China becomes main export destination for Pakistani pine nut

BEIJING : : Pakistani pine nuts not only enjoy a high price premium in China but at present, China has become one of the main export destinations for Pakistani pine nuts. According to the Agriculture Marketing Information Service (AMIS), in FY 2018-2019 (July 2018-June 2019, a good year) and FY 2019-2020 (a small year), Pakistan […]

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All out efforts for provision of relief to common man: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government was taking all possible measures to provide relief to common man. The government has given subsidy on different food items, he said while talking to a private television channel. There is a challenge to overcome inflation and for […]

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Passenger plane with 132 people onboard crashes in China

BEIJING: A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people aboard has crashed in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. According to local media reports, the crashed aircraft is a Boeing 737 coming from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The accident caused a mountain fire, and casualties are still unknown. […]

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FMs of Bangladesh, Uganda, Tunisia & Bosnia arrive to attend OIC moot

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministers (FMs) of Bangladesh, Uganda, Tunisia, Tajikistan and Bosnia arrived here on Monday to attend 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. Meanwhile, the delegations of Libya, Malaysia and Mozambique led by Deputy Foreign Ministers also arrived in Islamabad to attend the OIC meeting. All the distinguished […]

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FM, OIC Secretary General review CFM agenda

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha on Monday reviewed the agenda of 48th Council of Foreign Ministers and exchanged views on the main outcomes expected from the conference. They also discussed the issues confronting the Islamic Ummah and the role of the OIC […]

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APHC hopes OIC moot to become voice of Kashmir, Palestine

ISLAMABAD: Welcoming the foreign ministers and dignitaries attending the 48th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers here, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders, Ms Zamruda Habib and Shamim Shawl Monday expressed the hope that the moot would become voice of the suffering people of Kashmir and Palestine. In a […]

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President files reference in SC seeking opinion on Article 63-A

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday filed a reference in the Supreme Court seeking its opinion on Article 63-A of the Constitution. The reference submitted by Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan seeks apex court’s guidance on two interpretations of Article 63-A and which one should be adopted and implemented to achieve the […]

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