Second trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan-Turkey and Azerbaijan will be held in Islamabad today, to exchange views on global and regional issues and possibilities of enhanced cooperation in all areas of common interest

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says industrial growth of the country is clearly accelerating as it witnessed excellent results during the month of November last year.

 Pakistan has taken the lead in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.

Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda says the government is taking steps to control inflation and provide relief to the people.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Amir Dogar says the open ballot election in the Senate would help to stop floor crossing, as the government wants to make the process transparent.

 Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan says Pakistan is hopeful to receive the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine early next month.

Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East, Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi says relations among Muslim countries would strengthen further following the meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council  being held in Al-Alaa.

International News-

 In India, Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says the Supreme Court's stay on implementation of the contentious farm laws is a resounding moral defeat of the Modi government.

France has condemned Israel’s plan to advance construction of 800 more Jewish settler homes in the occupied West Bank.

US President Donald Trump has defended his speech before last week's deadly Capitol riot, calling it totally appropriate.

Sudan and Ethiopia have accused each other of fanning tension on the border.

 WEATHER-

Very cold weather is likely to prevail in Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and north Balochistan, while cold and dry weather in other parts of the country during the next twelve hours.

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Host: Jameela Khatoon

Co-Host: Hafiz Abdul Majid

Producer: Shehzad Ghauri 

Executive Producer: Muhammad Tariq Chaudhary