Newswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly criticized the PTI government on the issue of high electricity and gas tariffs, saying that the IMF had directed Imran Khan to increase the electricity bill and the PTI government issued the ordinance in this regard. Imran Khan has run the Pakistani economy […]
Read MoreMoscow: The international information security will be a topic for discussions at the summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden as well as the expert dialogue, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for International Cyber Security Cooperation Andrei Krutskikh told reporters. “I can very confidently suggest that the topic of information security is […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Qingdao: The 2021 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo & SCO Qingdao Forum on Local Economic and Trade Cooperation opened this week. At the opening ceremony, five China-Pakistan MOUs were signed, Special Economic Zone (SEZ) ties, sister cities and bank cooperation included. “At the crossroads of the Middle East, Central and South […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt. General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd) has said that clusters of Technical Institutes would be established around the new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC. The CPEC Authority chief said the new clusters would help creating scores of new jobs. Bajwa said preparing youth […]
Read MoreNewswire Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhaw provincial government has proposed five transport infrastructure projects worth billions for approval in the Pakistan-China 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting to be held soon.According to the official details, one project is the 82-km Swat Expressway from Chakdara to Fatehpur Phase-II having a total cost of Rs 57.7 billion which will […]
Read MoreAs NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its search for ancient life on the surface of Mars, a new study suggests that the Martian subsurface might be a good place to look for possible present-day life on the Red Planet. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, looked at the chemical composition of Martian meteorites — rocks […]
Read MoreAstronomers using data from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) telescopes have released a new all-sky map of the outermost region of our galaxy. [Editor’s note: See Related Multimedia link below.] Known as the galactic halo, this area lies outside the swirling spiral arms that form the Milky Way’s recognizable central disk and is sparsely […]
Read MoreNew research led by Curtin University has revealed how radar satellites can improve the ability to detect, monitor, prepare for and withstand natural disasters in Australia including bushfires, floods and earthquakes.The research used Synthetic Aperture Radar data obtained by the European Space Agency Sentinel-1 satellite, amongst others, to evaluate Australia-specific case studies. Lead researcher Dr […]
Read MoreA mental health hospital has been placed in special measures after a number of patients died with Covid-19.Several whistleblowers came forward with concerns about The John Munroe Hospital in Leek, Staffordshire, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.Inspectors found poor infection control measures in place both there and at its second hospital, the Edith Shaw.The John […]
Read MoreUniversity of Queensland researchers have confirmed a link between depression and stomach ulcers, in the world’s largest study of genetic factors in peptic ulcer disease.Professor Naomi Wray from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and Queensland Brain Institute and and Dr Yeda Wu from IMB have provided clues to how the gut and brain work […]
Read MoreBoys who regularly play video games at age 11 are less likely to develop depressive symptoms three years later, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher.The study, published in Psychological Medicine, also found that girls who spend more time on social media appear to develop more depressive symptoms. Taken together, the findings demonstrate […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and PPP senior leader Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the sacrifices of the Palestinian and Kashmiri brothers and sisters will not go in vain and they will achieve the dream of independence from Israeli and Indian oppression. He was delivering an address as chief guest at a Webinar […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Japan and Pakistan have agreed on debt deferral amounting to JPY 40 billion (approximately USD 370 million) for making fiscal space to fight against COVID-19 in Pakistan.This is in line with the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) agreed on April 15, 2020 and the MOU signed between Pakistan and the creditor countries […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari has said that Pakistan will soon start sending its skilled workforce to Japan under a government-to-government Memorandum of Understanding. Addressing the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Overseas Employment Corporation and International System Engineering and Services in […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner Christian Turner this week assured full support of the British Government and its people to the Government and people of Pakistan in implementing vital economic reforms and achieving macro-economic stability with the help of development partners to build a better future for the people of Pakistan.In a meeting with Finance […]
Read MoreAustralia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for the second time, after a men’s ODI competition, which was staged in Kuala Lumpur in […]
Read MoreKen Hissner There have been many opinions on “who was the greatest pound for pound boxers in the history of boxing?” Going way back, there was Sam Langford, 180-29-30 (128), Stanley Ketchel, 51-4-4 (48), Willie Pep, 229-11-1 (65), Harry Greb, 107-8-3 (48), and Jack Johnson, 56-11-8 (35).In the more modern times, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, 36-3-1 […]
Read MoreWang Wen US President Joe Biden held a two-day virtual climate summit attended by 40 other world leaders with the aim to address the global climate crisis. China was one of the participants. Indeed, China and the US are jointly shouldering responsibilities as major powers for climate change, laying the foundation for cooperation in the […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The EU External Action Service (EEAS) on Wednesday published a report, accusing Chinese media of sowing disinformation to “undermine trust in Western vaccines.” The links of much of the so-called disinformation are reports of the Global Times. My colleagues and I despise such information hegemony of the EU. Most negative information quoted by […]
