Newswire Islamabad: Head of Communication and Public Diplomacy at the British High Commission Fouzia Younis believes Pakistani women can make a big difference despite challenges.Expressing delight, she said for the first time in the history of the Chevening Pakistan programme this year nearly 60% of the selected scholars were talented and inspirational Pakistani women who […]
Read MoreCovert Report London: Prince William and Kate Middleton have found their eldest son, Prince George, inadvertently at the centre of an awkward debate after what was meant to have been a sweet story shared with the public. Oh dear, oh dear.Last week, photographs were released of Sir David Attenborough visiting the Cambridge family at their […]
Read MoreDubai: Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation’s new ruling emir last week, reaching the highest post in the country after decades in its security services.Sheikh Nawaf, 83, had served as the crown prince since 2006, jumping a traditional order of alternating rule between the Al Jaber and the […]
Read MoreImtiaz Rafi Butt The year 2020 holds a unique place in the history of China. In the words of Xi Jinping, 2020 is the “time of milestones for China”. This national day for China brings a revival of the sorts never seen before. First and foremost, the Chinese Government and its people have managed to […]
Read MoreBy Liu Yi – China Daily As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the globe, the world economy has fallen into a serious recession. Despite this time of crisis, the development of the Belt and Road Initiative has not ceased.Instead, from January to August, China’s trade volume with countries involved in the BRI grew by […]
Read MoreMaxim Trudolyubov The story of Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has created a new divide between Russia and the world. The government of Germany, where the Russian opposition politician is recovering, maintains that a banned nerve agent was used to poison him. Some Russian officials have denied Navalny was poisoned, some have implied that he was poisoned […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The United States Embassy in Pakistan has announced to resume student visa services in Embassy in Islamabad and the US Consulate General in Karachi.“We are proud of the long tradition of student exchanges between Pakistan and the United States. Nearly 8,000 Pakistani students study at universities and colleges across the United States at […]
Read MoreS. Ali Kabul: He burns the midnight oil to achieve the diplomatic goals set by his country, the world and himself but Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has some personal ambitions too – to see a smile on the face of his beautiful daughter and wife.Last week, the veteran diplomat expressed love for his daughter Ellie Pontecorvo […]
Read MoreAgdalena Osumi Tokyo: In a long-awaited move, Japan has partially reopened its borders, allowing all foreign nationals from around the world who are planning to relocate to Japan to seek entry permission starting October 1.The government’s announcement of its relaxed border controls last Friday came as Japan prepares for the Tokyo Games, which have been […]
Read MoreCovert Report Vatican City: The Vatican denied US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s request for an audience with Pope Francis this week, saying the pope would not see Pompeo in the midst of the American presidential campaign.“Yes, he asked,” Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said as Pompeo is in Europe for a weeklong visit. […]
Read MoreCovert Report United Nations: The UN General Assembly has wrapped up its annual debate in which, for the first time in the UN’s history, global leaders were not able to participate in person, but the 193-member body’s President said that the precautions forced by the coronavirus pandemic “did not prevent multilateralism from operating at the […]
Read MoreCovert Report Courtney Walsh has been named head coach of West Indies’ women’s team and, according to a Cricket West Indies statement “will lead the preparation and development of the women’s team at least up until the end of 2022.”Walsh, who is West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in Test cricket with 519 scalps, had worked with […]
Read MoreCovert Report Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey can order all the pizzas he wants for himself, and his teammates too. His dad probably isn’t going to be happy about it though.In a news conference after Humphrey signed a $98.75 million extension with the Ravens, making him the second-highest paid cornerback in the NFL, he said […]
Read MoreCovert Report Rafael Nadal is wearing the ‘most expensive watch ever worn on a tennis court’ at this year’s French Open.The world No2, 34, received a brand-new custom timepiece from his sponsors at luxury watchmakers Richard Mille worth a staggering £780,000.The watch, with “RAFA” embossed on the side, has a black case and face with […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) last week approved projects in various sectors worth of over Rs 440 billion.The meeting of the committee was held here with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in chair. The committee considered and approved the “Simplification of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatization was briefed last week on the privatization process of Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) and also way forward for bidding and marketing finalization.The Director General, Privatization Division gave detailed briefing on Heavy Electrical Complex; he informed that Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC) is a subsidiary of State […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a 3-year global benchmark bond worth $3 billion and a 10-year global benchmark bond worth $1 billion, proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources.“We are pleased with the consistently reliable and strong support of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed another strict condition on Pakistan to continue its loan program and demanded that the subsidy of utility stores including electricity and gas be abolished.The IMF has demanded an end to subsidies for utility stores, including electricity and gas, and set up a special cell in the finance […]
Read MoreIslamabad : The World Bank has approved $ 450 million for Pakistan, which will be spent on hydropower and renewable energy projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Bank says that by working on these projects, the cost of power generation will be reduced and reliance on expensive imported fuel will also be curtailed. The funds were […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The 3rd meeting of National e-Commerce Council (NeCC) has included the project “kickoff” between National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT) and Checkout.com for bringing international payment methods to Pakistan.The implementation will enable both organizations to provide payment services through each others infrastructure and pursue commercial opportunities as a partnership, said a press release issued by […]
