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VC AIOU book launched at fourth Islamabad Literature Festival

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ISLAMABAD, April 16 (APP): A book of Vice Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, “Education Policies in Pakistan” launched here on Saturday at fourth Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) at Lok Virsa.

The three-day festival, started today, was organized by Oxford University Press to feature a line-up of around 165 authors, academics, journalists, and artists from Pakistan and abroad.

Speaking at the book launching ceremony, renowned scholars sharing their remarks said the author in his book focussed on improved education policies with better time specification for implementation.

No credible evidence of Pakistan involvement in 2009 attack on CIA in Afghanistan: WP Report

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WASHINGTON, April 16 (APP): There is no credible evidence  exists of Pakistan’s government involvement in the 2009 attack  on CIA operators in Afghanistan, a Washington Post report said  citing unnamed US officials.

Declassified US documents made public this week by a
nonprofit group made allegations in a memo, written early in
2010 by a US official who was not named, according to the
Washington Post report.

The report posed a question about the credibility of the
claim made in the document saying that the new version of
events has prominent skeptics, including from the US
intelligence community which spent many months in
investigating the incident.

Yemen at critical crossroads, UN envoy tells UNSC

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UNITED NATIONS, April 16 (APP): Yemen is now at a critical crossroads,
the UN envoy for the Arab country Friday told the Security Council, with one path leading to peace while the other can only worsen the security and humanitarian situation.

“This briefing comes on the eve of the next round of face-to-face talks in Kuwait, where I hope the parties will come to an agreement on a clear way to end the violence and devastation in Yemen,” Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, said.

“The cessation of hostilities began at midnight on 10 April and I hope
it will provide a conducive environment for the upcoming talks, offer the opportunity for expanded humanitarian assistance and provide a rare ray of hope for Yemenis longing for a return to peace,” he added.

The talks will commence on 18 April and aim to reach a comprehensive
agreement, to end the conflict and allow the resumption of inclusive political dialogue in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2216 (2015) and other relevant resolutions.

New standard of transparency established for next UN chief: General Assembly chief

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UNITED NATIONS, April 16 (APP): Three days of interviews with nine
candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General have concluded during which they answered all together some 800 questions from the UN membership and the public on how, if selected, they would lead the world body.

“We have established a new standard of transparency and inclusivity for
the appointment process, but it has the potential also to influence the final outcome of the selection of the Secretary-General,” UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft told reporters at the conclusion of the unprecedented public dialogues.

Starting on Tuesday, each candidate was given a two-hour televised and  webcast timeslot. Prior to opening up the floor for questions from UN delegates and civil society representatives as well as from the public through social media, candidates gave short oral presentations their `vision statements’ addressing challenges and opportunities facing the UN and the next Secretary-General.

Government committed to transform Pakistan into knowledge-based economy

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WASHINGTON, April 16 (APP): Pakistan was promoting increased global connectivity through a series of initiatives and the government is committed to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy, Finance Secretary Dr. Waqar Maood Khan said.

Speaking at an event the “Global Connect Initiative” at the World
Bank, Washington, the Finance Secretary reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to support the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), action lines and targets that were set under the agenda for the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDG).

The government was promoting increased global connectivity through a
series of initiatives to defuse the broadband penetration and encourage numerous applications in provision of public services, he added.

Establishing offshore companies legal: Hussain Nawaz

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ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (APP): Prime Minister’s son Hussain
Nawaz Friday said that establishing offshore companies was
legal.

Talking to a news channel, he said, he had two offshore
companies named NESCOL and NELSON, adding that Marryum Nawaz was trusty of those companies.

Hussain Nawaz said, “We do not own flat No 16 A, which
is mentioned in Panama papers, and anyone can verify it.”
Replying to a question, he said that he sold a factory in
Saudi Arabia and bought property with that money.

Pakistan, Turkey to finalize FTA by September: President

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ONBOARD SPECIAL FLIGHT, April 15 (APP): President Mamnoon
Hussain on Friday said Pakistan and Turkey would finalize the Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) by September this year to further promote and encourage trade between the two brotherly countries.

“This issue came under discussion during my meetings with the
Turkish President and PM and we will finalise FTA by September 2016,” the President said while talking to mediapersons on board his special flight on way back to Islamabad from Istanbul.

The President, who represented Pakistan at the 13th Islamic
Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation hosted by Turkey from April 14 to 15, was very hopeful about the results of Istanbul Summit.

PM announces compensation for AJK land slides affectees

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ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Friday announced monetary compensation for the affectees of recent
landslides in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Under the compensation package, the owners of the completely
damaged houses would get Rs 5,00,000 each, while a sum of Rs 2,50,000 would be given to the owners of partially damaged houses, said a press release of the PM office media wing.

The Prime Minister said that he would soon visit the areas
affected by the landslides and personally meet the affectees.

President Mamnoon, Niger’s PM discuss bilateral, regional issues

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ISTANBUL, Apr 15 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister of Niger Brigi Rafini met here on Friday and discussed issues of bilateral, regional and international importance.

Both leaders stressed strengthening of relations between the two countries in diverse areas particularly trade and economy.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of 13th summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Arab, ASEAN countries’ envoys briefed on RAW’s activities

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ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (APP): Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday
briefed envoys of Arab countries and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), based in Islamabad, over the subversive activities of the Indian Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) inside Pakistan.

They were briefed over the arrest of RAW’s officer Kulbushan
Yadav and his confession about the Indian sponsored subversive activities and terrorist financing to destabilize Pakistan, said a press release of the Foreign Office.

It was emphasized that in order to achieve regional peace
and stability, it was imperative that India should immediately
stop its interference in Pakistan and resolve all contentious
issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through the
process of sustained dialogue.

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