Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Pakistan, Bangladesh strengthen ties during OIC CFM meeting
ISLAMABAD, AUG 29 /DNA/ – On the sidelines of the 50th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi today met with Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain, Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The Foreign Secretary underscored the significance attached by Pakistan to its brotherly relations with Bangladesh. He underlined the deep-rooted goodwill between the people of Pakistan and Bangladesh and expressed Pakistan’s desire to advance bilateral engagement and dialogue. Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain briefed theRead More
ICCI Election: Prominent business leader Atif Jamil Butt announces unconditional support to founder group
ISLAMABAD, AUG 29: /DNA/ – Prominent personality of Progressive Itehad Group Islamabad Atif Jamil Butt has announced his complete and unconditional support to the Founder Group in the forthcoming Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry election. He has also announced to withdraw the nomination papers of his candidates fielded against the Founder Group candidates. This significance announcement has been made during a luncheon held here in Islamabad on Thursday. On this occasion Chairman Founder Group Khalid Iqbal Malik, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, Secretary GeneralRead More
President confers Hilal-i-Imtiaz upon Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem
Announces Rs 100 million reward for the Olympic Gold Medallist DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 29: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz upon Mr Arshad Nadeem for the Olympic Gold Medallist in recognition of his outstanding performance in Men’s Javelin Throw in the Paris Olympics 2024. The President also announced a Rs 100 million reward from his side for the athlete. The award was conferred during a special investiture ceremony, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Later, the athlete also met with the President. Mr Arshad Nadeem’s Coach, Mr Salman IqbalRead More
PM Shehbaz vows unwavering resolve to root out terrorism from country
QUETTA, Aug 29 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday vowed the unwavering resolve of the government to root out the menace of terrorism with collective efforts. “The entire nation is grieved by the recent tragic incident occurred in Balochistan. Khwarij who shed the blood of innocent people will be crushed through joint efforts of the nation and the valiant forces of Pakistan,” he said while addressing a high-level Apex Committee meeting here at CM Secretariat, Quetta. Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar,Read More
Milan university students’ delegation meets Romina
Romina Khurshid Alam told the students that ranked among the world’s top ten climate-vulnerable country, Pakistan had been experiencing a rise in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, particularly unprecedented floods, intense monsoon rains, intense devastating heatwaves, rapid glacial melting and consequent glacial lake outburst floods Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD, AUG 29: A four-member delegation of students from Italy’s Milan University called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam to discuss the pressing issue of climate change and its impacts on Pakistan. During the meetingRead More
5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, KP region
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (DNA):An earthquake measuring 5.4 magnitute on Richter scale jolted different parts of country including Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) on Thursday morning. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Swat, Malakand, Mansehra, Swabi, Mardan, and adjoining areas, a private news channels reported. The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 5.4 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Hindu Kush mountain in Afghanistan, the Meteorological Department said. The depth of the earthquake was 215 km, as perRead More