Global Times Beijing: In the upcoming winter-spring flight season, the number of China-US direct regular passenger flights is expected to increase from the current 48 (24 round trips) per week to 70 per week, offering a boost for the exchange of personnel and trade between the two countries, CAAC News reported, citing the Civil Aviation […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif reiterated this week Nawaz Sharif will be the party’s Prime Minister candidate. The PML-N leader from the UK, Ahsan Dar, held a meeting with Shehbaz Sharif at the latter’s Model Town residence. On the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif stated, “The upcoming tenure will be of the […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week expressed concerns over the mounting influence of a “new form of dictatorship” in the country, demanding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce the date of general elections. During an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Constitution and […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Sherry Rehman this week urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the date and schedule for the general elections. Sherry Rehman added: “The delay in the elections is tantamount to not holding the polls. There is still uncertainty about the election’s timing.’| The former […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week expressed its concerns about the delay in elections, asserting that the parliament should not remain locked. Malaika Reza, the Central Secretary for Human Rights of the PPP, emphasized that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to announce the date and schedule of general […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders celebrated the birthday of the party’s chief organiser, Maryam Nawaz this week by cutting the latter’s birthday cake. As Maryam Nawaz marks her 50th birthday, PML-N leader Haji Muhammad Arshad and the PML-N youth workers had cut the cake on the occasion. The PML-N workers greeted Maryam Nawaz on […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this week she has been keeping in touch with Arabic and Muslim countries with the goal of preventing a clash of civilizations, as the West sides with Israel while it carries out indiscriminate attacks on hospitals, mosques, churches, refugee camps and more. Meloni also reiterated that her […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, concluded his visit to the US from October 26 to 28. This is the first dedicated visit by a senior Chinese official to the US since the recent series of successive visits by […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan’s thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned home this week on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif failed to appear before a Pakistani court in 2019 following his […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week asserted that the general elections in Pakistan were halted for ‘one person’s return’ – in an apparent reference to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. “The delay in general elections is not vote ki izzat (respect of vote) but vote ki beizzati (disrespect of vote),” […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Quetta: The Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) has announced a collaboration with Southeast University Nanjing, China, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), and the Provincial Disaster Management Agency (PDMA). This partnership aims to foster research and innovation in disaster prevention for large-scale structures. Dr. Khalid Hafeez, Vice Chancellor […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the PPP believed in the empowerment of the farmers. “The PPP has always believed in the empowerment of farmers. It has believed in improvement of agricultural production. This is needed for a reduction in the import of raw materials, greatly […]
Read MoreNewswire Paris: Hundreds of members and staff of the European Parliament had a surprise when their train from Brussels to the French city of Strasbourg ended up at Disneyland Paris instead. The special train is chartered once a month to get MEPs between parliament’s seats in Brussels and Strasbourg. But a signalling error on Monday […]
Read MoreBrussels: Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in police custody sparked a wave of women’s rights protests in Iran, has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize. Amini, along with Iran’s Women, Life and Freedom movement that emerged in a months-long street protest campaign following her death, received the EU’s Sakharov […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Faisal Karim Kundi said this week that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was bound by the Constitution and could not delay polls on the wishes of two political parties. His remarks come as the PPP has stepped up its demand for holding timely elections. During a […]
Read MoreNewswire Hyderabad: While a proposed anti-Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) alliance is at its formative stage, PPP appears to have given an unpleasant surprise to the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl that had announced to come up with a strong anti-PPP force in the upcoming general elections. The PPP is said to have wooed […]
Read MoreLahore: Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Punjab chief minister Hamza Shehbaz held a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif here this week. On the occasion, the PML-N top brass discussed the matters in line with the country’s political situation at Jati Umra residence. The meeting between Shehbaz Sharif and Nawaz […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of France to Pakistan Nicolas Galey has said France, like its European partners and dozens of countries around the world, many of which represented here firmly opposed to the death penalty in all places and all circumstances. He said this on the occasion of the 21st World Day against the Death […]
