ISLAMABAD: Acting Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi Thursday said that Pakistani and Chinese political leadership are determined to further strengthen all-weather and time-tested Pak-Chinese Friendship known to the world. He said that while chairing a high level meeting with Chinese delegation regarding Green Parliament Project at Parliament House, Islamabad. Acting Speaker said that establishment...
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GE Predix Software platform offers 20% potential increase in performance across customer base
ISLAMABAD: With its total portfolio of software and solutions set to deliver more than $5 billion in revenue this year with $6 billion in orders, General Electric (GE) today announced new products and partnerships. By 2020, it expects more than $15 billion in software and solutions, driven by Predix scale and internal productivity. GE is...
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Foreigners are welcomed to start business in China, says premier Li Keqiang
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that China welcomes foreign talent to start their own ventures in China and conduct various forms of cooperation. Li Keqiang made the remark when meeting with foreign experts who won the Chinese government’s Friendship Award for this year in the Great Hall of the People. Li Keqiang said...
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76 FATA students complete Higher Secondary Education under USAID scholarship programme
ISLAMABAD: Seventy six students from FATA received their Higher Secondary School Certificate during a ceremony held in Islamabad on Thursday. Secretary of Economic Affairs Division Muhammad Sethi and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director John Groarke distributed certificates to the students who completed their studies through the USAID FATA Scholarship Program. The special...
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Remand of suspected Safoora bus attack facilitators extended till Oct 15
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Thursday extended the remand of three suspects accused of facilitating the gruesome terrorist attack on a Ismaili community bus near Safoora Chowrangi that claimed 46 lives. The suspects – former Fishermen Cooperative Society vice chairman Sultan Qamar Siddiqui, his brother Hussain Qamar alias Shibli, and Sajid Naeem alias...
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Asif Ali Zardari illegal assets reference: Accountability Court adjourns hearing till October 6
RAWALPINDI: The Accountability Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing regarding illegal assets reference case against former president Asif Ali Zardari till October 6 due to the absence of witnesses. Accountability court Judge Khalid Mahmood Rajha was hearing case against former president Asif Ali Zardari. The National Accountability Bureau’s Prosecutor Aurangzeb appeared before the court while...
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Judges detention case: ATC calls Pervez Musharrf’s medical report
ISLAMABAD: Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday ordered the prosecutor to provide a copy of former president Pervez Musharrf’s application seeking withdrawal of arrest warrant and Musharraf’s medical report in judges detention case. The state’s counsel Nadeem Tabish pleaded the court to grant him time for the preparation to argue against Musharraf’s application seeking withdrawal of the...
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Pakistan was obliged to develop nuclear capability: Aizaz Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has stated that “Pakistan had been obliged to develop nuclear capability for self-defence and deterrence.” Aizaz made the statement at an event organised today on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. He added...
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Sartaj Aziz stresses for SAARC to confront regional challenges including development needs
NEW YORK: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has stressed that SAARC is an important Forum for organising a collective response to the regional challenges, particularly the regional development needs. He made the remarks while participating in the Informal Session of the SAARC Council of Foreign Minister...
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PTI councillor survives grenade attack in Swat
SWAT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) village councilor of Swat on Thursday escaped an attempt on his life when some unknown miscreants lobbed a hand grenade on his house. According to police sources, unknown attackers threw a hand grenade at councillor Dildar Ali’s house in Manglawar area of Swat. The councillor survived while his wife was wounded...