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Italy has helped establish two technology centers in Pakistan recently: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy has helped establish two technology centers in Pakistan recently. “Recently, two technology centres have been established with Italian cooperation – the Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technology Centre in Lahore and the Italy-Pakistan Textile Technology Centre in Faisalabad – for which latest machinery has been donated […]

Sports

England cricket team to tour Pakistan after 16-year hiatus

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) this week confirmed that the England cricket team will play two Twenty20 internationals in October on their first tour of the country since 2005. “The England men’s side will visit Pakistan in October for two Twenty20 internationals. Both matches will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on […]

COVID-19 lab leak theory doesn’t hold up to scientific scrutiny

Xinhua Beijing: There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, was created in a lab, and none of the lab leak claims “hold up to scientific scrutiny,” a virologist with the University of Glasgow has said.The lab leak theory “offers no evidence other than the circumstantial location of the Wuhan […]

PPP to form next govt: Bilawal Bhutto

Newswire Quetta: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week said that his party would form the government across the country after sweeping the next general elections.“A Jiyala (PPP stalwart) would lead the next Balochistan government as the chief minister,” he said while addressing a party event. The function was held at […]

Muharram gatherings to be held under strict COVID-19 SOPs: NCOC

Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) this week issued special instructions for managing Muharram-ul-Harram activities with proper COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) to contain disease spread.The Forum issued these instructions keeping in view the recommendations of the ulema (scholars) concerned regarding Muharram. The NCOC guidelines underlined that all gatherings and processions would be […]

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CPEC: Balochistan govt prepares draft for JCC meeting

Gwadar Pro Quetta: Balochistan Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan Alyani said this week that the provincial government had prepared the draft for the 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to be held in the near future.Chairing a high-level meeting, he said CPEC would ensure development in the province. The […]

Chinese students write essay in Urdu

China Economic Net Beijing: To mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China, the Pakistani embassy in China and Silk Road Cities Alliance (SRCA) has jointly held a Chinese Language Essay Writing Contest among Pakistani students in Chinese universities and an Urdu Essay Writing Contest among Chinese students.Pakistani students […]

New road to be constructed from Bahawalpur to Jhangra to link with CPEC

Gwadar Pro Rahim Yar Khan: A new road will be constructed with a cost of Rs 4 billion from Bahawalpur to Jhangra to connect the Bahawalpur Industrial Zone with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said.He said another new road will also be constructed from the Industrial […]

Rehman Malik sets Indian illegal presidential Kashmir order on fire

Newswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator Rehman Malik Thursday set on fire the Indian presidential order of revoking Article 370 and 35A in held Kashmir.He said the illegal order was burned to convey a message to the world that the people of Kashmir don’t accept Indian any […]

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo appreciates Afghan leaders’ role for peace

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has appreciated the role that Afghan leaders and the Afghan security forces had played in reaching close to peace in Afghanistan.“This is a historic moment for Afghanistan as Afghans prepare to determine the future of their country through intra-Afghan negotiations. The Afghan people and […]

Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’

New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.Space scientists at the University of Leicester worked with colleagues from the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), Boston University, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to reveal the mechanism […]

Major Atlantic ocean current system might be approaching critical threshold

The major Atlantic ocean current, to which also the Gulf stream belongs, may have been losing stability in the course of the last century. This is shown in a new study published in Nature Climate Change. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, transports warm water masses from the tropics northward at the ocean surface […]

‘Feel good’ brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

From the thrill of hearing an ice cream truck approaching to the spikes of pleasure while sipping a fine wine, the neurological messenger known as dopamine has been popularly described as the brain’s “feel good” chemical related to reward and pleasure. A ubiquitous neurotransmitter that carries signals between brain cells, dopamine, among its many functions, […]

Aluminium cans to replace plastic bottles in Japan

Newswire Tokyo: A select number of Japanese brands now offer drinks packaged in aluminium cans instead of plastic bottles. The decision is framed as a counteractive measure in the fight against marine plastic pollution.According to the WWF, each year, 8 million tonnes of plastic are dumped in our oceans. 90% of seabirds have microplastics in […]

Japanese Bishop calls for peace on 76th anniversary of Nagasaki bombing

Tokyo: Japan marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing of Nagasaki this week, just three days after that of Hiroshima.In the annual ceremony, scaled-down this year due to Covid-19, citizens observed a minute of silence at 8:15 am local time – the exact time the first bomb hit Hiroshima 76 years ago. […]

