Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that the evenings in Rome were a treat to watch. Tweeting a picture of the Roman sunset, the senior diplomat shared his love for the city that is famous around the world and attracts numerous tourists every year. There’s nowhere in the world quite […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser this week underlined the importance of water conservation and education for all for the sustainable future of the country. While addressing a ceremony related to Tarbella Five extension project he said the initiative of WAPDA under a decade of Dams would help Pakistan to achieve water autarchy. […]
Read MoreWang Meng and Su Bin Beijing: Beijing is basking in the glow of the Olympic flame for a second time after the 2022 Winter Olympics officially opened Friday night in the Bird’s Nest Stadium – an iconic 2008 Summer Games venue. At 21:51 Beijing time, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open, in front […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: The United States reacted negatively to Russia’s key demand that the accords on indivisible security be implemented responsibly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after a phone talk with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week. “As for the key issue that generally prompted us to turn to the United States and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the party’s long march on February 27 will be a success. Last month, the PPP had said the anti-government long march from Karachi to Islamabad would take place on February 27, with Bilawal demanding immediate and transparent elections in the […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week supported the call of the UN chief António Guterres to help the Afghan people. Ambassador Pontecorvo pointed to a tweet by António Guterres in which he said the “daily life has become a frozen hell for the people of Afghanistan. As a matter of moral […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan’s High Commission in London and Capra Falconeri Traveller magazine jointly organized a virtual discussion on “Put Pakistan on Your Travel Map” to attract international tourists to visit Pakistan and uncover its hidden treasures. The panelists included famous Scottish photographer Colin Prior, Jonny Bealby of Wilde Frontiers, multi-award-winning travel journalist Emma Thomson and wildlife […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week warned the opposition parties that he would be more dangerous if they forced him to step down as he ruled out granting any concession to them. Responding to a question about the planned long march by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on March 23 during live […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week greeted Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam on being named ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. “Well deserved!,” Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo tweeted, along with the news of Babar Azam’s achievement. Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Hyderabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week urged the masses to help him oust Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PPP leader said that Imran Khan would have to go if Pakistan’s economy was to be saved. He warned of food insecurity crisis if agriculture economy was destroyed. Bilawal Bhutto […]
Read MoreMoscow: The European countries will not be able to receive gas, oil and metals from Russia in case Russia is disconnected from the SWIFT international payment system, Nikolay Zhuravlev, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council, said this week. The Federation Council is the upper house of the Russian parliament. Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China has expressed serious concerns and dissatisfaction to the US over reports that the US is considering to authorize departures of American diplomats in Beijing over China’s COVID-19 rules. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said this week that China was undoubtedly the safest country in the world right now and withdrawing from […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, this week stressed rigorous and unswerving efforts in further promoting full and strict Party governance. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, vowed to maintain a zero-tolerance stance on corruption while addressing the sixth […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will brief his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Moscow’s talks with NATO when he travels to Beijing next month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said this week. Putin is set to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4. Russia and China have moved closer together […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that his party can work with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) provided that they drop the proposal for en masse resignations and adopt his strategy of the no-confidence move. The PPP chairman offered a counterproposal to PDM and once again broached […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week directed the authorities concerned to improve the performance of the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The prime minister, chairing a high-level meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to aviation, called for ensuring the provision of the best aviation services to the people. The prime minister also […]
Read MoreCao Siqi and Wan Hengyi Wuxi: China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued a joint statement this week, calling for the establishment of a strategic partnership, promotion of the free trade agreement negotiations, and implementation of a free trade area. The statement is seen as a direct reflection of the broad consensus reached when […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russia this week lashed out at the White House comments that followed the bilateral security talks in Geneva. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova remarked: “Regarding the multiple misguided statements by the White House press secretary, it’s frankly regrettable that the US leadership is represented by people that are so clueless about the […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week claimed a historic long march would culminate in ouster of the government. Chairing an executive committee meeting of the southern Punjab chapter of the party at the Bilawal House here, he said the people would get relief only if the government was removed. He […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Rome was even more beautiful when it is raining. “Rome under the rain has its charm,” he tweeted with a picture showing rain in the globally loved city. