WASHINGTON, March 31 (APP): The Pakistan-US Energy Working Group met here to discuss the cooperation in the energy field as US officials appreciated the economic reforms agenda of the Pakistan’s government, including the reforms in the energy sector. Pakistan’s delegation was jointly led by Khwaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Water and Power and Defence, and […]
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US appreciates reforms in energy sector at Pakistan-US Working Group meeting
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National Day reception held in Pakistan Embassy, Dakar
ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (APP): Embassy of Pakistan in Dakar (Senegal) organized a reception to celebrate 76th Pakistan Day. Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister for Education was the chief guest at the ceremony General Birame Diop, Chief of Senegalese Air Force was also in attendance, said a press release received here. A large number of Diplomatic Corps, […]
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Brussels airport says ‘technically ready’ to reopen
BRUSSELS, March 31, (APP/AFP) – Brussels airport said it was “technically ready” to reopen following last week’s deadly suicide bombings, but that there would be no flights before Friday evening at the earliest. Fire services and Belgium’s civil aviation authority had given the go-ahead, it said in a statement on Thursday, adding: “The airport is […]
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Senior US official visits Pakistani consulate in Chicago to express solidarity with victims of Lahore blast
CHICAGO, Mar 31 (APP): A top official of the U.S. state of Illinois expressed sympathies and condolences for the victims of the deadly weekend terrorist bombing in Lahore when she visited the Pakistani consulate in here on Wednesday. Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, on behalf of Governor Bruce Rauner, said that the people of Illinois are […]
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Sri Lanka’s loss-making carrier seeks foreign partner
COLOMBO, (APP/AFP): Sri Lanka is seeking foreign assistance to rescue its loss-making national carrier, a minister said Thursday, after the government announced the airline was unable to pay back nearly $1 billion in debt. The country cannot afford to bear SriLankan Airlines’ losses of 128 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($872 million) on top of its […]
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At least 14 killed as flyover collapses in Indian city
KOLKATA, (APP/AFP) – At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy Indian city on Thursday, an official said, as emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped under the rubble. The flyover was under construction when it collapsed onto a crowded street in the eastern city of […]