غیرسیاسی News(English)

NEW YORK: 

Police said the accident occurred at Saturday when two cars collided in Schoharie County, near the state capital, Albany.

Anti-terrorism police lead inquiry after people hit by a car at UK parliament

The Albany Times Union cited police as saying an SUV-style stretch limousine involved in the collision sped down a hill, crashing into pedestrians outside the Apple Barrel Country Store and Cafe.

اردو سے محبت کرنے والی اور صاف اردو بولنے والی امریکی محکمہ خارجہ کی ترجمان ہیلینا وائٹ نے اردو زبان میں اظہار خیال کرتے ہوئے کہنا تھا کہ مجھے بالی ووڈ کے پرانے گانے بہت پسند ہیں، اپنی گفتگو کے دوران انہوں نے ایک پرانا گانا بھی گنگنایا۔

قبل ازیں ان کا کہناتھاکہ صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے واضح کردیا ہے کہ دنیا میں امن و سلامتی ہی امریکا کی ترجیحات ہیں۔

واضح رہے کہ امریکی محکمہ خارجہ نے اردو بولنے والی امریکی خاتون کو ترجمان تعینات کیا ہے

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is trying to reconnect with the United States, its old ally, as Washington’s priorities have changed in the region where it has forged a strategic relationship with India.

“You can have new friends, but why to lose old friends,” he posed the question at a large gathering of American academics, analysts, international affairs students and journalists at Asia Society in New York.

The foreign minister said Pakistan wanted peace in the region, but on the other hand, India was trying to escape from a dialogue. The US, he added, could play a role in resolving the outstanding disputes between India and Pakistan.

Qureshi also said Pakistan wanted to play a positive role in Afghanistan, but that Afghanistan was not the only responsibility of it.

Responding to question about the state of US-Pakistan relations, he said, “I’m here to reconnect.”

He said he was meeting US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in Washington on October 2, pointing out that the decision to hold these follow-up talks was taken during the US top diplomat’s visit to Islamabad earlier this month.

During Pompeo’s visit to Pakistan, he said there was a good exchange of views between the two sides on matters of mutual concern. Pompeo interacted with the country’s civil and military leadership and found them on the same page.

Noting that US priorities had changed and that it had a new friend in the region — India, he said, adding “But please understand the value of long-standing friendship with Pakistan.”

“Pakistan and the US can’t do without each other. Have new ones but why loose old friends?,” the minister added.

“We need to see how to manage this new relationship [with the US] and expectations.”

Qureshi stressed the need for strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, and not just connect with each other over Afghanistan. Currently, he remarked, adding “The road to Washington is via Kabul.”

The foreign minister discussed at length Pakistan’s relations with its neighbours, Afghanistan and India, ties with the US, and the country’s relationship with China, as well as its role in President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said China remained committed to strategic partnership with Pakistan and had developed very good coordination with the new PTI government.

He was speaking at a gathering of politicians, diplomats, top civil and military officials and elite of the city here at the Embassy of China to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China.

He said both the countries had reiterated their firm commitment for cooperation on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Describing it vital for the development and prosperity of the two countries, Ambassador Yao Jing said joint ventures and development projects would boost socio-economic development in Pakistan.

He said both Pakistan and China could learn, stand and care for each other, adding, China stood for peace and shared prosperity.

He said China had emerged as the second largest economy in the world, and was contributing 30 percent to global economic growth.

Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, who was chief guest of the event, said Pakistan valued its relations with China as it was the cornerstone of its foreign policy.

He said their bilateral ties were unique and strong enough to have any impact from the political transitions. He said the new government would further strengthen its multifaceted bilateral ties with China.

He was appreciative of the strong support of China to Pakistan on issues of vital importance and added that Pakistan too stood by the One China policy.

He was appreciative of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative and CPEC and said those were the key to future prosperity and progress of the two brotherly nations.

The prominent attendees included; Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandwiwala, Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister for Energy Umar Ayub, former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, ex-Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif,  former federal ministers, leaders of religio-political parties.

The guests were entertained to a musical evening, interspersed with traditional Chinese dances and lilting music, in the lawns of the embassy, decorated with lights. Traditional Chinese cuisines were served.

SEOUL: An official at the South Korean Embassy in Malaysia has been given a jail sentence for issuing fraudulent visas to Pakistanis.

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday said it had sentenced the embassy official to 18 months in prison for falsifying official documents and violating the immigration law, according to the Korean Herald.

The embassy official use to assist the consul in charge of visas and was found to have issued fraudulent visas to Pakistanis who lacked the required documents on 20 occasions over a period of three years.

The report further said that the embassy official was found to have misused the consul’s intranet ID and password.

In his ruling, the judge said the official had betrayed the trust bestowed upon him for the execution of his public duties and had caused confusion in immigration affairs. Therefore, he concluded, a strong punishment was necessary.

The judge added, however, that he had taken into consideration the fact that the official had not gained anything personally as a result of his crimes and that he had admitted them and expressed remorse.