Headed by CJP Umar Ata Bandial, the larger bench comprises Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel.
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Pakistan has urged China to increase the size of the currency swap facility from $4.5 billion to $10 billion – an additional borrowing of $5.5 billion.
The day began with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21-gun salutes in provincial capitals (Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar). The change-of-guards ceremonies were held Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi and at the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal in Lahore.
The EU provides grant assistance for Rural Development, Natural Resource Management and Education & Human Resource Development. Some of the non-focal areas of Pak-EU development cooperation are trade and
economic cooperation, democracy, human rights, counter terrorism, security and humanitarian assistance.
PM Imran said international law was on the side of the people of Palestine and Kashmir, adding that the United Nations Security Council’s resolutions backed the right of the Kashmiris to self-determination through a plebiscite, but the international community never ensured that oppressed people get freedom and justice.
Qureshi urged the OIC to forge a collective response to meet the challenges faced by the Muslim Ummah, emphasising that the OIC is the collective voice of nearly two billion Muslims.
Ukrainian President Zelensky told local media that he was ready to meet Putin “in any format” to discuss ending the almost one-month-old war that has shattered several Ukrainian cities.
The theme of the 48th summit is “Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice, and Development” and more than 100 resolutions will be considered during the two-day session.