ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday expressed confidence that the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) will act as an impetus for the member states to assist Afghanistan. The premier held separate meetings with the OIC Secretary General Hussein Ibrahim Taha and foreign ministers of member countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called OIC’s decision to establish a fund for Afghanistan for the revival of its banking system a ‘great success’ of the moot. A day after the 17th Extraordinary Session of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, the foreign minister said Allah had bestowed Pakistan … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the 17th extraordinary session of OIC will help save Afghanistan from approaching security and humanitarian crises. He said this while talking to Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, who called him on Sunday. Read more: OIC sets up … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said OIC Council of Foreign Ministers had agreed to establish a humanitarian trust fund and launch a food security programme to help people of Afghanistan, facing a dire situation. Addressing a press conference along with Secretary General of OIC Hissein Brahim Taha here at the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday said people should come and invest in Afghanistan. “There is complete peace and order in Afghanistan and the government is strong. The situation in Afghanistan is under control of the government,” Amir Khan Muttaqi said talking to media men, after the 17th Extraordinary Session of … Read more
Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday asked the United States (US) to release frozen $9 billion assets of Afghanistan or else, he warned that the crisis will escalate. While talking to the media in Islamabad, he suggested the international community to directly spend on education, health, and food sectors in Afghanistan … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Addressing the 17th Extraordinary Session of Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Afghanistan in Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said if the world did not act and help Afghanistan then it would the biggest man-made crisis that was unfolding in front of us. Imran Khan said no … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said the 17th Extra-ordinary Session of Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Afghanistan held paramount importance to avert humanitarian crisis in the neighbouring country. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, FM Qureshi said he reviewed all the arrangements regarding the OIC session. … Read more
HERAT: The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the population already doesn’t have enough to eat, AP reported. The afghani lost more than 11 per cent of its value against the US dollar in the space of a day earlier this … Read more
The federal government has declared a public holiday in Islamabad on December 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday) as Pakistan prepares to host a summit of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) this Sunday to address the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Read more: Pakistan to host OIC FMs session on Afghanistan … Read more
PESHAWAR: A top leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) escaped unhurt from a suspected drone strike on a safe house in eastern Afghanistan, the militant group said Friday. The strike on Thursday evening came a week after a ceasefire between the militant group and the government collapsed. Read more: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan declares ‘end’ to … Read more
The annual US report on terrorism acknowledged that Pakistan took steps in 2020 to tackle terrorism financing, restrain India-focused militant groups and meet additional progress towards completing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan and made positive contributions to Afghanistan peace process. Read more: Pakistan is test case for FATF’s fairness, says law minister … Read more
KABUL: The US dollar has depreciated against afghani, Afghanistan’s national currency, from 130 afghani days ago to 95 afghani on Thursday, the government-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. Officials of Sara-i-Shahzada, the largest money changers market in Afghanistan, was quoted by the news agency as saying that the value of one US dollar has dropped from … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will deliver humanitarian aid overland on 200 trucks from Pakistan to Afghanistan, said King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) Supervisor General Abdullah al-Rabeeah. Saudi Arabia Thursday sent two aircrafts carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, state media reported, its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken country … Read more
Recalling warnings by global agencies, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserted on Wednesday that 97 per cent of the Afghan population would plunge into poverty in the next six months if immediate measures were not taken, Radio Pakistan reported. Read more: Afghanistan’s SOS call Pakistan is hosting an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic … Read more
To preserve and promote the lofty Islamic values of peace, compassion, tolerance, equality, justice and human dignity, Pakistan is hosting the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) session on December 19 to seek the Muslim world’s support for Afghanistan. Significance of OIC According to its charter, the OIC aims at preserving Islamic, social and economic values; … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Tuesday, said that Pakistan wanted relationships with the United States that was in sync with its changed priority. Speaking at Margalla Dialogue in Islamabad today, he said that Pakistan was hosting an extraordinary session of the OIC on December 19 to mobilize support for providing adequate food, medicine and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has underscored the need for innovation and reality in research to put forward a progressive and realistic face of Pakistan. He was speaking at the Margalla Dialogue, 2021. The theme of the dialogue is, “Breaking past, entering future.” This is the second series of dialogue under the aegis of Islamabad … Read more
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced to open its full-fledged regional office in Afghanistan to promote education, impart training of teachers and reconstruct educational infrastructure there. Read more: AIOU announces scholarship program for its students The office would be set up after getting permission from the federal government, AIOU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ziaul Qayyum said … Read more
PERTH: Perth was axed Monday as host of the potentially pivotal fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England because of tough Covid rules which require players to spend 14 days in quarantine. A decision on the new venue for the Test, scheduled to start on January 14, is yet to be made with Hobart, Melbourne and … Read more
PARIS: A 17-billion-euro ($19.23 billion) French arms deal with the United Arab Emirates will secure the industrial supply chain for France’s Rafale warplane for the next decade and directly support 7,000 domestic jobs, Reuters quoted a French defence ministry official, as saying. The deal, sealed on Friday, includes the largest ever overseas sale of the French warplane. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are gaining strength, with a trade volume of over $8 billion, making it the biggest trade partner in the Middle East and Northern Africa, a senior government official said. Addressing the 50th National Day of the UAE, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the economic … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Trade barriers between Pakistan and Denmark would be removed, a senior government official said. Talking to Ambassador of Denmark Lis Rosenholm, who called on him, Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed emphasised the need to cement relations between both countries and also discussed other issues of mutual interests, including bilateral relations. The Danish … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Owing to the policy interventions and incentivising the local farming communities, Pakistan has achieved a bumper rice crop, estimated over 9 million tonnes during the current season, compared with the output of 8.4 million tonnes during the same period of the last year, a government official said. Addressing a press conference, Minister for National … Read more
ASHGABAT: President Dr Arif Alvi held a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. They concurred to further strengthen the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to achieve its objectives. The two leaders underlined the need for collective efforts of the region, particularly of the Islamic countries to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi held a bilateral meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for the Trans-Afghan Railway project and assured all possible cooperation for its early realisation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Ashgabat. The talks … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said the world needed to immediately provide financial assistance to Afghanistan to avert impending economic collapse. During his meeting with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the sidelines of the 15th Summit of Economic Cooperation Organisation in Ashgabat, Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised that sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan … Read more
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam maintained his top spot in the Men’s T20 International player rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. While he is still in the top spot since the last rankings were revealed, he slid from 839 to 809 points. England’s Dawid Malan has also maintained his second spot with … Read more
