ISLAMABAD (DNA) – An eight-member government delegation Wednesday called on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his home to hold talks regarding withdrawal of resolutions seeking removal of Senate chairman and deputy chairman.The representatives were led by Leader of House in Senate, Senator Shibli Faraz and Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan.
In Hong Kong, life in a ‘cage’
A yawning wealth gap in a city with high rents, low pay and long hours
higher than New York, London or San Francisco for apartments half the size.
Nearly one in five people living in poverty.A minimum wage of $4.82 an hour. Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese city of 7.4 million people shaken this summer by huge protests, may be the world’s most unequal place to live. Anger over the growing power of mainland China in everyday life has fueled the protests, as has the desire of residents to choose their own leaders.
Hard-liners in Iran want to negotiate with Trump
Idea of engagement is led by an ex-president known for his anti-U.S. bombast
Iran’s most revered Revolutionary Guards commander says talking with President Trump would be admitting defeat. The country’s supreme leader has ruled out any dealings with Washington.But now, in a surprising split among Iranian hard-liners, some are expressing a different opinion: It’s time to sit down and resolve 40 years of animosity with the United States, by talking directly to Mr. Trump.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls on PM Imran
WASHINGTON (DNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met Prime Minister Imran Khan in Washington.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood and Pakistan s Ambassador to the US Dr Asad Majeed Khan were also present during the meeting.Former United States Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale and US acting assistant secretary of state for South Asia Alice Wells were also present in the meeting.
India violating all international laws on Kashmir: AJK president
MUZAFFARABAD, JULY 23 (DNA) – Leader of the Islamic Supreme Council Iraq, Sheikh Dr. Humam Hamoudi, who is currently on a visit to Azad Kashmir at the head of a five-member Iraqi parliamentary delegation, has stressed the need of resolving Kashmir issue through talks between Pakistan and India as per wishes of the Kashmiri people and the UN Security Council resolutions.
Uzbek delegation visits Sialkot to explore business ventures
SIALKOT, JUL 23 (DNA) – A delegation of Uzbekistan’s Embassy in collaboration of Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Council visited Sialkot city in order to develop trade and investment relations, as well as to strengthen cultural ties between two brotherly nations.Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov led the Uzbek delegation.Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry organized a Business Forum and also witnessed presentations devoted to Uzbekistan’s investment, trade and tourism potential.
African envoys gather to say goodbye to Tunisian colleague
ISLAMABAD, JUL 23 (DNA) – Ambassador of Morocco Mohamed Karmoune hosted a farewell dinner for the outgoing Dean of the African Group Adel Elarbi, Ambassador of Tunisia.Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the African group and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also attended the event.Prior to formal reception, the envoys of the African group held a meeting to decide about the new Dean of the African Group.
Chinese money in the U.S. dries up as trade war drags on
WASHINGTON, (DNA) — Growing distrust between the United States and China has slowed the once steady flow of Chinese cash into America, with Chinese investment plummeting by nearly 90 percent since President Trump took office.The falloff, which is being felt broadly across the economy, stems from tougher regulatory scrutiny in the United States and a less hospitable climate toward Chinese investment, as well as Beijing’s tightened limits on foreign spending. It is affecting a range of industries including Silicon Valley start-ups, the Manhattan real estate market and state governments that spent years wooing Chinese investment, underscoring how the world’s two largest economies are beginning to decouple after years of increasing integration.
Imran Khan first leader to raise voice for helpless Kashmiris: Syed Ali Gilani
SRINAGAR (DNA) – After Prime Minister Imran Khan aksed US President Donald Trump to mediate Kashmir dispute in their meeting at the White House, Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani said he is witnessing for the first time that a leader raised voice for the helpless Kashmiris.Syed Ali Gilani took to Twitter and wrote, “America has to play its role for the freedom of Kashmir. We are thankful to Pakistan for raising the issue of Kashmir.”
Israeli forces demolish 100 Palestinians’ houses in occupied Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, JUL 23 (DNA) – The Israeli occupying forces demolished 100 Palestinians houses in occupied Jerusalem area in Wadi Alhomos which is 3000000 Square meters. As a result, tens of Palestinians families have become homeless.This step is to Judaize AlQouds Alshareef to make the colonial Zionist project successful with the support of USA after president Tramp recognition of occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in defiance with Fourth Geneva Convention which prohibited any actions to change the demographic and geographic status of occupied territories.
