Celina Ali Islamabad– Jane Marriott, British High Commissioner to Pakistan, met with Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, in a highly significant meeting held at Air Headquarters this week. The discussion focused on key areas of mutual interest, with a special emphasis on the contemporary geo-political […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Paris: Princess of Wales Kate Middleton celebrated England’s win in the first round of the Rugby World Cup in Marseilles, France this week. The future queen turned to Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, and shared stunning photos with the England Rugby players after the team defeated Argentina 27-1. She wrote, “Well done @EnglandRugby! […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin arranged a press briefing to discuss various aspects of the state of nation address of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev titled “Economic course of a Just Kazakhstan” at Islamabad Serena Hotel. The ambassador shared with the audience some salient features of the Presidential address. Ambassador Kistafin said that the […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Rome: As the stone fruit season is slowly drawing to a close, gradually giving way to the grape season, this also affects organic wholesaler Roy’s Naturkost at the Nuremberg wholesale market. We spoke to Managing Director Roy Zylka about other products as well, such as his regional range of vegetables and exotics. […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this week that Pakistan stands in solidarity with Morocco after the devastating earthquake. “We stand in solidarity with Morocco in the wake of devastating earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected families and we wish quick recovery to the injured. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Copenhagen: Danish residents over the age of 65 will be offered a Covid booster vaccine for the third year this autumn, with an influenza booster also available at the point of service. The autumn vaccination campaign was announced by Danske Regioner, the national organisation for the regional health authorities, in a statement. An […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Tokyo: Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission blasted off this week as the country’s space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India’s historic lunar triumph. Only the United States, Russia, China and as of last month India have successfully landed a probe on the Moon, with two failed […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: US Ambassador in Pakistan Donald Blome said this qweek that the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) was eager to make large-scale investments in Pakistan. During a meeting with Shahid Ashraf Tarar, the caretaker minister for communications, railways and maritime affairs, Mr Blome said the United States was ready to help Pakistan […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf this week said that education was an essential factor for women empowerment and providing basic facilities to women would enhance their literacy rate across the country. He added that the provision of transportation facilities to girls students in Gujar Kahn who travel 40 km to reach […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party leader Senator Sherry Rehman has called for the prioritisation of capacity and finance in climate governance. Speaking at a roundtable event titled ‘Financing Climate Action for Pakistan,’ organised by the Jinnah Institute, Senator Rehman emphasised the importance of focusing on finance and scalable capacity, especially as Pakistan prepares for […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Faisal Karim Kundi said this week that there was no difference between the statements of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari – the party chairman – and Asif Ali Zardari – former president – a day after they expressed totally opposite points of views on the issue of elections. […]
Read MoreDing Gang At the end of 2019, I accompanied an American and German media delegation to the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei. Although it was only for one day, this brief encounter gave me a deeper understanding of this company. In May of the following year, when Washington imposed a severe embargo to cut […]
Read MoreDing Gang Whenever I chat online with my friends in the US, we always end up discussing inflation. In a recent conversation, a friend told me that the price of organic eggs has increased. At the beginning of the year 24 eggs cost $6.69, and now they cost $6.99. Building materials for remodeling have roughly […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that his country wanted to boost trade ties with Pakistan. In a media interaction, he said Pakistan and Italy had chosen to strengthen economic ties and reinforce cooperation in diverse fields, besides deepening mutual collaboration on issues of common interest. The Ambassador called […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Lahore: Indonesia is an exciting market for aspiring Pakistani entrepreneurs and new startups with innovative ideas, offering wonderful opportunities of mutual collaboration and business expansion. This was stated by the Ambassador of Indonesia Adam M. Tugio during a meeting with young business entrepreneurs of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) from textile, fintech, healthcare, food, dairy, […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese lawmakers this week voted to adopt a foreign state immunity law as part of the country’s efforts to step up legislation in fields related to foreign affairs. The law, passed at a session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, will take effect on January 1, 2024. The law has 23 provisions […]
Read MoreNewswire Riyadh: Qatar continues to build on its post-FIFA World Cup tourism momentum, with July reporting a 91.4 percent year-on-year surge in visitors, reaching an estimated 288,000, as revealed by the latest official data. The Qatar Monthly Statistics bulletin, published by the Planning and Statistics Authority, also highlighted a 2.1 percent increase in July compared […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to unfreeze the funds for development schemes. PPP senior leader Senator Taj Haider wrote a letter to the chief election commissioner (CEC) and demanded to take back its decision to ban the disbursement of funds for the development schemes […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters this week raised its typhoon emergency response level for the country’s southern province of Guangdong, where Typhoon Saola is expected to make landfall. The emergency response was lifted from Level III to Level II, the second-highest level in the country’s four-tier typhoon emergency response system. […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China’s financial watchdogs announced this week that housing credit policies will be adjusted and optimized. The interest rates of existing mortgages for first-home purchases will be lowered, according to a joint statement released by the People’s Bank of China and the National Administration of