Islamabad, 03 August 2021 Lt. Gen. (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa is replaced by Khalid Mansoor as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs with immediate effect. The appointment will be in an honorary capacity. Bajwa was appointed as Chairman of the CPEC Authority in November 2019 on a four years contract and as ...

Washington, 03 August 2021 Moeed Yusuf, Pakistan's National Security Advisor's interview in Pakistan embassy Washington to Financial Times published on Tuesday, 3rd August 2021 reported that “The president of the United States hasn’t spoken to the prime minister (Imran Khan) of such an important country who the US itself says is make-or-break in some cases...

Islamabad, 29 July 2021 (Daily Dawn) Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan cannot be held "responsible" for the actions of the Taliban in the aftermath of US and its allies' ongoing withdrawal from Afghanistan, adding that his government is not a spokesperson for the militant group. "What the Taliban are doing or aren't...

29 July 2021, Bloomberg Cash-strapped Pakistan’s bet that liquefied natural gas prices would go down has failed, forcing the South Asian nation to pay more than ever for the power plant fuel or risk blackouts. Pakistan LNG this week bought four cargoes for September delivery at around $15 per million British thermal units, the highest...

Doha, 30 July 2021 The Shura Council comprises of 45 members, 30 of whom are directly elected in a secret general ballot, remaining 15 to be appointed by Amir Of State of Qatar. The Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday issued Law No 6 of 2021, on the...

Doha, 28 July 2021 Mullah Baradar Akhund, Deputy-Amir for Political Affairs and Head of the Political Office of Taliban, headed a nine-member high-level delegation to the People’s Republic of China on a two days official visit. During the visit, the delegation met separately with Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister and Wu jianghao, Vice Foreign Minister...

Islamabad, 26 July 2021 (Media Reports) Forty-six Afghan soldiers and Border Police got refuge and safe passage in Pakistan on Sunday, Pakistan Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. The statement said that a local ANA commander opposite Arundu, Chitral, had requested help for the 46 soldiers — including five officers — as "they were unable to...

Tokyo, 22 July 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency will broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 12 languages beginning Friday, July 23. The Turkish news agency will deliver news, photographs, and images of the 108 national teams who will compete in 18 branches, as well as world-famous athletes at the Olympics in the...

Istanbul, 21 July 2021 (Anadolu News) Ankara will continue its efforts to secure international recognition for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Turkey’s president said on Wednesday. “We will make every possible effort to ensure recognition of the Turkish Cypriot state as soon as possible,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a video address...

Islamabad, 19 July 2021 (Daily Dawn) Afghanistan on Sunday called back its ambassador and senior diplomats from Pakistan after the brief “kidnapping” of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in Islamabad. "Following the abduction of the Afghan ambassador's daughter in Pakistan, the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan called back Afghanistan's ambassador and senior diplomats from...