Tag Archives: Pakistan

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, …

KABUL – Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, is set to visit Pakistan for three days from September 28, 2020, Afghan media reported Wednesday. As per the reports, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan officially invited Abdullah Abdullah to visit Pakistan. Speaking at an online meeting …

RIYADH – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf Saeed Al-Malkiy, said Saudi Arabia is keen to deepen and strengthen its trade relationship with Pakistan, as the two countries have great potential to promote bilateral trade in many areas. The Ambassador said this while addressing the business community …

BEIJING – Chinese and Russian forces will participate in joint military exercises in southern Russia later this month with troops from Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan and others, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced Thursday. The “Caucus 2020” exercises will deploy wheeled vehicles and small arms that will be transported …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has called for collective action to achieve sustainable economic development in the wake of an unprecedented global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the United Nations finance ministers meeting on “Sustainable development in the age of COVID-19 and beyond,” the Pakistani Prime Minister’s adviser on finance, …

LAHORE – Pakistan offers vast investment opportunities in the telecommunications, energy and processed food sectors, The head of a three-member Chinese trade delegation Goa Bao Jun said Tuesday. In a meeting with the Vice President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mian Zahid Jawaid, talks about the …

KARACHI, Pakistan – As part of Naval Day, the Pakistani Navy released a documentary film “Surkhru”, Pakistani media reported on Tuesday. The documentary film is based on the successful operation of the Pakistani Navy to prevent the Indian submarine from entering Pakistani waters. On March 4 of last year, the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday nominated its new ambassador to Afghanistan as direct negotiations between Taliban and Kabul aiming to end nearly two decades of war are set to begin. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, a veteran diplomat, called on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the capital Islamabad before leaving for …

QUETTA – The UNHCR Representative in Pakistan, Noriko Yoshida Thursday inaugurated a skills development project aimed at improving skills and income-generating capacity for local and Afghan refugee women in Quetta city of Balochistan province. “UNHCR Pakistan had signed its first-ever agreement with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, a private sector partner …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Russia are expected to sign a trade agreement within 30 days for the construction of the 1,100-kilometre North-South Gas Pipeline (NSGP). The government is planning to take action on the NSGP project to transport 1.2 billion cubic feet per day (BCFD) of regasified Liquefied Natural Gas …