Tag: Welcomes

Israel welcomes end of US funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

JERUSALEM: Israel welcomed Saturday a US decision to end funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), accusing the organisation which supports some five...

Russia welcomes suspension of US-South Korean military drills

MOSCOW: The Russian foreign ministry welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the United States and South Korea to suspend a major joint military exercise,...

PPP welcomes new entrants from NWA

  ISLAMABAD: Notables from North Waziristan Agency (NWA) called on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House, Islamabad on Wednesday and announced...

Pakistan welcomes Iran-P5+1 nuke understanding

Pakistan on Saturday welcomed the understanding reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and P5+1. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam in a statement said Pakistan...

Pakistan welcomes Kerry as US secretary of state

Pakistan has welcomed the nomination of Senator John Kerry as US secretary of state, with its top diplomat in Washington calling the seasoned lawmaker...

Barath welcomes Gayle return for ODIs

West Indies opener Adrian Barath has said "it's great" Chris Gayle is returning to the one-day squad -- even if the recall has come,...

Javed Mir welcomes statements of AI, United Nations on Kashmir

Liberation leader in occupied Kashmir Javed Ahmad Mir has welcomed the statements of Amnesty International, United Nations and Britain on Kashmir dispute. Javed Ahmad Mir...

Saleh welcomes UN resolution

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh welcomed Monday the UN resolution urging him to quit but failed to say if he will comply and resign,...

World welcomes Gaddafi’s death

Western leaders welcomed the death of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi as the end of despotism, tyranny, dictatorship and ultimately war in the north-African...

Qazi welcomes extension of PPA

Veteran politician and former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad called on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar at the Governor House on...

MQM welcomes Hoti’s reconciliatory statement

Welcoming the statement of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s Coordination Committee on Thursday said the party will...

Bollywood welcomes funds from gangsters, politicians: WikiLeaks

A leaked US diplomatic cable has said that Bollywood welcomed funding from gangsters and politicians, known in India as “black money”. While there is...

Jessica welcomes second child

US actress Jessica Alba has given birth to her second child, a girl named Haven, and took to Facebook for the announcement. "Cash (Warren)...

Ethan Hawke welcomes his fourth child

Ethan Hawke and his wife, Ryan Shawhughes, have welcomed their second child together, a baby girl named Indiana, People magazine reported over the weekend....

PILER welcomes govt’s decision to keep EOBI a federal entity

The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) has welcomed the government’s decision to keep the Employees' Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) a...

Zardari welcomes Ebad for resuming work as Sindh governor

President Asif Ali Zardari has welcomed Altaf Hussein’s initiative of directing Ishrat-ul-Abad to resume his charge as Sindh governor declaring it important for national...

Livestock Department welcomes KIM delegate for study tour

The Livestock &Dairy Development Department has welcomed the delegate coming from the Kashmir Institute of Management (KIM), Muzaffarabad. An inland study tour of first...