ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan and the visiting IMF team on Thursday concluded talks under Article IV consultation here in Islamabad with continued efforts for evolving broader consensus over prescription of economic health being faced by the country over short to medium term period.
Ambassador of Romania meets Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Ambassador of Romania Nicolae Goia called on Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani. the Chairman Senate said Pakistan is keen to further boost ties with Romania.He further said there are many fields where both Pakistan and Romania can cooperate. the Chairman Senate said that Romania was important country in European Union.
Pakistan greatly values ties with Egypt, says General Zubair Hayat
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) .. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat has said Pakistan greatly values its relations with Egypt adding Pakistan, Egypt relations would grow stronger and stronger.The CJCSC expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of Armed Forces Day of Egypt.
Eradication of corruption our national duty, NAB chief tells officers
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB while addressing NAB officers at NAB Headquarters has said that eradication of corruption is not only our national duty but is top most priority of NAB.NAB has devised proactive National Anti-Corruption Strategy to root out corruption from the country with iron hands.
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan vow to deepen ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have resolved to forge even deeper relations with Pakistan with a view to giving new dimensions to already close and cordial relations.Ambassador of Tajikistan Sherali Jononov and Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov expressed these views while delivering key-note speeches at a seminar held under the aegis of CGSS.
Maldives president invites PM Imran for a visit
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.
