Rawalpindi 07 March 2017 (ISPR) Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Qatar met Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Commander Qatar Emiri Land Forces, Major General Muhammed Ali Ghanim Al Ghanim and Commander Qatar Emiri Guard, Major General Hazza Bin...

08 March 2017 Reuters North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the North Korean embassy. Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak accused North Korea of "effectively holding our citizens...

Manila, Philippines 07 March 2017 (PNA) The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the contentious measure restoring the death penalty. Out of the 292 lawmakers, 217 voted in favor of House Bill No. 4727--or an act imposing the death penalty on drug-related crimes--while 54 congressmen were against its passage with...

Doha 07 March 2017 (QNA) Doha will host today two days (March 8-9) long Humanitarian Forum in Support of Palestinian People organized by Qatar Charity and sponsored by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). Forum aims to promote coordination and partnership between Palestinian people's supporters and to diagnose developmental and humanitarian reality in Palestine in order...

Geneva 07 March 2017 (QNA) Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Chairman of the Qatar National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) met today Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. During their meeting, both discussed mechanisms for implementing the recommendations of the International Conference on Human Rights Approaches to Conflict Situations in the...

Islamabad 07 March 2017 (QNA) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Foreign Minister has sent a written message to Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Foreign Affairs, pertaining to bilateral relations and means to bolster them. Saqr bin Mubarak Al Mansouri, Qatar's Ambassador to Islamic Republic of Pakistan delivered the message during...

Doha 07 March 2017 (QNA) Ministry of Economy and Commerce launched today a service to register patents electronically through its website. The Ministry released a statement today to the press announcing the service, saying it is part of its effort to constantly develop its offering. The entire patent registration process, whether the application or its...

Doha 07 March 2017 (QNA) Major General Hazza bin Khalil Al Shahwani, Commander Emiri Guard received today on Tuesday at Barzan Camp General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of Islamic Republic of Pakistan . According to Qatar News Agency, both discussed issues of common interest in regards to the military field between the...

Doha 06 Mar 2017 (QNA) Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Minister of State for Defense Affairs Qatar received today on Monday General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Staff of the Pakistani Army . They discussed a number of issues of common interest. They also discussed enhancing in bilateral cooperation, particularly in the military field. Major...

Manila 04 March 2017 (PNA) The think- tank of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Philippines and China are concentrated in enhancing bilateral talks to promote trade, investment and security. This was cleared by Edgar Badajos, director for ASEAN Political Security of DFA during the of Seminar on ASEAN sponsored by the Presidential Communications...