Senate election 2021: Meet the PTI candidates
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Top Left to bottom right: Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Shibli Faraz, Faisal Vawda, Saifullah K Nyazee, Sania Nishtar and Falak Naz. Photo: Files
For the March 3 polls of the Upper House, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has fielded 16 candidates. As of Monday, the nomination papers of one candidate have been rejected by the election commission, but who are the other men and women likely to be named senators for a period of six years?
Punjab
Saifullah Khan Nyazee General seat
Nyazee was born on 25 August, 1973. He is one of the oldest members of the PTI. In the past, Nyazee has held the position of additional secretary general, while right now he serves as the chief organiser in the PTI.
Foreign minister wrote letters, outlining seven demands, to president, secretary general of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Kashmir
Ministries seek time to remove hurdles in CPEC
Federal and provincial bureaucracy unable to meet expectations of political leadership
So far, 17 projects worth $13 billion have been completed while another 21 projects having estimated cost of $12 billion are under implementation. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed the slow progress on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) against “national interest”, as the federal and provincial bureaucracy again fails to meet expectations of the political leadership.
Headed by Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on CPEC (CCoCPEC) ended on Wednesday within minutes due to lack of progress on issues identified in last week’s meeting on CPEC, a senior government official told The Express Tribune.
Pakistan thanks Chinese President Xi Jinping for COVID-19 vaccine gift
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Monday Feb 01, 2021
Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong hands over COVID-19 vaccine to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Photo: Twitter
Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong says Pakistan is the first country in the world to receive vaccines donated by the Chinese government
China had promised to provide 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan by January 31
Pakistan will start vaccination drive from this week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for gifting it the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine which reached the country today.
A ceremony was held at Nur Khan Base in Islamabad where 0.5 million doses were given to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.