Global Times Beijing: China this week successfully conducted an antiballistic missile test in a move experts said on Monday is a crucial part of the country’s national defense development that is defensive in nature, demonstrating the reliability of China’s antiballistic missile umbrella amid US attempts to blackmail China with modern, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Defence Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed this week urged Pakistan to follow the peaceful rise of China. In a key note address at an International webinar comprising experts from three continents, who called for greater cooperation and connectivity to combat common challenges like Climate Change, hunger, poverty, and the Pandemic, rejecting […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan this week invited Turkey to invest in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) being built under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Chaudhary Salik Hussain, Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) and Special Initiatives, and Secretary BOI Fareena Mazhar met with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey in Istanbul, the Pakistani government […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Demark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm said this week that her country was committed to enhance cooperation with Pakistan. “Denmark is committed to deepen bilateral relations through economic cooperation and implementing green transition with an increased share of renewable energy?? Climate Change is a pre-eminent issue for both Pakistan and Denmark Look […]
Read MoreWang Wen Over the past four decades, China has created a historic record for the rise of a great power: For 40 years, there has been no war or participation in war. Meanwhile, the country did not undergo any economic or financial crisis, and it has risen successfully. Its rise without crisis or war has […]
Read MoreDing Gang I hope the White House economic advisors will go online and experience China’s “6.18” shopping festival on June 18, which I believe will give them a thorough understanding of the causes of high inflation in the US. On this day 24 years ago, JD.com was founded in Beijing, and it has grown to […]
Read MoreYossi Mekelberg For nearly two years, long before the first ballot was cast in the 2020 presidential election, former US President Donald Trump and his supporters were claiming that it would be rigged by the Democrats, only to completely cut loose when he lost to Joe Biden. Hence, it is imperative, for the sake of […]
Read MoreYasar Yakis The European Parliament this month issued its periodical “progress report on Turkey.” Turkey’s pro-opposition media considers these reports to be the country’s magnetic resonance imaging, allowing an accurate picture of Turkey to be seen. The pro-government media regards these reports as aiming to blackwash Ankara’s reputation. The latest report is not much different […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week said that the quality of Italian olive was the best in the world. In an interview he suggested that Pakistan could import olive from Italy. Olives are an integral part of the entire Mediterranean civilisation without which life and culture will be […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, this week signed an order to promulgate a set of trial outlines on military operations other than war. The outlines will standardize, and provide the legal basis for Chinese troops […]
Read MoreNewswire Tehran: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week reiterated the country’s commitment to strengthen bilateral relations with Iran in diverse areas and said that building close relations with Iran remained Pakistan’s high priority. “Iran is a very important neighbor of Pakistan, one with which we share immutable historic and fraternal bonds. For the Prime […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Additional Secretary to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry this week visited Gwadar to review the pace and implementation of various ongoing development projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The visit – which aimed at reviewing the ongoing uplift projects and reporting to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat from […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The Italian Parliament has decided to apply new Schengen visa validity rules for yacht crew who are not citizens of the EU. The Parliament agreed to allow yacht crew who are nationals of third countries to apply for a 365-day visa. This means that in line with the new rules, yacht crew will […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Embassy of Denmark in Islamabad together with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) this week launched a project aiming to support Pakistan to implement sustainable, rights based border management practices in the area of document security and control of national borders. The project ‘Rights Based Border Management in the Silk […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week strongly condemned state barbarism against Muslim protesters in India. The Minister said, “OIC, UN and all Human Rights (HR) organizations must rein in Modi’s fascist government.” In her condemnation message, the minister said Indian Muslims were being jailed for protesting against blasphemy […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China ranks 12th in the 2021 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) report released by the World Intellectual Property Right Organization (WIPO), moving up 22 spots from 2012, said Wang Gang, the head of China’s Science and Technology Ministry this week. It marks China has entered the rankings of innovative countries in […]
Read MoreMoscow: The State Duma this week approved a package of bills on non-compliance with the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the second and third reading during its Tuesday session. According to the approved amendments, those ECHR decisions made after March 15, 2022 (the date Russia announced it was withdrawing from […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that Pakistan always advocated for holding of dialogue and use of diplomacy as tools for pursuit of peace in the world. Addressing a joint presser along with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister referred to the Russian-Ukraine conflict and said Pakistan had […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The UK and Pakistan have come together to light a beacon to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign. The event was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad this week, to coincide with beacon lighting ceremonies in every capital city across the Commonwealth. […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said the Indus Waters are not controlled by India. “Absolutely wrong to say that Indus Waters are controlled by India. The Indus Waters are governed by the Indus Waters Treaty – an international Treaty arranged, negotiated & guaranteed by the World