ISLAMABAD, MAR 15 (DNA) – Cultural-musical event dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Azerbaijan Diplomacy was organized in the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Pakistan.Azerbaijani culture, music and cuisine were presented for the spouses of heads of foreign missions based in Pakistan.Wife of the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Mrs. Ali Alizada made elaborate arrangements for the event.Spouses of heads of foreign missions attended the event in large number and appreciated spell-binding cultural performances by Azerbaijani artists.
40 dead in New Zealand mosque ‘terror attack’
WELLINGTON: (DNA) – An attack on two crowded mosques during Friday prayers left multiple people dead, police said, on what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”.In a televised address, the prime minister later confirmed the death toll stood at 40.Witnesses spoke of seeing bloodied bodies, with children also believed to be among the dead, and police warned of “extremely distressing footage” of the incident circulating on the internet.
Pakistan to likely face another 41% hike in gas prices from July
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Consumers, already reeling from a rise in inflation, should brace for another 41% hike in gas prices from the next financial year beginning July 1, 2019.Already, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had increased gas prices by up to 143% last year and revised consumer slabs, which resulted in inflated bills. As controversy built over the inflated bills, Prime Minister Imran Khan later directed public gas utilities to reimburse the amount to 3.2 million consumers.
Pakistan offered its tourism treasures at the World Tourism Fair in Paris
PARIS, MAR 14 (DNA) – The beauty of Pakistan, splendor of its landscapes, richness of its history, diversity of its culture, hospitality of its people, flavors of its cuisine and luster of its arts and crafts was showcased at one of the world’s biggest tourism fair, the Salon Mondial du Tourism, in Paris from 14th to 17th of March, 2019.For the first time, the Embassy has set up a Pakistani Pavilion at the fair, with the participation and support of the Tourism Departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Dying Crafts exhibition concludes at Lok Virsa
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – A 3-day National Exhibition on Dying Crafts of Pakistan concluded at Lok Virsa complex, Shakarparian.The exhibition was organized by the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) in collaboration with provincial culture departments, arts councils and small industries corporations with a sole objective to promote dying craft heritage and to encourage master artisans associated with them to continue practicing these important skills.
President calls for strengthening communication infrastructure
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – President Dr. Arif Alvi has stressed for further strengthening transport and communication infrastructure in the ECO region to facilitate trade and investment.He expressed these views during a meeting with Secretary General of Economic Cooperation Organization, Hadi Soleimanpour in Islamabad on Thursday.President Arif Alvi said this region has the potential and capacity to function as a bridge between North and South as well as Europe and Asia.
European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan meets Tehmina Janjua
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Ambassador Roland Kobia called on Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, on Thursday.Ambassador Roland Kobia and Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua exchanged views on the ongoing efforts for peace in Afghanistan.The Foreign Secretary reiterated Pakistan’s continued commitment to peace in the region and a peaceful neighborhood.She underlined that peace and stability in Afghanistan was crucial for Pakistan.
Kartarpur corridor: Second round of talks scheduled for April 2
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan and India on Thursday agreed to hold a second round of discussion to finalise the modalities for the Kartarpur Corridor on April 2.Briefing the media after the negotiations between the Pakistan and India delegations, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said that technical experts from both the countries will meet next Tuesday.Negotiations between Pakistan and India to finalise the modalities for the Kartarpur Corridor took place at the Attari complex in Amritsar.
Azerbaijan defence minister to arrive on march 21
ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (DNA) : Col Gen Zakir Hasanov, the Defence Minister of Azerbaijan is scheduled to pay a bilateral visit to Pakistan from 21-23 March, and would also witness Pakistan Day Parade on 23rd March.Ali Alizada Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan informed this during a meeting with Federal Minister for Defence, Pervez Khattak in his office at Parliament House.
Facebook, Instagram down for users across the globe
SAN FRANCISCO: (DNA) – Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network’s applications in parts of the world Wednesday as a result of an outage of undetermined origin.The California giant which has more than two billion users acknowledged the outage after users noted on Twitter they could not access Facebook or had limited functionality.“We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible,” a Facebook statement said on Twitter.
