Tag: Pakistan
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Deportation targets for Indians, Pakistanis reason for UK Home Minister’s resignation?
By Naresh Kaushik, London : One of Britains most senior cabinet ministers has resigned after growing pressure over her handling of targets to deport illegal immigrants. The resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd came after documents leaked in the British press showed that she set a target to increase the number of deportations by 10…
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Pakistan to devise new policy for tourism promotion
Islamabad : Pakistan authorities are working to introduce a new policy to build new tourism infrastructure and devise focused promotional strategies to uplift the country’s image. Managing Director of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor said they were going to introduce the National Tourism Policy which would have various aspects, including promotion,…
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Malala returns to Pakistan five years after Taliban attack
Islamabad : Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai arrived here on Thursday, more than five years after she left the country following a failed assassination attempt by the Taliban for advocating girls rights to education. Yousafzai’s flight landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport at 1.41 a.m., reports Geo News. The 20-year-old was…
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No possibility of judicial coup, martial law in Pakistan: Abbasi
Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbassi on Saturday refuted the possibility of a judicial coup or martial law in the country. Inaugurating the first cable and Aluminium Alloy Plant at Sundur Industrial Area in Lahore Abbassi said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has added 10,000 MW of electricity to the system and started…
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka agree to further diversify, enhance ties
Islamabad : Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to further diversify and enhance relations especially in the realm of trade and people-to-people contacts, a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The move came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi briefed visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on issues of regional and international…
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China sells Pakistan sensitive missile technology
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : China has sold a highly-sensitive tracking system to Pakistan, which could boost Islamabad’s ability to develop multi-war heads. According to the South China Morning Post, an influential Chinese think tank says that China is the first country to have given such sensitive equipment to Pakistan. China is the biggest arms…
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India denied visas to over 500 pilgrims: Pakistan
Islamabad : Islamabad said on Monday that New Delhi denied visa to more than 500 pilgrims who were to join the annual Urs celebrations at Ajmer in India this month. “Pakistan notes with deep disappointment the non-issuance of visas by India for the visit of the 503 Pakistani (pilgrims) to participate in the Urs of…
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Pakistan losing lucrative export market in Afghanistan
By Shadi Khan Saif, Kabul, Afghanistan: The increasingly cold, stalled and often tense ties between Kabul and Islamabad have practically wiped out Pakistan’s traditional market share, allowing new players such as Turkey, China and India to replace it in landlocked Afghanistan, traders said. The private sector of the two neighboring countries with the support of…
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Iran to increase trade to $5 bn with Pakistan
Islamabad : Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday vowed to increase his country’s trade with Pakistan to $5 billion by 2021, as the current trade volume is around $1.16 billion between the two neighbours. Zarif made the remarks during his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here, said a statement by the…
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Afghanistan welcomes Pakistan’s inclusion on terror finance watch list, aid cut
By Arul Louis, United Nations : Afghanistan has welcomed the rising international pressure on the counter-terrorism front against Pakistan including its recent listing on a terrorism financing watch list and the United States withholding aid. “We hope that this trend continues and the response to these measures is positive in the interest of peace and…