Friday, February 17th, 2023
BRI’s CPEC-initiative for economic prosperity
By Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. In January 2023, China signed a MoU on the joint construction of the BRI with Turkmenistan apart from signing updated MoU with the Philippines, these two recent events demonstrated that the BRI meets the needs of world development and conforms to the expectations of the international community, and always enjoys strong resilience and vitality. In fact, BRI cooperation embraces the historical trend ofRead More
President invites CEC for an urgent meeting on elections
ISLAMABAD, FEB 17 /DNA/ – President Arif Alvi has invited the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan, Mr Sikandar Sultan Raja, for an urgent meeting on 20th February 2023, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, for consultation in terms of Section 57(1) of Elections Act, 2017, that provides that the President shall announce the date or dates of the general elections after consultation with the Commission (ECP). In his letter to the CEC, the President said that since his letter dated 08th February, some substantial developments (e.g., the Judgment of the Honourable Lahore HighRead More
Rhodium Residencia launching ceremony held in Islamabad
DNA The launching ceremony of Rhodium Residencia was held at a private five-star hotel in Islamabad. Several diplomats including the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Morocco and deputy head of mission from Jordan participated in the Ceremony. Senator Talha Mehmood, Dr. Babar Awan, Chief Commissioner Rawalpindi, President ICCI and President RCCI along with several dignitaries and members of the business community were also present during the event and were impressed by the sailent features of the project which has been designed at par with international standards. Speaking at theRead More
Two Commodores promoted to rank of Rear Admiral
ISLAMABAD, FEB 17 /DNA/ – Two Commodores of Pakistan Navy promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect. Rear Admiral Khyber Zaman is a graduate of Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, UK and was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1994. He is a graduate of PAF Air War College, National Defence University, Islamabad and International College of Defence Studies China. The Flag Officer is a recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military). Rear Admiral Shafquat Hussain Akhtar was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1994. TheRead More
Pak-Japan relations -new avenues
Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani Japan was among the first nations to recognize Pakistan’s sovereignty, doing so three days after the latter’s independence on 14 August 1947. Although diplomatic relations between the two were officially established on 28th April 1952 following the end of the Allied occupation of Japan. Pakistan and Japan formally established diplomatic relations on 28th April 1952. Since then, Pakistan & Japan have been enduring to strengthen these ties further. That’s why with the passage of over 70 years of this long journey, both prove to be good friends evenRead More
Pakistan warns against any imposed solutions
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (DNA): Pakistan has called for evolving a “model” for restructuring the UN Security Council through patient exchanges, mutual accommodation and compromise acceptable to the widest possible majority of member states, saying that any other course of action would lead to a “dead-end”. “We remain opposed to attempts to steer member states towards solutions imposed by votes and majorities,” Ambassador Munir Akram told delegates when the long-running Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) aimed at reforming the 15-member Council resumed on Thursday, while noting that some permanent members were behindRead More