Report in The News, November 17, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Thursday blasted the ‘guarantee’ of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and continuation of the family tradition of conspiring against democracy and the Constitution under the ‘London Agreement’. In a statement issued here, he alleged that Nawaz Sharif’s ‘fake political life’, introduced as a project in politics, was a collection of humiliating ‘deals and guarantees’. “PMLN’s humiliating journey is from ‘Vote ko izzat do [Give…
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Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 9, 2023TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday reiterated the resolve to finalize the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the earliest to promote regional economic integration. The bilateral ties were discussed in a bilateral meeting between Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the sidelines of the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) being held here. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to play an…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Nov 2, 2023China’s Sinopec is to make an initial investment of US$1.5 billion, the single largest foreign direct investment (FDI), in building a refinery in Hambantota once the agreement is finalized within the next two weeks, a top source said. It remained a foregone conclusion in political circles that the company would be awarded the project, though the government says it is open to any company participating in the…
By Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, October 19th, 2023WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States extended on Wednesday their agreement for cooperation in science and technology for another five years. Pakistan’s US envoy Masood Khan and US State Department’s Director Office of Science and Technology Cooperation Jason Donovan witnessed the ceremony. Mr Muhammad Saad Ahmed, on behalf of government of Pakistan, and Ms Michelle Sheckells from the US State Department, exchanged the documents. The purpose of the…
by Mubarak Zeb Khan in Dawn, Oct 4th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to curb the illegal entry of goods into the country, the government announced on Tuesday a 10 per cent processing fee on items imported under the Afghan transit trade agreement. The decision — which aims to deter smuggling and ensure proper taxation — comes at a time when the government has ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave…
report in Prothom Alo, Aug 4, 2023The recent recommendations made by India’s parliamentary standing committee to initiate a meaningful dialogue with Bangladesh regarding Teesta water sharing agreement has generated hope in Dhaka. “It is surely encouraging and meaningful, especially when MPs from all political parties of India are there in this committee. That is why such a recommendation generated hope among us,” foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin made the remark while speaking to the newspersons…
By Damith Wickremasekara in The Sunday Times, July 9, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to make an official visit to China in October, his first to that country since becoming the Head of State last year. According to Government sources his main role will be to look for new investments, reach trade agreements and resume funding for stalled projects. Expediting investments for the Colombo Port Financial City and discussions with the Exim Bank on resuming…
by Yohan Perera in Daily Mirror online, Apr 16, 2023 at 11:21 pmPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to make a fresh call for a national government on April 25 when Parliament takes up the debate on the IMF extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement. Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mano Ganesan told Daily Mirror that President had informed him and MP Rauff Hakeem that he would make a fresh call on that day to all opposition…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, April 02,2023The writer is a political reporter for The Kathmandu Post, covering the governance-related issues including corruption and irregularities in the government machinery.Nepal wants to sign a long-term intergovernmental agreement with India on selling Nepal’s excess power to the southern neighbour during the upcoming India visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Nepali officials said that Prime Minister Dahal could visit India after the second week of…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, March 29,2023 at 8:44 PMDeputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai said that based on the Doha Agreement, the US should resume its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan. According to Stanikzai, other nations would resume their diplomatic ties with Afghanistan if America reopened its embassy. While visiting the Afghan Consulate in Dubai, Stanakzai noted that the US pledged in Doha to cooperate with the new Afghan government and to avoid…
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan in Ceylon Today, Mar 4, 2023Sri Lanka is considering selecting one of three locations – Trincomalee, Hambantota, or Mannar for the proposed Russian mini nuclear power plant and the Sri Lankan Government intends to consult India before signing an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Russia. Regarding the funding of the project, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) is of the view that the government ‘may’ go for fully Russian-funded nuclear plants…