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President, Army Chief discuss regional developments

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RAWALPINDI, AUG 25: President of Pakistan Doctor Arif Alvi visited GHQ. Upon arrival, the President was received by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. President was presented Guard of Honour. President laid floral wreath at Martyrs Monument and offered fateha.

President and COAS discussed regional developments and matters of national security. President was apprised on operational preparedness of Pakistan Army. A briefing on cyber security was also given by Communication & Information Technology Branch. President acknowledged unparalleled contribution and sacrifices rendered by Pakistan Army towards external and internal security of Pakistan. He also commended Army’s prowess in the field of Information Technology and coordination mechanisms with other services / stakeholders.

FM QURESHI ARRIVES IN UZBEKISTAN

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TASHKENT: /DNA/ Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidkikov received Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The Pakistani foreign minister arrived in Tashkent from Tajikistan where he will hold high level meetings with the Uzbek leadership.

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, today in Tashkent.

Foreign Minister Qureshi exchanged views on ways and means with his Uzbek counterpart to intensify bilateral relations in all areas. The two Foreign Ministers agreed that in view of recent frequent high level exchanges, bilateral relations have transformed into a strategic partnership. It was decided to follow up closely the implementation of decisions, taken during the recent visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Uzbekistan.

During the meeting, regional security situation, particularly the evolving situation in Afghanistan came under discussion. Emphasising Pakistan’s support for an inclusive political setup, the Foreign Minister remarked that peace in Afghanistan would bring stability in the region, promote trade and facilitate people to people linkages. It was therefore important that neighbours of Afghanistan coordinate closely on the situation in Afghanistan.

Welcoming the Foreign Minister, the Uzbek Foreign Minister highlighted upward trajectory in the bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Kamilov termed Foreign Minister Qureshi’s visit important and timely in terms of close coordinated approach on Afghanistan.

The two Foreign Ministers agreed to continue consultations to advance shared objectives of a peaceful, prosperous and connected region.

ICCI INKS MOU WITH NUTECH TO PROMOTE ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY LINKAGES

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ISLAMABAD, AUG 25 /DNA/ – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National University of Technology (NUTECH), Islamabad to promote academia-industry linkages and produce demand-driven graduates for the industry. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Dr. Adnan Qasim, Registrar, National University of Technology signed the MoU in a ceremony held at NUTECH, Islamabad. Fatma Azim, Senior Vice President ICCI, Mian Akram Farid, Chairman ICCI Founder Group, Engr. Khalid Asghar, Rector, NUTECH and others were present at the occasion.

By signing MoU, ICCI and NUTECH have agreed to work jointly for promoting applied research in academia and indigenous industrial knowledge, new technologies & innovations in industries in order to help the industrial sector in producing imports substitutions, value-addition of products and exports enhancement.

Both institutions will establish long-term and sustainable partnerships to find innovative and cost effective solutions to industrial problems.  The NUTECH with the support of ICCI will produce a highly capable and efficient industrial workforce by providing them international quality skills education and indigenously developed competency based training that would help in enhancing industrial efficiency and productivity.

ICCI and NUTECH will also create different collaborative forums besides creating joint working groups to work on various initiatives including periodic review of curriculum and industrial research works, scrutiny of NUTECH industry projects and apprenticeship programs etc. They will work jointly to identify the required technical, vocational skills and competency standards for the local industry, locate industrial processes and systems that need technology and skills upgradation, identify research & development projects for NUTECH for value addition of industrial products. 

Speaking at the occasion, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President ICCI said that the advanced countries have achieved phenomenal economic growth by promoting strong academia-industry linkages and there is a great need to replicate this model in Pakistan for promoting speedy industrialization.  He said that linkages between universities and industries in Pakistan can play an important role in finding optimum solutions of industrial problems and making progress towards sustainable economic growth of the country.

He hoped that the MoU inked between ICCI and NUTECH is a right move in that direction and would go a long way in developing academia-industry collaborations.

Engr. Khalid Asghar, Rector, NUTECH expressing his views thanked ICCI for signing MoU of cooperation that would start a new phase of university-industry collaborations in the region and help in promoting the industrial and economic interests of Pakistan. He was optimistic that the close collaboration between ICCI and NUTECH would be helpful in promoting advancement of knowledge, science, technology and skills through exchange of ideas, mutually organized and supported science, technology and industry exhibitions, workshops, seminars, symposia, research conferences, industry internships and trainings etc.

He said that NUTECH and ICCI will also support each other to utilize their training facilities for engineering, technology and skills education programs.=DNA

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Afghan resistance leader vows ‘no surrender’

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Paris, Aug 25 :The leader of a resistance movement to the Taliban has vowed to never surrender but is open to negotiations with the new rulers of Afghanistan, according to an interview published by Paris Match on Wednesday. 

