Tag: Turkish

PIA, Turkish Airlines sign MoU

KARACHI - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between PIA and Turkish Airlines to boost commercial cooperation and to bring the people of these two countries closer.
The MoU was signed by PIA MD Captain Muhammad Aijaz Haroon and CEO Turkish Airlines Dr Temel Kotil. Both airlines explored avenues for utilising resources for mutual benefit.

Four Turkish engineers abducted in Afghanistan

KHOST - Four Turkish engineers working for a construction firm and their Afghan driver were kidnapped Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, a senior local official told AFP.
The men were abducted in the restive Paktia province as they travelled from a building site in Dand Wa Patan district, which borders Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, to provincial capital Gardez.
"Four Turkish engineers and their Afghan driver were kidnapped by unknown gunmen and have been taken away to an

Turkish PM fumes at Swiss bank account claims

ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister on Wednesday furiously denied claims he had secret accounts in Swiss banks and was involved in fraud, penned by US diplomats in cables revealed by the WikiLeaks website.
"I do not have one penny in Swiss banks... If this is proven, I will not stay in my post," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an angry speech at a public ceremony here.
He urged Washington "to call to account" its diplomats for "slander derived from lies and inaccurate opinions,"

KESC won’t benefit from Turkish power ship

KARACHI
The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) is not going to get any additional electricity to be generated by the world's largest 'power ship' from Turkey. This meant that the people of Karachi will continue facing extended power cuts.
The ship would add its 232 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, or the WAPDA's grid. Once the addition has been made, PEPCO would reduce 232MW from its 650 MW supply to KESC, sources said. Moreover, it was not possible for

Turkish prime minister arrives today

ISLAMABAD:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in the country today (Tuesday) on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues with the Pakistani leaderhip.
"On the invitation of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the prime minister of the republic of Turkey, would visit Pakistan on October12-13. Besides meetings with the leadership, the Turkish prime minister's programme includes visits to flood-affected areas," Foreign Office

Turkish educationalist guest in town

LAHORE
Orhan Hikmet Azizoglu, President of International Universities Council (IUC) arrived in Lahore the other day. M A Raoof, chairman of University of Lahore and general secretary of International Universities Council, received him at the airport.
Hikmet visited University of Lahore, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) and University of the Punjab.
He held discussion with vice chancellors of the varsities. The meetings explored the possibilities of