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Successful Completion of Back Feeding of SK Hydropower Station in Pakistan

8Aug

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Successful Completion of Back Feeding of SK Hydropower Station in Pakistan

Today on 8th August , the successful completion of the Back Feeding process at the Suki Kinari Hydropower Station, an investmentand construction project of China Energy Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. (Energy China, marked the official countdown to grid-connected power generation for the station.Located on the Kunhar River in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan, SK Hydropower Station is a flagship project within the "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC)" under China's Belt and Road Initiative. It stands as the largest greenfield hydropower investment project by Chinese enterprises abroad and the most significant hydropower station investment by Energy China. HE Xiongfei, the Chairman and General Manager of SK Hydro (Private) Limited, commented on the Back Fee...

Quantum Cloud & AI Technologies a Strategic alliance with Huawei to Accelerate Cloud and AI Adoption in Pakistan

5Aug

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Quantum Cloud & AI Technologies a Strategic alliance with Huawei to Accelerate Cloud and AI Adoption in Pakistan

Quantum Cloud & AI Technologies a Strategic alliance with Huawei to Accelerate Cloud and AI Adoption in Pakistan. Quantum Cloud & AI is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Huawei Cloud Pakistan, aimed at fast-tracking the adoption and implementation of cloud and AI technologies across Pakistan. This collaboration is set to bring innovative solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of Pakistani businesses and government, driving the nation’s digital transformation forward. Management of both organizations underscore the commitment to leverage their respective strengths. Quantum Cloud & AI brings extensive international expertise of cloud & AI based on their experience in UK and USA, while Huawei offers world-class and local expertise in cloud services...

Pakistan Mission & Consulate General to Jointly Host Event Observing Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir

5Aug

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Pakistan Mission & Consulate General to Jointly Host Event Observing Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir

Pakistan Mission & Consulate General to Jointly Host Event Observing ‘Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir’The Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UN and the Pakistan Consulate General in New York will jointly host the Youm-e-Istehsal event on August 5 (tomorrow), marking the fifth anniversary of India’s unilateral and illegal actions aimed at consolidating its occupation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).These actions, described by Indian leadership as the “Final Solution” for Kashmir, have included efforts to impose demographic changes on Jammu and Kashmir in violation of international law and Security Council resolutions.Since 2019, human rights violations in IIOJK have escalated, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, sexu...

Thirty-fourth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2734 (2024) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida

31Jul

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Thirty-fourth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2734 (2024) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida

Important Excerpts of the Report· There is heightened concern among Member States about the terrorist threat emanating regionally from Afghanistan from ISIL-K and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP, QDe.132) in particular; new inward travel to Afghanistan of some Al-Qaida (QDe.004) personnel and training, recruitment and reorganization activities.· The terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan is causing heightened concern in many Member States. In addition to ISIL-K external operations, the scale and ambition of TTP operations into Pakistan have increased. Member States have noted inward travel of well-established Al-Qaida figures, notably in connection with training activities. Continued reorganization and training are judged indicative of the group’s longer-term intent.· Membe...

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister held talks with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

23Jul

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Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister held talks with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held talks with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov on a range of bilateral areas of cooperation and regional and global issues of mutual concern.They agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation and enhance high level dialogue and exchanges at the leadership level. Editor: Kamran Raja

Prime Minister of Pakistan Participation in the SCO Plus Summit Meeting in Astana held in Astana, Kazakhstan

4Jul

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Prime Minister of Pakistan Participation in the SCO Plus Summit Meeting in Astana held in Astana, Kazakhstan

Prime Minister of Pakistan Participation in the SCO Plus Summit Meeting in Astana held in Astana, KazakhstanPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif led Pakistan delegation at the the SCO Plus Summit in Astana held on 4 July 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan.In his statement during the SCO Plus meeting on the theme “Strengthening multilateral dialogue – striving for sustainable peace and development”, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of multilateralism and upholding universally recognised principles of International law including human rights and humanitarian laws. He condemned unilateral coercive measures, racist and xenophobic ideologies including Islamophobia and all such acts that undermined multilateralism. To preserve and promote peace everywhere, the Prime Minister stress...

Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit was held on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

3Jul

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Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit was held on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit was held on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)An inaugural session of Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Summit was held on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Summit was attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, President of Turkiye, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr. Ilham Heydar Aliyev. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the convening of inaugural session of Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan Trilateral Meeting at the Summit level. He termed it as a natural progression of trilateral engagements amongst the three brotherly Muslim countries which share a similar outlook on a host of issues of mutu...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on the sidelines of SCO Council of Head of States in Astana

3Jul

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on the sidelines of SCO Council of Head of States in Astana

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of RussiaPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a warm and cordial meeting with President of Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Head of States meeting in Astana today.The two leaders had a wide ranging exchange of views covering bilateral relations with a special focus on trade and economic relations, energy as well as important regional and global issues. The Prime Minister highlighted the importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with Russia and expressed satisfaction at the steady growth of these relations, which were characterized by mutual trust and understanding.The Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to wo...

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the U.S. Independence Day Celebration

2Jul

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Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the U.S. Independence Day Celebration

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the U.S. Independence Day CelebrationGood evening. I would like to warmly welcome all of you to this celebration of the 248th anniversary of the United States' independence. I am especially pleased to welcome our Chief Guest, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives for being here today. Ladies and Gentlemen, one of the characteristics of the moment we are passing through is global re-ordering, where entities and organizations that had not reached their potential are emerging to stake their rightful claim, and demand their place on the world stage. And I think you guessed, I am talking about cricket. I won’t dwell on what I saw in Dallas, but I am a true convert to the excitement of the T20 game! And I will tell y...

Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of Tajikistan

2Jul

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Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of Tajikistan

Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of TajikistanPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met the President of the Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Emomali Rahmon, in Dushanbe today.The official welcoming ceremony was held at Qasr e Millat. Upon arrival at Qasr e Millat, the President of Tajikistan received the Prime Minister, and he was given a guard of honor. The welcome ceremony was followed by a tete-a-tete meeting and delegation level talks. During the talks, the two leaders exchanged views on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the existing fraternal ties between the two countries which are based on a shared history, culture, geographical con...