Ambassador of Japan grieves the loss of precious lives in Quetta blast

Newswire Islamabad: MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, this week expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the bomb blast which occurred in Quetta on August 8th, leaving two policemen dead and numbers of people injured. “Any act of terrorism cannot be justified for whatever reason or purpose. Our thoughts […]

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Italy basks in Tokyo Games medal glory

Karolos Grohmann Tokyo: Italy’s COVID-19 gamble that allowed a small group of elite athletes to train through the pandemic when much of the world was in lockdown has paid off handsomely at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the country setting a new medals record.Going into the final day of competitions Italian athletes have won 39 […]

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World

ICC begins formal efforts to push for cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Olympics

The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is preparing a bid for the game’s inclusion to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.Cricket was last featured in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris when only two teams competed at the event – the Great Britain and hosts France. “A Working Group has also been formed […]

Applications for the UK’s Chevening Scholarships open

Newswire Islamabad: Applications for the Chevening Scholarship to study in the UK are opened on August 3 until November 2nd, 2021.Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals from all backgrounds who can demonstrate that they have the commitment and skills required to create positive change, and can show how a UK master’s degree will help them […]

Major UK science funder to require grantees to make papers immediately free to all

Cathleen O’Grady London: The United Kingdom currently has one of the highest rates of open-access publication in the world, with many researchers posting their research papers on websites that make them publicly available for free. But the country’s leading funding agency announced a new policy that will push open access even further by mandating that […]

Australia supports Pakistan to strengthen covid-19 surveillance

Newswire Islamabad: The Australian High Commission has launched an initiative with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to help double COVID-19 testing capacity across Islamabad and the four provincial capitals of Pakistan. The Australian grant will be administered by the Asian Development Bank through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).Australia’s assistance aims to enhance […]

NA speaker, Azeri FM discuss issues of mutual interest

Newswire Islamabad: The Pakistan parliamentary delegation, headed by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, recently called on Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and also deliberated on the prospects of enhancing cooperation in various fields. The speaker felicitated the Azeri foreign minister on the liberation of territories from Armenia. Pakistan […]

Ambassador Nicolaus Keller: A huge supporter of Pakistan-Austrian friendship

Newswire Islamabad: Austrian ambassador to Pakistan Nicolaus Keller is a huge supporter of closer Pakistan-Austria ties.He has been meeting Pakistan officials to achieve the goal of further cementing the friendship. Nicolaus Keller, born 1970 in Austria. Sinde 2018 to date, he said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to the Islamic Republic […]

China will not abandon dynamic zero-case route, at least not for now

Hu Xijin Recently, there have been discussions about whether China should learn to live with the novel coronavirus. In my opinion, such a debate has no meaning now or in the near future. China is unlikely to abandon its dynamic approach of vigorously clearing new COVID-19 cases and embrace the loose approach used in the […]

Lithuania will pay the price for making radical moves on the Taiwan question

Hu Xijin This week, China decided to recall its ambassador to Lithuania. It also demanded the Lithuanian government recall its ambassador to China. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, this action must be taken because the Lithuanian government recently has announced its decision to allow the Taiwan authorities to open a “representative office” under the […]

Climate change is the region’s ultimate enemy

Osama Al-Sharif For decades scientists have warned governments about the catastrophic effects of global warming — caused by greenhouse gas emissions — on climate change and called for drastic measures to reduce man-made CO2 emissions as the only way to prevent worldwide environmental disaster. But since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, only […]

Hidden epidemic the world cannot ignore

Sara Al-Mulla Infectious diseases have garnered much attention lately as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). While the pandemic lingers on, another sinister set of noncommunicable diseases is rampant in epidemic proportions, making populations more susceptible to complications and death from the virus. Research reveals that people living with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic […]

Pakistan-Italy cultural linkages important to promote trade: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has underlined the importance of cultural linkages between Pakistan and Italy to promote trade. The envoy said he would encourage exchange of students to further strengthen bilateral relations.In an interview, the Ambassador said serious efforts were being made to enhance Pak-Italy bilateral trade from $1.7 billion to […]

Abduction complaint lacks substance, Pakistan tells Afghanistan

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan has formally conveyed to Afghanistan that it had thoroughly investigated the matter of alleged abduction of the daughter of the Afghan ambassador from Islamabad on July 16 and found that the complainant had not fully reported the incident. A delegation from Afghanistan visited Islamabad in connection with the reported complaint of the […]

Mutual trust: Russian troops to operate modern PLA equipment

Liu Xuanzun Beijing: Chinese and Russian troops have been eagerly preparing for the upcoming Zapad/Interaction-2021 exercise in China, with the participating Russian servicemen provided with modern weapons and equipment of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for the first time in a move Chinese experts said displays high level of mutual trust and will enhance […]

