Bilawal Bhutto meets Riina Kionka to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations

Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week held a meeting with European Union’s Ambassador Dr Riina Kionka to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the European Union. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest, as well as regional and international issues. Both expressed their satisfaction […]

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Nepal envoy congratulates Naila, Nadia Sadpara for successfully ascending Mt Everest

Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari this week congratulated Naila Kiani, Nadia Azad and Sajid Ali Sadpara for successfully ascending Mt Everest (8848m), the world’s tallest mountain. The envoy congratulated Naila Kiani the first Pakistani, Nadia Azad (British Pakistani) and Sajid Ali Sadpara for achieving this and said, “Well done”. The […]

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Biden appoints Pakistani-American Shahid Ahmed Khan for ‘prestigious advisory role’

Boston: US President Joe Biden’s has appointed Shahid Ahmed Khan to the prestigious President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts (PACA), the White House confirmed via a statement released this week. Announcing the nomination, the White House said: “For more than two decades Khan’s professional life has been tied to international affairs, with a particular focus […]

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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri delighted as Pakistan and Australia prepare for cricket competition

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week expressed delight as Pakistan and Australia prepare for cricket competition. “Blockbuster schedule announced as Australia host Pakistan in new WTC cycle,” he tweeted. Earlier, Cricket Australia announced the international fixtures for their men’s and women’s teams for the 2023-24 home summer. World Test Championship finalists […]

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Project GreenHyScale has begun installation process in GreenLab: Ambassador Jakob Linulf

Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf announced this week that project GreenHyScale had begun installation process of 6 MW prototype electrolyser in the Danish green industrial park, GreenLab. “The installation is an important step towards production of green hydrogen on a large scale globally,” the envoy tweeted. A milestone in the […]

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Canada humiliates itself as China hits back with reciprocal countermeasures

Hu Xijin Reciprocal countermeasures have been taken immediately. Despite China’s opposition and clear warning, Canada announced on Monday that it would expel a Chinese diplomat from China’s Toronto consulate-general. A few hours later, China fulfilled its warning, and declared a diplomat from Canada’s consulate-general in Shanghai “persona non grata,” a Latin phrase for an “unwelcome […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Special Envoy Romeo Orlandi urge Pakistan to support Rome’s bid to host 2030 World Expo

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and Special Ambassador, Bid Committee EXPO-2030 Italy Romeo Orlandi, this week urged Pakistan to support Rome’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Speaking at an event regarding the 2030 World Expo here at the residence of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, Romeo Orlandi said Pakistan […]

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We will need to produce 70% more food by 2050: Ambassador Adam Tugio

Abida Shaheen Faisalabad: The International seminar focused on ‘Sustainable Production of Healthy Vegetable Oils: Policies & Practices to Achieving SDGs’ was inaugurated in Faisalabad by Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan along with Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF). The International seminar […]

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PTI chief has crossed all limits to defame national institutions: Zardari

Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari said this week that chief Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has crossed all the limits to defame the national institutions which will not be tolerated anymore. In a statement issued here by the party secretariat, he said “This is the country where we […]

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Pakistan-China friendship a historic reality, a conscious choice of two nations: Joint Statement

Celina Ali Islamabad: Iron brothers Pakistan and China this week underlined that Pakistan-China friendship was a historic reality and a conscious choice of the two nations. The two sides emphasized that as ‘All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners,’ Pakistan and China enjoy complete mutual trust, and their iron-clad friendship enjoys complete consensus in both countries. In a […]

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FM Qin Gang visits FSA building gifted by Chinese Embassy to Pakistan

Celina Ali Islamabad: The Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week visited the Foreign Service Academy (FSA) in Islamabad which was gifted to Pakistan by the Chinese Embassy. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar received the dignitary. On the occasion, the Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang also unveiled […]

