Pakistan Says 4 Soldiers Killed in Ambush by Afghan Terrorists Along Border
QUETTA, Pakistan Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six wounded in an ambush by terrorists from Afghanistan along the border between the two countries on Wednesday, Pakistan’s military said.
The soldiers were working on fencing along the border in the Zhob district, an area of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said in a statement. Zhob sits across from Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province.
Late on Wednesday the Tehrik-e-Taliban, a banned terrorist group operating along the border, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement shared with Reuters.
Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s public rebuking of foreign missions ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 02:05 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said
Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s rebuke
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08 May 2021, 06:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said, noting that Indian embassies abroad were very proactive in bringing inv
Meetings
During the visit, the Prime Minister’s consultations with the Saudi leadership will cover all areas of bilateral cooperation including economic, trade, investment, energy, job opportunities for Pakistani workforce, and welfare of Pakistani diaspora in the Kingdom. The two sides will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. A number of bilateral agreements/MoUs are expected to be signed during the visit.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will also meet the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, the Secretary General of the World Muslim League, Mohammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and the Imams of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Medina. He will also interact with Pakistani Diaspora in Jeddah.