UNHCR lauds Pakistan for extending Afghan refugees stay on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the cabinet’s decision to extend validity of the proof of registration (PoR) cards for registered Afghan refugees until March 31, 2017, stating that the agency is in constant contact with relevant quarters in Pakistan to ensure that rights of registered refugees are protected. UNHCR spokesperson Duniya […]
Govt calls all political parties to discuss future of Afghan refugees on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government has called a meeting of all mainstream political parties as well as chief ministers of all provinces on September 21 in connection with consultations on Afghan refugees. . On the prime minister’s directions, State and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Minister Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch sent invitation letters to the head […]
Japan to train Pakistanis in different sectors on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Japan, Takashi Kurai, has said that Japan will provide training to Pakistanis in different sectors to develop the human resources of the country He was speaking to an orientation cum send-off dinner hosted by him at his official residence for the scholarship grantees to study in Japan under various scholarship programmes […]
Japanese artist Sumie Kaneko enthralls audience on September 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: Japanese artist Sumie Kaneko enthralled the audience after his performance of spell bound Japanese traditional and instrumental music koto and shamisen at Embassy of Japan. The Embassy of Japan organized a live performance of Koto and Shamisen at the residence of Ambassador Takashi Kurai on Thursday night. The dulcet voice of Japanese performer Koto […]
NA body suggests govt officers to put details of assets online on August 26, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has suggested that government officers should display the details of their assets on the website of their respective department. The committee meeting was held at the Parliament House on Friday with Rana Hayat Khan in the chair. It discussed the National Conflict of Interest Bill, […]
Pakistan to invite India for exclusive talks on Kashmir on August 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that Pakistan has decided to propose an India-exclusive dialogue on Kashmir, and added that Pakistan Foreign Secretary would be writing a letter to his Indian counterpart in this regard. During a media briefing here on Friday, Aziz said Kashmir would be on top of […]
FO refuses to rule out Indian hand in Quetta carnage on August 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that investigations into Quetta attack were underway and Indian spy agency RAW’s involvement could not be ruled out in the incident. These views were expressed by Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria in the weekly media briefing here on Thursday. In a response to a question he said that […]
Pakistan, Iran have great relations: Iranian ambassador on August 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, Mehdi Honardoost has said that before reaching the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Iran and Pakistan , some ambiguities and impediments have to be removed. He expressed these views in a detailed interview with Daily Times on Tuesday. He said that the current volume of trade between Iran and Pakistan […]
Erdogans retaliation will cost him a lot: experts on July 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: Experts familiar with the Turkish affairs believes that a small number of armed forces personnel were involved in attempted coup in Turkey, and that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s use of force against opponents will create problems in the country. Former Pakistani ambassador to Turkey Tariq Azizuddin told Daily Times that an attempted military coup […]
Raja accuses federal govt of pre-poll rigging in AJK on July 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the federal government is doing pre-poll rigging ahead of general elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Talking to the media at People’s Media House here on Monday, Ashraf said the governments of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi were committing atrocities […]