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PM Shehbaz seeks suspension of long-term projects in KP, urges short-term steps
ISLAMABAD, OCT 31: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for prioritising short-term development initiatives over long-term projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), stressing the need for immediate measures to provide relief to the people of the province. “If you take small steps to improve law and order, build a school, and ensure medicines reach hospitals, people who have been deprived for 13 years will pray for you,” he said, criticising the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) more than a decade in power in the province. “Long-term projects should be suspended,” heRead More
A Challenge for Pakistan’s Transit Trade
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer A Challenge for Pakistan’s Transit Trade A direct freight train carrying industrial goods from China has reached Afghanistan through Central Asia, highlighting the changing pattern of regional trade and raising questions about Pakistan’s role as a transit route for its landlocked neighbour. The train departed from China’s Shandong province, crossed the Khorgos border crossing into Kazakhstan, travelled through Uzbekistan and arrived at Afghanistan’s Hairatan dry port after a journey of around 20 days. The shipment, reportedly worth about $1.2 million, includes textiles, chemicals, tools and constructionRead More
ISPR DG points to ‘positivity’ in Iran-US mediation efforts, says Pakistan ‘cautiously optimistic’
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military is “cautiously optimistic” about its efforts to mediate between Iran and the United States, its spokesman said on Friday in his first interview since a high-level regional delegation visited Tehran earlier this week. Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who is leading Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts to end the eight-month-old conflict, has travelled to Tehran twice this month, most recently on Monday with senior Saudi and Turkish officials. “Why would the Field Marshal be going twice if it is not for some positivity? So yes, of course,” LieutenantRead More
Seminar on Pakistan–Bangladesh Trade, Investment and Economic Relations held
KARACHI, Oct 30 (DNA):The Economic Diplomacy Forum (EDF), Pakistan, organized a high-level seminar aimed at strengthening trade, investment, economic cooperation and institutional linkages between Pakistan and Bangladesh. The event brought together senior diplomats, former ambassadors, government officials, prominent business leaders and distinguished representatives from various sectors. A major highlight of the occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Deputy High Commission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Karachi and the Economic Diplomacy Forum (EDF), Pakistan, marking an important step towards promoting closer institutionalRead More
India helicopter crash kills six
Ahmedabad, OCT 30: A helicopter carrying six people from a Hindu holy town crashed in the Indian Himalayas on Friday, killing everyone on board, officials said. Five passengers and one pilot were killed when the chopper came down near a valley in Joshimath during the flight from Badrinath in the northern state of Uttarakhand, according to state police. “Efforts are currently underway to transport the bodies from the inaccessible crash site to the nearest road,” police said in a statement. Authorities did not say what caused the crash. India’s weatherRead More
Interior Minister oversees demolition of Khanna Police Station on Islamabad Expressway green belt
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (DNA):Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday supervised the demolition of Khanna Police Station, built on the green belt along Islamabad Expressway, as part of an operation against encroachments and illegal occupation of government land in the federal capital. The Chief Commissioner Islamabad and Inspector General of Islamabad Police also participated in the demolition operation. The Deputy Commissioner Islamabad and other concerned officials were present at the site. Speaking during the operation, Mohsin Naqvi said Khanna Police Station had been temporarily shifted to an alternative location. HeRead More