A Pakistani delegation has arrived in Kabul, according to the Foreign Office (FO), to have discussions with representatives of the interim Afghan administration over security-related issues. It tweeted that a high-ranking team, led by the defence minister, was in Kabul today to meet with representatives of the Afghan interim government to talk about security-related issues, including counterterrorism measures. Afghan acting deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and defence minister Khawaja Asif were met by the Pakistani delegation, which also included Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan, Chargé d'Affaires (CdA) to Afghanistan Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani, and Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq. According to a statement from the Afghan Council of Ministers (prime minister), the two parties spoke about bilateral relations, trade, and economic cooperation. “Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbours and should have cordial relations. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants expansion of commercial and economic relations with Pakistan as such relations are in the interest of both countries,” the statement quoted Mullah Baradar as saying. He noted that political and security issues should not affect trade and economic matters between the two countries and be kept separate from political and security problems. The statement said that the Afghan deputy prime minister asked the Pakistani delegation to release Afghans detained in jails across Pakistan. He also urged Pakistan to ensure facilities for Afghan passengers at the Torkham and Chaman-Spin Boldak borders, with special consideration for emergency patients. Follow for more updates from Pakistan and around the world. #foreginoffice #pakistanidelegation #kabul #afghanistan #pakistan #khawajaasif #mullahabdulghanibaradar
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will address the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Sep 23 with his speech focusing on climate-induced catastrophic floods in the country, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday. According to the FO, PM Shehbaz will participate in the UNGA high-level debate in New York from September 19-23. The premier’s speech at the UNGA will focus on challenges faced by Pakistan in wake of the recent climate-induced catastrophic floods in the country. “The prime minister will outline concrete proposals for collectively tackling the existential threat posed by climate change,” the statement said. #unitednations #generalassembly #primeminister #newyork #speech #climatechange #foreginoffice #pakistan #floods
Hi friends, In this post, we’ll talk about the German permanent residency (PR). I hope you find it helpful, and share it with anyone who would benefit from it. With a PR, you can stay in Germany as long as you like without an extra visa/permit or even a work contract. For many of us, including myself, this offers a great peace of mind. Normally after 5 years of working in Germany, you are eligible to apply for PR. If you hold a blue card (see my earlier post on blue card), you can apply after only 33 months with A2 German level. Even better, if your German level is B1, this shortens to only 21 months. The process differs slightly in different cities, but the basics are the same. In Berlin, you email all your docs to the immigration office and ask for an appointment. Make sure to write your email in German. Once they process the application, you’ll be given an interview appointment. This appointment is usually nothing more than you going to the office, paying the fees, and providing any other doc they ask for. If all goes well, you receive a PR letter at the end of the appointment. It then takes a few weeks for the card to be ready! 🥳 List of the important needed docs: Proof of pension payment for the required time, work contract, last 6 salary slips, copy of the health insurance card, language certificate, copy of passport & blue card/permit, biometric photo, application form. Pro Tips: 1. German proficiency: It is totally possible to reach the B1 level after 21 months with 2 lessons/week. You can take an official German exam or show your level in the interview. To be on the safe side, I just took the exam. I’ll soon write a post on German learning and these exams. Keep an eye for that one. 2. Proof of pension payments: You can order it online: www.eservice-drv.de/SelfServiceWeb, and receive the report by mail. Or you can make an appointment with the deutsche Rentenversicherung office of your city and pick up the report in person. Useful phrases: Niederlassungserlaubnis (permanent residency), beantragen (to apply), Rente (pension), Landesamt für Einwanderung (immigration office), Rentenauskunft (pension information), Termin (appointment).
To work in Germany as an expat, you need either a work permit or a blue card. If you can, I definitely recommend getting a blue card. Why? With a blue card, you can apply for permanent residency after 22 or 33 months (depending on your German level). On a work permit, however, this time increases to 5 years. For some of us, including me, that is a huge difference. There are other benefits such as an easier work permit for spouse and not being tied to a certain employer after a while. Who can apply? Everyone with a university degree recognized in Germany and annual salary of higher than 56400 euros. For fields with shortage of skilled workers (doctor, IT specialist, etc), the min salary condition drops to 43992 euros (in 2022 according to https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/buergerservice/faq/02a-what-is-the-blue-card/606754). How do you get one? The first condition is for your field of study and university to be recognized in Germany. Check anabin.kmk.org to check if both are listed. If not, send your diploma and transcripts to ZAB (check kmk.org) to have your coursework evaluated. If you need to get a visa to enter Germany, bring your diploma with confirmations from ANABIN or ZAB, and your work contract to the embassy and ask for a blue-card visa. Once in Germany, book an appointment in the foreign office of your city to apply for a blue card. The most important needed documents: application form (available in English), Anmeldung, passport, work contract, employment confirmation not older than 14 days. You can ask your employer to help you here. If you have a permanent work contract, the card will be valid for about 4 years; Otherwise it will be valid until 3 months after the end of your contract. Useful words: Ausländerbehörde (foreign office), Visum (visa), Arbeitsvertrag (work contract), Blaue Karte (blue card), beantragen (to apply), Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit), Gebühren (fees). In a future post, I’ll write about permanent residency. Make sure to follow my page to see it! 🙂 I’d love to hear about your experiences applying for a work permit/blue card. Do you have any tips or questions? Leave them in the comments!
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Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said that the news of US pressure on the Prime Minister to recognize Israel is fabricated. Prime Minister Imran Khan has clearly said that Pakistan cannot recognize Israel until a ‘just solution’ to the Palestinian issue For more details, click the link in our bio @dialoguepakistan #DialoguePakistan #ForeginOffice #US #Pakistan #Israel
Pakistan has strongly rejected any deal on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, saying the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) would be implemented in accordance with the law of land. . During the weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal endorsed an earlier statement of the Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) that rejected speculations about an amendment in Pakistan Army Act to implement the ICJ verdict regarding the serving Indian navy commander. . To read more on this story visit our link in bio. . #GeoNews #ISPR #ForeginOffice #KulbhushanJadhav #Spy #India #Pakistan #ICJ
It was like that moment in Harry Potter with Wingardium Leviosa but with the words, “foreign office.” We were all confused. #what #screechinghalt #rehearsal #rehearsalproblems #theatre #theatreproblems #wingardiumleviosa #harrypotter #foreginoffice #emphasis #ittookawhile