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The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force ( JMSDF ) Ship YUUGIRI, which is on an anti-piracy mission, visited Karachi Port and received a warm welcome from Commodore Shafquat Hussain Akhtar SI(M), Receiving Officer, Captain Misbha Ul Amin, Commanding Officer of PNS NASR, Pakistan Navy officers and sailors. Colonel YAMAMOTO, DA Japan, and Mr. SAIGA, member of Consulate-General of Japan in Karachi also attended the receiving ceremony. Check Out Our Monthly Magazine Commander KUMASHIRO Takeshi, Commanding Officer of JS YUUGIRI made a courtesy call on Rear Admiral Naveed Ashraf HI(M), COMPAK on 9 July. During the meeting, matters of mutual interests and future…

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken today. They discussed bilateral relations and important developments in the region.On bilateral relations, the Foreign Minister emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to forging a broad-based, long-term, and sustainable relationship with the United States that was anchored in deep economic cooperation, regional connectivity, and peace in the region. The Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan’s focus on geo-economics as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and reiterated the importance of enhancing economic, trade, and investment ties between Pakistan and the United States.As regards the situation in…

Prime Minister Imran Khan offered on Thursday remarks rare for the leader of a large, Muslim majority country, reaffirming his support for Beijing’s courses toward Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region.Big of the foreign community had condemned the mass detention and exertions at forced assimilation of Uyghurs, which the U.S. State Department has described as “ genocide. ” Added than 1 million Uyghurs, a generally Muslim ethnical adolescence group, have been consigned to what Beijing calls “ vocational education and training centers, ” but which earthborn rights groups say are detention camps, where wide-ranging abuses have been reported.“ Because we have a really strong relationship with China, and because we have a relationship rested on trust, so we actually accept the Chinese rendition, ” Khan said in reflections marking the Chinese Communist Party’s centennial jubilee. “ What they say about the programs in Xinjiang, we accept it. ”Since China launched a wide-ranging crackdown in Xinjiang in 2017, numerous natural rights lawyers and world leaders have sounded alarm bells. The issue has gained particular traction in numerous Muslim- maturity countries.But not with Khan. Speaking to Chinese pressmen visiting Islamabad for the centenary, Khan said he finds it hypocritical that other natural rights issues — similar to the conflict in Kashmir between India and…

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi raised fingers on Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ruling against eliminating Pakistan from the grey list and said that assuming it’s anything but a specialized choice, the country would have been added to the white list.”Presently FATF individuals and the world should choose if it’s anything but a technical or a politically inspired Forum,” he said while addressing to the media on Sunday.He said that India tried to politicize the FATF for political gains to keep Pakistan in the grey list. Qureshi said some forces want the sword of FATF hanging on Pakistan. He hoped…

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan would not allow the United States (US) to use its bases for cross-border military actions after American forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.This he said in an interview with HBO Axios’ Jonathan Swan.When asked if Islamabad would allow the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct cross-border counter-terrorism missions in Afghanistan, he replied: “Absolutely not.”“There’s no way we are ever going to allow,” the premier stated in clear terms. “Any bases, any sort of action from Pakistani territory into Afghanistan, absolutely not.”The United States has said it will withdrawal all its troops from Afghanistan on Sept.…

Federal Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that war and reconciliation cannot go hand in hand. He said this while addressing the inaugural session of Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral talks.On the occasion, Federal Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan is a peaceful country and the worldview has now changed, peace is the desire of all, peace in Afghanistan is important for the future of the region, Pakistan is peaceful, prosperous and independent. Afghanistan wants.Read Our MagazineHe said that Pakistan had worked for peace in Afghanistan and the issue of Afghanistan could be resolved only through political dialogue. Shah Mehmood…

Saudi Arabia has approved a funding of 901 million Saudi Riyal for the construction of Mohmand Hydropower Dam, Kingdom’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Maliki on Wednesday.The Saudi envoy shared this while meeting with the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub besides also discussing the success of Prime Minister Imran Khan.He said that funding of 901 million Saudi Riyal was approved for the construction of Mohmand Dam from the Saudi Development Fund. “The funding is for 25 years and an interest rate of two percent will be charged on it,” said the envoy of Saudi Arabia.Read our magazinesOn…

H.E. Mr. MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan on Monday expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in a tragic train accident in the district of Ghotki, Sindh, leaving scores of people dead and injured. In his condolence message, the Ambassador conveyed his heartfelt grief and sympathies to the bereaved families and wished for a speedy recovery of the injured. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the government, the people of Pakistan, and the families of those who have lost their dear ones in the tragic train accident. Please accept our deepest condolences, and we wish for…

Pakistan strongly condemns the killing of a young Kashmiri Mohammad Amin Malik due to torture by Indian occupation forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The young Kashmiri was in illegal custody of the Indian occupation forces.The Indian occupation army has killed over 50 Kashmiris since January 2021 in fake encounters in the name of so-called “security operations” against the innocent Kashmiri civilians. Young men including minor children are murdered in broad daylight using brutal and indiscriminate force. Arbitrary detentions of Kashmiri youth also continue unabated. In addition, refusal to return the mortal remains of martyrs for proper…

This would provide fiscal space for a government wary of more Covid-related disruption. They addressed issues of interest, including strengthening joint action and solidifying regional and global peace and stability.Pakistan has been badly affected by coronavirus with the latest Our World in Data figures showing 20,779 people have died. Both agreed on the importance of a united global response to lessen the economic, social and humanitarian fallout from the pandemic.They also spoke of continuing efforts by the two nations in the battle against coronavirus. Mr Khan’s government said in April that it was looking to renegotiate some terms of a…