Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
Election for Speaker National Assembly on April 16
ISLAMABAD, Apr 13 (DNA): The National Assembly on Wednesday issued schedule for the election of Speaker and letters to all members of the House have been dispatched in this regard. The election will be held in the next sitting of the National Assembly on April 16, 2022 (Saturday) while nomination papers can be submitted for the slot till April 15, 2022 at 2 pm with Secretary National Assembly. The nomination papers can be obtained from the Legislative branch of the House. The election of the Speaker would be held underRead More
PM Shehbaz’s remarks on CPEC highly commendable: China
BEIJING, April 13 (DNA): China on Wednesday highly commended Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks on the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to continue pursue high-quality development of the corridor and build it into a model and demonstration project for Belt and Road (BRI) cooperation. “We noted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks on the CPEC and we highly commend that,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in response to a question, raised by APP during his regular briefing.Read More
Pentagon expects continuation of healthy relationship with Pakistan armed forces
WASHINGTON: Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby has said the United States had a “healthy military-to-military relationship with Pakistani armed forces”, adding that “we have every expectation that will be able to continue to be the case”. The comments from the senior Pentagon official come two days after Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the prime minister of Pakistan, replacing Imran Khan who was ousted last week through a parliament vote. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Kirby said the US had shared interests with Pakistan with respect to security and stability inRead More
Pakistan rejects unwarranted reference in statement issued after US-India Ministerial Dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected the unwarranted reference in the statement issued after the US-India Ministerial Dialogue on Monday last. The Foreign Office said the gratuitous reference in the statement alluding to some non-existent and dismantled entities betrays misplaced counter-terrorism focus of both countries. It is unfortunate that a bilateral cooperation mechanism is being used to target a third country for political expediency and to mislead public opinion away from the real and emerging terrorism threats. The assertions made against Pakistan in the statement are malicious and lack any credibility.Read More
ICCI hosts Iftar Dinner for Foreign Diplomats
Islamabad, APR 13 /DNA/ – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with Sheikh Amir Waheed, former President ICCI hosted an Iftar Dinner in honor of foreign diplomats. H.E. Mr. Atadjan N. Movlamov, Dean of Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Turkmenistan as well as diplomats of various countries including Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Turkey, Iran, Sweden, Norway, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Ukraine attended the Iftar Dinner. Chairman Founder Group Khalid Iqbal Malik, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah Federal Tax Ombudsman, Ms. Kashmala Khan Federal Ombudsman Secretariat forRead More
Pakistan welcomes establishment of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
ISLAMABAD, APR 13 /DNA/ – Pakistan welcomed the establishment of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and successful conclusion of the GCC hosted intra-Yemeni dialogue Pakistan welcomes the establishment of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, successful conclusion of the GCC hosted intra-Yemeni dialogue in Riyadh, and the UN Special Envoy’s announcement of a truce in Yemen. Pakistan considers the establishment of the Council an important step in the right direction, that will help promote comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis. Pakistan fully supports the initiatives by the GCC and the Saudi efforts for peaceful settlementRead More