Ahmad Massoud, the son of legendary Afghan rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, has retreated to his native Panjshir valley north of Kabul along with former vice-president Amrullah Saleh.

“I would prefer to die than to surrender,” Massoud told French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy in his first interview since the Taliban took over Kabul. “I’m the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud. Surrender is not a word in my vocabulary.”

Massoud claimed that “thousands” of men were joining his National Resistance Front in Panjshir valley, which was never captured by invading Soviet forces in 1979 or the Taliban during their first period in power from 1996-2001.

He renewed his appeal for support from foreign leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, and expressed bitterness at being refused weapons shortly before the fall of Kabul earlier this month.

 “I cannot forget the historic mistake made by those I was asking for weapons just eight days ago in Kabul,” Massoud said, according to a transcript of the interview published in French.

“They refused. And these weapons — artillery, helicopters, American-made tanks — are today in the hands of the Taliban,” he said.

Massoud added that he was open to talking to the Taliban and he laid out the outlines of a possible agreement.

“We can talk. In all wars, there are talks. And my father always spoke with his enemies,” he said.

 “Let’s imagine that the Taliban agreed to respect the rights of women, of minorities, democracy, the principles of an open society,” he added. “Why not try to explain that these principles would benefit all Afghans, including them?

Massoud’s father was nicknamed the “Lion of Panjshir” for his role in fighting against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s and the Taliban regime in the 1990s.

He was assassinated by Al-Qaeda two days before the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Pakistan to promote cross-border commerce with SCO countries: MoU

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BEIJING, Aug 25 : In a milestone move to promote collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in the digital economy, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Building a Cross-border E-commerce Platform with nine trade organisations of SCO member states.

The MoU inked at the Digital Commerce Conference of the 2021 China-SCO Forum on the Digital Economy Industry in China’s tech powerhouse of Chongqing, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Wednesday.

Four areas of cooperation in cross-border e-commerce are highlighted in the MoU.

According to the MoU, online and offline conferences will be held to help build e-commerce platforms for international trade facilitation, digital technology exchanges and experience sharing.

Cooperation will also cover joint e-commerce talent training. The organisations will engage colleges and universities, professional training institutions, e-commerce enterprises and industry associations in cultivating e-commerce talents.

The MoU said that the organisations will draw on e-commerce to promote the production and distribution of competitive products among SCO countries, and to facilitate production and marketing by providing enterprises with overseas public warehouse, logistics, payment and other services and support to reach cooperation.

The organisations will also encourage and guide enterprises to participate in and share e-commerce developments in international exhibitions and forums on the digital economy, and draw on such platforms to create business opportunities for enterprises.

Themed “Joint e-commerce cooperation for a shared future, the Digital Commerce Conference discusses the new trends in international e-commerce and is joined by officials of SCO member states including Pakistan, and ambassadors of SCO countries in China, e-commerce enterprises and experts.

Water outflow of China’s Sanjiangyuan on the rise

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XINING, Aug. 25 :Affected by factors including climate warming and humidification, the amount of water flowing out of the Sanjiangyuan area, dubbed as “Asia’s water tower,” has increased in recent years.

The amount of water outflowing from Qinghai Province, where Sanjiangyuan is located, reached 95.5 billion cubic meters in 2020, an increase of around 46.4 billion cubic meters compared with 2016.

The Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) area is home to the headwaters of three major rivers — the Yangtze River, China’s longest; the Yellow River, the second-longest in the country; and the Lancang River (known as Mekong River after it flows out of China).

“Under the background of global warming, the natural environment and hydrological regime in the Sanjiangyuan area are changing,” said Li Yan, a member of a research team on the Yangtze River and an official with the hydrology and water resources measuring and reporting center of Qinghai.

A series of research into the run-off in Qinghai showed the increase in the amount of water flowing out of the Sanjiangyuan was due to the growing precipitation and melting glaciers, Li said.

Li said that the increasing outflow from the Sanjiangyuan can provide basic conditions for the construction of water supply and water diversion projects, and can also benefit residents in the downstream provinces.

“However, further research on glacier degradation and permafrost melting should be conducted to grasp the changing of the outflow in the medium and long term.”

KOICA PROVIDES USD 12 million for drinking water project in Havelian

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Korean ambassador says, Korean Government would support addressing water issues for friendship between the two countries and this project will improve people’s quality of life by improving health indicators, achieve UN SDGs, and the water supply situation

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PESHAWAR: KOICA provides USD 12 million for a safe drinking water supply system in Havelian, Abbottabad, KP Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Pakistan Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) KPK has signed a Record of Discussion (RoD) for a new grant aid project ‘Gravity Based Safe Drinking Water Supply System in Havelian, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’ on 24th August 2021, in Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) KPK office.

