Tag: The Pakistan Times

 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...

By Raja Kamran114th Midshipmen Commissioning Parade was held at Pakistan Naval Academy PNS RAHBAR, Karachi. The Commissioning Parade comprised 102 Pakistani and 64 Midshipmen from friendly countries. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief Guest.While addressing the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff highlighted the technological strides and recent acquisitions made by Pakistan Navy and underscored the responsibility & challenges entrusted upon newly commissioned officers. The Admiral said that Pakistan is a peace loving country and desires to maintain amiable and friendly relations with all its neighbors. He underlined that our desire for peace and readiness must not be misconstrued as our weakness as the Armed Force...

By Raja kamranThe Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” culminated at an Operational Air Base of PAF.Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony.Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Nong Rong, also attended the ceremony as guest of honour.The ceremony commenced with playing of national anthems of both countries.Expressing his views at the occasion, H.E. Mr. Nong Rong said, "International and regional strategic situation is undergoing profound changes with growing complexity in security environment. This calls for the collaboration of our two countries and two armed forces in maintaining peace and stability and to cope with various challenges". He also added that both Air For...

By Raja kamranFederal Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed visited NACTA headquarters here today. Honorable Minister was warmly welcomed by National Coordinator, NACTA Mr. Mehr Khaliq Dad Lak and other senior officers of NACTA. The Minister was briefed on NACTA functions, its organizational structure and its mandated role as per the NACTA Act.2013.Honorable Minister was briefed on following points among other important matters:-NACTA is a fully functional body. The authority is and will continue to operate as per its legal framework.The authority is acting as a pivot for coordination and collaboration among different stakeholders, including civilian and non-civilian intelligence agencies.NACTA has made contribution in Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) through l...

By Raja kamranSpeaker National Assembly has remarked that smooth Pak-Afghan bilateral trade would be helpful in exploring new destination for Pakistani products. He said that Pakistan has meager trade volume with Central Asian Republics (CARs) i.e. US$ 119 Million which can be enhanced exponentially by using the transit trade route via Afghanistan. He said, “The development and prosperity of the country is dependent upon enhancing trade and commerce based relations with all its neighbors.” He expressed these views while chairing the 6th meeting of Executive Committee of Pakistan-Afghanistan Friendship Group in the Parliament House today.Speaker Asad Qaiser said that smooth and well coordinated border management is imperative for facilitating the traders on all borders espec...

By Raja kamranZulfi Bukhari holds a video conference with the Japanese IT Companies Association after meeting Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Kannori MatsudaJapan faces shortage of 800,000 IT engineers by 2030Special participation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan Software House Association and embassies of both the countries.Following the Pak-Japan Skilled Workforce Agreement, several major Japanese IT companies, including NEC, Mac, Senkio, and Orix Japan, have approached the Pakistani Embassy in Japan. Pakistani AmbassadorMore than 100 Japanese IT companies are in constant touch with the Pakistani embassy. Pakistani AmbassadorThe shortage of IT engineers is intensifying in Japan. Japan IT AssociationAccord...