Sunday, June 12th, 2022
Russia wants to enhance economic cooperation with Pakistan; envoy
Karachi, /DNA/ – Consulate General of Russian Federation in Karachi extends every possible support to the Pakistani side to strengthen bilateral contactsand cooperation to the benefit of both countries. For increasing the bilateral volume, the two countries had tobroaden the dimension of their economic cooperation. There was biguntapped potential in almost every sphere of trade partnership. Thebilateral trade was mainly confined to commodities although many otherproducts and services were available to offer to each other, saidConsul General of Russian Federation here Andrey V.Fedorov during aninteraction with media at the ConsulateRead More
PM for precautionary measures ahead of above-normal rainfall
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 (DNA) — In view of prediction about an above normal monsoon rainfall during the last week of this month, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday directed the ministries and departments concerned to alert the provinces and district administrations. The prime minister directed for formulation of a comprehensive strategy in collaboration with the provinces considering the forecast for heavy monsoon downpours. The prime minister directed that all precautionary measures should be taken in accordance with the forecast of the meteorological department, besides ensuring arrangements in the low layingRead More
SBC hosts a farewell in honour of Swiss Ambassador
KARACHI, JUN 12 /DNA/ – Swiss Business Council (SBC) hosted a farewell in honour of the Swiss Ambassador to Pakistan Bénédict de Cerjat together with the Executive Committee (EC) of the SBC at a Local Hotel in Karachi.The Ambassador addressed the EC during the meeting and shared his beautiful memories in Pakistan. Bénédict de Cerjat arrived in Pakistan to start his assignment as the Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan in July 2020. And now after completion of his tenure of about two years, he is heading towards his next assignment.Read More
PML-N, PTI continue to blame each other for sky-high external debt
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12: Two days after the budget was formally presented in the National Assembly, the PML-N and the PTI continued to butt heads over each other’s economic performance and the state of Pakistan’s external debt on Sunday. Earlier today, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb took to Twitter to share a video clip of a news package featuring former finance minister Shaukat Tarin. The clip was of a press conference Tarin held yesterday, in which he had said: “They (government) say ever since Pakistan was formed they (PTI) have raised debt by 80 per cent.Read More
Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?
The question for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not whether either country will recognise Israel but when and who will go first. For the past two years, Saudi Arabia was believed to want a Muslim state in Asia, home to the world’s three most populous Muslim majority countries, to recognise Israel first. Asian recognition would give the kingdom, home to Islam’s two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, a welcome fig leaf. Numbers, as expressed by population size, were one reason. Compared to Saudi Arabia’s 35 million people, Pakistan has aRead More
Bilawal instructs repatriating Pakistanis stranded in Syria
ISLAMABAD, JUN 12 /DNA/ – Responding to the media query regarding the repatriation of Pakistanis stranded due to the suspension of flight operations in Syria. As per the instructions of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, our Embassy in Syria is in contact with all Pakistani Zaireen, approximately 300 in total, stranded in Syria. Arrangements for the repatriation of all Pakistanis have been completed. Our Embassy and PIA are in close coordination. 160 people are scheduled to travel to Pakistan by PIA through Allepo Airport (Around 150kms from Damascus), tomorrow, 13thRead More