Financial Regulation. Starting from Sept. 25, borrowers […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Urumqi: Recently, Pakistani Senator Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan and his delegation visited Xinjiang Medical University and had a symposium with school president Haji Akber Aisa to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation between Pakistan and Xinjiang Medical University in the fields of education and scientific research. “In our previous exchange with BRI countries, we learned that […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Ali Rehman Malik and Umar Rehman Malik, sons of former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader late Senator A. Rehman Malik, visited two churches in Islamabad this week and expressed solidarity with the Christian community over the tragic incident in Jaranwala, Faisalabad where multiple churches were vandalized and copies of Bibles were […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Karachi: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott this week said that Pakistan had a lot of potential. During an interview, she spoke about bilateral ties between the UK and Pakistan, making information accessible to potential Pakistani students, and her thoughts on the Pakistani mangoes. “We (the UK) continue to work more broadly […]
Read MoreJane Marriott joined the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2001. She was previously posted as British High Commissioner to Kenya from September 2019 to June 2023, and has served as British Ambassador to Yemen. She has also been posted to the USA, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan as well as heading the UK’s […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Belgrade: The European Union must be ready to admit new member states by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel told a forum in the Slovenian lake resort of Bled. “I believe we must be ready by 2030 to enlarge,” Michel said. “This is ambitious, but necessary. It shows that we are serious.” The […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan has set expectations high for the restoration of direct flight operations in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe after the upcoming visits of their aviation audit teams. A delegation from the British safety agency, Department for Transport (DfT), will visit Pakistan at the end of October. During its visit, the DfT […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Brussels: In foreign policy, to know what to do, requires having access to the best information on what is happening on the ground. The EU Satellite Centre plays a key role informing EU foreign policy actors with detailed satellite imagery. Its work deserves more resources and attention. Last week, EU foreign affairs […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz Sharif met US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome this week. During the meeting, both sides discussed importance of historical and bilateral relations between both countries. During the meeting, both sides stressed for promoting mutual cooperation including trade, economy, security, peace and regional stability […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan this week welcomed the Danish government’s proposal to outlaw the desecration of the Holy Quran and other divine books in the country. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch termed the development a “step in the right direction.” She hoped the step taken by Denmark would culminate in effective […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Calais: A chain of buoys blocks a river in northern France, the latest costly measure the authorities have deployed in their almost impossible mission to stop Britain-bound migrants crossing the Channel. Set up on August 10 near the La Canche estuary, the floating barrier is designed to halt so-called “taxi boats” used by […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Sherry Rehman this week stressed the need for holding the general elections within 90 days. Addressing a press conference at the Bilawal House, Ms Rehman said: “The polls in the country should be held within 90 days. The PPP delegation will take the Election Commission of […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Jamshoro: Former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah this week expressed hope that his party will win majority seats in the upcoming general elections in the country after which immediate measures will be taken to address the prevailing economic crisis.” Like the Pakistan Peoples Party’s government lifted the country out of the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz said this week that she wanted her party to award maximum tickets to young men and women in upcoming elections. Talking to a delegation of the party’s women youth wing here, she said: “It is my desire that my party awards maximum tickets […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Venice: Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani brought sparkle and stars to the canal city on Saturday with a “One Night Only” fashion show coinciding with the 80th Venice Film Festival. The 89-year-old designer put on a playful, cinema-inspired show for his celebrity guests. His Armani Prive collection was built around harlequin-patterned couture […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week visited the Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) of Northern Territory. “Visited the Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) of Northern Territory. Had excellent discussion on enhancing collaboration in Agriculture, Fisheries, Biosecurity, Food Security and Trade. Also explored opportunities for joint research,” […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week invited the attention towards a cooling technique used in his country. “Naturally cold seawater is being pumped through pipes to cool down tourists in one-third of hotel rooms of Copenhagen,” he said on X platform tagging a news story. The report said the […]
Read MoreMara Budgen Tokyo: Emphasising self-defence rather than victory, Japan’s youngest martial art brings both new and veteran practitioners from across the globe to Tanabe, the town where it was born. Two men stood opposite each other holding wooden sticks shaped like a katana, the legendary Japanese sword, at arm’s length. The tips of the sticks […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Peshawar: Senior Foreign Service Officer Shante Moore this week assumed responsibility as the Consul General at the United States Consulate General in Peshawar. “I am delighted to welcome Shante Moore as our new Consul General in Peshawar,” said U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome. “We have a dynamic relationship with the people […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Venice: One of Italy’s most famous actors, Pierfrancesco Favino, this week said Italian actors should be given a chance to play Italian roles in big international movies. He didn’t mention any names but his plea came just a day before “Ferrari” was due to debut at the Venice Film Festival, with U.S. actor […]
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