ISLAMABAD: A two-member team formed to investigate and ascertain the facts of senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing on Sunday recorded the statements of two brothers who provided accommodation and other facilities to the slain journalist in Kenya. The team, comprising Director FIA Athar Wahid and Deputy Director IB Umar Shahid Hamid, formally began the investigation today and interrogated Waqar Ahmed …
RAWALPINDI: Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe on Monday told the visiting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa that Pakistan-China military cooperation an important pillar of bilateral relations. General Wei Fenghe made these remarks during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on a two-day official visit to China, an …
— Proposed deal to support US foreign policy, national security objectives, says Defence Security Cooperation Agency WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at up to $450 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), the Pentagon …
BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday held a meeting on the preparatory work for the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. The meeting decided that the seventh plenary session …
BEIJING: China on Monday refuted a report released by the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which accused China of creating and spreading disinformation about its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The report is “confounding right and wrong and deflecting blames,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily news briefing when asked to comment on the report, adding …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Honorary Ambassador-at-Large on Investment Zeeshaan Shah visited Silicon Valley of the United States of America (USA) and showcased the vibrant economic opportunities Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) market offered for the world. He visited the worlds IT Mecca home to global giants including, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, said a statement on Monday. Zeeshaan Shah engaged with a number of …
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador-at-Large on Investment Zeeshaan Shah has urged the American-Pakistani investors to shift their investments to Pakistan for big returns as Pakistan provided lucrative investment opportunities. Zeeshaan Shah made this statement while addressing the American Pakistani investor diaspora in Houston, USA, at an event arranged by the Bank of Punjab in collaboration with Pakistan Chamber of Commerce, in Houston, USA. The …
— International developer to launch tailor-made development for overseas Pakistanis ISLAMABAD: As a major boost to the federal government’s efforts to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, One Homes, a leading international property developer company has acquired a 100,000 square feet piece of prime land in the twin cities for Islamabad and Rawalpindi to become first ever tailor-made resort …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed eminent entrepreneur Zeeshaan Shah as Ambassador-at-Large on Investment, according to a notification issued by secretary to the prime minister. Later, Zeeshan Shah called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed in detail his plans to facilitate foreign investment to Pakistan. The prime minister assured Shah of full support of his government and said …
WASHINGTON: A US court has issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, the move is part of the recent sanctions issued against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. Authorities say the American-made planes were flown into, and out, of Russia without obtaining …