Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan this week urged the ASEAN member countries to promote the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood held a roundtable discussion with the resident ASEAN Heads of Missions (HOMs).It was agreed to optimally utilize the bilateral and ASEAN-wide institutional mechanisms and to explore the possibilities presented by far-reaching initiatives like […]
Read MoreDetermining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with more precise data has come a conundrum: Estimates based on measurements within our local universe don’t agree with extrapolations from the era shortly after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. A new estimate of the local expansion rate […]
Read MoreThe earliest multicellular organisms may have lacked heads, legs, or arms, but pieces of them remain inside of us today, new research shows.According to a UC Riverside study, 555-million-year-old oceanic creatures from the Ediacaran period share genes with today’s animals, including humans. “None of them had heads or skeletons. Many of them probably looked like […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Senator Rehman Malik said goodbye to the Senate after a long service taking home cherished memories.In his farewell speech outside Parliament House, Senator A. Rehman Malik said that today he was here to say goodbye to the Senate where he spent more than a decade.He said, “today I am remembering and paying tribute […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Senate of Pakistan in its session this week highly admired Senator A. Rehman Malik for his unmatched services to Parliament, public, and contribution as Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior that has emerged as one of the topmost committees regarding its achievements, making important legislation and dealing with matters of public importance. […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Government of Japan has awarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 to WADA Akiko, representative of Rumbur Development Welfare & Conservation Society, in recognition of her significant contribution towards the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Pakistan. MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on behalf of the Government of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Matsuda Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has expressed his deep appreciation and heartfelt congratulations to all the stakeholders involved in successfully holding the Davis Cup World Group 1 tie at the Pakistan Sports Complex between Japan and Pakistan teams from March 5-6 despite the challenging conditions in the midst of coronavirus pandemic. […]
Read MoreZoe Christen Jones, Caroline Linton Conversations about “how dark” their baby’s skin tone would be. A rift between Prince Harry and his father so deep that Harry said his father at one point “stopped taking my calls.” And Meghan, Duchess of Sussex saying she “just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” These were some of […]
Read MoreIn her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Duchess of Sussex said that when she was pregnant, there were conversations about her future child’s status, including what title he or she should receive.“They were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or princess, not knowing what the gender would be, which would be different […]
Read MoreWang Wen During his press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, it is not surprising that there is competition between China and the US as their interests are intertwined, but the two sides should have healthy competition on the basis of fairness and […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques China faces a formidable challenge in restoring political stability and direction in Hong Kong. The work has started, but there is a long way to go. From the handover in 1997 until 2014, Hong Kong was marked by relative calm and stability. This was brought to an abrupt end with the so-called umbrella […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis an official pandemic. One year later, the pandemic has changed our world in innumerable ways. Some of those changes are reversible; others are not. Most importantly, COVID-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people. In the US […]
Read MoreDr Abdellatif El-Menawy The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis has begun to take a different direction, especially as a result of this week’s visit to Sudan by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his meeting with Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, president of the Sudanese transitional Sovereignty Council, and the country’s Prime Minister Abdalla […]
Read MoreFormer captain Michael Vaughan says “Test cricket is dead” if England rest and rotate players in the Ashes. Coach Chris Silverwood has said England may continue to rotate the squad in this winter’s tour of Australia.Under England’s rotation policy, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran and Mark Wood missed parts of […]
Read MoreA seven-time Grand Slam champion has praised Roger Federer for his unique passion for tennis on his return to the sport.Mats Wilander has added his two cents to the discussion and plaudits surrounding the return of Roger Federer to the ATP Tour.‘The fact that he returns at almost 40 shows the incredible passion that drives […]
Read MoreGerald Imray Cape Town: He’s made speeches alongside Barack Obama and attended business meetings with Donald Trump. He once gave $200,000 to Nelson Mandela as a birthday present. He built a fortune in gold mining and was the first Black African to be listed as a billionaire by Forbes. Patrice Motsepe doesn’t cut the traditional […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy had become the largest contributor from the EU to Pakistan in remittances.He said that the construction for the new embassy building was completed and soon they would relocate there.The envoy said that Italy wanted to start a new era economic and trade cooperation […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has urged all groups in Afghanistan to observe peace for the stability of the country.He said violence contradict commitment to reduce violence until a permanent ceasefire is reached in intra-Afghan talks. “Similarly, describing the violence as unacceptable as efforts are […]
Read MoreTim Korso Washington: One of the first orders issued by Joe Biden once gaining the office of the US president was to revoke Trump’s anti-immigration directives. However, it seems that neither of the main American political parties are content with his decisions regarding immigration. It seems as though US President Joe Biden is able to […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: Celebrations commenced this week to commemorate the 70th anniversary of establishment of everlasting Pak-China diplomatic relations.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi formally commenced activities during a virtual ceremony that was simultaneously held in Islamabad and Beijing. Pakistan and China have agreed to hold over 100 events to mark […]
