ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan called the Maldives’ president-elect Ibrahim Mohammed Solih to felicitate him on his victory in the recent presidential elections.In a telephonic conversation on Monday, the president-elect of the Maldives invited Pakistan’s PM to visit the Maldives and hoped for better bilateral relations between the two countries.
Pakistan must reach out to Central Asia By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Central Asia stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. The region consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Central Asia has a population of about 105 million, consisting of five republics: Kazakhstan (18 million), Kyrgyzstan (6 million), Tajikistan (9 million), Turkmenistan (6 million), and Uzbekistan (31 million). Afghanistan (35 million), which is a part of South Asia, is also sometimes included in Central Asia.
Speedy justice to people top on PTI agenda: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that reforming criminal justice system and ensuring access to “easy and speedy” justice to the citizens is the central plank of PTI’s government agenda and the government is committed to put in place a mechanism that facilitates the citizens as well as the judiciary in speedy dispensation of justice.
USAID hosts renewable energy zone workshop
ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – USAID hosted seventy energy experts from across the country to learn about the potential for developing Renewable Energy Zones in Pakistan.The goal of the two-day technical workshop was to introduce innovative and effective concepts for expediting and scaling up the commercial deployment of renewable energy projects that will make it possible to leverage the abundant reserves of solar, wind, biomass, and hydroelectric potential in this country.
Japan pledges $ 2.7 mln support for Pakistani youth, Aghan refugees
ISLAMABAD, OCT 3 (DNA) – The government of Japan has pledged a contribution of USD 2.7 million to support refugees and host communities across Pakistan.This contribution will support UNHCR’s interventions in the areas of health, livelihoods, as well as the provision of legal support to around 1.39 million registered Afghan refugees.
Saudi Gulf Airlines to offer direct flights from KSA to four Pakistani cities
KARACHI, (DNA) – Saudi Gulf Airlines – The new full-service national carrier of Saudi Arabia owned by Abdulhadi Al Qahtani and Sons Holding Company (Tariq Al Qahtani and Brothers) – announced the start of its operations to four destinations in Pakistan as part of its international route expansion program.
APAPPS and Cross-border Attacks
F. Z. Khan
Ever since the Pakistan Army operations, Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad, have gained successes and resultantly the terrorists hiding in North Waziristan and elsewhere have fled to Afghanistan, the TTP has changed its strategy to target Pakistani forces from across the border.
Control of Senate up for grabs in weighty US midterms
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – In Washington, the controversy surrounding the Senate’s consideration of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been especially intense because Republican senators are trying to ensure that he is confirmed before Americans go to the polls on Nov. 6.
Restive DR Congo’s big challenge, fulfilling economic potential
KINSHASA (DNA) – “A Land of Many Potentials” is how DR Congo’s investment promotion agency touts the mineral-rich nation of 80 million people, just weeks away from crucial elections.Yet the business community’s wish list is frighteningly long in a country that is synonymous with corruption, according to its Transparency International profile, which ranked it 161 out of 180 countries last year.
First trailer for mirror Image horror film ‘Look Away’ released
LOS ANGELES: (DNA) – Vertical Entertainment has released an official trailer for a horror thriller film titled Look Away, which is set to arrive on VOD platforms on October 12th the latest feature from director Assaf Bernstein (of The Debt).
