Editorial May 18
Ambassador of Palestine Walid Abu Ali has been posted to Malaysia for his next assignment. Ambassador Walid spent almost six eventful years in Pakistan during which he not only championed adequately the cause of Palestine but contributed significantly towards bringing peoples of both countries even closer.
BISHKEK, MAY 21 (DNA) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic is launching the accreditation process for foreign media representatives to cover the Third World Nomads Games, which will be held in Issyk-Kul in September 2018.To obtain accreditation for foreign media representatives, it is necessary to pass accreditation on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic (www.mfa.gov.kg), and also submit application, send a copy of the passport and photo to the email address [email protected].
“According to the feasibility report, the proposed direct flight is economically viable and it is expected to cater needs of the business community of both Pakistan and China,” he said.He pointed out that Guangzhou is one of the most important cities of China which has a huge trade, investment and joint venture opportunities for the Pakistani businessmen and added that the direct air links between more cities of Pakistan and China will also help promote trade and people to people contact.
CARACAS, MAY 21 (DNA) – President Nicolas Maduro was unsurprisingly declared winner of Venezuela s election Sunday in a poll rejected as invalid by his rivals, who called for fresh elections to be held later this year.Reeling under a devastating economic crisis, only 46 percent of voters turned out to cast ballots in an election boycotted by the opposition and condemned by much of the international community, but one which hands Maduro a second six-year term.
BEIJING, MAY 20 (DNA) – Washington and Beijing have agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other.The announcement came after high-level talks in the US capital and followed months of tensions over what President Donald Trump has blasted as an unfair commercial relationship between the two economic giants.
ANKARA, MAY 20 (DNA) – Details of an assassination plot against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly planned to be carried out during the leader s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina came to light on Saturday.According to the agency, Turkish intelligence confirmed reports that a Turkish group planned to assassinate the Prime Minister during his visit to the Balkans on Sunday. Security services reportedly received intelligence from Turkish citizens living in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.
NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (DNA) – An Indian diplomat convicted of passing state secrets to Pakistan s intelligence services has been jailed for three years, her lawyer said Sunday.Madhuri Gupta was found guilty in a New Delhi court on Friday of “spying and wrongful communication of information” while posted to the Indian embassy in Islamabad.Gupta, 61, was arrested in 2010 for allegedly passing information to the ISI, the intelligence wing of India s arch-rival Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD, MAY 20 (DNA) – Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has stated Pakistan will discuss India’s violation of the Indus Water Treaty with the president of World Bank.Speaking to media on Saturday, Chaudhry revealed a four-member delegation led by Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali had arrived in Washington to hold the talks.
MOSCOW, MAY 19 (DNA) – Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia.Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the port and presented to the media on Saturday.
LONDON, MAY 19 (DNA) – Britain’s Prince Harry and US TV star Meghan Markle tie the knot today in front of celebrity guests and tens of thousands of fans in a ceremony beamed around the world that will combine traditional pomp and modern twists.Well-wishers camped overnight to secure the best spots to watch the newlyweds, who will marry in Windsor Castle before taking a carriage ride around the picturesque town.
