ISLAMABAD – Pakistani President, Dr. Arif Alvi, said on Monday that as information technology changes global dynamics, the right choice for Pakistan was to prepare a well-equipped generation with knowledge in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, deep leaning and neural network. Speaking at the launch of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology program …
Read More »We Cannot Recognize Israel: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD – The defining situation in Palestine is “exactly the same situation” in illegally Indian occupied Kashmir, the Pakistani prime minister, Imran Khan, said Wednesday, stressing that his country cannot recognize Israel for what Israel has done to Palestine. In an interview with a Turkish TV station, Imran Khan said …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan Agree To Establish Anti-Narcotics Information Exchange Committee
ISLAMABAD – The Iranian anti-narcotics police chief,Brigadier-General Majid Karimi, has said that Tehran and Islamabad have agreed to establish an information exchange committee between the anti-narcotics forces of the two neighboring states. Brigadier-General, Majid Karimi, in an interview with IRNA on Monday (after a meeting with the Director General of …
Read More »Pakistan Reports 58 Deaths, 1,853 New Coronavirus Cases
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reported 58 deaths from the coronavirus and 1,853 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Sunday. According to NCOC data, the number of confirmed cases stands at 471,335 while the death toll climbed …
Read More »Afghanistan-Pakistan Track-II Dialogue Begins in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD – An Afghan delegation reached Islamabad for a 4-day Afghanistan-Pakistan track-II dialogue, beginning on Tuesday amid signs of improvement between the two countries, organizers say. Members of Pakistani and Afghan parliament, retired military officials, ambassadors, traders, members of civil society and media persons from the two countries will discuss …
Read More »Pakistan Welcomes Unanimous Declaration of OIC Council
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan welcomes the unanimous statement of the 47th Council of Foreign Ministers (FMs) of the 57 Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member countries, rejecting India’s unilateral measures requiring the removal of domicile issuance of non-Kashmiris. Informing the Ambassadors of OIC member countries in Islamabad on Friday about the …
Read More »Khalilzad, Miller Discuss Afghan Peace with Bajwa
KABUL – US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and General Scott Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, visited Islamabad on Thursday, where they met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Khalilzad, Miller, and Bajwa affirmed the need for a significant reduction …
Read More »Abdullah Abdullah Reaches Islamabad on a 3-Day Visit
ISLAMABAD – High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan (HCNRA) chief Abdullah Abdullah reached Islamabad on Monday morning on a three-day visit, Radio Pakistan reported. Abdullah Abdullah was received by Abdul Razak Dawood, the adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister on commerce, and Mohammad Sadiq Khan, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, …
Read More »US Envoy: Pakistan Has an Important Role in Afghan Peace Process
KABUL – Nominated US envoy to Islamabad William Todd told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that Pakistan has a growing role to play in making Afghan peace possible. He also said that cooperation between the two countries was essential for bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan. He said, …
Read More »Pakistan, China Agree to Boost Industrial Cooperation Under CPEC
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and China agreed on Tuesday to elevate the memorandum of understanding on industrial cooperation to the framework agreement under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to realize the vision of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) development. Speaking at an advisory forum on the draft industrial cooperation framework agreement on …
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