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Advancing Pakistan-Nepal’s Ties

Nepal

Most reciprocal relations in the district, including those among Kathmandu and Islamabad, are overwhelmed by worries about India’s huge impact in the locale. The two nations have a long history of discretionary and political ties, and India plays had a significant impact in the two nations’ contemplations. After India’s autonomy in 1947, Nepal kept up … Read more

Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan in May; white house announces

US

Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan in May; white house announces US President Joe Biden will make a trip to South Korea and Japan in May, the White House reported Wednesday. Visiting two of Washington’s super Asian partners in the midst of strains with rival China and local enemy North Korea. During the … Read more

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to SAARC charter

Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the principles and objectives of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) charter for the welfare of the people of the region, economic integration and regional prosperity. Read more: US lauds Pakistan’s efforts for hosting OIC moot to address Afghan crisis The foreign … Read more

Pakistan offers 100 scholarships to Afghan students, Rs 100 mln relief goods to Afghanistan: SAARC Chief

Pakistan offers 100 scholarships to Afghan students, Rs 100 mln relief goods to Afghanistan: SAARC Chief

ISLAMABAD: President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik Sunday disclosed that Pakistan has offered 100 scholarships to Afghan students besides despatching Rs 100 million relief goods to Afghanistan. Talking to a delegation of donors and philanthropists led by Mian Muhammad Saeed Deraywalay, President Anjuman-I-Arain Pakistan, he said valiant people of Afghanistan were … Read more

Pakistan vows to jointly address impact of Covid with regional countries

Pakistan vows to jointly address impact of Covid with regional countries

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Dhaka Imran Ahmed Siddiqui has reiterated its commitment to address the impact of the pandemic jointly with the regional countries, particularly Bangladesh with which it enjoys fraternal ties, a statement received here from Dhaka said on Thursday. In this connection, the high commissioner recalled the telephonic conversation between Prime Minister … Read more

Artificial Barriers In Holding SARC Summit To Be Removed: FM

FM Qureshi wheat prices

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to host the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Islamabad ‘as soon as possible’ and expressed the hope that ‘artificial barriers’ created in its path would be removed. Addressing a virtual informal meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers on the sidelines of … Read more

Role of think tanks is essential to understand diplomatic challenges: Shah Mehmood

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the role of think tanks is essential to understand the diplomatic challenges in view of the rapidly changing global scenario in the context of Coronavirus. According to details, a meeting of researchers of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad was held under the chairmanship of the Foreign … Read more

Pakistan opposes Indian backed meeting of SAARC trade

Pakistan opposes Saarc

Pakistan opposed the video conference of trade officials from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Wednesday (April 8). According to the details, today the meeting of eight-member was held on to discuss the outcomes of COVID-19 in the region. Pakistan attended the conference earlier in March but only at the ministerial level. Indian … Read more

Pakistan rejects Indian contention of politicizing humanitarian issue: FO

Pakistan 'Categorically' Rejects Inclusion Into US' Child Soldiers Prevention Act List

Ministry of Foreign affairs (MOFA) said that Pakistan has rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs attempts to twist the remarks made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, at the Covid-19 Video Conference of the SAARC member countries on 15 March 2020. In a press release MOFA stated “The Indian contention … Read more

SAARC conference on COVID-19: Pakistan demands India to lift IOK lockdown

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries’ leaders on Sunday discussed a common strategy against the contagious disease on the video conference. Dr Mirza was quoted as saying during a video conference, “It is a matter of concern that COVID-19 has been reported from Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and in view of health emergency, … Read more

Business growth is associated with the women empowerment, FPCCI

FPCCI

Significant steps are required to improve Ease of Doing Business ranking, Trade bodies and stakeholder should be taken on board before any policy formulation. The government Should support businesses instead of harassing them. They should protect the domestic industry. Improving business will overcome unemployment. Energy crises and double taxation have badly disturbed businesses. There is … Read more

Pak-India Kartpur agreement to be signed today

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Agreement of Kartpur corridor will be signed between Pakistan and India today. According to details, agreement ceremony will be held at Kartarpur zero line, in which the historic agreement will be signed by the Foreign Office spokesman, Director General of South Asia and SAARC, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, from Pakistan’s side.   Earlier, it was announced … Read more

World Snooker Champions seek PM Imran’s support on financial basis

World Snooker Champions request PM to support them financially

World Snooker Champions from Pakistan Asjad Iqbal and Mohammad Bilal request Prime Minister Imran Khan to support them financially. In a video message, both the quests, who bagged gold and silver in recently concluded 1st SAARC Snooker Championship in Sri Lanka, asked PM Khan to look after other sports apart from cricket to let players … Read more

Fulfilled Sikh community’s wish by opening the Katarpur: FO Spokesperson

FO spokesperson on Kartarpur

While talking to the media, Spokesperson to the Foreign office, Dr. Faisal stated that, Pakistan has completed ninety percent work on the corridor and will start implementations after this. Dr. Faisal addressed the media after arriving to the Wahga border to hold third round of talks to finalize the agreement on Kartarpur. FO Spokesperson said … Read more