Monday, July 4th, 2022
Von der Leyen: Ukraine recovery is EU’s ‘special responsibilty’
The European Union stands ready to help Ukraine fund its post-war reconstruction, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. “Europe has a special responsibility and a strategic interest to be at Ukraine’s side every step of the way,” von der Leyen told an international conference of potential donors in Lugano, Switzerland. Commending Ukraine’s struggle against Russia, von der Leyen touted her commission’s proposals to establish a platform to channel international financing efforts to the country. Von der Leyen said the platform will be open to “everyone who caresRead More
Mahmood Khan resented discontinuation of Sehat sahulat
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR, JUL 4 /DNA/ – Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan expressing his grave concern over the discontinuation of funds for Sehat Card Scheme of Newly Merged Districts has recorded an agitation with the federal government and wrote a formal letter to federal health minister to this end. In the letter, the chief minister said that discontinuation of PSDP funded Sehat Sahulat Program in all Newly Merged Districts will be a clear disregard to the suffering and sacrifices of the people they have been through for the safetyRead More
Ukraine needs $750 bln for recovery plan, prime minister says
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Monday emphasized again the importance of the memorandum signed by Türkiye, Sweden and Finland, saying the Nordic countries should abide by the memorandum to be able to enter NATO. “Sweden and Finland have to comply with the memorandum. If they don’t, we will not accept them into NATO.” Çavuşoğlu said. “For the first time, the YPG/PYD were added to a NATO document.” When asked about how binding the memorandum is, Çavuşoğlu said: “First of all, they are committed to full cooperation with Türkiye in the fight against the PKK and itsRead More
Phone tapping being done to hide conspiracy: Shireen Mazari
Warns won’t remain silent if Imran Khan’s phone call audios leaked Imported govt resisting IMF on anti-corruption laws but not on taxing masses: Fawad ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Dr. Shireen Mazari came down hard on the imported government for baseless propaganda being hatched against PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s wife and warned that if Imran Khan’s phone calls with Azam Khan were leaked, they would not sit quietly. Addressing a press conference along with PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry here on Monday, she said that if suchRead More
Cabinet authorizes CM KP to sign MoU in connection with IMF Agreement
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR /DNA/ – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet in a meeting held here Monday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair authorized the Chief Minister to sign MoU in connection with the IMF Agreement under the shared fiscal responsibilities of the Federal and Provincial Governments. It was also unanimously decided that the rights of the province would be protected at every cost. The meeting besides the cabinet members was also attended by the Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Senior Member Board of Revenue and AdministrativeRead More
Kazakh ambassador, Info minister discuss cooperation in media sector
ISLAMABAD, JUL 4 /DNA/ – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin met Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting. During the meeting, the issues of bilateral agenda and plans for the near future to establish and develop cooperation between the media representatives of the two countries were discussed. As a result of the negotiations, an agreement was reached on strengthening interaction between the media communities of Kazakhstan and Pakistan.