Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain on his country’s National Day.
The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a similar cable.
Doha: The Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah returned home yesterday after several days’ official visit to France and the UK.
Flt.Maj.Gen. Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and senior army officers welcomed him at the airport.
Doha: The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Flt. Major General (Pilot) Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim yesterday met Captain Ramanan Ravi Kumar who taken over as Indian Defence Attache. Talks dealt with issues of mutual interest.
Doha: The Advisory Council’s Financial and Economic Affairs Committee met yesterday under the chairmanship of acting Rapporteur Nasser Rashid Seraei Al Kaabi. It discussed the draft budget for the state’s major public projects for fiscal year 2014-15 and decided to submit a report to the council to discuss at its next session.
Khalaf bin Ahmed Al Mannai, Finance Undersecretary, Sheikh Saoud bin Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani, Director of Public Budget, Finance Ministry, Engineer Nasser Ali Al Mawlawi, President, Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Khalid bin Hamad Al Hajeri, Assistant Director of the Public Budget Department at the Finance Ministry, Engineer Jalal Al Salhei, Director, the Infrastructure Affairs Department, Ashghal, Mishaal Al Hitmi, Director of the Joint Services Affairs Department, Ashghal, and Ghanim Al Mansouri, Director of the Contracts Department, Ashghal, were present. QNA
