PAKISTAN NEWS

The Pakistani Army won a silver medal in Wales, UK's "Cambrian Patrol"The Pakistani Army won a silver medal in Wales, UK's "Cambrian Patrol," one of the hardest military events in the world. The competition, according to Army and Air Attache Pakistan High Commission UK Col. Taimur Rahat, has been going on since 1959 and is regarded as NATO's most difficult patrolling exam with top-notch testing criteria. A total of 113 teams, including 38 overseas teams, participated this year.Editor: Raja Kamran

Federal Secretary for Railways, Syed Mazhar Ali Shah chaired a meeting to review the preparations of upcoming visit to ChinaThe Federal Secretary for Railways, Syed Mazhar Ali Shah chaired a meeting to review the preparations of upcoming visit to China on the eve of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF). The Ministry of Railways has planned to promote ML-1 project for early commencement of work. In addition, other key railway projects would also be shared with investors for implementation.Some of the key projects would be Gawadar connectivity, upgradation of Quetta Taftan rail link, new link between Quetta-Zhob and Dera Ismail Khan, Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) between Karachi Port and Pipri, new rail link between Kohat, Thal and Kharlachi, Solarization in Railways and development an...

ISSI hosts Roundtable Discussion with Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary General for Jammu and Kashmir/ Assistant Secretary General Ambassdor Yousef AldobeayIndia Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a roundtable discussion with Ambassador Yousef Aldobeay, Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary General for Jammu and Kashmir/ Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs. Dr. Khurram Abbas, Director ISC in his introductory remarks welcomed the delegation and highlighted OIC’s consistent support to Pakistan’s stance on Jammu and Kashmir dispute. He said OIC has always raised a strong voice for the people of Jammu & Kashmir.Other participants included Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Former Convener of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC); ...

President calls for stronger economic and defence ties with QatarPresident Dr Arif Alvi has called for further strengthening ties with Qatar in the fields of economy and defence for the mutual benefit of the two brotherly countries. He said that Pakistan and Qatar enjoyed excellent relations, which needed to be translated into mutually rewarding business and economic ties.The President expressed these views while talking to the visiting Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces, Lt Gen (Pilot) Salem Hamad Eqail Al-Nabet, who along with the members of his delegation called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Pakistan’s Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, and senior officials of the government also attended the meeting.Welcoming the delegation, the President...

Ambassador Blome’s Trip to Northern Sindh Calls Attention to Acute Malnutrition Emergency, U.S. Support in Education, Water, and HealthOne year after Pakistan’s devastating 2022 floods, millions of Pakistanis still need urgent support. As UNICEF reported, more than 1.5 million children require lifesaving nutrition interventions; floods damaged vital infrastructure, including 30,000 schools, 2,000 health facilities, and 4,300 water systems; and access to safe drinking water and sanitation remains worryingly low. As demonstrated by Ambassador Blome’s fourth trip to Sindh on October 10-11, the United States is still hard at work – helping the poorest, hardest hit parts of Pakistan rebuild and recover. Specifically, the United States is helping Pakistan meet urgent needs in the areas of...

High level meeting regarding Pakistan International Airlines under the chairmanship of caretaker Prime MinisterThe meeting was given a detailed briefing on various issues of PIA. Prime Minister expresses concern over delay in decision making on PIA issues. The country is suffering from economic problems and the deficit of national institutions is causing these problems to increase. Prime Minister said it is no longer possible to meet the deficit of these institutions from public taxes. The process of privatization of PIA and other loss-making government enterprises (SOEs) should be accelerated. With the reforms of the aviation sector, the people will be able to provide the best travel facilities. It is very important to determine those responsible for the loss so that steps can be ta...

Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, met with the Governor of the Central Bank of MoroccoDuring her official visit to Morocco in conjunction with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Morocco. The importance of international financial cooperation was highlighted as the two sides engaged in in-depth conversations, explored opportunities for economic cooperation, and exchanged essential ideas on economic issues of shared concern.Pakistan Caretaker Minister of Finance also met with Anna Bjerde, World Bank Managing Director of Operations and exchange views on the macroeconomic outlook and stabilization measures bei...

Statement by Counsellor Hafiza Humaira Javaid on Agenda Item 18: Sustainable Development (Second Committee)Thank you for giving me the floor. Pakistan aligns its statement with the statement delivered by Cuba on behalf of G-77 and China.Mr. Chair,The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Goals cover the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of the development in a comprehensive and balanced way and provide the blueprint for international development cooperation to address the key economic, governance, and sustainability challenges confronting our world. Today, even though we are at mid-point towards 2030, we are still far away from achieving the SDGs. Developing nations are struggling to achieve notable progress on a wide range of goals and targets due to three principal factors: ...

Progress on CPEC projects in Gwadar reviewed The Caretaker Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed on Tuesday reviewed progress over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar while directing the ministries and divisions to further accelerate the work. The Minister gave these directions while chairing a meeting to review the progress over CPEC projects in Gwadar. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Planning Ministry, Secretary Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Chief Economist, Chairman Gwadar Port Authority, Director General Gwadar Development Authority and other representatives from various ministries The representatives of various ministries and divisions gave a detailed briefing over the implementation status of their respecti...

Caretaker Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar along with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Quetta todayCaretaker Minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar along with General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Quetta today and attended meeting of the Provincial Apex Committee in presence of Chief Minister Balochistan, Ali Mardan Khan Domki.During the Apex Committee meeting, the forum was briefed about revised National Action Plan, Law enforcement operations, anti-smuggling and anti-narcotics operations in Balochistan, security of foreign nationals employed on CPEC/ non CPEC/ private projects, repatriation of illegal foreigners, foreign currency regularization measures, and progress on SIFC initiatives in Balochistan.The Prime Minister expressed confidence in the progress made ...