Lisbon: Portugal has announced significant changes to its national selection competition, Festival da Canção, introducing an open submission process, a new digital voting platform and a streamlined format as the country prepares for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas, Bulgaria. Portuguese public broadcaster RTP has confirmed that the 2027 edition of Festival da Canção […]
MoreIslamabad: Ten Pakistani businesses are seeking a combined $51 million in investment over the next 12 months to scale up climate-friendly technologies and sustainable solutions, with specialist support from the United Kingdom helping them strengthen their business proposals and connect with potential investors. The businesses are working across five sectors crucial to Pakistan’s green transition: […]
MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad this week held talks with the Romanian ambassador and fellow European Union ambassadors on strengthening Pakistan’s political and economic relations with the European bloc, with a focus on trade expansion, economic cooperation and improved connectivity. The meeting provided an opportunity to explore ways to deepen Pakistan–EU […]
MoreNewswire Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet this week approved the country’s 2027 budget bill, introducing a savings contribution for newborns and measures aimed at lowering electricity and gas costs for households and businesses. Under the proposed newborn savings scheme, the state will contribute €100 ($116) annually for every child born from 2027, with […]
MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and the United States this week explored opportunities to expand bilateral energy cooperation, including potential long-term energy supply agreements, liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and investment in Pakistan’s refinery upgradation programme. The discussions took place during a meeting between Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik and US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie […]
MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Japan this week funded the construction of a concrete link road in Village Numbal, Tehsil Murree, to improve safe access to education, healthcare and local markets, benefiting more than 2,500 residents and over 500 students. Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Akamatsu Shuichi inaugurated the project on October 26, marking another step in Japan’s […]
MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Asim Iftikhar Ahmad led officials of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a Kashmir solidarity walk at D-Chowk this week to mark the 79th Kashmir Black Day, reaffirming Pakistan’s support for the Kashmiri people and their right to self-determination. The walk along Constitution Avenue was joined by Deputy Prime Minister […]
MoreLondon: British-Pakistani educationist and community leader Toaha Qureshi MBE is championing educational access and social mobility through a career that has combined academic leadership, substantial scholarship support and efforts to strengthen educational cooperation between the United Kingdom and Pakistan. As chief executive of the School of Economics and Law (SOEL), formerly known as LCBMIT, Qureshi […]
MoreListening to the rain halfway up the mountain The Paper Mu Xin wrote: “The locks of the past were also beautiful, and the keys were exquisite and had a distinctive style. When you locked it, people understood.” When I read this sentence, the first thing that came to my mind was the old brass lock […]
MoreLiu Zao – The Paper According to Xinhua News Agency, on October 28, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China received two Chinese cultural relics returned by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the capital of Australia: the head of a military official statue from the Yongyu Mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty […]
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