Tag: The Pakistan Times

By Raja kamranSpeaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Chairman National Peoples Congress of China have agreed for formation of a joint Parliamentary Committee comprising of members from Pakistani Parliament and National People’s Congress for effective oversight of CPEC. They were of the opinion that enhanced economic cooperation would give impetus to the existing bilateral relations through parliamentary and economic cooperation. The Speaker Asad Qaiser was talking to Li Zhanshu in a Virtual meeting held today. Both the Presiding Officers directed their respective Secretariats to take necessary steps for constitution of Joint a parliamentary Committee.During the meeting Speaker Asad Qaiser was accompanied by Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, Chairman CPEC committee Sher Ali Arb...

By Raja kamranPrize distribution ceremony of 28th National Alpine Ski Championship, 3rd Ice Hockey Championship, 4th Snowboarding Cup, 15th Shah Khan Alpine Ski Cup and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Ski Cup was held at PAF Ski Resort, Naltar today. President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi was the chief guest at the occasion.Addressing the ceremony, the President of Pakistan said that terrorism had been eliminated owing to the cooperation between public and Pakistan Armed Forces which was now opening up tourism opportunities in the country. After restoration of peace in the area, the picturesque Gilgit Baltistan attracted around two million local and foreign tourists last year. He appreciated the efforts of PAF and WSFP for the promotion of Winter sports in Pakistan. He also c...

By Raja KamranWelding Ceremony of third ship of MILGEM class corvettes for Pakistan Navy held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey. President of Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, H.E Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi graced the occasion and jointly kicked off the project by performing the block welding.While addressing the ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted deep rooted relationships between the two strategically aligned nations. He underscored the defense collaboration for construction of MILGEM class warships as major milestone in Pak-Turkey defense ties. The President also underlined the Strategic Economic Framework signed between the two countries as step to enhance bilateral ties and reaffirmed Turkey's support in...

By Raja kamranPresident Dr Arif Alvi has called for increased trade, investment, defence and cultural cooperation with all friendly countries.He said that Pakistan was home to some of the world’s most revered Buddhist sites and expressed the hope that tourists from friendly countries would increasingly visit Pakistan. He made these remarks while talking to the Residents Ambassadors-designates of Korea, Nepal, Belarus and Non-Residents Ambassadors-designates of Ireland, Kosovo, Mali and Sierra Leone, who made separate calls on President Dr Arif Alvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today.Earlier, the Resident Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Korea, Mr Suh Sangpyo, the Resident Ambassador-designate of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Mr Tapas Adhikari, the Resident Ambassador-designate ...

By Raja kamranPakistan Navy Ship NASR has sailed on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to African countries. The mission is tailored to assist vulnerable population affected by natural disasters. The Ship is carrying food aid for flood-stricken and drought ridden African countries. During the deployment, PNS NASR will provide assistance at Djibouti, Sudan and Niger. The ship will also undertake goodwill visit to Mombasa, Kenya.The deployment of PNS NASR is undertaken in close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & in line with Government's Engage Africa policy that seeks to enhance bilateral relations and to explore new avenues of cooperation with African countries.

By Raja KamranPakistan and Turkey are two countries, one nation. They not only share common culture and faith but also have similar interests and challenges.” This was stated by Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, while addressing the board members of Association of Justice Defenders and Strategic Studies Center (ASSAM) in Turkey. The Air Chief said that Pakistan fully supports Turkey on Cyprus and other regional issues and also stood by Ankara in its war against terrorism. The Air Chief also lauded Turkey’s support to Azerbijan during latter’s conflict with Armenia to liberate territories occupied for nearly 30 years. Referring to the regional situation in South Asia, the Air Chief said that India had been persistently rejecting Pakist...

By Raja kamranFederal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi visited National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA), Bahria University Islamabad. Upon arrival, he was received by DG NIMA, Vice Admiral (Retd) Abdul Aleem. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, also graced the occasion.The Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs was given comprehensive briefing on roles and future prospects of NIMA in enhancing maritime awareness and its cooperation with Ministry of Maritime Affairs on maritime matters. During the session, the Minister lauded the efforts of National Institute of Maritime Affairs in promoting maritime culture in support of blue economy and maritime sector of Pakistan. He underlined the significance of maritime sector towards National pr...

Raja kamranA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF), Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) and the Population Centre Pakistan (PCP) at the Parliament House.Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri in capacity of Patron-in-Cheif YPF and members of the National Assembly witnessed the MoU signing Ceremony. YPF Secretary Uzma Riaz, Member National Assembly and Farooq Azam, Chief Executive Officer of PCP signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.The purpose of the MoU would be to promote advocacy in collaboration with young parliamentarians to tackle the challenges of the growing population of the country. Under the MoU, seminars would be organised to create awareness among the people to ove...

By Raja kamranChief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, who is on a 4-day official visit to Turkey, held meetings with the senior Military leadership of Turkey and discussed ways to further promote Pakistan-Turkey defence ties, specially between the two air forces.The Air Chief separately called on Minister for National Defence of Turkey Mr. Hulusi AKAR and Chief of the Turkish General Staff General Yaşar GÜLER. During these meetings, the Air Chief reiterated his commitment to enhance cooperation with Turkey in the fields of defence production, security and training by capitalizing on the respective strengths of each side.Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan also called on Commander Turkish Air Force, General Hasan Küçükakyüz. Both the co...