ISLAMABAD, OCT 18 /DNA/ – A delegation led by General Ziya Cemal Kadioğlu, Commander Turkish Air Force, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office today. The meeting covered a wide array of matters related to geo-strategic situation, progress of current joint ventures and exploration of further avenues of collaboration in the aviation industry. The discussion also involved an exchange of insight from both dignitaries on the operational training of their respective air forces in the backdrop ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 18 /DNA/ – Only through a dispassionate dialogue, can we approach and deliberate social issues normally hard to speak about – concerning religious diversity, equal minority rights, etc. – and promote understanding, mutual respect, and critical thinking as a protection against prejudices towards different/ minority groups and extremist narratives in the society. This was the notion that figured prominently at the dialogue titled “Polarization in Pakistan and Our Responsibility”, organized by Forum for International Relations Development (FIRD) – a UK-based independent, non-governmental research and advocacy think-tank, in collaborationRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 18 – President Arif Alvi has called for increasing cooperation with Morocco in the fields of trade, investment and economy. He asked Pakistan’s newly-appointed Ambassador to work for enhancing Pakistani exports to Morocco. The President expressed these views while talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Morocco, Muhammad Sami-ur-Rehman, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Talking to the Ambassador, the President said that relations between Pakistan and Morocco were marked by common history and shared interests, and the two sides needed to increase the exchange of high-level visitsRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 18 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan has agreed to provide new grant assistance worth 794 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to around 5.3 million USD/ around 1,530 million PKR) for reconstructing educational facilities in flood-affected areas in Sindh. On October 18, 2023, a signing ceremony for the assistance was held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Islamabad. WADA Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan, KINOSHITA Yasumitsu, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and other officials from both countries attendedRead More