Hong Kong, (DNA) – America’s fast food giants are having to work harder to win over dinersin China.With more than 1.3 billion people, the country has driven sales at the likes of McDonald’s (MCD) and KFC in recent years.The Chinese fast food industry is now worth $131 billion a year, according to research firm Euromonitor. But things are getting tougher as the world’s second biggest economy slows and diners demand more. The response has been glitzier restaurants, bigger menus — and some pretty weird food.
War should be against terrorism, not any country: John
MUMBAI, (DNA) – Bollywood Actor John Abraham said war should be fought against terrorism instead of any country or religion.John said, “There has to be a war against terror (ism) and not against a country or any religion. I am very clear with my outlook on that.””I am not one of those actors who will say that ‘People will like this, so let’s do it’. I say things as it is. These days, polarization is happening and that is dangerous.”
Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million in support for UN humanitarian plan for Yemen
JEDDAH: (DNA) – Saudi Arabia has pledged $500 million to finance the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, it was announced on Tuesday.The announcement was made during a Saudi cabinet meeting headed by King Salman.Following the meeting, Information Minister Turki Abdullah Al-Shabana said in a statement that the Kingdom’s donation was in addition to the $500 million declared earlier this year for a food aid programme for Yemen called the ‘Imdad’ initiative.
44 belonging to banned organisations arrested: Shehryar Afridi
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Tuesday said 44 persons belonging to banned organisations had been taken into custody as per the directives of National Security Committee (NSC).Addressing a news conference in Islamabad along with Secretary Interior Major (retd.) Azam Suleman Khan, Afridi said that actions were being taken against all proscribed outfits without any discrimination.
US looking into reports Pakistan violated arms agreement in Kashmir
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – The US is looking into reports that Pakistan misused American-made F-16 jets during an aerial engagement with India last week that brought the two nuclear armed neighbors to the brink of conflict.Both India and Pakistan launched airstrikes over the Line of Control — the de facto border that separates the two countries in disputed Kashmir — in the first such incursion since 1971.An Indian jet was shot down in the dogfight and its pilot held in Pakistan custody for several days before Islamabad released him back to New Delhi on Friday.
Man injured in ‘unprovoked firing’ by Indian troops along LoC
RAWALPINDI, MAR 05 (DNA) – A man sustained injuries in unprovoked Indian firing across Line of Control, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said while issuing a 24-hour situation update on Tuesday.According to military’s media wing, Indian armed forces fired in Hot Spring Sector deliberately targeting civilian population.Resultantly, 26-year-old citizen Sharafat who is the son of Abdul Qayyuum and resident of village Dara Sher Khan got injured.
Taliban Chief Welcomes Uzbek Peace Efforts, Infrastructure Work In Afghanistan
Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry says the head of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar has expressed interest in cooperating with Tashkent in order to push Afghanistan’s peace process forward.A ministry statement issued from Tashkent on March 5 says Afghan Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar also welcomed Uzbekistan’s efforts to help build infrastructure in Afghanistan’s energy, transportation, and education sectors.
Pakistan keen to assist US in Afghan endgame, says envoy
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Dr Asad Majeed Khan on Monday said that the country is keen to establish a comprehensive, long-term and predictable relationship with the US and wants to continue assisting the US on negotiating the Afghan endgame.Speaking at the United States Institute of Peace, the Pakistani envoy stated that “the Pakistan-US relation is as old as Pakistan itself”, adding that the need to stay engaged has never been lost on either side.
Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to boost parliamentary ties
Ambassador Furqat meets Speaker
National Assembly Asad Qaisar
ISLAMABAD, MAR 05 (DNA) –Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov on Tuesday met with the Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaiser.During the meeting, both sides discussed issues of enhancing bilateral inter-parliamentary relations between Uzbekistan and Pakistan including further enhancing of cooperation in the field of trade, agriculture, logistics, investments and cultural cooperation.
Barlybay Sadykov Kazakhstan keen to diversify ties with Pakistan
Ambassador of Kazakhstan talks to CENTRELINE and DNA
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Ambassador of Kazakhstan Barlybay Sadykov talked to CENTRELINE and Diplomatic News Agency (DNA). He talked about various aspects of Kazakhstan-Pakistan ties. Here is the text of his interview.