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Pakistan-China relationship growing stronger: Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gwadar Pro Peshawar: The Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary said this week that the decades-old mutual relationship between Pakistan and China was growing stronger and stronger with every passing day. Pakistan-China relationship growing stronger: Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “The friendship between Pakistan and China is higher than the Himalayas, sweeter than honey and […]

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Umar Rehman Malik, Ali Rehman Malik meet Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, discuss education

Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s sons Umar Rehman Malik and Ali Rehman Malik this week met Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese. They discussed ways to improve the education standard in Pakistan and the cooperation between Pakistan and Italy in this regard. “Pleasure meeting His Excellency, Andreas Ferrarese, the Italian Ambassador today, […]

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UoK, Italian varsities sign MoU for academic cooperation

Abdullah Jan Karachi: The University of Karachi (UoK) inked the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Italian universities, the University of Naples L’Orientale, and the University for Foreigners of Perugia, to develop academic cooperation this week. The Consul General of Italy in Karachi Danilo Giurdanella, on behalf of both varsities, along with the KU Vice […]

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Kazakh envoy calls for engaging youth to boost bilateral ties

Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin this week appreciated the role of youth in advancing bilateral relationships between the two countries. While speaking at the prize and certificate distribution ceremony of an essay competition titled “Knowing Kazakhstan” he said the engagement of youth in meaningful conversations might help Pakistan and Kazakhstan […]

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Japan urges Pakistan to allow import of vehicles’ manufacturing equipment

Islamabad: Japan this week urged Pakistan to allow the import of manufacturing equipment of vehicles as the dollar liquidity crunch has severely impacted the issuance of letters of credit (LCs) to Japanese companies operating in the country. According to the publication, Japanese companies are also mulling the idea of establishing plants for hybrid vehicles in […]

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Dar assures US of govt’s commitment to complete IMF program

Abida Shaheen Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar this week assured the US of the government’s commitment to complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, Finance Division said. Andrew Schofer, Charge’d Affaires of the Embassy of United States of America called on Mohammad Ishaq Dar, at Finance Division. The Finance […]

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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri recognizes Shaoquett Moselmane’s services

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week recognized the services of Shaoquett Moselmane, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of NSW for his meritorious services to the Pakistani-Australian community. “We recognise Hon Shaoquett Moselmane (Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of NSW) for his meritorious services to the Pakistani Australian […]

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More cars and trucks must be filled with green fuels: Ambassador Jakob Linulf

Abida Shaheen Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said this week that in the future, more cars and trucks must be filled with green fuels. “Thus, Denmark government will increase national CO2-displacement requirements for road transport fuels to reach climate targets for 2025,” he tweeted. The Danish government has presented a number of […]

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PTI chief working on anti-Pak-China relations agenda: Faisal Karim Kundi

Newswire Islamabad: Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Central Information Secretary Pakistan People’s Party, Faisal Karim Kundi said this week that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan was working on an agenda to destroy the cordial bilateral relations between Pakistan and China. Addressing a joint press conference here along with Advisor to […]

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PML-N formally launches its elections campaign: Interior Minister

Staff Writer Faisalabad: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan said this week that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has formally launched its election campaign and it would eliminate its opponents with the power of people’s mandate. Addressing a public gathering while inaugurating his public secretariat in NA-106 (PP-17-108) near Chak No.65-JB on Sadhar-Narwala Bypass Road […]

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Albana Ferrarese enjoys international food festival

Celina Ali Islamabad: Albana Ferrarese, the wife of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, this week participated in the inauguration of an international food festival here at a local hotel. First Lady Begum Samina Alvi inaugurated the international food festival. Members of the diplomatic corps based in Islamabad, their families and people from different walks […]

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History of world coffee development makes a U-turn in China

Ding Gang When I worked in Latin America several years ago, I deeply understood the relationship between coffee cultivation, the local economy and social patterns. Many coffee-producing countries still bear the slavery dregs brought by the colonizers, which has restricted the change of the economic development of these countries, continuing the legacy of coffee development, […]

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