Month: October 2020

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu today and expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of life and property in earthquake in Turkey. Shah Mahmood Qureshi conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased in the earthquake and prayed for early recovery of the injured. He said the Pakistan government and the entire Pakistani nation stand by their Turkish brethren in this difficult moment, and we are ready to extend every sort of help. The Foreign Minister extended Pakistan’s offer to dispatch relief teams and field hospitals for rehabilitation of quake-affected people. The Turkish Foreign Minister thanked on behalf of his leadership to the President, the Prime Minister and the people ...

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives due to earthquake in Turkey. In a statement, he said Pakistan equally shares the grief of Turkish brothers and sisters in this hour of trial. The Information Minister commiserated with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of the injured in the earthquake. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):The National Command and Operation Centre has decided to seek citizens’ help for compliance of SOPs against COVID-19. In a tweet, today (Saturday), Minister for Planning Asad Umar said the decision has been taken in view of the arrival of the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic and continued wide scale violation of the SOPs. He said the citizens should take a picture and send it to 0335-3336262 along with location wherever they see violation of SOPs, including wearing of face masks in crowded places and social distancing. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.g...

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):807 more people tested COVID positive after the tests of 21,688 over the last twenty-four hours. According to the latest statistics, the virus claimed lives of 11 more people during the last 24 hours. The figure of patients recovered from the virus has reached 314,066. There are now 12,121 active cases in the country. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Azad Jammu and Kashmir President, Sardar Masood Khan says the latest threats from India to fight a war inside Pakistan and Azad Kashmir should be considered as warning, as it comes from the Indian Prime Minister, defence minister and the national security adviser. Addressing a conference on Kashmir in Lahore, he said India has been acquiring weapons and war arsenal from all over the world. Masood Khan said stockpiling of these weapons warrant us to remain alive to India’s nefarious designs and prepare ourselves to respond to the looming dangers. He said Kashmir has now become a humanitarian issue, and the big powers should be persuaded to play their role in resolving this human crisis. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcast...

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Turkey has expressed gratitude to Pakistan for the solidarity expressed over the losses in a strong earthquake in Izmir city. The Turkish Foreign Ministry on its official twitter page extended sincere thanks to brotherly people of Pakistan for expressing sympathy for the earthquake in Izmir and strong solidarity with the Turkish people. It said may Allah bless both our nations and eternal friends. Turkey’s ambassador in Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul in a tweet also expressed gratitude to Pakistan for always standing by his country in difficult times. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website...