ISLAMABAD:In a major development, the Italian government has included Pakistan in work visa category called ‘Decreto-Flussi’, which will allow its nationals to avail seasonal and non-seasonal work visas for the year 2020-21. More than 30,000 work visas would be issued by the Italian authorities to the nationals from a few non-EU countries, including Pakistan, an […]
In the first interview by a senior Pakistani official to an Indian news outlet since India’s unilateral and illegal actions on August 5 2019, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Dr. Moeed Yusuf spoke with India’s renowned journalist Karan Thapar, saying that Pakistan stands firmly for peace in the region through dialogue […]
Pakistan will continue to highlight plight of Kashmiris and other oppressed people all over the world, says FO. Ambassador Munir Akram addresses the meeting of the General Assembly’s Third Committee on Tuesday. Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) with an overwhelming majority securing 169 votes in the 193-member UN […]
Swiss foreign ministry says Beatrice Stoeckli, kidnapped four years ago by alleged al-Qaeda fighters, has been killed. Mali has been plagued by an eight-year conflict that began as a separatist movement in the north. Switzerland’s foreign ministry says a Swiss woman held hostage in Mali since 2016 has been killed by an armed group affiliated […]
SLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Commander Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller discussed with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa peace and stability in the region, Pak-Afghan border management and current developments in the Afghan peace process. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) […]
Oman has sent an ambassador to Syria, becoming the first Gulf Arab state to do so after they downgraded or shut missions in Damascus in 2012 over the government’s brutal response to protests at the start of what turned into a war. Oman is one of the rare Arab countries that maintained diplomatic relations with […]
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine disputes are the United Nation’s (UN) most glaring failures. Addressing the 75th anniversary of the UN from Islamabad via video link, he said the people of occupied Kashmir still await fulfillment of the commitment made to them by the United Nations […]
ISLAMABAD/HARIPUR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the chief secretaries to pay special attention to the removal of Patwari and corruption culture and the introduction of digitization in land transfer and other issues. The prime minister said strict action should be taken against those who cause corruption or unnecessary problems to people. In view […]
The Indian Charge d’affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday to register Pakistan’s serious concerns over the “Jodhpur Incident” in which 11 Pakistani Hindus, including children, were found dead under mysterious circumstances. The incident occurred in Village Lodta Haridasot, district Jodhpur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan on August 9, 2020. […]
Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood on Wednesday but failed to persuade the Arab League to condemn last month’s normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). At a video conference of foreign ministers, the Palestinian leadership softened its censure of the UAE over the US-brokered August 13 accord – […]
