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By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The OIC’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Yousef Aldoubeay, met with Foreign Secretary, Sohail Mahmood, today. The OIC’s Assistant Secretary General (ASG) for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Tarig Bakhit, and other senior members of the OIC delegation were also present.Welcoming the Special Envoy, the Foreign Secretary underscored that the visit reaffirmed the OIC’s resolute support to the just struggle of the Kashmiri people for their inalienable right to self-determination. As a collective voice of the Islamic Ummah, this steadfast and principled position was a source of strength to the people of the Indian Illegally…

By Zoraiz Klasra Karachi: Pakistan Navy’s first Type 054A/P Frigate, PNS TUGHRIL has been commissioned at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard, China. Ambassador of Pakistan to China, H.E. Mr Moin Ul Haq graced the occasion as Chief Guest.  PNS TUGHRIL is 1st of 4 x Type 054 Frigates being constructed for Pakistan Navy. The Ship is a technologically advanced and highly capable Platform with enormous surface to surface, Surface to air and underwater fire power besides extensive surveillance potentials. “The Ship holds the capability to simultaneously execute number of naval warfare missions in a highly intense muliti-threat environment. PNS TUGHRIL is…

Deceased’s brother accused member of legislative Assembly By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an independent investigation into the murder of Nazim Jokhiyo, an amateur video reporter based near Karachi, the capital of southern Pakistan’s Sindh province, who posted videos about illegal hunting trips for Arab dignitaries from the Gulf. All those behind his murder must be identified and brought to justice, RSF says. “I am not scared. I am getting threats and I will not apologise,” Nazim Sajawal Jokhiyo said in a video posted online a few hours before his body – covered with the…

Also, Baloch Insurgents continue laying arms Islamabad Telegraph Report Islamabad: Weeks-long efforts by Pakistani officials bore fruit finally as leadership of TTP have agreed to give up militant activities across Pakistan. Reports suggested both sides have reached a deal brokered by Taliban. ” TTP has agreed to discontinue militancy cross Pakistan. It is temporary.However, both sides continue to make it last for ever,” a source told Islamabad based correspondent of this website. Also, Dawn, a respected newspaper in Pakistan quouted sources as saying that tentative month-long truce shall be extendable, depending on how these negotiations go forward,” a source said.…

DPO Swat clips wings of criminals: Crackdown continues to make Pakistan version of Switzerland a safe place for tourists By Haroon Siraj Swat: District Police Officer (DPO) Swat, Zahid Marwat on Thursday advised the criminals to leave the district otherwise, they would be handled with iron hand. He said that police force would continue serving the people being public servants. Talking to a delegation of Swat Press Club, at his office here at Saidu Sharif in Swat, a confident and well determined district police officer said a comprehensive operation had been launched against the culprits involved in drug trafficking, dacoits…

By Richard Kemp “Free, free Palestine — from the river to the sea.” I was met, as so often elsewhere, by this ubiquitous chant from the standard issue protesters when I arrived at the University of Essex in the UK to give a talk last week. What river? What sea? I doubt many of them knew. Most of these students are fed such slogans when they are coaxed to come out and demonstrate by the campus rabble-rousers — a little bit of animation to distract from the monotony of student life on an autumn evening. Their distraction comes at a…

By Haneen Abbas Islamabad: A senior Pentagon official has informed Congress that Pakistan continues to give the United States access to its airspace and the two sides are also talking about keeping that access open. According to a story published by Dawn, US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl shared this information with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday during an open/closed hearing on “Security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia”. He was replying to a question from the committee’s chairman Senator Jack Reed, who asked him to update the panel on “our…

By Zoraiz Klasra Islamabad: Islamabad: In a latest act of violence against journalists in Afghanistan, another journalist came under attack in late at night on Thursday. According to official statement of incumbent government of Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle hannel. Identified as Ali Reza Sharifi, Kabul based local journalist working for Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, luckily escaped assassination bid. However, he received bullet wounds and was rushed to hospital nearby. “He is safe now. We are trying to figure out who was behind the attack,” Taliban’s deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi told Islamabad Telegraph on telephone. “We are investigating…

By Zoraiz Klasra Islamabad: The UK-hosted COP 26 climate change summit starts on Sunday, October 31 – with the UK and Pakistan working closely on a greener future for the planet. It comes as the British High Commission’s #26For26 campaign continues to smash its target of having 26 Pakistani companies commit to halving emissions by 2030 and getting to net zero by 2050. 28 companies have so far signed up. “COP26 is the largest international event of its kind ever to be held in the UK with more than 25,000 delegates arriving in the city of Glasgow- including world leaders, opinion…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The Government of Germany, through KfW (the German Development Bank) and the Government of Pakistan, represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs signed an agreement for the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI Phase-II) for Euro 26.213 million. The signing of this agreement coincides with the forthcoming celebrations for the 60 years of Pakistan-Germany development cooperation. KfW maintains an active portfolio of more than Euro 600 million Financial Cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of energy and climate, governance, and training and jobs creation for sustainable economic growth. Following the original request of the Government of…