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 Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi met with Commander US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral Bird CooperChief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi met with Commander US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral Bird Cooper. Issues of mutual interest, regional maritime security situation and bilateral maritime cooperation were discussed during the meeting. In the meeting, the determination to further promote mutual naval and defense relations between the two countries was reiterated.Commander US Naval Forces Central Command congratulated Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi on successful conduct of Peace Exercise 2023 on behalf of Pakistan Navy.Editor: Raja Kamran

Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, calls on President Dr Arif AlviFederal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, called on President Dr Arif Alvi today and apprised him about the progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that all modalities have been agreed upon.The President appreciated the efforts of the Government for negotiating an agreement with the IMF, and assured that the state of Pakistan would stand by the commitments made by the Government with the IMF.The Minister informed that the Government wanted to raise additional revenue through taxes by promulgating an ordinance. The President advised that it would be more appropriate to take the Parliament into confidence on this important subject, and that a ses...

The closing ceremony of Pakistan Navy's multinational maritime exercise Aman 23The closing ceremony was held in the North Arabian Sea. Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest of the event. Federal Minister for Education and Vocational Training Rana Tanveer, Secretary Defence, Governor Sindh and Chief Minister Sindh also participated in the ceremony.Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and Services Chiefs also participated in the closing ceremony of Exercise Aman 23. Amir Al Bahr welcomed the Prime Minister of Pakistan on his arrival on the ship of the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea. A briefing was also given to the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding peace exercises. The ships and aircrafts of the countries participating in the exercise saluted the chi...

Arrival of Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in MuzaffarabadHigh-level meeting on counter-terrorism and security of foreign nationals in Azad Kashmir chaired by Home Minister. The meeting was attended by Federal Secretary Home Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, NC NACT Roy Tahir, Special Secretary Home Azad Kashmir Sardar Khalid Mehmood, Commissioner Muzaffarabad Masoodur Rahman and representatives of security agencies. In the meeting, Chief Secretary Azad Kashmir Muhammad Usman Chachar and Inspector General Police Dr. Ameer Ahmad Sheikh gave detailed information about the security situation in Azad Kashmir, details of foreign nationals working in various projects, Special Protection Unit and Anti-Terrorism Organization in Azad Kashmir.Interior Minister said there will be no compr...

British High Commission awards Chevening Mentoring certificates to Pakistani JournalistsOn Monday Feb 13, the British High Commission hosted a reception to present certificates to the participants of the Chevening Mentoring Scheme for budding journalists from across Pakistan. The mentorship programme, which was launched in 2022, is designed to provide capacity building opportunities to young female and male journalists by engaging senior journalists from the flagship Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme Fellowship (SAJP) to act as mentors. As part of the programme, four experienced journalists (two male and two female) developed bespoke training modules, selected young journalists and then shared their knowledge and experience with their mentees in one-on-one leadership sessions...

Second Round of Pakistan-US Defence DialogueThe Second round of Pakistan-US Mid-Level Defence Dialogue is scheduled from 13-16 February 2023 in Washington DC. The first round of the Dialogue was held in Pakistan in January 2021. Pakistan’s inter-agency delegation, led by the Chief of General Staff, will comprise of senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Headquarters and three Services Headquarters. The US multi-agency team will be represented by the Office of Undersecretary of Defence.Issues of bilateral defence and security cooperation will be discussed during the Defence Dialogue.Editor: Raja Kamran

Earthquake disaster: UN chief welcomes Syria decision to open aid corridorsOnly a single crossing point - Bab al-Hawa - has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, which has been in the grip of civil war for the past 12 years, and is the last remaining region partly under the control of opposition forces.“I welcome the decision today by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to open the two crossing points of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee from Türkiye to northwest Syria for an initial period of three months to allow for the timely delivery of humanitarian aid”, António Guterres said in a statement.As hope fades of bringing more survivors out alive from the ruins, in Syria, more than 4,300 d...

PAF'S IL-78 AIRCRAFT EVACUATES PAKISTANI FAMILIES AND STUDENTS FROM TURKIYEIL-78 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force landed back at PAF Base, Nur Khan after a successful mission of providing humanitarian assistance to the earthquake-stricken people of Turkiye. Owing to efforts of PAF, a number of Pakistani students & families stuck in the area were evacuated through the Ilyushin-78 and were brought back to the homeland safely. The Pakistani students and families expressed their gratitude for the overall efforts of Pakistan Air Force in bringing them back to Pakistan and rescuing their fellow countrymen stranded in the natural calamity abroad. Other such missions by PAF, in coordination with NDMA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are also in queue to help the earthquake affectees.&n...

Senator Mushahid proposes ‘5-point action plan to promote Blue Economy’, calls for course correction on economic developmentWhile chairing two sessions of Pakistan International Maritime Expo & Conference (PIMEC) 2023, Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman of Senate Defence Committee, proposed a 5-point Action Plan to promote Blue Economy. He said apart from Blue Economy, marine and mineral resources plus CPEC and building on a strategic partnership between Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia would be a catalyst for an alternative development approach that can help ‘bid goodbye to IMF’. The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi and other senior officers of Pakistan Navy plus representatives of 50 countries, participa...