KOICA is a grant aid agency of the Korean government and has implemented various water, energy, and rural development projects in Pakistan. Mr. Yang Seokwoong, Country Director of KOICA, and Mr. Zakir Hussain Afridi, Secretary of PHED the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, signed the Record of Discussion. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Shoukat Ali Yousoufzai Minister of Labour and Culture, attended the signing ceremony.

KOICA Provides USD 12 million for the project which is expected to benefit 74,000 community people by installing a water supply system with a water treatment plant, which will allow access to safe and clean surface water. The project will lead to the reduction of waterborne diseases and nutritional improvement and improve the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to achieve SDG 6.

 To sustain the supply of safe drinking water to the Havelian people, KOICA will also support capacity building program to 15 officials of PHED KPK to ensure the operation and maintenance of the water supply system and strengthen research and policy capacity on water-related policy H.E. Mr. Suh Sangpyo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea said that Korean Government would support addressing water issues for friendship between the two countries and this project will improve people’s quality of life by improving health indicators, achieve UN SDGs, and the water supply situation.

He added that the Korean government has approved two hydropower projects of 1.5 billion USD with the KP Government and Samsung electronics will set up a mobile phone assembly line by this December which will produce around 3 million Samsung mobile phones in Pakistan. It was also said that the cooperation in agricultural technology for potato seed production and small agriculture machinery development is ongoing. He emphasized that the Korean Embassy in Pakistan would spare no efforts to facilitate the implementation of this project for successful outcomes.

Mr. Shaukat Ali Yousufzai Minister of Labour, Culture, Human Rights & Parliamentary Affairs on behalf of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa deeply thanked, the Korea International Cooperation Agency for their generous support and cooperation in the shape of grant in aid of 12 Million USD for the project.

KOICA has been continuously supporting water and sanitation projects in Pakistan, including the ongoing project for Enhancing Water Quality Monitoring System to achieve SDG 6 in Pakistan. KOICA will provide USD 7.42 million for the project which is implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Climate Change, PHED KPK, and PHED Punjab

PTI first ever government, presented 100 days performance before public: Faisal Javed

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 :Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Wednesday that PTI led-government was first ever, which had presented its first hundred days performance before the public.

Talking to a private news channel he said, PTI government evaluated and presented her performance before the public, so that the actual steps taken by the government could be explained.

He vowed to work aggressively to steer the country out of the crises under the leadership of the Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said Covid-19 disturbed the entire world’s economies, but despite this challenge, the PTI government due to its prudent economic policies was on way to progress.

He said the government would launch new social welfare programmes, which would improve the living stander of common man. 

People would get benefit in terms of subsidy on edible items and universal health insurance for every family, he added.

Replying to a question he said government was making police department more efficient especially in Punjab to serve the masses in a better way.

China to boost security, anti-terror cooperation with Pakistan

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BEIJING, Aug 25:Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi has said China is willing to keep close communication and coordination with Pakistan to boost

anti-terror cooperation and enhance bilateral security cooperation mechanism to maintain security and stability of the two countries and the region.

Zhao made these remarks during a virtual conversation with Moeed Yusuf, Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning, adding that China and Pakistan enjoy a rock-firm friendship, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.

Zhao hoped the Pakistani side to find out the truth of the Dasu attack, thoroughly investigate and punish the perpetrators and bring the absconding criminal suspects to justice, adding that Pakistan should reinforce security troops and measures to crack down terrorist forces in accordance with the law so as to ensure the security of Chinese nationals and programmes in Pakistan.

Yusuf, on his part, said that Pakistan would resort all strengths and means to apprehend the perpetrator and punish the terrorist forces without leniency.

Pak, Kazakh military exercises start

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Rawalpindi

Opening Ceremony of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise “Dostarym III” held today at National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi.

The exercise is aimed to develop and bolster coordination between the two armies in counter terrorism domain. Special Forces of both countries will take part in hostage rescue, compound clearance, heli rappelling and Close Quater Battle (CQB) drills & procedures . The exercise will focus on integrated synergy, interoperability, quick decision making and swift actions at tactical level . National anthems of both countries were played at the opening ceremony. Military officials of both countries were present on the occasion. The Joint exercise is being held as part of biennial exercise mechanism between two armies . The first Joint exercise was held in 2017 in Pakistan and 2nd in 2019 in Khazakhstan

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