President Kais Saied chaired on Thursday a ceremony during which the new government members were sworn in.In accordance with the provisions of article 89 of the Constitution, the new government headed by Elyes Fakhfakh shall take the following oath before the President of the Republic: “I swear by Almighty God to work faithfully for the good of Tunisia, to respect its Constitution and legislation, to watch scrupulously over its interests and to owe allegiance to it.”

RAWALPINDI, FEB 27 (DNA) – Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has on Thursday said the consequences will be uncontrollable if war erupts between nuclear armed neighbors, Pakistan and India.The DG ISPR addressed a press conference to commemorate the first anniversary of the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Operation Swift Retort – a retaliatory attack after India’s botched Balakot airstrike and said, “Whenever difficult time has come, people of Pakistan and Pakistan Army have faced it bravely.

KARACHI, FEB 27 (DNA) – To celebrate the 60th birthday of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Isomura Toshikazu hosted a grand reception at local hotel.The event was attended by large number of guests including government officials, politicians, diplomats, businessmen and dignitaries from different walks of life. Proceedings began with a heartfelt rendition of national anthems of Japan and Pakistan, by Deputy Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Ashida Katsunori.

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Thursday has reached Qatar on a day long visit.According to details, it is the second tour of the PM to Qatar after taking office. The focus of the visit will be on strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging views on regional developments.During the visit, the premier will hold meeting with Emir of Qatar and his Qatari counterpart to discuss issues of mutual interest.

ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – The 9^th Session of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Inter-governmental Joint Commission (IJC) is scheduled to take place in Islamabad on 27-28 February 2020. The IJC session will be followed by the Inaugural round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) on 28 February 2020.Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood will lead the Pakistan side, whereas Mr. Shakhrat Nuryshev, First Deputy Foreign Minister, will head the Kazakhstan delegation.

RAWALPINDI, FEB 26 (DNA) – Kuninori Matsuda, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ.During the meeting matters of mutual interests, regional security and measures to enhance bilateral & defence cooperation were discussed.=DNA

ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addressing a press conference alongside US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Wednesday announced PM Imran Khan’s official visit to Qatar before US-Taliban peace deal signing.

FM Qureshi also announced that he himself would be present at the US – Taliban peace deal signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar. Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a day-long visit to Qatar on Thursday, media reported earlier in the day citing sources.

Sources said the prime minister will call on Emir of Qatar and hold a meeting with his Qatari counterpart to discuss issues of mutual interest. The Pakistani delegation may include PM’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar.

PM Khan will also hold a meeting with investors of Qatar and business community, said sources. Earlier in 2018, PM Imran Khan visited Qatar on the invitation of Qatar’s Emir. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, then Finance Minister Asad Umar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bokhari.

During the two-day visit, PM Khan held meetings with Qatari counterpart and Emir of Qatar. Maters of mutual interest, bilateral relations, economic cooperation and other issues were discussed in the meetings. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also hosted dinner in the honour of Prime Minister Imran Khan. = DNA

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ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – Federal Secretary, Maritime Affairs Rizwan Ahmed along with Additional Secretary Nadir Mumtaz Warraich, Joint Secretary Kamran Farooq Ansari and Deputy Secretary Amjad Mahmood Kyani were briefed by Director INFOFISH International Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy in Islamabad.INFOFISH was originally launched in 1981 as a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Since 1987, it is an Intergovernmental Organization providing marketing information and technical advisory services to the fishery industry of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond from its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.