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 PaRead More…

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 injuredRead More…

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 senRead More…

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 BroaRead More…

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 tRead More…

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 andRead More…

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, complete shutdown is being observed today (Saturday), against Modi’s fascist government’s plans to allow Hindus from India to buy land in the territory.
Call for the shutdown has been given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and supported by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, PeoRead More…

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):The London-based Amnesty International has urged Indian government to immediately halt its intensifying suppression of dissent in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The demand was made in a statement, following a series of raids by India’s notorious National Investigation Agency on the homes and premises of civil society groups, human rights defenders and journalists in tRead More…

Islamabad, October 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan expects from the United States an even-handed treatment with respect to India, especially on the Kashmir dispute. In an interview with a German magazine in Islamabad, he said the South Asian region is a hot-spot and it could flare up at any time.
The Prime Minister said the United States thinks that India will contain China, which is a complRead More…