Read MoreIslamabad: In a huge upset in the Senate election former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani defeated government’s nominee Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh in the race for the Islamabad seat this week. The National Assembly in which the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allied parties have majority was the electoral college for the Islamabad seat.Gilani, […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif said this week that PTI lawmakers voted for PDM’s Yousuf Raza Gillani in the Senate election after her party promised them tickets in the next elections.Several PTI ministers claimed that opposition parties used money to buy votes for Gillani. The PDM candidate defeated the ruling party’s […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Quetta: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would put Balochistan province into a new era, said Governor of Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai this week. The Governor expressed these views while visiting Gwadar port. He said a “new era” would start across the country including Balochistan with CPEC project.The Governor further said that CPEC is […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the government was doing all to promote tourism and generate employment opportunities for youth in Pakistan. Since taking office, Imran Khan has repeatedly stressed the importance and necessity of tourism development. Not long ago, he put forward a very important concept on the development […]
Read MoreResearch from the University of Kent has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding brain and memory function. This discovery may be the beginning of a new understanding of brain function and in treating brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s. In a paper published by Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, […]
Read MoreResearchers at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with reduced mortality and less severe disease requiring ventilation among patients with COVID-19. Using drugs that boost OAS1 levels could be explored to try to improve these outcomes. The findings are published […]
Read MorePeople who took statins to lower cholesterol were approximately 50% less likely to die if hospitalized for COVID-19, a study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian has found.“Our study is one of the larger studies confirming this hypothesis and the data lay the groundwork for future randomized clinical […]
Read MoreA team of international researchers went back to the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago to gain new insights into the cosmic origin of the heaviest elements on the periodic table.Led by scientists who collaborate as part of the International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics (IReNA) and the Joint Institute for Nuclear […]
Read MoreRed supergiants are a class of star that end their lives in supernova explosions. Their lifecycles are not fully understood, partly due to difficulties in measuring their temperatures. For the first time, astronomers develop an accurate method to determine the surface temperatures of red supergiants. Stars come in a wide range of sizes, masses and […]
Read MoreA study, led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and carried out with OSIRIS, an instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), has found the most densely populated galaxy cluster in formation in the primitive universe.The researchers predict that this structure, which is at a distance of 12.5 billion light years […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has expressed grave concerns over the decision of FATF to keep Pakistan on Grey List for another period of four months under ‘Increased Monitoring’.He has demanded the President FATF to define the parameters of ‘increased monitoring’ as it shows Pakistan to be further […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik Thursday said that a healthy society is not only vital for better quality of life but it also boosts the quality of human capital and socioeconomic development of the country.While addressing a seminar here in Islamabad where he was […]
Read MoreWang Yi On May 21, 1951, the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan entered into formal diplomatic relations. In the seven decades ever since, the two countries have stood together, rain or shine, and built an exceptional, ironclad friendship. This friendship has become a strategic asset, most dearly cherished by both […]
Read MoreLi Bijian The Third China International Import EXPO (CIIE) with the theme of “New Era, Shared Future” was successfully held in Shanghai from November 5-10, 2020. Although the COVID-19 pandemic and downward pressure on the world economy presented great challenges to the success of this large- scale exhibition but with the concerted efforts by the […]
Read MoreMakhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi May 21, 1951 was a defining moment in the history of Pakistan. It is the day when Pakistan established formal diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China. Over past seven decades, our bilateral ties have grown from strength to strength and reached a pinnacle that finds few parallels in the […]
Read MoreCornelia Meyer The World Trade Organization (WTO) has finally got its new boss. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is highly qualified for the job as a former deputy of the World Bank, two-time finance minister of Nigeria, and outgoing chair of Gavi, the global alliance created to enable access to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for the developing world.The […]
Read MoreGeorgia Farquharson We can barely believe it’s been nearly ten whole years since Kate Middleton stunned in an Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton wedding dress to tie the knot with Prince William at Westminster Abbey on a sunny day in April 2011. In a world dominated by covid-19, it feels wonderful to reflect back on […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Iona Thomas, Acting Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Islamabad, hosted a reception at her residence on Thursday for participants of the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme. The British High Commission launched the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme last year. The project was designed for entry level lawyers and entrepreneurs with leadership […]
Read MoreTokyo: The head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Thursday that how to deal with spectators for this year’s Summer Games amid the coronavirus pandemic may become clearer around March 25.Seiko Hashimoto, who became president of the committee a week ago following a sexism row sparked by her predecessor, said she wants to set […]
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