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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...