Monday, January 31st, 2022
Turkish foreign minister meets Bahraini crown prince in Manama
Manama: The Turkish foreign minister on Monday met with Bahraini crown prince as part of his official visit to the Gulf country, according to diplomatic sources. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa discussed the steps to be taken to further improve bilateral relations during their meeting at Gudaibiya Palace in the capital Manama. Çavuşoğlu met his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif Bin Rashid Alzayani on Sunday and discussed joint cooperation aimed at enhancing economic and trade relations. The Turkish foreign minister is on an official visit to Bahrain on Jan.Read More
Xuzhou mother: Video of chained woman in hut outrages China internet
Foreign Desk BEIJING: A video of a Chinese mother of eight children locked up in a village hut with a chain around her neck has sparked outrage and shock in China. The video on Douyin, which owns TikTok, was shot by a man who visits the woman, and is visibly shocked at what he sees. After bringing her warm clothes, he asks her several questions but she is unable to answer properly. The video has gone viral with Chinese netizens demanding authorities intervene to help her. Many have also discussed theRead More
Chairman CDA meets Naveed Iftikhar
ISLAMABAD, JAN 31 /DNA/ – Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) met with Naveed Iftikhar, the renowned urban policy expert. Officers of the Engineering Wing also attended the meeting.CDA intends to explore more options for making Islamabad pedestrian-friendly and in this endeavour the consultative session was held with Dr. Naveed Iftikhar.There is a need for better signposting and awareness campaigns along with evaluation of pedestrian needs, Dr. Iftikhar emphasized during the meeting. He offered to assist CDA in planning and advocacy of pedestrian friendly and environmentally friendly initiatives.During the meeting itRead More
EU envoy lauds Pakistan’s role in Afghan situation
RAWALPINDI, JAN 31 /DNA/ – Androulla Kaminara, Ambassador of European Union (EU) called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ.During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security situation including current Afghanistan situation and bilateral cooperation with European Union (EU) were discussed.The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s role in Afghan situation, efforts for regional stability and pledged to play her role for further improvements in diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.
Yousuf Raza Gilani resigns as Senate opposition leader
ISLAMABAD, JAN 31: PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani announced on Monday that he had resigned as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate during a speech in the upper house of parliament. Gilani was among at least eight opposition senators who had skipped last Friday’s Senate session, which allowed the PTI government to narrowly manage to get the crucial State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill passed from the opposition-controlled house — a development that had raised many eyebrows. In an indirect reference to his absence from Friday’s session, Gilani said “someRead More
Speaker Balochistan Assembly meets Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani
ISLAMABAD, JAN 31 /DNA/ – Speaker Balochistan Assembly Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali called on Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani at Parliament House on Monday. During the meeting, both the leaders discussed political, economic and overall situation of Balochistan. The Chairman Senate said that development and prosperity of the people of Balochistan is an important component and priority of the present government. He said that senators belonging to Balochistan province are given full opportunity to represent the people of Balochistan in the upper house. The development and prosperity of Balochistan province willRead More