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Federal govt doesn’t care about poor people: Bilawal Bhutto

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the federal government does not care for poor people’s problems and rejected the recent petroleum price hike.The PPP chairman said in one month, Rs10 have been increased on a litre of petrol. “The government is [increasing petrol prices] to meet its own […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Niazi becomes new AJK PM

Muzaffarabad: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi of Pakistan TehrIk-e-Insaf (PTI) took oath as new Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir this week.AJK President Sardar Muhammad Masood Khan administered the oath to him at a ceremony. Earlier, PTI s Abdul Qayyum Niazi had been elected as new Prime Minister (PM) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).AJK […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

CPC’s efforts in the past century were lauded by friendly people in South Asia

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: To mark the centennial of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Association of Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation (ASLCSCC) held a well-attended webinar this week which attracted friendly personages and non-governmental organizations from South Asian countries. Pakistan as one of the major participants, Farwa Zafar, General Secretary […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Imran Khan orders to resolve electricity issue in CPEC hubs

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered to resolve the severe electricity crisis in Gwadar and Makran on a priority basis, said a top businessperson who met the PM.Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Mir Naveed Jan Baloch said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had shown seriousness to resolve these problems. He […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Bahrain should invest in CPEC SEZs: FM Qureshi

China Economic Net Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this week that Bahrain should invest in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) established under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).“There are many areas in Pakistan, where Bahraini investors can go and invest especially in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) being established along CPEC,” he said […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Renewable energies: No wind turbine disturbing the scenery

Wind energy is of outstanding importance to the energy transition in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office, its share in total gross electricity production of about 24% is far higher than those of all other renewable energy sources.“To reach our climate goals, it is important to further expand these capacities and to replace as […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

S & Tech

Collective battery storage beneficial for decarbonized world

Batteries are potentially a game-changing technology as we decarbonize our economy, and their benefits are even greater when shared across communities, a University of Otago-led study has found. Co-author Associate Professor Michael Jack, Director of the Energy Programme in the Department of Physics, says reducing costs are seeing rapid deployment of batteries for household use, […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity

Auditory hallucinations, a phenomenon in which people hear voices or other sounds in the absence of external stimuli, are a feature of schizophrenia and some other neuropsychiatric disorders. How they arise in the brain has been unclear, but new research indicates that altered brain connectivity between sensory and cognitive processing areas may be responsible.The study […]

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 by Covert

Italy has helped establish two technology centers in Pakistan recently: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

England cricket team to tour Pakistan after 16-year hiatus

Aug15,2021

COVID-19 lab leak theory doesn’t hold up to scientific scrutiny

PPP to form next govt: Bilawal Bhutto

Muharram gatherings to be held under strict COVID-19 SOPs: NCOC

CPEC: Balochistan govt prepares draft for JCC meeting

Chinese students write essay in Urdu

New road to be constructed from Bahawalpur to Jhangra to link with CPEC

Rehman Malik sets Indian illegal presidential Kashmir order on fire

Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’

Major Atlantic ocean current system might be approaching critical threshold

‘Feel good’ brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Aluminium cans to replace plastic bottles in Japan

Ambassador of Japan grieves the loss of precious lives in Quetta blast

Italy basks in Tokyo Games medal glory

ICC begins formal efforts to push for cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Olympics

Applications for the UK’s Chevening Scholarships open

Major UK science funder to require grantees to make papers immediately free to all

Australia supports Pakistan to strengthen covid-19 surveillance

NA speaker, Azeri FM discuss issues of mutual interest

Ambassador Nicolaus Keller: A huge supporter of Pakistan-Austrian friendship

China will not abandon dynamic zero-case route, at least not for now

Lithuania will pay the price for making radical moves on the Taiwan question

Climate change is the region’s ultimate enemy

Hidden epidemic the world cannot ignore

Pakistan-Italy cultural linkages important to promote trade: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Aug8, 2021

Mutual trust: Russian troops to operate modern PLA equipment

Federal govt doesn’t care about poor people: Bilawal Bhutto

Niazi becomes new AJK PM

CPC’s efforts in the past century were lauded by friendly people in South Asia

Imran Khan orders to resolve electricity issue in CPEC hubs

Bahrain should invest in CPEC SEZs: FM Qureshi

Renewable energies: No wind turbine disturbing the scenery

Collective battery storage beneficial for decarbonized world

Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity

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