International
Chinese vice president to arrive in Islamabad on May 26
Islamabad, May 24, 2019: Vice President of China Wang Qishan will arrive Pakistan on May 26 (Sunday) on a three-day official visit, the Foreign Office said on Friday. Vice President Wang Qishan is the member of 13thNational People’s Congress of China and Central Foreign Affairs Commission – a key Foreign Affairs body of the Communist…
Despite big election victory, Indian author slams Modi’s rule
New York, May 24, 2019: American print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s massive electoral victory but so far there were no editorial comments, apart from an article in The New York Times that called him “dangerously incompetent.” In a news detailed dispatch on the election result from New…
Pakistani among 119 UN peacekeepers set to receive medal posthumously on Friday
United Nations, May 23, 2019: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Friday preside over a special ceremony in New York at which the Dag Hammarskjold Medal will be awarded posthumously to 119 military, police and civilian peacekeepers, including a Pakistani, who lost their lives in 2018 and early 2019, the UN announced Wednesday. The…
Saudi intercepts two missiles headed towards Makkah, Jeddah
Jeddah, May 21, 2019: Saudi Arabia’s airforces intercepted two ballistic missiles on Monday, including one heading for Makkah and the other for Jeddah, Al Arabiya reported, citing eyewitnesses. The weapons were fired by Houthi militants from Yemen, the report said. The kingdom’s air defense forces destroyed the ballistic missiles over Taif. Saudi authorities are yet to issue…
Hajj 2019: Ministry constitutes EMS for handling emergency
Islamabad, May 7, 2019: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony was planning to establish an Emergency Management System (EMS) for Hajj 2019 to cope with any emergency during Hajj 2019 especially during Hajj days. According to official sources, the EMS would help to tackle emergencies, the detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs/Guidelines) would be…