62,684 fine tickets issued over serious violations during ongoing year on May 21, 2021ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has issued 62,684 fine tickets overs serious violations during current year including non-implementation of SOPs by transporters against COVID-19, non-completion of routes, misbehavior with passengers, overloading and driving bikes without signals and mirrors. “Strict action will be taken against those transporters violating traffic routes. The purpose is to provide better […]
Pakistan suggests independent Palestine with Al-Quds as its capital on May 20, 2021ISLAMABAD – Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri reaffirmed Pakistan’s abiding commitment to Palestine cause and called for the establishment of a viable, independent, and contiguous Palestinian state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. During a weekly briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he said that since the current escalation in Palestine, Pakistan was […]
Shah Mehmood Qureshi praises Turkish stand on Palestine, Kashmir on May 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Tuesday in Ankara. The foreign minister is visiting Turkey to exchange views on the worsening situation in the Israeli Occupied Palestinian Territories. During the meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed ways to mobilize the international community to help stop Israeli […]
Rabaei lauds Pakistan’s efforts to engage world to protect Palestine on May 17, 2021ISLAMABAD – Palestine Ambassador Ahmed Jawad AA Rabaei on Monday expressed gratitude to the government of Pakistan for its unwavering support and steadfast policy on the issue of Palestine. In a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, he appreciated Pakistan’s continuous efforts to engage the world community for protecting Palestine. He apprised […]
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to utilize available forums to address bilateral issues on May 17, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Monday rejected allegations made by the Afghan leadership as baseless. Pakistan has conveyed its serious concerns to the Afghan side by making a strong demarche with the ambassador of Afghanistan in Islamabad on the recent irresponsible statements and baseless allegations made by the […]
Qureshi, Blinken discuss regional developments, bilateral ties on May 17, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken discussed bilateral relations and important regional developments, according to a Foreign Office statement issued after their telephonic conversation. Foreign Minister Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for a broad-based and comprehensive partnership with the United States that was anchored […]
Qureshi, Atmar exchange views on Palestine, Al-Aqsa on May 14, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday received a telephone call from Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar. The two ministers exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to the Foreign Office statement, Qureshi conveyed wishes for a happy and joyous Eid for the ‘brotherly people’ of Afghanistan. The foreign minister […]
Pakistan suggests global medical corridor to help Kashmiri people on May 5, 2021Pakistan has urged the United Nations, World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to set up a global humanitarian medical corridor to help provide medical support to the Kashmiri people, held hostage by Indian forces in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK). In a special session in Islamabad, Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Chairman […]
Pakistan launches efforts to roll out national adaption plan to fight climate vulnerability on March 25, 2021Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam on Thursday unveiled that a process has been initiated for rolling out an over-arching and viable national adaptation plan for boosting the countries climate resilience. The announcement has comes only six weeks before the country will host the landmark World Environment Day, which is celebrates globally every year on June […]
Distributive Justice is the way forward for dealing with growing water scarcity: Experts on March 24, 2021Bringing distributive justice in water management is need of the hour to overcome water scarcity, especially in the South Asian region. Without a comprehensive understanding of real and multidimensional value of water, safeguarding this critical resource for the benefit of everyone would not be a possibility. The experts from water, environment and agriculture sectors said […]