Sanam Bhutto attends Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for late Senator Rehman Malik in UK

Newswire London: Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader Senator Rehman Malik was held at his historical residence in London in which a large number of people from all walks of life including political, religious, media and social personalities participated and prayed for the departed soul of Late Abdul Rehman […]

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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri celebrates Pakistan Day with Pakistani community in Australia

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week celebrated Pakistan Day along with Pakistani community in Australia. “Pakistan Day celebrations in Australia. Glad to join Pakistani-Australian community in Melbourne at the event organised by Dr Shahbaz Chaudhry. Grateful to the Members of Australian and the Victorian Parliament,” he tweeted. The envoy […]

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Sherry Rehman, Faisal Kundi visit late Rehman Malik’s house for condolence

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader Senator Sherry Rehman, Faisal Karim Kundi and Ahmed Kundi visited the house of late Rehman Malik this week. They expressed condolences to his sons Umer Rehman Malik and Ali Rehman Malik on the demise of the former Interior Minister. Senator Sherry Rehman expressed deep sorrow over the […]

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Bilawal Bhutto, Aseefa Bhutto visit late Senator Rehman Malik’s house, condole with family

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sister Aseefa Bhutto Zardari visited the house of former Interior Minister, the late Rehman Malik this week. Bilawal and Aseefa extended their condolences to the wife of late Rehman Malik and his sons. They also offered Fateha Khawani for the rest of the […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo wishes women around the world more power

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week wished the women around the world more power, especially those in the conflict zones. “On International #Women’s day thoughts and prayers for women of #Afghanistan, #Ukraine, #Syria, #Yemen and all areas in which they bear the brunt of crises and situations of which they are […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo celebrates birthday

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo celebrated his birthday this week. “Happy Birthday hubby @pontecorvoste… handsome and young, ready for new horizons together,” his wife Lidia Pontecorvo tweeted. Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo is the former Italian Ambassador to Pakistan where he served until the 9th of February 2020. In this capacity he has followed […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo appreciates physiotherapist Alberto Cairo

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated physiotherapist Alberto Cairo for dedicating his life for the Afghans in need. “Truly a great man,” he tweeted replying to a post in which Alberto Cairo is seen at work with Afghan victims of conflict. Though Cairo himself has been the subject of many […]

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Senator Rehman Malik receives bouquets from Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week sent bouquets to former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik who is being treated at a local hospital. Zardari and Bilawal wished early recovery to the former interior minister. Rehman Malik was admitted in the hospital and […]

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Women key players: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that women play a key role in development. “Absolutely correct. Women are indispensable to a healthy society and a thriving economy… #Afghanistan,” he tweeted, replying to a tweet of UN Secretary General António Guterres who said: “Across Afghanistan, women and girls are missing from […]

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Luca Maria Olivieri one in a generation archaeologist: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Professor Luca Maria Olivieri was one in a generation archaeologist. “Professor Luca Olivieri is a really one in a generation archaeologist. This finding confirms it. Outstanding,” he tweeted after the globally known archeologist discovered the most ancient Buddhist apsidal temple of Pakistan in Bazira […]

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Romanian envoy all praise for Pakistan

Newswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Romania Nicolae Goia has said Pakistan represents an important partner for Romania in the South Asian region. “We acknowledge Pakistan’s efforts in fighting terrorism, militancy and radical extremism and hope that these endeavours will continue to be an important part of international war on terror,” he said. Ambassador Goia expressed these […]

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‘31 years of you and me’ – Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo celebrates wedding anniversary with Lidia Pontecorvo

Newsiwre Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week celebrated his 31st wedding anniversary with Lidia Pontecorvo. “31 years of you and me. Still counting my blessings every day. Happy Anniversary to us,” he tweeted. The senior diplomat, who was until recently NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative, shared a picture of him and his wife. […]

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Ambassadors of Japan, Norway, Poland present credentials

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan offers enormous investment opportunities and foreign businesses should take advantage of the business-friendly policies of the country, especially in agriculture, Information Technology, telecommunication, energy, and tourism sectors. The President expressed these views while talking to the Ambassador designates of Japan, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic […]

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Italy highly values relations with Pakistan: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Rome accorded huge importance to its relations with Pakistan. In recent meetings with Pakistani businesspersons, Ambassador Ferrarese said all-out efforts would be made to boost economic ties. He said Italian companies have expressed keen interest in expanding trade ties with Islamabad and efforts […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo pays homage to Allama Iqbal

Newswire Rome: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has paid homage to the Poet of the East Allama Iqbal. “Remembering today the visionary poet and philosopher Allama #Iqbal, whose ideas and verses have inspired millions worldwide,” he tweeted on his birthday this week. Pakistanis celebrated the 142nd birth anniversary of the poet of East […]

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Outgoing Japanese envoy calls on president, PM

Newswire Islamabad: Outgoing Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda held two separate meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Dr Arif Alvi this week. During the meeting in the Prime Minister’s House, Prime Minister Imran Khan stressed that the world community must remain positively engaged with the new Afghan administration, provide urgently-needed humanitarian […]

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The Prince’s Trust group of charities launches findings from their ‘Future of Work’ report

Founded by The Prince of Wales, The Prince’s Trust group of charities now works in 18 countries and launched findings from their ‘Future of Work’ report, supported by HSBC. The report, supported by HSBC, highlightsthat young people in Pakistan want to learn more life skills to prepare them for the world of work, while many […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo’s childhood in Kabul and 60 years later!

Newswire For two crucial weeks in August, Stefano Pontecorvo was the world’s eyes and ears inside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. And although it wasn’t visible to the global public, the Italian diplomat was also the nerve center of the airlift that took place during those frantic weeks. As NATO’s senior civilian representative in […]

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Pakistan and Australia are close friends: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

Canberra: Pakistan’s High Commissioner-designate to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has said that Pakistan and Australia are close friends and there is a lot of potential to enhance the cooperation further. Speaking to Covert from Canberra, the senior diplomat said Pakistan gives a special importance to its ties with Australia. “Our relationship has traditionally been good […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese hosts former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani

Newswire Islamabad: Italian Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese this week invited Senator Yusuf Raza Gilani, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Leader of the Opposition in Senate at his residence.Both the sides discussed historical linkages between the two countries and shared perception on broad range of regional and international issues. Italian Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said that he […]

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Japan’s New Richest Person Builds $38 Billion Automation Fortune

Heesu Lee and Min Jeong Lee Tokyo: Takemitsu Takizaki, the founder of electronic-sensor maker Keyence Corp., has overtaken Uniqlo billionaire Tadashi Yanai to become Japan’s richest person.Takizaki is worth $38.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after his company’s shares almost doubled since the start of last year. Fast Retailing Co.’s Yanai, who lost […]

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Kate Middleton, Prince William attend her brother James Middleton’s wedding

Washington: Prince William and Kate Middleton jetted to France recently for the intimate wedding of her brother James Middleton to his French love, Alizee Thevenet. According to Fox News, the royals of Cambridge with their three young children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were all on hand to witness James and Thevenet finally […]

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