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Ambassador Masood Khan visits Embassy of Republic of Türkiye to express solidarity with Turkish brethrenAmbassador Masood Khan said “This is not a tragedy for the beloved people of Turkey but for the entire nation of Pakistan and, in fact, humanity,”. “We were shocked to hear the news of this apocalyptic catastrophe and have witnessed the unfolding tragedy with tears. No words of condolence can express our deep grief,” he continued. Ambassador Masood Khan wrote these remarks in the Condolence Book during his visit to the Embassy of Republic of Türkiye in Washington to express solidarity with the people of Türkiye. “The entire Pakistani nation is in mourning. Your grief is our grief,” the Ambassador wrote. “We pay tribute to the Government and the people of Türkiye who are dealing wit...

Closing ceremony of Pak-Turkiye joint military exercise “ATATURK-XII 2023” was held at Tarbela todayClosing ceremony of Pak-Turkiye joint military exercise “ATATURK-XII 2023” was held at Tarbela today. Troops from Turkish Special Forces and Pakistan’s Special Service Group (SSG) participated in the exercise. The Two weeks long exercise was aimed at sharing mutual experiences in counter terrorism domain, rehearsing / adopting best practices and enhancing cooperation between the two armies. Drills / techniques regarding Compound & Cave Clearance, Sniper Training, Improvised Explosives Devices (IED) handling and Combat Medic training were special focus areas of the joint exercise. This is 12th joint exercise of the Ataturk series as part of bilateral military cooperation between bot...

President for greater cooperation with Sri Lanka in trade, economy & educationPresident Dr Arif Alvi has called for promoting greater cooperation between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the fields of trade, economy and education. He said that both brotherly countries enjoyed cordial relations that needed to be further expanded for the mutual benefit of the two countries. He underscored the need for increased cooperation in the areas of higher education, academia, and research to promote mutual understanding between the people of both countries. The President expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Senior Civil Servants of Sri Lanka, which called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Currently, twenty Senior Civil Servants of Sri Lanka are attending a two-week training programm...

Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan's meeting with Director General of the Organization of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)Foreign Secretary Dr. Asad Majeed Khan met with the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias in the OPCW headquarter in the Hague yesterday. The two sides discussed the ongoing cooperation between Pakistan and the OPCW. The Director General OPCW, Ambassador Fernando Arias appreciated Pakistan's role as member of the Executive Council and its contribution to different capacity building programs. Through its capacity building programme and international training courses for participants from around the globe, Pakistan has been actively contributing to the work of the OPCW and impleme...

NDMA sends special relief consignment to earthquake-hit SyriaFederal Minister for Education, Rana Tanveer Hussain, and Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik on Wednesday witnessed the release of a special relief consignment sent for Syrian earthquake victims. According to the NDMA, on the instructions of the Prime Minister, NDMA sent a special relief shipment for the earthquake victims of Syria. The shipment included equipment comprising tents and blankets. The goods were sent to Damascus by a specially chartered plane from Islamabad Airport where the Syrian Ambassador was also present along with the Federal Minister and Chairman of NDMA.However, more relief materials will be sent soon for the Syrian brothers and sisters affe...

Mr. Erik Berglof, Chief Economist of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq DarMr. Erik Berglof, Chief Economist of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at Finance Division, today. SAPM on Finance Mr. Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Mr. Tariq Mehmood Pasha and Senior officers from Finance Division participated in the meeting. Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar welcomed Mr. Erik Berglof and shared the current economic outlook of the country and further apprised the economic policies and reforms of the government for sustainable economic development and social uplift of the poor segment of society.He informed t...

PAF C-130 AIRCRAFT CARRYING SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM AND RELIEF GOODS ARRIVES IN TURKIYEPakistan Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying members of Search & Rescue team and blankets from PAF Base, Nur Khan has landed in Turkiye. The PAF aircraft is carrying relief goods from people of Pakistan for the earthquake affected brethren of Turkiye.The transport fleet of Pakistan Air Force has always been at the forefront to respond to natural disasters and calamities both inland and abroad.Editor: Raja Kamran

On the instructions of General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pak Army has dispatched two contingentsGeneral Sahir Shamshad Mirza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Services Chiefs and Armed Forces (AFs) of Pakistan offer their deepest empathy and condolences to the earthquake victims in Turkiye. On the instructions of General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pak Army has dispatched two contingents; Urban Search & Rescue Team comprising rescue experts, sniffer dogs, search equipment and a Medical team comprising Army doctors, nursing staff and technicians along with 30 bedded mobile hospital, tentage, blankets and other relief items.The aid contingents have flown to Adana, Turkiye via special PAF aircraft on night 6/7 February 2023...