Monday, January 10th, 2022
Sania briefs on “Declaration on Establishing a Global Social Protection Knowledge Platform”
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10 /DNA/ – Senator Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, briefed the Heads of Diplomatic Missions in Islamabad at the Foreign Office today on the “Declaration on Establishing a Global Social Protection Knowledge Platform.” The Declaration is being steered by Pakistan in New York, in collaboration with a “Group of Friends on Social Protection” including Costa Rica, Nigeria and Turkey, supported by the World Bank. Dr. Sania Nishtar introduced the Declaration and apprised participants of its conceptualization as well asRead More
Pakistan, Romania sign MoUs for cooperation in commerce, education
BUCHAREST, JAN 10 (DNA) — Pakistan and Romania on Monday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to enhance bilateral cooperation between the trade bodies as well as for the provision of educational scholarships to Pakistani students. The MoUs were signed during the visit of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to Romania. An MoU was signed between the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Foreign Minister Qureshi and Romanian Minister for Economy Florin Sp?taru witnessed the signing ceremony. The document was signedRead More
Asad Umar advises to help check spread of current Covid19 wave
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (DNA): Federal Minister for Planning, Development andSpecial Initiatives Asad Umar and Chairman National Command OperationCenter (NCOC) once again advised people to follow standard operatingprocedures (SOPs) for saving themselves from Coronavirus (Covid-19)which is currently spreading fast in the country. Addressing a prize distribution ceremony to recognize the services ofall workers who actively participated in coronavirus vaccinationcampaign, the federal minister said the people who were not vaccinatedso far must do it as soon as possible. He said the persons who were fully vaccinated six months ago and haveover 30Read More
Australia’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 1M
Canberra, JAN 10: Australia’s COVID-19 tally surpassed one million on Monday as the prime minister said the country must “push through” a rapidly-growing outbreak of the omicron variant. The country confirmed over 67,000 new cases, pushing the total to 1.04 million cases, with more than half of them recorded in the past week alone. As many as 2,387 people have lost their lives to the disease. “We’re dealing with serious volumes of cases but we are not seeing the same impact proportionally from previous variants in terms of the impactRead More
COAS stresses mechanism to help Afghans
Major General Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Military Advisor to His Royal Highness Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) meets General Qamar Javed Bajwa Staff Report RAWALPINDI: Major General Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Military Advisor to His Royal Highness Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ, today. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security, current situation in Afghanistan and bilateral defence relations between the two countries were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan values its historicalRead More
FM Qureshi meets Romanian PM; discusses Afghanistan, bilateral matters
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday met Prime Minister of Romania Nicolae Ciuca wherein they discussed the bilateral matters, the situation in Afghanistan, and the human rights abuses in the IIOJK. On his arrival at the PM Office, Foreign Minister Qureshi was received by the Romanian Chief of Protocol. The foreign minister conveyed good wishes from Prime Minister Imran Khan and highlighted the historic and cordial ties between the two countries. He told the Romanian PM that Pakistan desired to establish broad-based and result-oriented tiesRead More