NA Speaker meets Azerbaijan foreign minister
July 30, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation led by the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser met with the minister for foreign affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov.
The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and also deliberated on the prospects of enhancing cooperation in various fields. Speaker Asad Qaiser felicitated the Azeri foreign minister on the liberation of the territories from Armenia.
Pakistan strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and advocates Azerbaijan’s stance on the Karabakh issue, the speaker added. The speaker emphasised the need for operationalising direct flights between Azerbaijan and Pakistan for promoting people-to-people contacts between the two brotherly countries. He further underscored the importance of relaxation of visa policies particularly for the students on the two sides.
Nilofar Bakhtiar speaks during an interview with Reuters Television in 2007. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday rejected Nilofar Bakhtiar’s appointment as chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW).
“Nilofar Bakhtiar’s appointment is tantamount to dacoity [robbery] and insult to parliament,” said PPP’s Nafisa Shah in a statement.
Referring to an in-camera meeting of the parliamentary committee on the appointment of the NCSW chairperson on June 15, the PPP’s MNA claimed that the other applicant, Fauzia Waqar, had got six votes, while Ms Bakhtiar had secured five votes during the election for the post.
Pak, Turkey, Azerbaijan parliament speakers meet in Baku
Second Trilateral Speakers Conference will be held in Islamabad in 2022
PHOTO: RP
ISLAMABAD:
The speakers of the parliaments of Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan met during the first trilateral meeting of the three brotherly countries in Baku, a communiqué received from the Azerbaijan capital said.
The meeting underlined the importance of existing relations between Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan saying the relations between them were based on brotherhood, historical and cultural ties, mutual respect and trust.
The forum also recognised the necessity of enhancing parliamentary dialogue and cooperation between the three countries for further deepening of the existing relations.
• Opposition urged to hold talks on issues of national importance
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to slash “excessive spending” of taxpayers’ money on security of VIPs, especially the judiciary, and instead devise a system which will work on the basis of ‘threat assessments’ made by special threat committees to be established in all provinces, except Sindh.
The cabinet once again urged the opposition to sit with the government on “at least issues of national importance”, including judicial reforms.
The meeting, which was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, also approved the first-ever cyber security policy in response to the looming threat of cyber warfare which was gaining roots across the globe.
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