Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Saudi Arabia to host next Arab summit
RIYADH, NOV 2: Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it will host the next Arab summit.”Based on the kingdom’s keenness to perpetuate the existing cooperation, we announce that our country will host the 32nd Arab summit,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the 31st Arab summit in Algeria. “We welcome the leaders of the member states to their second country,” he added. The two-day Arab summit in Algeria is set to close later Wednesday. It was the first summit to be held in three years since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Tunisia was theRead More
UNODC hands-over Mobile Crime Scene Investigation Units to Balochistan Police
ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – UNODC Country Office in Pakistan continues to strengthen the rule of law in Balochistan through supporting the Police Department of Balochistan towards enhancing its operational capacity and efficiency in handling and investigation of serious crimes. Under the gracious support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), UNODC is implementing a 5-year (2017-2022) ‘Improving the Rule of Law in Balochistan-Pakistan’ program in collaboration with the Government of Balochistan. The Program aims to strengthen trust between citizens and government in the security andRead More
UK announces first projects for Pakistan’s climate finance accelerator initiative
ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – The UK has announced that seven innovative low-carbon projects from across Pakistan will be part of the first cohort of projects for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), Pakistan. The chosen projects, selected from over 50 applications, are from the energy, transportation, AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses), waste, e-mobility, and industrial and manufacturing sectors. The projects will receive tailored support ahead of an event in February 2023. The support includes individual needs assessment discussions and analysis of each of the projects from a financial,Read More
Ayaz Sadiq meets Netherlands’ envoy Henny Fokel de Vries
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (DNA): Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday met with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands Henny Fokel de Vries. The minister Ayaz Sadiq highlighted the warm and cordial relations between the Government of Pakistan and Kingdom of Netherlands in a meeting with the Ambassador of Netherlands, said a press release issued here. The minister stressed that the economic cooperation between the two countries needed to be more deepened and enlarged for the mutual benefit of the citizens of both countries. “Pakistan appreciates theRead More
‘What makes you to delay elections if you are apolitical’
GAKHAR MANDI – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and forner prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed his concern over hindrance in elections, saying that if it has been decided to remain neutral and apolitical, so why the institutions delaying holding transparent elections. Taking a dig at the incumbent government, Imran claimed that the leaders of the coalition government have taken the NRO by plundering billions of rupees. Reiterating that actual freedom would only come when justice is delivered to the people of the country, Imran added that to ‘break theRead More
Tetra Pak donates PKR 22 million to PRCS for flood victims
Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari says Red Crescent is grateful for the generous relief support from Tetra Pak Pakistan, which will help us in mobilizing thousands of people to safety and providing them with critical relief and much-needed assistance. ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – Misbah Burney has said that Tetra Pak believes in serving its part by supporting a major humanitarian actor such as the PRCS that has been actively involved in driving relief efforts across the country with great financial diligence and use of local capacity Islamabad, November 2, 2022:Read More