DOHA, Qatar, Feb 9 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasir bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Wednesday witnessed a spectacular air show of JF-17 Thunder and Super Mashshak aircraft here at Doha Airbase.
PM to visit Qatar on Feb 10-11
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will pay an official visit to Qatar on February 10-11.
Umar Akmal believes PSL help to perform in Int’l cricket
ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Lahore Qalandars star batsman Umar Akmal believes that Pakistan Super League will help him perform well in the Twenty20 format.
55,000 applications received for paid internship program: Leila Khan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (APP): Chairperson of PM’s Youth Program (PMYP) Leila Khan Monday said that about fifty-five thousand applications have so far been received for one year paid internship program under Prime Minister’s Youth Training Scheme. Talking to Radio Pakistan, she said the scheme has received tremendous response from the youth and vowed to further improve it based on the current experience. She said fifty thousand internships will be granted to the fresh graduates having sixteen years of education in the first year.
Queen of Netherlands to arrive on Feb 9
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (APP): Queen M xima of the Netherlands will arrive here on February 9 (Tuesday) on a three-day visit, Foreign Office said Monday. During her visit, the Queen will meet the President and the Prime Minister besides other engagements with a range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors.
AJK people to take revenge of incumbent govt’s loot and plunder: Barjees
PALANDARI, Feb 8 (APP): Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Barjees Tahir Monday said the AJK people would take revenge from the incumbent government for unabated loot and plunder in the next elections.
WI stun Pak to storms in ICC World U19 CWC despite Umairs’ ton
KARACHI, Feb 8 (APP): Umair Masood smashed a fighting century but his grand effort went in van as West Indies stunned Pakistan by five wickets to storm into the semi-final of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Fataullah (Bangladesh) on Monday. Batting first, Pakistan posted 226 for the loss of six wickets in their 50 overs.West Indies in reply romped home for the loss of five wickets with 10 overs to spare.
PCB seeks more time in announcing T20 squads
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday sought a couple of days time from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in announcing squads for the Twenty-20 World Cup and Asia Cup.
‘Malaysian wants to be part of Pak development under CPEC’
LAHORE, Feb 8 (APP): Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Datuk Dr. Hasrul Sani Mujtaba said on Monday that China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would open up tremendous opportunities and Malaysia wanted to be a part of this new era of economic development in Pakistan. In a meeting with Chairman of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) here, he said that apart from China and Turkey, Pakistan should also focus on the potential of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations).
Pakistan offers ideal business opportunity for telecom sector: PM
ISLAMABAD Feb 8 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday said owing to incentives-based transparent policies of the government, the confidence of international business community to invest in Pakistan had been restored.