Gwadar Pro Islamabad: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority chief Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd) said thisweek that private investors would be encouraged for Joint Ventures (JVs) to speed up industrialization under CPEC, aflagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Bajwa however, added that the maximum focus would be on the industries that could […]
Read MoreA new study found that almost half of the cosmetic products tested in contain potentially harmful chemicals.These chemicals, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have been linked in early research to cancer, reproductive harm, and damage to the immune system. PFAS are often used to increase a product’s durability, spreadability, and wear.New research conducted by […]
Read MoreExperts say the United States still faces dangers from the COVID-19 pandemic if the virus is circulating in other parts of the world.One reason is the novel coronavirus can continue to mutate into strains such as the delta variant if it’s unchecked in parts of the globe. Experts note that with airline travel, it’s easier […]
Read MoreDing Gang When NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the US on Monday and met with US President Joe Biden at the WhiteHouse, he sent a very dangerous message there.“China will soon have the biggest economy in the world, they already have the second largest defense budget, the biggest Navy, they are investing heavily in […]
Read MoreAstronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the centre of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.An international team of astronomers observed the star, VVV-WIT-08, decreasing in brightness by a factor of 30, so that it nearly disappeared from the sky. While many stars change in brightness because they pulsate or are […]
Read MoreFour planets locked in a perfect rhythm around a nearby star are destined to be pinballed around their solar system when their sun eventually dies, according to a study led by the University of Warwick that peers into its future.Astronomers have modelled how the change in gravitational forces in the system as a result of […]
Read MoreAn international group of collaborators, including scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and The University of New Mexico, have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting a nearby M dwarf star. The recent discovery offers exciting research opportunities thanks to the planet’s substantial atmosphere, small star, and how fast […]
Read MoreLondon: This week is Refugee Week – a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.The government will be marking the occasion by sharing powerful stories of refugees who have come to the UK through government-backed legal routes to start a new life in the UK. Home Secretary Priti […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Referring to the vast business opportunities, Pakistan and UK have emphasized on the importance of further developing relations in the investment and trade sectors.These views were expressed during a webinar organized by the Punjab Board of Investment & Trade in collaboration with UK Pakistan Business Council to explore investment and business opportunities in […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japanese lawmakers this week passed legislation restricting purchases of land near defense force bases or other areas with national security implications. The law, which seeks to prevent foreign owners from misusing such land, passed in an upper house vote with cross-partisan support.It aims to fill what proponents say is a reporting vacuum on […]
Read MoreDaniel Leussink Tokyo: Japan’s economy likely grew and avoided slipping into recession this quarter but an extension of emergency measures to stem a rise in coronavirus infections has dented the growth outlook, a poll showed.Just over a month before Tokyo is set to host the Olympic Games, the world’s third-largest economy was seen expanding an […]
Read MoreNew research finds that people who skip breakfast miss nutrients they don’t often get from other meals and that they tend to snack more throughout the day.If you skip breakfast each day, you could be missing out on several vital nutrients.Foods that are commonly eaten for breakfast don’t tend to be eaten at other times […]
Read MoreChen Weiqing On Sunday, I solemnly presented the appointment letter signed by State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Wang Yi to Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen and officially became China’s first representative to the OIC. It is a great honor and also a […]
Read MoreLI MIN/CHINA DAILY The herd of elephants moving north after leaving the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province has drawn widespread public attention, with tens of millions of people following its movement on TV programs and social media platforms. But this is not the first time wild Asian Elephants have wandered away from their […]
Read MoreBill Emmott When will the world have vaccinated 80 percent of all adults, the level presumed by scientists to produce herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Most people’s answer is 2023 or 2024, which suggests deep pessimism about the progress of vaccinations outside the rich world. That is also why pledges at the recent […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Gerry’s Diplomatic Football League closing ceremony was organized Friday evening at Marriot hotel Islamabad. Different awards were distributed among the participating Embassies teams who participated with their diplomats and local staff in the football league. The ceremony was attended by different ambassadors Julius Kibet Bitok, Nigerian High Commissioner , Nicolaus Keller, Austrian […]
Read MoreWest Indies cricketer Jason Holder, who continues to top the ICC Test all-rounders rankings, said this week that a good foundation in white ball cricket is possible only if players give due importance to Test cricket.“My Test cricket has gone really, really well…One-day cricket, I really enjoy that, and in T20, I’m truly now getting […]