Read MoreAn Baijie Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made it loud and clear that no single country can dictate terms.No country should be allowed to do whatever it likes and be the hegemon or bully, Xi said. “Unilateralism is a dead end,” he said.In a video speech delivered at a high-level meeting in honour of […]
Read MoreJonathan Easley Washington: Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump by 10 points nationally in a pair of new polls.The latest Marquette University survey finds Biden at 50 percent, compared with 40 percent for Trump.The president’s job approval rating sits at 41 percent positive and 58 percent negative. Fifty-one percent approve of Trump’s handling of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari turned 32 last week with his eyes set on the Prime Minister’s slot.Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was born in Karachi on September 21, 1988. He was hardly 19 when he inherited a role in a dynasty whose history is steeped in power and bloodshed. He is […]
Read MoreFormer World No. 1 Maria Sharapova spoke about her diet and cooking skills in a recent interview with the Porsche.The five-time Grand Slam singles champion Sharapova, who is a Porsche Brand Ambassador, says: “What you put into your body is always going to be extremely important. There are many lessons I have taken away from […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are a lifetime opportunity for the Pakistani companies and the people as they will provide regular business and job openings.The SEZs with new business models are likely to generate reasonable jobs, develop industrial and business infrastructures and establish domestic value chains connected regionally […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to take Pakistan-China ties to new heights as he is into the third year of his five-year term, close aides said.Government officials working closely with the PM told Gwadar Pro that China was the top priority for the premier and he regularly directs all the aides […]
Read MoreFerdinando Giuglian Rome: Italy was a symbol of the first wave of the pandemic. It was the first country in the world to go into a national lockdown, as its hospitals — especially in cities such as Bergamo and Cremona in the north — struggled to cope with the spike of cases and there was […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwart Senator Rehman Malik believes Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be the next Prime Minister of the country.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, congratulated and extended best wishes to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on his 32 birthday last week and felicitated the workers on this occasion of happiness. Speaking […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Boiling oceans and searing air temperatures will render our planet uninhabitable in the distant future, University of East Anglia scientists claimed.We do at least have time to book our tickets to Mars or any of the other 1,000 “suitable” planets detected so far, according to Andrew Rushby of the University of East Anglia […]
Read MoreIslamabad: For decades scientists have believed that galaxy mergers usually result in the formation of elliptical galaxies. Now, for the first time, researchers using ALMA and a host of other radio telescopes have found direct evidence that merging galaxies can instead form disc galaxies, and that this outcome is in fact quite common. This surprising […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Post-registration phase of clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus which has been launched recently should be completed by the middle of next summer.After that it will be possible to continue the study of the vaccine in children, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of […]
Read MoreLondon: James Anderson has entered a league of his own as he became the first fast bowler in the history of the game to take 600 wickets in Test cricket. The English pacer joined a trio of retired spinners – Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia’s Shane Warne (708) and India’s Anil Kumble (619) – […]
Read MoreWang Wen – Global Times US President Donald Trump said that he had approved “in concept” a deal in which Oracle and Walmart would partner with TikTok in the US. This means his previous suppression of TikTok has failed. It also means that after Huawei, another Chinese company going global has wisely been able to […]
Read MoreZhong Sheng – People’s Daily Though some US politicians are trying everything to contain the country’s development and hinder the exchanges between China and the US, China still chooses to stand on the right side of history, responding with calmness, composure and confidence.China, facing the world and future, is determined to walk along the road […]
Read MoreArtyom Shraibman Last month’s presidential election in Belarus was expected to end with one clear victor: Russia. As Belarusian society grew sharply politicized over the summer, President Alexander Lukashenko ramped up the repression. This culminated in the brutal breakup of protests immediately after the vote, setting back Lukashenko’s budding relationship with the West many years.This […]
Read MoreAbdul Basit The eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization, established in 2001, may atrophy in the years to come like the South Asian Organization for Cooperation (SAARC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).My fundamental argument is that regional or transregional organizations in most cases fail to deliver if bilateral relations of its key member states remain rickety […]
Read MoreLondon: After 12 years at the ECB, Andy Flower left the organisation in October 2019, and since then has become a familiar face in the world of franchise cricket.He has enjoyed early success, too: his Maratha Arabians side won the Abu Dhabi T10, he took St Lucia Zouks to the CPL final earlier in September, […]
Read MoreBrad Crawford Wrestling superstar Joe Laurinaitis, better known as Road Warrior Animal, has died at age 60, according to the WWE. The WWE Hall of Famer was part of ‘The Road Warriors’, who were known as The Legion of Doom. Laurinaitis helped win a pair of World Tag Team Titles and was later inducted into […]
Read MoreMumbai: Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman, died of a heart attack aged 59 on September 24.Jones was in Mumbai as part of the commentary team at Star Sports for IPL 2020 when he passed away. ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said: “We are extremely sad to hear of Dean’s sudden death and I would […]
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