Sunday, January 9th, 2022
FM arrives Bucharest in first phase of three day visit to Romania, Spain
BUCHAREST, Jan 09 (DNA): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi hasreached Bucharest in the first phase of his three day visit to Romaniaand Spain. During the first-leg of his visit, he will stay in Bucharest tilltomorrow at the invitation of Romania’s Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu. Shah Mehmood Qureshi will hold wide-ranging consultations with theRomanian Foreign Minister and other dignitaries. Besides focusing onmeasures to further deepen bilateral cooperation, the two sides willhold wide-ranging consultations on regional and international issues. Qureshi will subsequently visit Spain on the invitation of ForeignMinister José Manuel AlbaresRead More
Afghan war victims call for justice by displaying photo exhibition
KABUL, Jan 09 (DNA): Scores of the families of war victims inAfghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday called for justice and demandedpunishment for those behind the killings of Afghans. With about 200 photos and portrays on display in a public park here, theparticipants alleged that thousands of innocent Afghans had been killedmostly by American military forces’ bombardments and the perpetratorsshould be brought to justice. “Among the victims’ photos, there are those who were killed by thebombing of the American forces in Shindand districts of Herat andBalablok of Farah in the westRead More
Seven excise officials suspended in KP over ‘negligence’
PESHAWAR, Jan 09 (DNA): Acting on the complaints of people, theDepartment of Excise Taxation & Narcotics Control, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) has suspended seven of its officials in Peshawar with immediateeffect for showing ‘negligence’ and ‘incompetence’. In its notification, the department has directed the suspended officialsto report to the headquarters. The department spokesman has said that a committee, with DirectorNarcotics Salahuddin as its head, has been constituted to conductpreliminary inquiry into the charges against these officials and submitits report within 15 days. Those facing disciplinary action are one inspector, one sub-inspector,two assistantRead More
Chinese foreign minister in Sri Lanka to discuss Belt and Road Initiative
COLOMBO, JAN 9: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Sri Lanka on Sunday seeking to advance China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, as the island nation looked to Beijing for help as it tries to rescue itself from a foreign currency and debt crisis. Wang arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday from the Maldives on the last leg of a multi-city trip that also took him to Eritrea, Kenya and Comoros in Africa. In Sri Lanka, Wang was scheduled to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.Read More
Major roads cleared in Murree as rescue operation continues
Murree, JAN 9: Officials on Sunday continued to work on clearing snow from roads in and around Murree a day after 22 people, including women and children, died in their vehicles trapped by heavy snowfall. In a tweet, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill said that all major arteries to Murree had been cleared for traffic. “Around 600 to 700 cars were evacuated from the area last night,” he said, adding that Rawalpindi police, the district administration and Pakistan Army soldiers worked through the night. “PoliceRead More