Pakistan supports troops exit in coordination with Afghan stakeholders
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April 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan fully supports the principle of responsible troop withdrawal in coordination with Afghan stakeholders, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in a statement on Thursday.
Responding to media queries, the spokesperson said: “We have seen the statement of US President Joe Biden announcing that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will start from the first of next month and be completed by 11 September this year.” He said Pakistan also hopes the US will continue to urge the Afghan leaders to seize this historic opportunity for achieving a political settlement in Afghanistan. Chaudhri said Pakistan will continue to work together with the international community in the efforts for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Cancer Support Community Supports Brooks-LaSure Nomination for CMS Administrator
/EIN News/ WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The Cancer Support Community (CSC), the largest professionally led non-profit network of cancer support worldwide, is calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the next Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
CSC’s action comes one day before the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to take up Brooks-LaSure’s nomination for this critical government post.
“Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is uniquely qualified for this role and is the right person to lead CMS,” said Phylicia L. Woods, Executive Director of CSC’s Cancer Policy Institute. “Both Medicare and Medicaid provide a lifeline of affordable, quality, health coverage for over a hundred million people nationwide, including critical services for the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer.”
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