Friday, October 8th, 2021
World must maintain contact with interim Taliban govt, NSA Yusuf tells visiting US official
ISLAMABAD, OCT 8: National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf, in a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Thursday, stressed that the international community “must maintain contact” with the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan. According to a report by Radio Pakistan, during the meeting both sides expressed the desire to promote bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan. They also discussed economic cooperation as well as the security situation in the region, it added. According to the report, the US delegation appreciated Pakistan’s efforts to evacuate foreigners fromRead More
Pakistan desires broad-based, sustainable relationship with US: FM
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan desires broad-based, long term and sustainable relationship with the United States for promotion of economic cooperation and regional peace. He was talking to the visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Islamabad on Friday. Shah Mahmood Qureshi stressed that a regular and organized dialogue between the two countries is important to promote bilateral relations as well as to achieve shared regional objectives. He said both the United States and Pakistan have commonality of views on Afghanistan. The ForeignRead More
Nation Remembers Victims Of 2005 Earthquake
MUZAFFARABAD: The 16th anniversary of victims of the deadly earthquake of October 8, 2005, is being observed across Pakistan including Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the martyrs and prosperity of the country. A memorial ceremony was held in Muzaffarabad to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly attack which was attended by Prime Minister AJK Sardar Abdul Qayum Niazi and his cabinet ministers. AJK PM laid a floral wreath on the memorial of the quake victims, while a one-minute silence wasRead More
Nearly 200 kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria
Police in north-west Nigeria say they have rescued 187 villagers abducted from their homes by criminal gangs. The victims, who had spent several weeks in captivity, were freed by security forces following an operation in Tsibiri forest in Zamfara state, police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said. They include the young and elderly people. Some are nursing mothers with their infants. They looked hungry and emaciated – an indication of the harsh conditions they had been through before they were rescued. They have been handed over to the state government for medicalRead More
Country heading in right direction under leadership of PM: Rashid
Islamabad : Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed says the country is heading in the right direction under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Talking to media persons in Rawalpindi today (Friday), he regretted the language being used by the opposition against the security institutions. Earlier, addressing a ceremony in a women university in Rawalpindi, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said Nullah Lei expressway will be inaugurated soon.
Govt determined to make Pakistan prosperous: President
Islamabad : President Dr Arif Alvi says the government is determined to make community resilient, build the capacity of departments like the National Disaster Management Authority and make Pakistan a prosperous and stronger country. In his message in connection with the National Resilience Day being observed today (Friday), he said we reaffirm our resolve to continue to invest our energies in this direction to make our future generations safer. The President said people of Pakistan faced disasters with courage and resilience, however, there is a strong need for unrelenting effortsRead More