PAC chairperson Rana Tanveer Hussain chairs the Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday. Photo courtesy PAC website
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission has expressed its inability to “rein in” the National Logistics Cell (NLC) and suggested the cabinet division place it under control of the communications ministry.
Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh, the secretary to the commission, informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently that the NLC was beyond the control of his ministry as “they do not share details even about audit-related paras in meetings of the departmental accounts committee (DAC)”.
The PAC noted that almost all the audit paras were left untouched in the DAC meetings and advised the NLC, its auditors and the secretary to the Planning Commission to examine these in the coming DAC meeting.
The China-Iran 25-Year Cooperation Agreement: What is it and Should Investors be Encouraged? July 16, 2021 Posted by China Briefing Written by China Briefing Team Reading Time: 5 minutes
We take a look back at the China-Iran 25-Year Cooperation Agreement, signed on March 27, 2021, and its implications for the status quo.
China and Iran signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement on March 27, 2021, addressing economic issues amid crippling US sanctions on Iran.
The deal was reached on the 50
th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iran and hailed as a major step forward that will see China invest US$400-600 billion into the Iranian economy.
Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum. DawnNewsTV
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Afghanistan s neighbours, including Pakistan, were concerned at the deteriorating political situation in the war-torn country, where the Taliban are continuing a sweeping offensive.
Addressing a joint press conference with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, the premier announced that countries including Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Turkey will try and help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan . We are both concerned as neighbours of Afghanistan that the people of Afghanistan have suffered for the last 40 years, he said while referring to the Uzbek leader.
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing a meeting of the Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum on Thursday. PPI
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday vowed to expand multifaceted bilateral cooperation to all areas of mutual interest and stressed the need for resolution of the Afghanistan conflict through internal political process imperative for peace and progress of the whole region.
The two countries made these commitments on the first day of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day official visit to Uzbekistan where they jointly hosted Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum on ‘Central and South Asia 2021: Regional Connectivity Challenges and Opportunities’, in the Uzbek capital.
PM Khan, while addressing the business forum, expressed the hope that Pakistan’s connectivity (through rail, road and aviation) with Uzbekistan in trade and bilateral spheres would open up new avenues of prosperity in the region. “Pakistan has immense potential to connect Central Asia w
Pakistan, Uzbekistan set up strategic partnership
PM Imran seeks access to access to Central Asian states in talks with Uzbek president
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July 15, 2021
The prime minister arrived in Tashkent earlier today on an official two-day visit to Uzbekistan on the invitation of His Excellency President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. PHOTOS: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen their fraternal ties based on religious, cultural and historical commonalities.
Moreover, the two countries, expressing satisfaction at the continued progress in bilateral relations, announced the establishment of strategic partnership for the mutual benefit of the two nations.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after holding wide ranging bilateral talks, signed the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of Strategic Partnership between, with a focus on increased cooperation in the areas of trade and economy.