Friday, November 5th, 2021
China lauds Pak army role for provision of safe environment to CPEC projects
RAWALPINDI, NOV 5 /DNA/ – Nong Rong, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan and Major General Yang Yang, Incoming Chinese Defence Attache to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. During the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security situation, including Afghan Peace Process and measures to further enhance bilateral cooperation were discussed. COAS reiterated the need for convergence of efforts towards a peaceful & prosperous Afghanistan in pursuit of regional stability. COAS congratulated the incoming Defence Attache for assuming his new appointment and appreciatedRead More
Fawad blames Sindh govt for hike in sugar and flour prices
ISLAMABAD, NOV 05 : Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday blamed the Sindh government for the increase in sugar and flour prices while also criticising the economic policies of previous governments. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, he began by saying that the PTI government had to pay back the debts incurred by previous governments. He said the country was suffering as a result of the bad “economic policies” implemented by previous governments. “To thoseRead More
Speakers reaffirm support to Kashmirs’ RSD; slam Indian atrocities
WASHINGTON, NOV 05 (DNA) – Speakers at a special event organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Washington to mark the ‘Kashmir Black Day’ reaffirmed their solidarity with the Kashmiri people and called on India to end its gross human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They also condemned India’s unilateral and illegal actions of August 5, 2019, to annex the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and its security lockdown and communications blackout in the disputed territory. Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, chairman of Pakistan Senate’s Defence and Defence ProductionRead More
Pakistan to buy LNG at $30.65/mmbtu in November
KARACHI: The Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has received the lowest bids in the range of $29.896/mmbtu to $30.65/mmbtu in response to an emergency tender issued on November 2, 2021 for two LNG cargoes. The record high commodity prices have put at risk the energy security and affordability for many Asian players, as the region heads into peak winter season with uncertainty around the energy markets. Vitol Bahrain has offered the lowest bid of $29.89/mmbtu for the November 19 to 20 delivery, while QP Trading has offered the lowest bid ofRead More
Asif Ali nominated for ICC Player of Month Award
DUBAI , NOV 05 : Hard-hitting Pakistani batsman Asif Ali was on Thursday nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award along with Bangladesh s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Namibia s David Weise for the month of October. Asif Ali s T20 World Cup fireworks in Pakistan s lower order have earned him a nomination, with a blitz of 27* from 12 balls in a win over New Zealand followed up by an extraordinary performance against Afghanistan, hitting four sixes in the 19th over to seal anRead More
Germany confirms finding Russian diplomat ‘dead’ outside Berlin embassy
BERLIN, NOV 5: Germany‘s foreign ministry is said a Russian diplomat was found lying dead on the pavement outside Russia’s Berlin embassy in October, confirming a report in German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday, a ministry spokesperson said. For privacy reasons, the ministry would not give any further details about the case, the foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular government news conference. The man fell from an upper floor of the embassy building located in Berlin’s Mitte district, according to the report. Reacting to the deadly incident, Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman Christofer Burger told journalists in Berlin he was aware of the caseRead More