Read MoreKhalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor Businesses and enterprises the world over have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Since its outbreak, the UAE has taken a series of measures to help alleviate the fallout on the economy. For businesses in the country, the hefty stimulus packages announced in 2020 amounted to hundreds of billions of dirhams, […]
Read MoreKang Bing Whenever this familiar song of John Denver plays, I am reminded of a zigzagging dirt road extending into the horizon, a dirt road lined with trees and bushes on both sides, a dirt road that leads me to my home, sweet home in a village. Such country roads were not exclusive to West […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Pakistan and Italy were historic friends.He said the Italy and Pakistan always had cordial relations. Italy, he said, was an active investor in Pakistan.Italy recently provided Pakistan US$100 million under the Pakistan Italian Debt for Development Swap Agreement to social development projects in health, […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: The NATO alliance this week reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country, Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, said. Last Thursday, the official met with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation. According to Ambassador Pontecorvo, they held […]
Read MoreNewswire Quetta: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said the government was focused on bringing a revolution of prosperity in Balochistan through projects of infrastructure and human development.Addressing here at the groundbreaking of three roads under National Highway Authority (NHA), the prime minister said Balochistan had been long neglected in the past and the government […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik said Friday that the statement regarding the withdrawal of forces by President Joe Biden did not come as a surprise. He said the withdrawal of the forces has been a generic statement by almost every incoming American President, which is a matter of public record. Talking to […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping outlined this week a new vision for the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative, saying that China will endeavor to build a closer partnership for health cooperation, connectivity, green development, openness and inclusiveness. In the keynote speech delivered via video link at the opening ceremony of […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Referring to the recent clashes between the banned Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the Punjab Police, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari this week asked PM Imran Khan to clean up his mess, or resign.The tweet from the PPP leader came a few hours after Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the government would […]
Read MoreMoscow: Washington intentionally keeps quiet about its plans for the deployment of new nuclear weapon systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary this week following the release of the US Department of State’s report entitled 2021 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments. “The report […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Peshawar, April 20: China-Pakistan ties will continue to grow in the years to come as the two countries celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said this week. Speaking to journalists here after visiting the ‘China Window’ office, the envoy said the Chinese Cultural and Information Center […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Multan: Pakistan’s Ministry of Food Security and Research is playing the role in obtaining Chinese seed technology under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) President Dr Muhammad Ali Talpur said this week. In a statement, he said the technology would surely help resolve challenges of whitefly, pink bollworm […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan and China are jointly working to ensure transparency in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Pakistan’s accountability watchdog chief said. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal (retd) said the two friendly countries aimed to eliminate even a shadow of corruption in the execution of the CPEC projects.“Both of us (Pakistan […]
Read MoreScientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers’ understanding of factors that affect disease severity and also suggest possible therapeutic options. The genes in question are related to interferons, the body’s […]
Read MoreA new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology […]
Read MoreDrinking plenty of both green tea and coffee is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause among people with type 2 diabetes, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.Drinking 4 or more daily cups of green tea plus 2 or more of coffee was associated with […]
Read MoreNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took this shot, capturing its own shadow, while hovering over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the ground during flight. “Ingenuity is the latest in a long and storied tradition of […]
Read MoreHow many Tyrannosaurus rexes roamed North America during the Cretaceous period? That’s a question Charles Marshall pestered his paleontologist colleagues with for years until he finally teamed up with his students to find an answer.What the team found, to be published in the journal Science, is that about 20,000 adult T. rexes probably lived at […]
Read MoreEvery year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting stars. Some of them reach the ground in the form of micrometeorites. An international program conducted for nearly 20 years by scientists from the CNRS, the Université Paris-Saclay and the National museum […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Head of Communication and Public Diplomacy at the British High Commission, Fouzia Younis remembered her mother’s greatness after she lost her fight with the deadly Covid-19.“My super mum (62) was fighting Covid in ICU for nearly 3 months. She lost her fight last Friday in Ramadan She is more than a covid […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan continues to outstrip Singapore as the world’s most powerful passport in a new update to a global index.It noted that Japanese passport holders can travel without a prior visa to a record 193 destinations, up from 191 in the first quarter of this year. Singapore remains in second place with access to […]
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