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Pakistani PM invites Hasina to visit Islamabad
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit his country as the two leaders met in London during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ll.
“Pakistan prime minister several times invited our prime minister to visit Pakistan,” Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem reporters.
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Bangladesh prime minister also briefly spoke with several world leaders, including Indian President Droupadi Murmu.
Hasina also held long discussion with former British prime minister David Cameron.
Cameron expresed interesr to visit Bangladesh, Muna said.
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Pakistani PM kicks off nationwide anti-polio campaign as new cases emerge
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday kicked off a fresh nationwide anti-polio campaign after three new cases of the crippling disease were reported in the country.
"We have launched a new anti-polio campaign with a renewed zeal and focus ... A polio-free Pakistan is our national goal," the prime minister said on Twitter.
Millions of children up to the age of five would be given polio drops by health workers across the country as part of the door-to-door vaccination campaign.
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Pakistan recorded three cases of polio in April and May of this year from North Waziristan, a district located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, according to government officials.
No polio cases were reported from February 2021 to March 2022 in Pakistan. According to officials, more than 25 districts in southwest Balochistan and KP provinces are at high risk of poliovirus spread.
Earlier in the day, Shahbaz called an emergency meeting of the National Task Force for Polio Eradication, stressing the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders, including federal, provincial and international agencies in eradicating the poliovirus.
2 years ago
Pakistani PM calls for social distancing amid coronavirus spread
While ruling out a complete lockdown of the country, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday urged people to adopt social distancing as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Pakistani PM embarks on Iran visit to ease Tehran-Riyadh tension
Islamabad, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Iran on Sunday on a one-day visit as part of his initiative to promote peace and security in the region, officials said.
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Pakistani PM Khan backs Turkey's Syria invasion
Beirut, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's prime minister has offered rare backing for Turkey's invasion of Syria, a deadly cross-border incursion that started this week and has already displaced tens of thousands.
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