leaks
Several world leaders have denied wrongdoings after featuring in a huge leak of financial documents from offshore companies in the form of Pandora Papers. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein are among some 35 current and former leaders mentioned in the files. Both, Vladimir Putin and Abdullah, in their statements have denied any wrongdoing. Jordan’s royal palace said it is neither unusual nor improper that King Abdullah owned property abroad. Leaked documents show that Jordan’s King secretly spent over a 100 million dollars on PropertyRead More
Pakistan keen to expand trade ties with Belarus
Islamabad, 4 Oct 2021 : A business delegation from Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industries visited the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) for exploring trade with Belarusian counterparts. Chairman BUCE Mr. Alexander Osmolovsky and the head of Foreign Relations Department, Mr. Alexander Bashily gave comprehensive briefings to the participants. The Chairman BUCE briefed in detail regarding evolution, organizational structure, operations, and expanding international outreach of BUCE. Established in 2004 and the only mercantile exchange in Belarus, BUCE has flourished to enlist 21000 companies from 68 countries as itsRead More
Pakistan Records 1,308 New Covid-19 Cases
ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has claimed 54 more lives across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, According to National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). The overall death toll has reached 27,947, while the total number of confirmed cases in Pakistan has been recorded at 1,252,656. During the last 24 hours, 48,907 tests were conducted out of which 1,380 remained positive at the positivity rate of 2.67 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 2.84%. So far, 1,178,883 people have regained their health from the pandemic, including 1,634, during the last 24 hours,Read More