Pakistan

09 Feb 2022; MEMO: A Joint Mechanised Training exercise between the Pakistan Army and Royal Saudi Land Forces began Tuesday in north-east Pakistan, according to the Pakistani military, Anadolu News Agency reports.

The opening ceremony of the two-month training, which aims to "enhance and strengthen" the existing military cooperation between the two forces was held in Multan, it said in a statement.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Khalid Mansoor said here Monday that the phase-2 of the corridor involved multi-billion dollar investments in Pakistan as most of Chinese companies had shown their interest to investment in country.

Addressing a press conference, he said that during his two-day historic visit to China, Prime Minister Imran Khan held around 20 back-to-back meetings with representatives of around 500 companies to help bring investment into the country.

KARACHI, Feb 07 (APP): State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir has expressed his gratitude to Pakistani diaspora in Saudi Arabia for their tremendous support to SBP’s Roshan Digital Account initiative.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and one soldier were killed, when Pakistani security forces repulsed attacks on two camps of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps (FC), in two districts of the country’s south-western Balochistan province last night, an army statement said.

The attacks happened in Panjgur district, located near the Pakistan-Iran border, and in Noshki district, located south-west of the provincial capital of Quetta.

QUETTA, Pakistan, Feb 4 (Reuters) - At least three militants were killed by Pakistani security forces and six were injured in a grenade attack in two attacks on Friday following a search for insurgents who had attacked two military bases, killing seven soldiers and 13 of their own, in the latest violence in southwest Pakistan.

Washington, Feb 3 (PTI) A top Indian diaspora group has urged US President Joe Biden to reject the appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, alleging that the diplomat is a sympathiser and supporter of terrorist groups.

The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), in a statement on Wednesday, urged Biden to reject the appointment of the Jihadi-terrorist-sympathiser Masood Khan as Pakistani ambassador to the United States.

Islamabad, Feb 3 (PTI) The International Monetary Fund has approved the completion of the sixth review of its stalled USD 6 billion programme for Pakistan, paving the way for an immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion loan tranche for the cash-strapped country.

The IMF's Executive Board held a meeting in Washington DC on Wednesday to consider Pakistan's request for completion of the sixth review and release of a USD 1 billion tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said that increase in the volume of Pakistan’s exports to the European Union (EU) was the practical manifestation of the enhanced bilateral cooperation.

The foreign minister, in a reception hosted by EU Ambassador in Pakistan Androulla Kaminara in his honor, said the agreement on Pakistan-EU Strategic Partnership had helped broaden the trade and economic ties.

Moreover, he said the GSP Plus status also led to a remarkable improvement in the Pakistan-EU trade relations.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the launching of a missile from Al-Jawf, Yemen, by the Houthis towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“It is commendable that the missile was successfully intercepted by the air defence system of the UAE, preventing loss of innocent lives,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement.

He said Pakistan considered these attacks as a grave violation of international law and a serious threat to regional peace and security and called for their immediate cessation.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported 7,048 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, the fifth day with over 7,000 new infections, amid the country’s ongoing battle against the Omicron variant of the virus, according to figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre today.

With the new cases, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,425,039, according to the centre, which leads Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic.