LAHORE: Pakistan will refuse to recognize Israel until Palestinian rights are guaranteed, Prime Minister Imran Khan said.
In a wide-ranging interview with a local TV news channel on Friday, the Pakistani leader said: “Pakistan is a democratic society and our entire nation stands with the Palestinians.”
Khan’s comments follow Israeli media reports this week that a “senior adviser to the leader of a large Muslim-majority country in Asia” had visited the Jewish state two weeks ago to discuss the potential normalization of relations.
The reports were widely interpreted as a veiled reference to Pakistan.
“We will never recognize Israel until the Palestinians get their rights,” Khan told a Samaa television interviewer.
Over 500 Japanese IT companies keen to invest in Pakistan: Zulfi Bukhari
Published On 18 December,2020 10:45 pm
Zulfi said he hope that in 2021, ministry will pave way for Pakistani IT engineers to work in Japan.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (HRD), Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari met with Japanese ambassador to Pakistan, Kininori Matsuda to discuss the export of Pakistani IT Engineers in Japan, said a press release.
The meeting was followed by a video conference held with the Japanese IT Companies association.
Officials from the ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of information technology, Pakistan Software House association and embassies of both countries participated in the meeting.
MIAMI – Virgin Atlantic (VS) has commenced flights to Islamabad, Pakistan, marking the first time VS has flown into the country. The flight, which originated at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) arrived Friday morning at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB).
Virgin Atlantic uses Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner for this sector. The flight leaves LHR at 12.30 p.m. (local time) Thursdays and arrives at ISB at 1.00 a.m. (local time) on Friday. Flights will also originate at Manchester and North America.
After arriving, the plane received the traditional water canon salute. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari and British High Commissioner Christian Turner met the plane on the tarmac.
British airline Virgin Atlantic starts operations in Pakistan
Islamabad, December 11, 2020 (PPI-OT): According to the details, the first flight of British airline Virgin Atlantic arrived in Islamabad on Friday. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari along with British High Commissioner Christian Turner welcomed Virgin Airlines at Islamabad Airport.
Speaking on the occasion, Zulfikar Bukhari said the revival of international airlines will boost trade and tourism in the country. He said After British Airlines, Virgin Airlines is the second largest airline in the UK to launch a series of flights to Pakistan.
This will further enhance the scope of relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The Special Assistant said the resumption of international airlines will boost trade and even trade ties between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. He said British airline Virgin Atlantic has been allowed to land eight flights a week. Virgin Atlantic will
Zulfi Bukhari reiterates govt s commitment to bring back all Pakistanis imprisoned abroad
December 12, 2020
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari has reiterated the government s commitment to bring back all Pakistanis imprisoned abroad.
He was addressing a ceremony in Islamabad today (Saturday) to be observed on Friday commemorate the International Migrants Day and celebrate the return of 41 Pakistanis earlier imprisoned in Sri Lanka.
The forty one prisoners repatriated from Sri Lanka will serve the rest of their sentences in Pakistan.
Zulfikar Bukhari said the government has so far brought back 8,700 Pakistanis imprisoned abroad.
Earlier this year, many prisoners were also repatriated from countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.