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Ministry of Interior has introduced an elaborate mechanism to facilitate relief activities of international non-government organizations (INGOs) in Afghanistan. This was disclosed during the meeting of the Afghan Inter-Ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC) chaired by National Security Adviser Dr. Moeed Yusuf this week. The officials from the Ministry informed the meeting that the main […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam this week welcomed Iranian offer to waive off tariff on all agricultural exports to Iran and said that Pakistan has immense export potential in citrus fruits, rice, mangoes, onion, potatoes, fisheries and livestock. Speaking to Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Syed Mohammad […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Napoli (Naples) is really worth a visit in Italy. “#Napoli is really worth a visit Italy,” he tweeted quoting a newswire story titled ‘Naples only Italy destination on CNN Travel wish list in 2022.’ Ambassador Pontecorvo said Napoli was a great destination for […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week celebrated the birthday of the party founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-Chairman issued special messages and highlighted the achievements of the late Bhutto. The PPP founder was the fourth President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and subsequently Prime Minister from 1973 to […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin this week warned President Joe Biden in a phone call that relations between the two countries could collapse if the US imposes sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after the call that Putin told Biden that sanctions “could lead to a […]
Read MoreCui Fandi and Zhao Yusha Beijing: With less than one month to go before the opening of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, widely and fondly known as the Beijing 2022 Games, the host city shows the world its confidence and readiness. Beijing has been fully prepared in all areas, including the construction of venues […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan this week awarded the Pakistani staff for meritorious contributions towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor, Director General of Department of International Affairs of NDRC of China Ying Xiong […]
Read MoreMoscow: NATO’s “targeted provocations” near Russia’s borders are highly likely to escalate into an armed conflict, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said this week. NATO’s expansion eastward dates back to the time when Russia had good relations with the alliance, Fomin said at a briefing for foreign military attaches to Russia. “Recently, the alliance […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Larkana: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing the mass gathering at Garhi Khuda Baksh said that his party does not need any deal. He announced to lead huge demonstrations against government from January 5. On the occasion of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s 14th death anniversary, Chairman PPP addressed […]
Read MoreRome: 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 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati this week informed the Senate Standing Committee on Railways that the electricity worth of Rs2 billion was being stolen annually of Pakistan Railways. The committee met here under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Qasim which was attended by Deputy Chairman Senate, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Senator Dost Muhammad […]
Read MoreYang Sheng and Wan Hengyi Beijing: The US has no legitimacy and influence in China’s Xizang affairs and its act to appoint a new “special coordinator for Tibet” is an awkward move, and since the current development in Xizang has received a huge amount of achievements, the US and the separatist Dalai Lama clique don’t […]
Read MoreNawabshah: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said this week that he had already predicted the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government will not deliver and will not last. Without naming anyone, the former president said that he was asked to offer assistance and share some formula but he told them that first this government […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A one-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad this week warned that the whole region would suffer in case of an economic collapse of Afghanistan. The new Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was also in attendance in the grand hall of the Pakistani Parliament, where OIC had gathered. The […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati said this week that Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train would prove to be a game changer in the region and would boost trade among the three countries. While inaugurating the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train along with Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video meeting this week, as they praised “model” China-Russia relations and pledged to cooperate more on safeguarding the two countries’ core interests and upholding international fairness and justice. The two leaders also agreed to have an in-person meeting in February in Beijing. […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology this week drafted the National Hemp Policy and sent it to the federal cabinet for approval. Under the policy the federal government would award licenses to 100 companies to grow Hemp so that the country could join the billion-rupee international Hemp market, Federal Science and Technology Minister […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thias week foreign investors to Pakistan, urging them to explore the public-private partnership opportunities in Pakistan. Speaking at the Sindh Investment Conference held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bilawal said that the provincial government is trying to promote local production in Pakistan. “There is immense […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated Pakistan’s first plastic road. “What an excellent environment – friendly idea. I hope there will be a number of imitations,” he tweeted. In Islamabad, one kilometer stretch of Ataturk Avenue in Islamabad has been re-carpeted with tons of plastic bottles. A multinational soft drink […]
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