Monday, December 12th, 2022
Pakistan expecting multi-billion dollar support from Saudi Arabia: sources
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will likely secure a multi-billion dollar financial support package from longtime ally Saudi Arabia this month, two sources told Reuters. The two finance ministry officials said the package will include deposits boosting the country’s foreign reserves, and oil on deferred payments. Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar said earlier during a press conference hoped talks with Saudi Arabia would materialise soon — and Pakistan would not “default”. Saudi Arabia Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan last week said the kingdom would help Pakistan’s finances as it looks to help shoreRead More
Chairman of Kazakhstan Parliament calls on PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD, DEC 12 /DNA/ – A 9-member parliamentary delegation of Kazakhstan led by Chairman of the Lower House (Mazhilis) of the Parliament, H.E. Mr. Yerlan Koshanov called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan at Islamabad today.Welcoming the delegation, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, highlighted the special nature of Pakistan-Kazakhstan relations which are deeply rooted in history, religion and culture. He underscored that Pakistan is keen to further deepen cooperation with the Central Asian states, particularly Kazakhstan.Recalling his meeting with the Kazakhstan President H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the sidelines ofRead More
Afghan govt has apologised for shelling at Chaman border, matter now resolved: Khawaja Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that the interim government in Kabul has apologised to Pakistan for firing by Afghan Border Forces on the civilian population in Balochistan’s Chaman district a day earlier, clarifying that the “matter is now resolved”. At least seven people lost their lives and 16 others suffered injuries on Sunday in Chaman when it came under “unprovoked and indiscriminate” heavy gunfire and artillery shelling by Afghan border forces, according to the military’s media affairs wing. The incident has been widely condemned across the political divideRead More
Azerbaijan says Armenia fails to fulfill obligations to normalize relations
BAKU: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Monday that Armenia continues to fail in fulfilling its obligations to normalize bilateral ties. “Armenia continues to fail to fulfill its obligations in all three main areas of interstate normalization, that is, the signing of a peace treaty, the delimitation of borders and the opening of regional communications,” Bayramov said at the foreign ministers meeting of the EU’s European Partnership initiative in the Belgian capital Brussels. Bayramov said that the progress achieved in bilateral talks remains limited despite their increasing dynamism. “Armenia still has not completely removed its illegal armed groups from theRead More
Three killed in attack on China hotel in Afghan capital
Kabul: At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital Monday, with witnesses reporting multiple blasts and several bursts of gunfire. Smoke could be seen pouring from the multi-storey Kabul Longan Hotel as Taliban security forces rushed to the site and sealed off the neighbourhood. The Taliban claim to have improved security since storming back to power in August last year but there have been scores of bomb blasts and attacks, many claimed by the local chapter of theRead More
Imran must learn to do politics sans ‘crutches’: Sherry
ISLAMABAD, DEC 12 (DNA) — Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said Imran Khan wanted to sit outside the parliament and come to power with the help of institutions as he had been accustomed to the ‘crutches’ but he would now have to learn and do politics without others’ support. In a series of tweets on her official Twitter account, the Federal Minister lambasted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief for his appeals to the new Army Chief to intervene in politics. Sherry Rehman wrote, “Imran Khan’s appeal toRead More