Tag: President
President stresses enhancement of Pak-Saudi trade ties
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday stressed the need of enhancing trade volume between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, which is below its true potential.
The...
Indonesia: President Widodo reshuffles cabinet for 2019 elections
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo replaced the social affairs minister in his Cabinet on Wednesday and picked a new chief of staff in the...
Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Turkmenistan: president
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said Pakistan attaches great importance to its friendly relations with Turkmenistan and both the countries support each other...
Liberia ruling party expels President Sirleaf
MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whom they accuse of meddling in last year’s presidential elections...
Pro-Russian Czech president Zeman to face liberal in run-off
PRAGUE: Russia-friendly incumbent Milos Zeman will face pro-Europe challenger Jiri Drahos in a runoff for the Czech presidency after the two were the top...
Ex-Argentine vice president freed from corruption trial
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s former economy minister and vice president, Amado Boudou, was freed from jail on Friday after an appeals court ruled that he...
Pakistan attaches great importance to its ties with Iraq: President
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said Iraq was an important country of the Islamic world and Pakistan attaches great importance to its...
Promotion of education sector can ensure sustainable development: President
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, while meeting with Aga Khan University (AKU) President Firoz Rasul at the President House, on Wednesday, said that promotion of the...
Macron says contract with China for airbuses to be finalised soon
BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron said a contract with China for 184 Airbus A320s would be finalised soon and that his country also had...
Bilawal condemns Punjab police highhandedness against PPP Lahore president
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned the highhandedness of Punjab Police against PPP Lahore President and ex-MPA Shahjahan Ahmed...
Myanmar president calls for reform of nation’s military-drafted constitution
YANGON: Myanmar’s civilian president called in an Independence Day speech on Thursday for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognized...
Trump’s second year of presidency begins with full plate at home,...
The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night to face a hefty legislative...
President calls for inclusive approach with opportunities for all sections of...
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has called upon educational institutes and think tanks to prepare a comprehensive and pragmatic strategy for providing employment to the country‘s...
President, PM, politicians extend happy Christmas to Pakistani Christian
KARACHI: President Mamnoon, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan have extended the...
Political instability main cause of growing terrorism in region: President
KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that political instability in the region is the main cause of growing terrorism and law and order problems.
Addressing...
Pakistan, US are ‘bedfellows’, claims Hamid Karzai
Says US talks of Pakistan as an ally and is protective of that country
The United States and Pakistan are “bedfellows”, and India must...
Rahul Gandhi named president of India’s Congress party
NEW DELHI: India's opposition Congress party named Rahul Gandhi as its new leader on Monday after years of speculation, calling it a "historic occasion".
Senior...
