ISLAMABAD, AUG 29 (DNA) – Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Geoffrey Shaw has said that Australia offers a range of exciting options for Pakistani students, with more than 1200 institutions and 22000 courses available.Pakistani students can learn more about these options by attending the Australian Education Expos.Australia is a leading international education provider, and the innovations of our graduates are testament to the quality of our education.Australia has produced 15 Nobel laureates and every day people around the world use Australian innovations – penicillin, IVF, ultrasound, Wi-Fi, the Bionic Ear, cervical cancer vaccine and Black Box Flight Recorders-that make their lives better.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has telephoned his Azerbaijan counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov on Wednesday to apprise him about the serious situation in Occupied Kashmir.Shah Mahmood Qureshi informed his counterpart that India has abrogated special status of Occupied Kashmir by taking unilateral steps and violating the UN Security Council Resolutions.He said despite the presence of 700,000 troops in Occupied Kashmir, further deployment of 1,80,000 troops is a proof that India is on the verge of going to conduct a genocide of Kashmiris.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) -A company of South Korea, which specializes in manufacturing batteries, has offered Pakistan for setting up charging infrastructure in Pakistan in the wake of ambitious EV policy by the Ministry of Climate Change.A delegation of  Songuo, a Korean battery manufacturer, called on the advisor to the Prime Minister/ Federal Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam in his office on Wednesday.Adviser said that EV policy was ready and would be presented to the cabinet in one week’s time. After the approval from the competent forum, policy would bring about opening of new horizons of opportunities not only in the field of transportation and environment but also creating scores of green jobs.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA): Azerbaijan on Wednesday reaffirmed its full support to Pakistan on longstanding Kashmir issue.According to the details, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Pakistan Ali Alizad called on Interior Minister Brigadier (retd)  Ijaz Ahmad Shah in Islamabad and slammed the India’s unilateral move on occupied Kashmir.Matters of mutual interest, current situation in occupied Kashmir, Indian atrocities, revocation of Kashmir’s special status and other issues were discussed in the meeting. On the occasion, the ambassador invited Ijaz Ahmad Shah to visit Azerbaijan.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) -Prime Minister Imran Khan called His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, today to highlight the deteriorating situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir.The Prime Minister said that India’s illegal and repressive policies in the IOK has not only led to a grave humanitarian crisis but also endangered peace and security in the region. Through its unilateral and fascist actions, he added, India was attempting to change the demography of the disputed territory, which was a blatant violation of the international norms and the UN Security Council resolutions.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to increase their mutual cooperation in aviation sector.The understanding came during a meeting between Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan and Turk Ambassador Mustafa Yurdakul in Islamabad on Wednesday.Minister for Aviation said that Pakistan and Turkey are brotherly countries and our relations are warm and cordial based on trust and respect.Speaking on the occasion, Turk Ambassador said that Turkey is keen to enhance ties with Pakistan.=DNA

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – Thirty Pakistani students have got the MEXT Research Scholarships 2019 which are fully funded by the Government of Japan to study in various top-ranking Japanese universities to pursue their Masters and Doctorate degrees in their respective fields of study.The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan annually offers scholarships to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as research students.

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) – New Dutch Ambassador to Pakistan Wouter Plomp has assumed his office.He joined the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989, and most recently served as Ambassador to North Macedonia (2015-19) and Benin (2009-12).He was also Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia from 2012 to 2015. The new ambassador is very excited to further strengthen Netherlands-Pakistan relations, building on excellent work of his predecessor Ardi Stoios-Braken!.=DNA

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 (DNA) -Pakistan has regretted the Afghanistan government’s twisting of facts about some recent incidents of firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.As a matter of policy, Pakistan does not fire across Pak-Afghan Border. Cross border attacks by Terrorists on Army/FC posts are responded to in self-defense only. Pakistan has formally shared location of these terrorist camps in the areas mentioned and has requested Government of Afghanistan to deploy its forces in these areas to bring it under their effective control.We hope Afghanistan will do the needful in line with the mutual understanding on these issues.=DNA