Newswire Kabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan believes it is up to Afghans to decide their future.“Afghans will be secure if they are responsible for their security. NATO through the Resolute Support will continue supporting Afghanistan including providing financial assistants until 2024,” he said at a webinar of the Institute of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik wants India to be on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s grey list. Senator Malik, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, has written a letter to Dr Marcus Pleyer, President FATF, pleading him to place India on the grey list of FATF for its […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has promised to ease the documents’ verification process for Pakistanis who wish to travel to Italy.In a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari in Islamabad, the envoy said he wanted to promote Pakistan-Italy […]
Read MoreThe Week of the Italian Language in the World Newswire Islamabad: The Week of the Italian Language in the World is an event promoted yearly by the cultural and diplomatic network in the third week of October.It focuses on a theme that acts as the leitmotif of a vast cultural programme to promote the diffusion […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China has urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to respect facts and stop fabricating all sorts of lies about China.“Otherwise, he will only further damage his own credibility, and undermine the US national image and interests,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said.Zhao made the remarks at a regular press conference when […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik has warned the government against exposing expose former President Asif Ali Zardari to COVID-19.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, expressed his concerns over the issuance of arrest warrants for former president Asif Ali Zardari He said the National Accountability Bureau shall […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has warned that violence will ruin the peace process.The envoy raised his grave concerns about the fresh wave of violence in Afghanistan, particularly the attack in Helmand.“The continuation of these attacks will impact the Doha peace process,” he said. The NATO envoy said that […]
Read MoreEric Margolis Tokyo: Nothing makes for a sales hook like an anniversary. And as this year marks 75 years since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the English books market responded with nearly a dozen histories, treatises, explorations and poetic renditions of the atomic bombings in 2020. What we read about […]
Read MoreIslamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) award on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi.The President decorated the naval chief with the award in recognition of his meritorious services, at a special investiture ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The ceremony was attended by federal ministers and senior military […]
Read MoreNewswire Multan: Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that protesting within and outside the parliament in constitutional limits is a political right.“Today a crippled democracy exists in the country,” talking to media here, Gilani said. “We have struggled for restoration of constitution in its genuine shape,” the former prime minister added.“The people have […]
Read MoreLahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board have announced a revised itinerary for the upcoming white-ball series against Zimbabwe, which comprises of three one-day internationals and as many Twenty20 Internationals.The three ODIs, which were originally scheduled to take place on 30 October, 1 and 3 November in Multan, have now been shifted to Rawalpindi, due to logistical […]
Read MoreLondon: Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden accepts there is a growing sense of frustration at the ban on live crowds at sporting events, but insists there can be no change until the spread of coronavirus is curbed.Speaking at an appearance in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, Dowden was asked by Conservative MP […]
Read MoreTahir Alhamzah Kuala Lumpur: With an estimated net worth of nearly 450 billion Indonesian rupiah (RM12.7 million), singer Agnez Mo is the republic’s wealthiest celebrity.The Matahariku singer did not only accumulate her wealth as an artiste, but also from her fashion and food business.Agnez, 34, started earning an income through singing and later hosting, at […]
Read MoreTahir Alhamzah Kuala Lumpur: After a recent photo of her kissing a Caucasian caused a stir among Netizens, singer Hunny Madu has come forward to clarify that the man in question is her Italian chef husband whom she married in May.Hunny, 36, admitted to having tied the knot with Fedrighi Francesco on May 2, in […]
Read MoreCaroline Hallemann London: Royal weddings are full of time-honoured traditions, from the myrtle in the bride’s bouquet to the sparkling tiara atop her head – and one of the most special, but lesser-known customs involves the wedding rings.Since Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon’s marriage to the future King George VI in 1923, many Royals (including the Duchess […]
Read MoreLondon: Ever since welcoming their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, last May, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have made it known how much they adore being parents. That said, they also make sure not to sugarcoat anything, with the couple only recently speaking out about how tough it was having a small baby while on a […]
Read MoreLondon: More than 90,000 vulnerable pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter windfall of £140 off their fuel bills thanks to UK Government efforts working with energy firms to cut their costs.Eligible Pension Credit customers who qualify for the discount were identified after the Department for Work and Pensions cross-checked its records with energy suppliers. […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Beijing: With a new guideline aimed at improving the quality of listed companies, China is reinforcing efforts to better leverage the role of the capital market to support the real economy.The guideline, recently unveiled by the State Council, provides “comprehensive, systematic and targeted arrangements” for improving the quality of listed companies, said Yan […]
Read MoreWang Lei As China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone embraces its 40th birthday this year amid a raging coronavirus pandemic, a bleeding global economy and profound global transformations rarely seen in a century, decoding the secret formula of the rapid rise of a small Chinese fishing village bears a special global significance.In just four decades, Shenzhen […]