Read MoreJoel Drucker Picture yourself on a spaceship. It zooms across the galaxy. The ship lands on Saturn, nearly 1,000 million miles from earth. You exit and are delighted to see two tennis courts. As you open the gate to one of them, you suddenly hear a loud voice, its cadence akin to that of a […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan’s future lied in agriculture and hence farmers should be supported with good economic packages as an incentive to increase the yield and to modernise agricultural farming.“The government should allocate more funds for the management of rainwater reservoirs in every […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy remains an active investor in Pakistan.In an interview, the envoy said Italy highly encouraged Pakistani companies and businessmen to invest in a number of sectors in Italy. “Italy offers lucrative investment opportunities as it has a domestic market of 60 million people as […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO stood at the back of the Afghan people. He reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country.Ambassador Pontecorvo said he had held fruitful discussions with the Afghan leaders and was optimistic about peace.“We […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week directed to make preparations for biggest plantation drive during this year’s monsoon season and said that agricultural lands as well as those reserved for forests should not be used for construction in any way.He gave this direction while presiding over a meeting of the National Coordination Committee for […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan and Iron Brother China never fall short of celebrating their friendship and this time it is a unique Rs 70 coin to honour the brotherhood that is higher than Himalayas, deeper than the oceans and sweeter than honey. Pakistan this week unveiled the Rs 70 commemorative coin as the two all-weather friends […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week joined the protesting government employees to express solidarity with them outside Parliament House Islamabad. Chairman Bilawal speaking with the government employees said that the federal government lies to the people of Pakistan and does not fulfil promises and agreement made with the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The federal government this week announced 10 percent ad-hoc relief allowance in the salaries and pensions of federal government employees. Delivering the budget speech for the year 2021-22, Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin announced that the increase in salaries and pensions would be applicable from July 1, 2021. The government also proposed […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan this week lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership and expressed gratitude for his strong message on the World Environment Day, hosted by Pakistan. In a tweet, PM Khan said: “I thank President Xi’s strong message on World Environment Day 2021 hosted by Pakistan reflecting our commitment […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed this week said that Chinese Sinopharm was one of the best Covid vaccines available in the whole world. Speaking to journalists here after inaugurating a coronavirus vaccination facility here, he said Sinopharm is one of the best vaccines available across the globe. “I salute the Chinese […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Saudi Arabia was expected to soon approve the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine for the Hajj pilgrim. Speaking to Gwadar Pro, the Sindh CM said that he had discussed the issue with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki in detail. “This […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator Rehman Malik is playing a watchman’s role for Pakistan on international issues. The veteran Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader woke up the government on the burning issues of the illegal uranium trade in India. The former interior minister said that it is […]
Read MoreA new study finds people who consume two servings of fruit per day have 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half a serving. The research was published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetes is a disease where people have too much […]
Read MoreBiologist Sasha Mendjan at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna and his team have used human pluripotent stem cells to grow sesame-seed-sized heart models, called cardioids, that spontaneously self-organize to develop a hollow chamber without the need of experimental scaffolds. This advance, which allows for the creation of some of the most realistic heart […]
Read MoreBrief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people whose hypertension did not respond to a triple cocktail of medications, reports a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian. In a clinical trial of the […]
Read MoreWhat is happening deep beneath the surface of ice planets? Is there liquid water, and if so, how does it interact with the planetary rocky “seafloor”? New experiments show that on water-ice planets between the size of our Earth and up to six times this size, water selectively leaches magnesium from typical rock minerals. The […]
Read MoreNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a rare look at a Jupiter-sized, still-forming planet that is feeding off material surrounding a young star. “We just don’t know very much about how giant planets grow,” said Brendan Bowler of the University of Texas at Austin. “This planetary system gives us the first opportunity to witness […]
Read MoreScientists have recreated the reaction by which carbon isotopes made their way into different organic compounds, challenging the notion that organic compounds, such as amino acids, were formed by isotopically enriched substrates. Their discovery suggests that the building blocks of life in meteorites were derived from widely available substrates in the early solar system. Carbonaceous […]
Read MoreNewswire Britain’s Duchess of Sussex Meghan has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, who she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana. Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California, with Harry in attendance. “On June […]
Read MoreWaiyee Yip A little Japanese girl trudges home through a snowy blizzard – an iconic television scene from the 1980s that many around the world would remember. It’s from the drama Oshin, which was a hit not just at home in Japan but also in more than 60 countries. Long before the age of Korean […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: H.E. MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan this week expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in a tragic train accident in the district of Ghotki, Sindh, leaving scores of people dead and injured. In his condolence message, the Ambassador conveyed his heartfelt grief and sympathies to the […]
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