Monday, January 16th, 2023
Russian delegation to arrive in Pakistan tomorrow for talks on oil, gas deal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to to hold bilateral talks with a Russian delegation, arriving tomorrow, on an oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade deal for a long-term basis and the much-touted flagship $3 billion Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP) project, The News reported Monday citing senior officials of the Energy Ministry. The delegation, comprising 80 members, will arrive in Pakistan on January 17 for three-day bilateral talks under the forum of the Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC). “The Pakistani side will be headed by Federal Minister Sardar Ayaz SadiqRead More
PM condemns ex-SCBA president Latif Afridi’s murder
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (DNA): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the murder of former Supreme Court Bar Association president Abdul Latif Afridi, recalling him as a great voice forsupremacy of constitution and democracy. He said the killing of Latif Afridi was very saddening and the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should ensure to bring the perpetrator of this terrorism to the task, a PM Office statement said. The prime minister also expressed his concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that throughoutRead More
Two air officers promoted to rank of air marshal
ISLAMABAD, JAN 16 /DNA/ – Government of Pakistan has promoted Air Vice Marshal Abdul Moeed Khan and Air Vice Marshal Ghulam Abbas Ghumman to the rank of Air Marshal. Air Marshal Abdul Moeed Khan was commissioned in GD(P) Branch of Pakistan Air Force in December, 1989. During his illustrious career, he has commanded a Fighter Squadron, Military Training Wing PAF Academy, Asghar Khan and Combat Commanders School, Mushaf. He has served as Commandant College of Flying Training and Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Plans). The Air Officer has heldRead More
France provides €120 million soft loan for Keyal Khwar Hydropower Project
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 16: Kazim Naiz, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), H.E. Mr Nicolas Galey, Ambassador of France, and Mr. Philippe Steinmetz, Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), signed the Credit Facility Agreement of €120 million to finance the Keyal Khwar hydropower project. This 128 megawatt facility is located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), near the city of Pattan. This soft loan will support the Water & Power Development Authority – WAPDA – in its mandate of hydroelectricity sector development in Pakistan. The funding willRead More
World-renowned Islamic figures and scholars visit NW China’s Xinjiang
“This is my second visit to Xinjiang, and it feels like I’m back home, “said Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of The World Muslim Communities Council, who recently led a delegation to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at the invitation of the local government. The delegation, which consisted of more than 30 world-renowned Islamicfigures and scholars from 14 countries, including the UnitedArab Emirates(UAE), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Serbia, and Tunisia, arrived in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, on Jan. 8. The delegation visited a thematic exhibition on Xinjiang’s fightRead More
It’s irresponsible for history to ignore China’s contributions to COVID-19 fight
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily China’s National Health Commission and National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention recently held a virtual meeting themed around technical exchange for COVID-19 prevention and control with the World Health Organization (WHO). The two sides communicated on the current state of the epidemic, medical treatment, acute care and continued vaccination. The two sides agreed to maintain technical exchanges to facilitate early end of the pandemic. China has convened multiple meeting with the WHO on technical exchanges less than a month after it optimized its COVID-19Read More