India hurdle in flourishing of SAARC: Pakistan on January 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Pakistan is committed to regional cooperation, especially with the South Asian for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), but India is a hurdle in flourishing of the organisation. He expressed these views on Friday in a meeting with Arjun Bahadur Thapa, the outgoing secretary […]
Signing of intl HR treaties: Govt urged to take relevant bodies into confidence on January 23, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Monday urged the government to take the relevant committees into confidence before signing International Treaties on Human Rights. The committee met on Monday under the chairmanship of Babar Nawaz Khan. Asim Iftikhar, director general – Foreign Office (United Nations) – briefed the committee on International […]
Law and justice committee demands changes to plea bargain, voluntary return on January 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has demanded amendment in the clauses regarding voluntary return (VR) and plea bargain (PB) of NAB Ordinance 1999, as it is projecting corruption in the country. The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice met on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Javed Abbasi. Senator Farhatullah Babar […]
FIR against army officials is sealed on December 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Inspector General Shaukat Hayat on Monday said FIR lodged against army officials is sealed. He was briefing the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Communication, which met at Parliament House on Monday. MNA Hamidul Haq asked the details of a scuffle between army officials and motorway police, which took […]
Dr Stefanie Burri finds Pakistan interesting and beautiful on December 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Head Dr Stefanie Burri on Sunday said he agency is annually spending more than $2 million for the betterment of Pakistanis. She expressed these views during an interview with Daily Times. Dr Burri said SDC is providing humanitarian assistance in Pakistan since 1966. The SDC has concentrated […]
Indias negativity ruined essence of Heart of Asia moot, says FO on December 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria has said that India’s negative attitude towards a Pakistani delegation during the Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar had ruined the atmosphere and real essence of the moot. During the weekly media briefing on Thursday, Nafees Zakaria said that India claimed its commitment to the prospects of peace in […]
Pakistan and UAE pledge to boost bilateral cooperation on December 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated 45th National Day here at local hotel, Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar was the chief guest and Ambassador of UAE Essa Abdulla Al Basha Al Noaimi welcomed the guests at the reception. The celebration was attended by President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Chaudhary Shujjat […]
Ready for dialogue with India: Pakistan on December 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria on Thursday said Pakistan is ready for result-oriented dialogue with India, without preconditions but on other hand India always set prerequisites. He expressed these views at the Foreign Office in a weekly media briefing. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman said that during Heart of Asia Conference there would be […]
Swiss Embassy organises screening of two films on November 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Switzerland organised the screening of two films “Kabul Cards” and “Lebanon Wins the World Cup” here at the residence of the Swiss Ambassador. At the event Swiss Ambassador to Pakistan Marc P. George and his wife welcomed the guests. 19-year-old Sakina Sadaf, one of producers of Kabul Cards told Daily […]
CPEC key to connectivity, development: Dr Huang on November 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: Dr Huang Ying, Researcher from the Institute of World Economic Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a very important project for the connectivity and development of both countries. She expressed these views in an exclusive interview to Daily Times. On China- Pakistan economic cooperation, […]