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By Raja kamran The 2nd Trilateral Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Turkey was held in Islamabad today. The meeting concluded with the signing of Islamabad Declaration by the three Foreign Ministers. The text of the Declaration is as follows: At the invitation of Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and with the participation of H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Second round of Trilateral Dialogue of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three countries was held in Islamabad....

By Raja kamranIt was agreed at a meeting between President Dr Arif Alvi and the visiting Turkish delegation, led by Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr Mevlut Cavusoglu, which called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today.Welcoming the delegation, the President said that Pakistan and Turkey enjoyed excellent relations and both countries needed to further enhance economic and cultural relations for the mutual benefit of the two countries. He informed that Pakistan's ranking of Ease of Doing Business had tremendously improved and Turkish investors needed to capitalize on investment opportunities in Pakistan. He expressed satisfaction over Turkish investment in Pakistan which had grown over USD 1 Billion.The President deeply thanked the Turkish leadership for its principled stance on Indian Illegally Oc...

By Raja KamranIn an impressive fire power display, Pakistan Navy Fleet units demonstrated combat readiness and war fighting potential through live weapons firing at North Arabian Sea. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief Guest and witnessed the event along-with other senior naval officers.Pakistan Navy Submarines successfully engaged their intended targets with Anti-Ship Missiles and Torpedoes. The successful firings have re-affirmed Pakistan Navy’s offensive capability and operational readiness. Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his complete satisfaction on the combat readiness of PN Fleet and commended officers and men for their commitment and professionalism.On the occasion, Chief of the Naval Staff reassured the nati...

By Raja kamranHe directed the department of MPO, Street Lights, and Sanitation to fasten the pace of the work on beautification and restoration of the infrastructure.Speaking at the occasion, Chairman CDA said that the authority is taking steps to restore the basic structure of the city. Infrastructure of the whole city will be restored with in few months. CDA is committed for providing best facilities to the citizens. While considering the natural beauty of the city, CDA has initiated a number of projects regarding restoration of infrastructure, beautification of the city, and other developmental works. Officers should fasten the ongoing works including restoration of the street lights, repairing of roads, carpeting, kerb stones, lane marking, sanitation, environment and others, h...

 By Raja KamranThe president said that the speedy flow of traffic at Gwadar port must be ensured. He urged the authorities to accelerate development activities and remove any hindrances in this regard through consensus-building and consultation with the relevant stakeholders. He gave these remarks at a briefing on progress work about the Master Plan of Gawadar city and operationalization of Gwadar Port, at Gawadar, today. He was briefed by Chairman Gwadar Port Authority (GPA), Naseer Khan Kashani and Director General Gwadar Development Authority (GDA), Shahzaib Khan Kakar regarding development works on Gwadar Port and Gwadar city respectively. The President said that strategy and vision were essential for the successful completion and operationalization of national projects li...

By Raja kamranThis was discussed at a meeting between President Dr Arif Alvi and the visiting Djibouti parliamentary delegation, led by President of National Parliament of Djibouti and acting-Chairman of African Union Parliament, Mr. Mohamed Ali Houmed, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today.While welcoming the delegation, the President said that Pakistan and Djibouti enjoyed excellent relations, and Pakistan wanted to further improve defense and economic ties with Djibouti for the mutual benefit of the two brotherly countries. He appreciated the visit of Parliamentary delegation and expressed the hope it would further strengthen the existing foundation of strong bilateral relations between the two countries. He informed that Pakistan highly valued its ties with Djibouti and had decided to open ...

By Raja KamranIn an impressive display of firepower, Pakistan Navy Air Defence Units demonstrated their combat readiness through live weapon firing of Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs). Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief Guest.During Live Weapon Firing, the launched missiles successfully engaged the intended targets. The successful firings have re-affirmed Pakistan Navy's war fighting capability and combat potential. Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his complete satisfaction on the operational readiness of Pakistan Navy and its preparedness to defend the national maritime interests. On the occasion, Naval Chief commended the officers and men for their commitment and professionalism. He emphasized on continued v...

By Raja KamranPAKISTAN, PROUD OF ITS DECADES OLD ALL-WEATHER UNIQUE FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA: NA SPEAKERSpeaker Asad Qaiser has said that Pakistan is proud of its decades old all-weather unique friendship and strategic partnership with China. He said that completion of CPEC would help Pakistan to achieve its economic and industrial goals besides extending the benefits of CPEC to the region. He said that present government is committed to take that exemplary relation to new heights. The Speaker said this while talking to Chinese Ambassador Mr. Nong Rong, who called on him this afternoon at Parliament House, today.While talking to the Ambassador, the Speaker said China and Pakistan have cherished vibrant, friendly relations spreading over decades. He said that those ties wer...

By Raja kamranFederal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed FBR to expedite the auction of substantial number of non-cleared stranded vehicles at Karachi Port which were imported in violation of SRO issued by the Ministry of Commerce.The subject vehicles were imported under Personal Baggage, Transfer of Residence or under Gift Schemes. According to Customs Act, if goods are not cleared from the Port within twenty days of arrival these should be removed from the port and sold in auction.Federal Tax Ombudsman’s Own Motion decision states that failing to timely arrange auction of vehicles lying un-cleared prima facie is a systemic issue of maladministration and it appears that FBR had failed to put in place a system whereby vehicles cleared from the Port are not timely listed in the Au...