Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo appreciates Spain’s contributions towards NATO

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated the contributions of Spain towards NATO.“Spain has been a steadfast NATO ally in Afghanistan for the last 20 years. An exemplary contribution to NATO’s efforts towards its Afghan partners,” he tweeted. Spain became the 16th member of NATO on 30 May […]

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Sindh cabinet condemns NAB letter seeking domicile-wise employee data

Karachi: The Sindh cabinet this week condemned a letter by the National Accountability Bureau seeking domicile-wise details of its BPS-1 to BPS-22 employees. The cabinet termed the letter “politically motivated”, saying it was written at the behest of PM’s aide on accountability Shahzad Akbar. The meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.In […]

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Gilgit-Baltistan to be developed into a modern tourist spot under CPEC: Pakistan Minister

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan will be developed into a modern tourist spot under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the with the help of Pakistan’s federal government, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said this week.In a meeting with Chief Minister Gilgit Muhammad Khalid Khursheed who called on him here, Umar said the […]

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Iron Brother China has stood with Pakistan like a rock amid COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan Minister

China Economic Net Karachi: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi this week said that Iron Brother China had stood with Pakistan like a rock amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Speaking to journalists here after visiting a vaccination center, Zaidi said China had proven to be a reliable and trustworthy friend. “They have always helped us […]

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‘Flipping’ optical wavefront eliminates distortions in multimode fibers

The use of multimode optical fibers to boost the information capacity of the Internet is severely hampered by distortions that occur during the transmission of images because of a phenomenon called modal crosstalk. However, University of Rochester researchers at the Institute of Optics have devised a novel technique, described in a paper in Nature Communications, […]

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Rehman Malik pens letter to IAEA chief, urges to take serious notice of Indian nuclear proliferation

Newswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take serious notice of continuous nuclear proliferation by India and probe into the incidents on urgent basis.He suggested the IAEA chief to call an emergency meeting inviting western countries […]

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Digital economy growing fast Mark Meng – CEO Huawei Pakistan

Islamabad: As ICT technologies develop rapidly and become integrated into more and more verticals, the digital economy is becoming the fastest growing, most innovative, and widest-reaching economy. It is an important driver of global economic growth and recovery, playing a vital role in unleashing the potential of economic development, driving the transformation of traditional industries, […]

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UK-funded initiative to help SMEs

Newswire Islamabad: A new initiative that will enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan to effectively engage in international markets was launched this week.This UK-funded initiative will help enhance Pakistan’s trade diversification and integration into global value chains. The International Trade Centre (ITC) will implement the Revenue mobilization, Investment and Trade Programme (ReMIT) programme. […]

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CDS UK lauds Pakistan’s sincere efforts for regional peace, Afghan peace process

Rawalpindi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) United Kingdom General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter this week appreciated Pakistan’s sincere efforts for peace and stability in the region, especially the Afghan peace process.The CDS UK said this during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Afghan cpital Kabul, an Inter Services […]

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Japanese economic assistance plays vital role in Pakistan

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omer Ayub Khan this week said that Pakistan values the bilateral and friendly relations with Japan and both countries share common views on most of the regional and international economic issues.He made these remarks in a virtual meeting with the Chief Representative, JICA Pakistan, Shigeki Furuta to discuss the […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo condemns violence

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week condemned the attack in Dasht-e-Barchi.He said the Afghan people will remember who keeps the violence at unacceptable levels creating the conditions for these heinous actions. He said there is a historic moment for Afghanistan as Afghans prepare to determine the future of […]

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Blinken: US not in new cold war with China

Zhao Huanxin Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected claims that Washington is entering a new cold war with Beijing, days after former veteran diplomat Henry Kissinger warned that failure to resolve US-China tensions may cause that scenario to develop between the two powers. “I resist putting labels on most relationships, including this […]

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Imran Khan snubs diplomats’ indifferent attitude

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week pointed out the “indifferent attitude” of officers and staff at Pakistan missions abroad in resolving problems of diaspora and urged them to adopt the passion of serving overseas Pakistanis, whose remittances were contributing a lot in running the country. “Overseas Pakistanis are our major strength. Pakistan is running […]

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