Read MoreGlobal Times California Governor Gavin Newsom begins his week-long trip to China Monday. He will lead a delegation to visit Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Jiangsu Province. Even though the visit is not short, the schedule is very full, demonstrating Newsom’s keen desire to make the most of this trip by visiting as […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: Some perceive the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as China’s attempt to crush someone under itself, but it’s not the truth, the BRI is a desire to cooperate on the global arena, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with China Media Group (CMG). According to the interview video released by […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine can be an opportunity for Italy to position itself as Europe’s energy supply hub, Premier Giorgia Meloni said this week. “Today the energy issue is strategic, and it will certainly become increasingly so,” said Meloni in a video message for the 70th anniversary of […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that Pakistan, with its vast landscape and rich history, was the epicentre of climate crisis and the evidence was clear and could not be ignored. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘The Urgency of Action: Climate Change and its Implications […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Digital Media head for Islamabad Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) had empowered women. “The PPP introduced BISP to empower women to sustain families in tough times. It also empowered farmers and small businesses,” he posted on X. He further posted: […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week called upon the caretaker government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take measures to facilitate the registration of women in the electoral rolls. Malaika Raza, General Secretary of the PPP Human Rights Cell, expressed concern about the absence of women from the electoral […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Vice President of PPP, Senator Sherry Rehman, held a meeting with Ambassador Ahmed Jawad A.A Rabai of Palestine this week to convey a strong message of solidarity with the Palestinian people during these challenging times. Senator Rehman expressed her condolences for the tragic loss of more than 1500 innocent Palestinians, including 500 […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Senior Vice President and chief organiser Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressing solidarity with the war-hit Palestinians, said the international community was required to play its important role in stopping the large-scale massacre of the innocent Palestinians. She said the barbaric bombing on the besieged people of Palestine was a […]
Read MoreParis: French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that he was in favour of revising the constitution to widen the number of issues which can be put to a referendum, at a time the right-wing opposition is clamouring for a vote on immigration. In a speech celebrating the 65th anniversary of the constitution which war […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that his party welcomed Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s plan to return. “It has been PPP’s long-standing demand that Nawaz should return. PPP is very happy that he is coming back. It is incumbent upon everyone to work for Pakistan’s […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: European Union Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Riina Kionka this week clarified that the EU MEPs’ decision to roll over the rules on Pakistan’s GSP Plus status has been proposed to avoid a “cliff edge” at the end of the year, is unrelated to Pakistan’s performance, and that monitoring will continue. Ambassador Kionka […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Just hours before the expiry of deadline set for filing objections to the proposed changes to the Election Rules 2017, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) apprised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of its reservations over a new condition pertaining to election expenses. The ECP had published a set of proposed amendments […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Faisal Karim Kundi said this week that some people feared elections. He emphasized the PPP’s demand for elections to be conducted in accordance with the constitution. Kundi remarked that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari envisions the expansion of institutions like the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) across […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz expressed optimism this week about the return of her father, Nawaz Sharif, to Pakistan on October 21, aiming to bring an end to what she referred to as a “seven-year period of prolonged sorrow”. Addressing a public gathering in Lahore, Maryam remarked that Nawaz Sharif […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong said this week that Beijing was ready to deepen trade and investment cooperation with Pakistan and build an “upgraded version” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is growth-oriented, innovative, livelihood-enhancing, green and inclusive. Addressing the National Day Reception, Zaidong said that they are ready to […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week formed a legal team to challenge the new delimitations. The legal team headed by the president of People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) will challenge the new delimitations. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) earlier issued a preliminary list of new delimitations ahead of general polls. The Chief […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistani Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said this week that Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries can benefit from each other’s experiences and advanced technologies. Addressing Shanghai Cooperation Organization TV Festival in Nanjing, China, the Minister invited the media organizations of SCO countries to partner with Pakistan in joint […]
Read MoreNewswire Brussels: The president of the European Parliament said Sunday she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a United Nations envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus. Roberta Metsola said she personally communicated the position of the European Union’s legislature to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio […]
Read MoreZheng Yongnian While hostile sentiment against China grows in the US, there is also growing antipathy toward the US among the Chinese general public. This is true, especially on social media, where nationalist sentiment is somewhat elevated among some Chinese people. However, generally speaking, such sentiment is not strong among Chinese people. If we discuss […]
Read MoreNewswire Multan: Former prime minister and Senator, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, said this week that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was ready for general elections. Talking to journalists here, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani welcomed the election announcement by the Election Commission saying that there was no ambiguity that the elections would be held in the […]
Read MoreCovert Report Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell this week strongly condemned the alleged extrajudicial killings of at least four individuals by during an operation in Sarkand, Sindh. “The loss of life is deeply regrettable and must be thoroughly investigated by an independent body to ensure justice is served. While we acknowledge the […]
Read MoreCovert Report Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz said this week that former premier Nawaz Sharif’s role will be vital to taking the country out of the turmoil. Maryam Nawaz chaired a meeting, during which the presidents of the Punjab division and districts were present. On this occasion, consultations were held regarding […]
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