Friday, December 30th, 2022
Pakistan’s interests, integrity to be secured at all costs: NSC
ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) meeting Friday decided to turn up the heat on the militancy with relentless counter and preemptory measures to neutralise the threats present in the country in any form. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said the NSC’s participants expressed an unequivocal opinion that Pakistan’s national interests will not be compromised and no one will be allowed to harm the national security. PM chaired the NSC meeting, which was attended by services chiefs, intelligence heads, and federal ministers, the statement mentioned. The meetings comeRead More
CG Zhao confers 21 “Friendship Awards 2022”
DNA ISLAMABAD, Dec. 30: Chinese Consulate Lahore has conferred 21 “Friendship Awards 2022” to prominent Pakistani individuals and institutions in a ceremony held at Lahore Gymkhana Club, Gwadar Pro reported it on Friday. This year, the Consulate has, based on the merits and contributions of the relevant stakeholders and taking representation into account, chosen 17 excellent individuals and 4 institutions from different fields and areas as the Friendship Award recipients. Institute of International Relations and Media Research (IIRMR), a think-tank dedicated to Sino-Pak relations, global diplomacy, CPEC and BRI, isRead More
China shows commitment to strengthen Pak economy
DNA Islamabad, Dec 30: China showed unflinching commitment to strengthen Pakistan’s economy during 2022, Gwadar Pro reported on Friday. Amid economic instability, Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan dropped 52.1% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year (FY23), clocking in at just $348.3 million, revealed State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data. Details showed that, during the same period, the highest FDI inflows came from China during the July-November period, amounting to $102.5 million. Despite the economic and political crises, the all-weather friendRead More
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted of corruption, jailed for 7 years
Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Dec 30 (AFP/APP):A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on Friday, a legal source told AFP, ending the 18-month trial of the Nobel laureate. Suu Kyi was jailed on five counts of corruption related to the hiring, purchase and maintaining of a helicopter that had caused a “loss to the state”, the source said. A prisoner of the military since the 2021 coup, Suu Kyi, 77, has been convicted on every charge levelled against her, rangingRead More
PM conveys condolences to Modi on mother’s death
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (DNA): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday conveyed his condolences to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the passing away of his mother. “There is no greater loss than losing one’s mother,” he said in a tweet. “My condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the passing away of his mother,” PM Shehbaz Sharif said. DNA
Palestine rejects racist policy of Israeli new govt
Palestine rejects racist policy of Israeli new govt DNA RAMALLAH: The State of Palestine has rejected the annexationist, violent, racist, and incitement to ethnic cleansing policy guidelines of Israel’s new government. The State of Palestine considers this agenda an existential threat to the Palestinian people and their inalienable and inviolable rights. This coalition of avowed racists and rejectionists have openly and unapologetically adopted an agenda of colonial expansion, racial discrimination, and apartheid thus demonstrating their complete disdain towards the international community, international law, United Nations resolutions, and the internationalRead More