London: Standard Chartered Bank hosted a high profile investors/fund managers breakfast session with Pakistan’s Minister of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, Senator Ishaq Dar, in London yesterday. The event was attended by a large number of prominent emerging market credit investors in London and senior Standard Chartered Executives, including Group Chief Executive, Mr. […]
LONDON: Renowned journalist Tahir Inam Sheikh was named Media Coordinator of Governor Punjab for UK and Europe. Besides his office in Britian an office will be set up in Governor House Lahore, where he will have meetings with Overseas Pakistanis. Tahir Inam, son of renowned Educationist Prof Inamullah Sheikh, is a veteran journalist and is affiliated […]
London: Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has discussed various issues of mutual interest with British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who called on today in London. The Prime Minister apprised Mr Clegg on dialogue with Taliban, relations with India, energy situation and economic reforms agenda of his government. The Prime Minister informed that the […]
London: Mr Philip Barton has been appointed British High Commissioner to Pakistan. He will succeed Mr Adam Thomson, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Barton will take up his appointment during January 2014. Mr Barton joined the FCO in 1986. His last posting was as Deputy Head of Mission in Washington. He […]
London: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke of their countries’ shared interest in advancing regional peace, stability and prosperity, at their trilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. The Pakistani and Afghan leaders were in London to attend the World Islamic Economic Forum. The three leaders also “discussed economic cooperation and the Afghan-led peace […]
London: British Foreign Secretary William Hague paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif this morning and discussed various issues of mutual interest. The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation of the continuity of the British Government’s support to resolve outstanding issues between Pakistan and India. Speaking on Pakistan-India relations, the Prime […]
London: British Secretary of Department for International Development Justine Greening called on Prime Minister of Pakistan today and discussed with him education, development and economic reforms agenda of Pakistan. The Prime Minister informed the Secretary that the Government of Pakistan was committed to allocate more resources for the education sector of Pakistan and was determined […]
London: British Home Secretary Theresa May called on Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to discuss matters related to cooperation on security and fight against terrorism. While appreciating UK’s support to Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, the Prime Minister termed Ms Theresa May ‘a friend of Pakistan’. The Prime Minister briefed the Secretary on […]
Insurance companies busy to estimate losses Kashmir Link Report LONDON: British and European governments have started making estimates of the losses inflicted by recent typhoon while on the other hand insurance companies have also started to make estimates which they have to pay to insurers. It is prior to say that the losses in recent […]
BERLIN: US President Barack Obama was personally informed of mobile phone tapping against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002, German media reported Sunday as a damaging espionage scandal widened. Bild am Sonntag newspaper quoted US intelligence sources as saying that National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander had briefed Obama […]