Pak, Russia determined to bolster trade, defence ties: FO
FO says Pakistan affirms Russia s role for Afghan peace; asks for world s intervention to resolve Kashmir issue
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and Russia, during the recent visit of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Islamabad, have agreed to intensify efforts to deepen cooperation in a myriad of sectors, the Foreign Office said on Friday. During the delegation-level talks, the two sides agreed on the need to intensify efforts to deepen cooperation in all areas, including economy and trade, energy, counter-terrorism, security and defence, education, and people-to-people exchanges, said FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri in the weekly briefing in Islamabad today.
IT has been some time that Gwadar became famous owing to all the talk of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The whole province of Balochistan, particularly Gwadar, was promised that it was going to be the game-changer. Everything was promised to the people, including the moon and then some more. Gwadar was going to be a world-class city, we were told. There has been some development in the area, for sure. But life for the people of Gwadar has not changed for the good. It has not even started to change.
Beyond the shimmering pictures we all see of a certain area of Gwadar lies the city of Gwadar but no one comes to take photographs of the city (as the one above)and the citizens. The port and various projects related to it continue to hog all the limelight and resources, while the larger city remains as useless for the authorities as it has ever been for their predecessors.
Peshawar
April 9, 2021
PESHAWAR: Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, Chairman, central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee and Khateeb of the historic Badshahi Masjid Lahore, has said all minorities, including Muslims, are being taken care of in China, adding the western media is spreading negative propaganda against the neighbouring country.
He expressed these views while talking to the media during a visit to China Window in Peshawar, said a press release.
The Maulana said the Muslims of Xinjiang province of China had an important role in the development of China.
He said Allama Iqbal had mentioned Kashgar in his poetry and he thinks that Xinjiang province is also related to rich tourism and culture.
India–Pakistan peace process is far from dead April 9, 2021, 11:13 AM IST
Gaurie Dwivedi is a visiting fellow at United Services Institute.
One does not need to be a rocket scientist to know Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has robbed whatever little credibility civilian Governments in his country have, with his multiple policy flip flops. Just like one does not need to be an astute political pundit to know Prime Minister Modi is not like former PM Rajiv Gandhi in wanting to leave contentious border disputes to the ‘wisdom of the next generation’. If anything, PM Modi has enough political capital to push through a resolution. Amidst the contrast in the two civilian leaderships of the hostile neighbors, how does one read the present India-Pakistan situation? Is there any prospect of peace, given that even baby steps like trade, resumption of sporting ties are not possible in the present vitiated atmosphere? There are reasons to assu
Pakistan assisting Ankara to develop nuclear arsenal, control Kabul ANI | Updated: Apr 09, 2021 14:48 IST
Athens [Greece], April 9 (ANI): Pakistan is helping Turkey to develop nuclear weapons and control Afghanistan by expanding Recep Tyyip Erdogan s Caliphate expedition to the country.
As per an article by Paul Antonopoulos in Greek City Times, Pakistan s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza, visited Turkey from March 27th to April 2nd.
Turkey s Chief of General Staff, General Yasar Guler, hosted Raza at the Turkish General Staff Headquarters on March 30th, where both sides discussed collaborations on several military projects and existing geopolitical issues.