Pakistan stands in solidarity with Bosnian people: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Bosnian people on the 27th anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide. “As we mark 27th anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide, we stand in solidarity with Bosnian people, and renew our collective pledge to never let such horrific crimes against humanity […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese vows to further boost Pakistan-Italy friendship

Staff Writer ISLAMABAD: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week vowed to further boost Pakistan-Italy friendship. In a meeting with Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House, the Ambassador appreciated Pakistan’s role in regional stability. Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese assured that he would play active role in further enhancing diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan. […]

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Importance of olives mentioned in holy books: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the importance of olives was mentioned in the holy religious books including Holy Quran, Gospel and Bible. The Ambassador hosted an event to highlight Italy’s contribution to the promotion of Olive and Olive Oil and its Value Chain in Pakistan, through […]

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Iran, BRICS to both benefit from Tehran’s accession, says expert

Tehran: Cooperation of BRICS and Iran will benefit both sides, says Shuaib Bahman, senior researcher at the International Institute of Strategic Studies of Iran. “Iran will benefit from this process; it will also create and interesting and beneficial situation for BRICS,” he said in an interview. “(Iran’s) membership will benefit both sides.” According to the […]

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Bilawal Bhutto invites Sheila Jackson Lee to visit Pakistan

Staff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week addressed Congressional Pakistan Caucus via video link and invited its Chairperson Sheila Jackson Lee to visit Pakistan. Speaking during the interaction, Bilawal said that the Pakistani diaspora in United States plays an important role in strengthening the relationship between the two countries. US Congresswoman Sheila […]

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Kaira blames PTI government’s negligence for power outages

Staff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that the people were enduring power outages due to the sheer negligence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government, which had failed to commission several power generation plants as per schedule. Speaking in media news conference flanked by […]

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PM, Hina Rabbani Khar discuss foreign affairs, regional diplomacy

Staff Writer Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here this week. During the meeting, views were exchanged about the country’s foreign affairs particularly regional diplomacy. Khar briefed the Prime Minister about Pakistan’s participation in the recently held Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in […]

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Japan vows bigger security role in Asia-Pacific to tackle threats

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to boost his country’s diplomatic and security role in the Asia-Pacific to tackle what he described as growing threats in the region amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kishida said Japan will consider acquiring a preemptive strike capability in response to an increasingly assertive China, North Korea […]

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America’s abysmal human rights record at home reveals its hypocrisy abroad

Dakotah Lilly The United States has the dubious distinction of having a reputation for a multitude of things. These include leading the world in school shootings, having stereotypically unhealthy food and having prohibitively expensive healthcare. However, one of the things that the US government has also earned itself a reputation for is the continuous lecturing […]

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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri wishes new Australian envoy Neil Hawkins a productive term in Pakistan

Staff Writer Islamabad: Pakistani High Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week wished new Australian envoy to Pakistan Neil Hawkins a productive term in Pakistan. “My very best wishes to HC-designate Neil Hawkins for a productive and enjoyable tenure in Pakistan,” he tweeted. Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood received Australian HC-designate Neil Hawkins. The FS […]

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Italy honours its friend Shafqat Ali with prestigious award

Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese decorates Pakistani journalist Newswire ISLAMABAD: President of Italy Sergio Mattarella this week conferred a prestigious Knighthood award on senior Pakistani journalist Shafqat Ali. Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese decorated Shafqat Ali with Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Order of the Star of Italy) at a ceremony organized at his official residence. […]

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Italy has potential to become a huge partner of Pakistan: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy was one of the biggest economies of European Union and had the potential to become a huge partner of Pakistan. Speaking to Pakistani delegations here, the envoy said Italy was the third largest economy in the European Union, after Germany and […]

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No place for Qureshi in PPP: Yousuf Raza Gilani

Staff Writer Islamabad: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in senate Yousuf Raza Gilani said this week that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi had no place in the PPP. The senior PPP leader also rejected the speculations that Qureshi was hosted by any party stalwart. Gilani maintained that Qureshi […]

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Putin says Sarmat ballistic missile to be deployed by end of 2022

Newswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will further strengthen and modernise its armed forces, including deploying its newly tested Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) by the end of 2022. Putin made the comments this week in a televised meeting with military academy graduates amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “It is planned […]

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