Bank,” he […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Ambassador of Denmark in Pakistan Lis Rosenholm this week celebrated the Constitution Day of Denmark. The envoy hosted a reception to mark the important day in the Denmark calendar. Constitution Day is observed in Denmark on June 5. The day honors the Constitution of Denmark, as both the first constitution of 1849 and the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Ninety percent of the imported waste ends up in oceans and other water bodies which then breaks down into microplastics which are ingested by aquatic creatures. This was stated by Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman, who spoke as the Chief Guest at the World Environment Day-2022 webinar hosted by National Institute […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar said this week that Pakistan is deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. She expressed these views during a ceremony held in connection with handing over humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine at Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. The Minister, while expressing deep […]
Read MoreWang Wen US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered his much awaited policy speech toward China on May 26. The address has brought heated debates in China’s academic circles. Some scholars said the speech had positive aspects. For example, Blinken said the US is not “looking for conflict or a new Cold War” with China […]
Read MoreAndrey Kortunov The US hosted the Summit of the Americas only once – it was the very first meeting of the forum conveyed in Miami in December of 1994. These were the heydays of the post-Cold War US international hegemony and the US global triumphalism. Not surprisingly, the Clinton administration fully dominated in setting both […]
Read MoreAndrew Hammond As final preparations were made for World Environment Day, the Earth is facing a triple emergency. While pollution poisons much of our air, land and water, we are also discovering that habitat loss and other related pressures mean an estimated 1 million species are threatened with extinction. Yet, as important as these twin […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Popular diplomatic lady Albana Ferrarese, the wife of the Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese, said this week that she loved living in Pakistan. In a conversation with Covert, she said Pakistan was a beautiful country with a rich history. She recalled that even before landing in Pakistan, she and her […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy would extend all possible cooperation to Pakistani women for raising awareness on business and other issues. “We can provide full support to engage Pakistani businesswomen in our business sector,” he said. Speaking at the concluding session of a conference organized by […]
Read MoreXie Wenting and Bai Yunyi Beijing: China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned this week that China-US relations cannot continue to deteriorate and that right choices should be made. Delivering a video speech at an online seminar on Kissinger and China-US relations hosted by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, […]
Read MoreNewswire Simferopol: The authorities of the Kherson region intend to raise the issue of the region entering the Russian Federation in the near future in order for it to become Russia’s full-fledged territorial entity, Kirill Stremousov, Deputy Head of the Kherson region’s Military-Civilian Administration told TASS news agency. “The Kherson region intends to accede to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for a reset in ties between Pakistan and the United States and said easing tensions between the two nations was in the best interest of both. In an interview with an American columnist published in the Washington Post, Bilawal Bhutto stated that the two countries […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week met Country Director of World Bank Najy Benhassine and discussed the ongoing projects in Pakistan by the World Bank. During the meeting, the federal minister was briefed on the overall objective of the Bank’s climate initiatives in Pakistan, said a news release. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb this week reiterated that Pakistan was firmly committed to its principled position on the Palestinian issue and Israel. In an important policy statement she said that there had been no change in Pakistan’s policy in support of Palestine. The minister said that Pakistan’s state policy […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week share memories of my multiple interactions with the great social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi. “Honoured to share memories of my multiple interactions with Abdul Sattar Edhi Sb #Edhi at a memorial organised by CLI at the Australian National University to pay tribute to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Lis Rosenholm this week attended musical performance at the Poland embassy here. “At the Polish Embassy in Islamabad. Musical performance #melancholy,” she tweeted with a brief video clip. The Embassy of Poland had organised the musical evening and exhibition to show solidarity with Ukraine in Islamabad at the residence of […]
Read MoreWang Wen When China was underdeveloped, it chose to keep silent and exercise restraint when the US criticized it. Nowadays, more and more human rights problems in the West are coming to light. In the meantime, the Chinese people have become more confident in sharing the vital contribution of China’s human rights cause toward global […]
Read MoreDalia Al-Aqidi Top US administration officials were caught off-guard last week by President Joe Biden’s assertion that the country was ready to take military measures in defense of Taiwan if China tried to seize it by force. This caused a great deal of confusion and raised questions about whether Washington has decided to change its […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s late senior leader late Senator A. Rehman Malik was remembered by his friends and party colleagues on Friday evening in a condolence reference. The condolence reference was attended by people from various walks of life included Minister of State for Law and Justice Shahdat Awan, Secretary Information PPP Faisal Karim […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his wife Albana Ferrarese this week celebrated the Festa della Repubblica. They hosted a reception which was widely attended by politicians, diplomats and journalists. The duo greeted the Italians living in Pakistan and the millions back home a happy Republic Day – celebrated […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan Beijing: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) this week announced a second large-scale military exercise around the island of Taiwan this month in a move analysts said is a powerful response to remarks by US President Joe Biden two days ago, in which he claimed the US would intervene militarily […]
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