Day: June 22, 2013

ASEAN-India Centre

Sum!

  • The ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) was inaugurated by the External Affairs Minister Shri Salman Khurshid on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre. The Centre has been established in fulfilment of the direction given by ASEAN Leaders and Prime Minister of India in the ASEAN-India Vision Statement, adopted at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit on December 20, 2012. It is being set up under the guidance of Chairman, RIS & former Foreign Secretary Shri Shyam Saran,
  • The establishment of the ASEAN India Centre was also one of the recommendations of the ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Group to further strengthen the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership. The 15th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting in New Delhi on February 21, 2013 had discussed the modalities of establishing the ASEAN-India Centre using existing capacities.
  • ASEAN Heads of Missions in New Delhi, members of the strategic community, think tanks, media representatives, members of the ASEAN Missions in New Delhi and senior Government of India officials participated in the inauguration.
  • The AIC would work to strengthen India’s cooperation with ASEAN in its realization of the ASEAN Community by 2015, comprising the three pillars: ASEAN Political Security Community; the ASEAN Economic Community; and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. The AIC would serve as a resource centre for ASEAN Member States and India to fill the knowledge gaps that currently limit the opportunities for cooperation. The AIC would also undertake regular networking activities with relevant organizations and think tanks in India and ASEAN Member States, with the aim of providing up-to-date information, data resources and sustained interaction to promote the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership. The AIC would assist in the implementation of the ASEAN-India connectivity agenda, apart from promoting ASEAN-India cooperation in the interlinked areas of water, energy, food security etc.
  • The AIC would maintain a website in support of its efforts to further the ASEAN India strategic partnership.

June 21, 2013
New Delhi

World War Z

WW-Z

Lindsay's Book Obssession

So, I first saw this book a long time ago and thought “Eh, maybe one day…”. but was first really introduced to it by my fiancé, John. John is not really a big reader. He loves to tease me about my “crack habit” of buying books and normally sticks with comics or graphic novels. However, after receiving sequestered jury duty in April and given stringent rules about what he could read or not read, we decided to visit the almighty sanctuary of book lovers, Barnes and Noble. After receiving his customary lecture for me visiting BN (“No more then an hour and please keep it under $100 bucks”), he picked up a few books to take with him. He decided to get World War Z because John will read anything zombie related (his own obsession-ask him about his Walking Dead action figure LOL). He took it with him and LOVED…

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Message of Felicitations by President Asif Ali Zardari to the President-elect of IranH.E. Dr. Hassan Rohani

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President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari  has sent following message of felicitations to the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
 
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“Excellency,
 
I wish to extend my heartiest felicitations to Your Excellency on your election as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
I am sure that under your sagacious leadership, the brotherly country of Iran would continue to make rapid progress and play its role for peace and stability in the region.
 
Pakistan and Iran enjoy historically close, friendly and fraternal relations. I am confident that our friendly relations would be further strengthened in the days and years ahead. I look forward to working with Your Excellency to enhance the cooperative and cordial relations that so happily exist between our two countries.
 
I also avail of this opportunity to convey my best wishes for your good health and the well-being of the brotherly people of Iran.
 
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
 
                                                                                                     (Asif Ali Zardari)
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His Excellency Dr. Hassan Rohani,
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Tehran”
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Islamabad
18 June 2013

I Am Part Of The WordPress Family

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Ambitious Poet

I can’t thank you enough for making me part of this family, missamanthajill!!! It means a lot and there’s no word to describe how honored I am to receive this prodigious award!  Thank you!  

There are rules to this award, as any, and I’ll start with the first and foremost: 

  • Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you and link him/her to your blog.
  • Nominate 10 other bloggers.
  • Copy, paste the award logo on your blog.
  • Answer the questions given

Secondly, are my ten questions which I am to answer to the best of my knowledge. Wish me luck!

    1. What is the meaning of life? “Life is problems. Living is solving problems.” 
      ― Raymond E. Feist. 
    2. What is happiness all about? True happiness comes when you live  with morals, keep your family close, and learn to wash away the hatred or anger for someone that has done you wrong. 
    3. Why…

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Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the convoy of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq (2013-06-19)

Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the convoy of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, prominent Afghan law maker and Chairman of the People’s Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan in Kabul yesterday. We are relieved to learn that Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq survived this heinous terrorist attack.

Pakistan stands in solidarity with all Afghans suffering from the continuous violence and instability. We will continue to work closely with Afghanistan to eliminate terrorism and extremism from our region.
 
 
Islamabad
19 June 2013