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Saira Peter’s performance stuns audience at int’l Mystic Music Festival, Turkey

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (APP):Pakistan first sufi opera singer Saira Peter has captivated the hearts of audience at International Mystic (Music) Festival in Konya, Turkey, where she performed to pay tribute to Maulana Rumi, the great Sufi poet. The unique colours of Saira’s own sufi compositions, […]

Pakistani short film on vaccine hesitancy wins award in Turkey

ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP):The Unmasking, a 15 minutes long, Pakistani short film on Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy has won best foreign short film award in Istanbul, Turkey. The film has been written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan; an award winning filmmaker, who had won best […]

Pakistan to bring Turkey & Taliban face-to-face to discuss security of Kabul airport: PM

ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan would use its influence on Taliban for holding direct talks with Turkey to secure the Kabul International Airport as the U.S. troops are set to exit the conflict-hit country by August 31. “We will be trying […]

Air Chief witnesses Exercise ‘Anatolian Eagle-2021’ in Turkey

ISLAMABAD, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu Thursday visited the 3rd Main Jet Base in Konya, Turkey to review the multi-national air exercise “Anatolian Eagle-2021”. The Air Chief was given a detailed briefing about the conduct […]

Turkey reduces quarantine period for Pakistani visitors

ISLAMABAD, Turkey in its revised policy has reduced the period of mandatory quarantine from 14 to 10 days for the visitors arriving in from Pakistan and Afghanistan, from July 1 onwards. However, the passengers from India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, and Sri Lanka will […]

Pakistan, Malaysian foreign ministers meet in Turkey

ISLAMABAD, Jun 17 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday held an informal meeting with Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum being held in Turkey. Both the foreign ministers exchanged greetings and viewed that the […]

Qureshi arrives in Turkey to attend Antalya Diplomacy Forum

TURKEY, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Qureshi will participate in a panel discussion on ‘Regional Cooperation in Asia’ along with other Foreign Ministers from the […]

Sarhadi calls for restoration of cargo train service with Turkey, Iran

PESHAWAR, Convener, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) standing committee on Pakistan Railways, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has called for making effective steps for restoration of cargo train service with Turkey and Iran. In a statement issued here Tuesday, He said that cargo train […]

FMs of Pakistan, Palestine & Turkey leave for New York to attend UNGA meeting

ANKARA, The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Palestine and Turkey left here for New York on Wednesday to participate in the urgent meeting of the UN General Assembly to discuss the “grave deterioration” of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Foreign Minister […]

Qureshi in Turkey en route NYC on special diplomatic mission for Palestine

ANKARA, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday arrived in Turkey on a special diplomatic mission to raise voice for the Palestinians facing Israeli aggression. At Ankara Airport, Ankara Deputy Governor Ismail Küreci, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey Syrus Sajjad Qazi and senior embassy officials received the […]

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