Read MoreKhurshid Ahmed Karachi: Motorcycles production and sales in Pakistan increased by over 70 percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the highest ever quarterly output recorded in Pakistan, manufacturers and analysts said.“Motorcycle production and sales during the July-September 2020 period of the current financial year FY21 were recorded at 8,05,408 units, which […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Representatives of TikTok have held a virtual meeting with officials at the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and resolved to arrive at a “mutually acceptable mechanism” to provide a safe internet experience for Pakistani users and pave the way for the app to be unbanned in Pakistan.Pakistan’s telecom regulator blocked TikTok last week for what it […]
Read MoreUnited Nations: China and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council last week, but support for Beijing dropped by more than 20 percent compared with a 2016 vote and Pakistan was re-elected for a second three-year term.The 193-member UN General Assembly also elected Ivory Coast, Gabon, Malawi, Cuba, Bolivia, Uzbekistan, France and […]
Read MoreZahid Hussain President Trump’s decision to pull out residual American troops from Afghanistan by end of year may have pleased the Taliban, but not the Afghan government and regional countries. There is a worry that a complete withdrawal of US troops before the Afghan government and Taliban agree on a viable political setup could leave […]
Read MoreDr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal Islamabad has been struggling to get off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list since 2018. However, internal and external environments have not been conducive.Opposition parties censured and attempted to obstruct or at least delay the government’s legislative process to promulgate laws– an FATF precondition. Besides, Pakistan’s archrival India has […]
Read MoreAlexander Gabuev and Temur Umarov The situation in Kyrgyzstan is in some ways similar to the last two revolutions. At the heart of it is not the revolt of a liberal opposition against a corrupt regime, but a brutal fight for power between regional and tribal groups disguised as political parties. The difference this time […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A team of scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has made the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a planet orbiting another star, revealing secrets of air temperatures and water.The map provides information about temperatures at different layers of the world’s atmosphere and traces the amount and distribution of water vapor […]
Read MoreZhu Feng – Global Times Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), told Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review that, “It will be very difficult for the US and China to coexist peacefully in the Indo-Pacific.” But she also pointed out that, “It’s not impossible, but […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced new maps of Jupiter that show the continuing changes in its famous Great Red Spot. The images also reveal a rare wave structure in the planet’s atmosphere that has not been seen for decades.The new image is the first in a series of annual portraits […]
Read MoreAbdullah Sarohi Hyderabad: Ranikot, one of the largest forts of the world, has the potential to become a beautiful and scenic site for the local as well as international if developed in proper direction with availability of required facilities.Ranikot, popularly known as the Great Wall of Sindh, had been declared as a world heritage site […]
Read MoreTaj Nabi Khan Islamabad: Implementation of the health guideline protocols under the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is significant measure to help protect the masses from the ‘re-emergence spike’ or what may be called as ‘the second wave’ of coronavirus, particularly in wake of the changing weather conditions of Pakistan. The famous old proverb of “prevention […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Italian and Chinese trade representatives have presented the 128th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, to Italian companies.The online presentation was organized by the Italy China Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the China Foreign Trade Center and with the support of the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Wuyishan: Sitting cozily in his burlywood house, tea grower Wu Erlong spooned up some tea, took a small sip, and sniffed the aroma on the spoon.“These are freshly-made tea leaves. The quality is quite good,” said Wu, a resident of Xiamei Village in the city of Wuyishan, east China’s Fujian Province.Wuyi Mountains […]
Read MoreS. Ali Islamabad: A combination of youth and experience, Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese is optimistic about taking the Pakistan-Italy ties to new heights during his stay in Pakistan as the top diplomat.Speaking to Covert here at his official residence, the envoy pledged to cement the Pakistan-Italy ties further. “Pakistan and Italy are […]
Read MoreNükhet Varlik Columbia: When will the pandemic end? All these months in, with over 37 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1 million deaths globally, you may be wondering, with increasing exasperation, how long this will continue.Since the beginning of the pandemic, epidemiologists and public health specialists have been using mathematical models to forecast the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: One year on from their visit to Pakistan, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to two organisations they visited in October 2019 to hear how they have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.They first spoke to teachers from the Islamabad Model College for Girls via video call to hear how the school’s […]
Read MoreAuckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declared victory in New Zealand’s general election, securing a second leadership term.The Prime Minister said New Zealand had shown the Labour Party its greatest support in at least 50 years and it was clear they would lead the government for the next three years.“We will not take […]
Read MoreNewswire Gujranwala: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is leading a mass campaign against the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government.The popular leader said Prime Minister Imran Khan had no solution for any problem.“All the democratic parties in the country are on one page and that is the page of real democracy and everybody will […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that attempts to humiliate US President Donald Trump by accusing him of ties with “uninvolved onlooker” Russia just upgrades Moscow’s status.In an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel, President Putin said: “When someone is trying to humiliate or insult the incumbent head of state they anyway elevate you […]
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