Pakistan President promulgates ordinance to establish China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: President Arif Alvi has promulgated an ordinance to provide for the establishment of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. The ordinance, signed by the President was promulgated on Monday, when the Prime Minister Imran Khan embarked on a two-day visit to China to hold important talks with […]
Japan in talks with Pakistan to import skilled labour
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Japan is in talks with Pakistan for the import of thousands of skilled labour and a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard will be signed soon, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Japan in Pakistan Yusuke Shindo said the MoU could […]
China has no military designs in Pakistan: Ambassador Yu Jing
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Karachi: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yu Jing has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was the essence of bilateral long-term relations between the two countries, which would help Pakistan develop critical infrastructure and was not a means “to colonize the country.” Strongly rejecting propaganda, the ambassador said that […]
Pakistan: 269 die in terrorist attacks in first nine months of 2019
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Militants carried out 130 attacks in different areas of Pakistan, in first nine months of 2019 in which 269 people have been killed and 595 injured. Average militant attacks per month have dropped from 19 to 14, while average deaths fell to 30, from 50 in the corresponding months […]
Afghan Taliban delegation meets Pakistan Foreign Minister
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The high-level Afghan Taliban delegation currently in Islamabad to meet the Pakistani leadership were received by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday morning, according to a press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO). During their meeting with the foreign minister, the delegates […]
Unhappy with economic policies, Pakistani businessmen meet Army Chief
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Top business leaders of the country called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday night to convey their serious concerns about Pakistan’s stagnating economy. An Urdu language private satellite channel ‘Geo TV’ reported Thursday quoting its sources that the businessmen met General Bajwa at […]
Banned religious outfits’ properties frozen in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Karachi: The government of Sindh province of Pakistan has frozen 65 properties of four banned religious organizations under UNSC Act 1948 and UNSC Freezing & Seizure Order 2019. The proncial Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in KArachi on Wednesday told an American delegation comprising US Congressmen Mr Jim Himes, Mr Sean Patrick […]
Pakistan hands over body of drowned BSF soldier to India
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistani authorities handed over the body of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier to the Indian officials, an Inter-Service Public Relations press statement has said. According to the Army’s media cell, Indian BSF soldier Sub-Inspector Paritosh Mondal had drowned while crossing a canal named as ‘Aik Nullah’ along […]
Pakistan to invite Indian former PM Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to invite former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh for the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday. “We have decided after consultation that we want to invite former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (to the Kartarpur inauguration),” […]
Eight electrocuted as heavy rain lashes Karachi
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: At least eight people died of electrocution, as heavy rain lashed Karachi, the port city and capital of southern Sindh province, on Friday afternoon. The rain lowered the sweltering temperatures and brought some much-needed relief to the residents of the city, but also left them at the mercy of […]
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