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Chinese Engineers convoy attacked in Pakistan Balochistan, 2 terrorists killed

13Aug

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Chinese Engineers convoy attacked in Pakistan Balochistan, 2 terrorists killed

Chinese Engineers convoy attacked in Pakistan Balochistan, 2 terrorists killed A convoy of Chinese engineers was attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan province by armed rebels on Sunday. According to local media reports, Pakistani security forces killed two terrorists in a gunfight.Two Pakistani security personnel were also injured when a convoy of engineers working for a Chinese construction company came under attack on Faqeer Bridge in Gwadar. As per sources, other terrorists fled the spot in an injured condition and an operation is underway to clear the area as gunfight continues. Editor : Raja kamran

Sister City Relationship between Murree and Chinese City of Dujiangyan

19May

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Sister City Relationship between Murree and Chinese City of Dujiangyan

Sister City Relationship between Murree and Chinese City of DujiangyanIn order to further cement people-to-people exchanges and enhance practical cooperation, Pakistani city of Murree and the Chinese city of Dujiangyan signed a Letter of Intent, for establishment of sister city relationship.The singing ceremony was held in the famous Lidui Park of Dujiangyan. Murree was represented by Ambassador Moin ul Haque, while Mayor Zhang Yadan, signed on behalf of Dujiangyan.The cooperation agreement has been especially envisaged keeping in view the picturesque setting of the two cities amidst green hills and their touristic strengths. The experience sharing of Dujiangyan of hosting and managing more than 30 million tourists annually would help the city of Murree in its own plans to ma...

THE PREMIERE OF THE PLAY FRAGI TOOK PLACE IN KYRGYZSTAN

12Apr

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THE PREMIERE OF THE PLAY FRAGI TOOK PLACE IN KYRGYZSTAN

THE PREMIERE OF THE PLAY FRAGI TOOK PLACE IN KYRGYZSTANThe play «Fragi» was staged at the BatkenRegional Music and Drama Theater named after Appaz Zhainakov of the Ministry of culture, information, sports and youth policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. In recent days, the theater hosted the premiere of a performance about the life and work of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi. The theatrical performance caused a special resonance among connoisseurs of the culture of the East and classical oriental poetry. The production of the play was initiated by the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture Sultanbay Raevin honor of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Magtymguly. The stage director and artist of the play is Urmatkan Melyaeva. This ac...

1Apr

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Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis

Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on March 31 – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. 31 March – Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, when the memory of Azerbaijanis killed by Armenians for their ethnic and religious affiliation, subjected to a policy of racial discrimination, ethnic cleansing and genocide is commemorated. 105 years ago, in March-April 1918, Dashnak-Bolshevik armed groups operating under the mandate of the Baku Soviet carried out brutal massacres against tens of thousands of peaceful Azerbaijanis in Baku, as well as in Shamakhi, Guba, Irevan, Zangazur, Garabagh, Nakhchivan and Kars regions. As a result of massacres, more than 16,000 people were brutally murdered and 167 villages were destroyed in Gub...

The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues

24Mar

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The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues

The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues were stated at the UN Water Conference 2023On March 22-24 the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, was held at the UN Headquarters in New York.The Conference was attended by 7 heads of state and government, vice presidents, deputy prime ministers and more than 70 national ministers with water portfolios.Within the framework of the Conference, 5 interactive high-level dialogues and more than 30 side events on various topics were organized.UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at the opening of the Conference, proposed consolidating joint efforts in the follo...

Fruitful interaction between Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed and Chairman CIDCA Luo Zhaohui

17Mar

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Fruitful interaction between Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed and Chairman CIDCA Luo Zhaohui

Fruitful interaction between Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed and Chairman CIDCA Luo ZhaohuiFruitful interaction between Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed and Chairman CIDCA Luo Zhaohui. We value enduring partnership with CIDCA for Pakistan’s socio-economic development including under CPEC and GDI and more recently for flood rehabilitation support.Moin ul Haque was also present there.Editor: Raja Kamran

UN chief António Guterres slams suicide attack in Bolan

7Mar

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UN chief António Guterres slams suicide attack in Bolan

UN chief António Guterres slams suicide attack in BolanUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Monday’s suicide attack on a Balochistan Constabulary van in the Dhadar tehsil of the Kacchi district in Bolan, according to his spokesman.“He extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery to those injured,” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.Nine people, eight of them policemen, were martyred in the attack. Thirteen people were injured.Sub-Editor: Ghufran Majeed

First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine)

23Feb

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First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine)

First Secretary Jawad Ajmal, exercising Right of Reply during General Assembly: Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine),India continues to perpetrate a factually incorrect position on this forum year after year. Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory and not an integral part of India as it is claimed. Repeating a wrong position would not make it acceptable at any point.The focus of today’s debate is on people, and one of the inalienable rights of the people of the crisis, enshrined in the very first article of the Charter, is the right to self- determination. In the case of Kashmiri people, the right to self-determination has been recognized and promised to them by the UN Security Council for over seven decades through its resolutions. For over s...

Ambassador Masood Khan visits Embassy of Republic of Türkiye to express solidarity with Turkish brethren

10Feb

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Ambassador Masood Khan visits Embassy of Republic of Türkiye to express solidarity with Turkish brethren

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 today

9Feb

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Closing ceremony of Pak-Turkiye joint military exercise “ATATURK-XII 2023” was held at Tarbela today

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...