Yossi Mekelberg For nearly two years, long before the first ballot was cast in the 2020 presidential election, former US President Donald Trump and his supporters were claiming that it would be rigged by the Democrats, only to completely cut loose when he lost to Joe Biden. Hence, it is imperative, for the sake of […]
Read MoreYasar Yakis The European Parliament this month issued its periodical “progress report on Turkey.” Turkey’s pro-opposition media considers these reports to be the country’s magnetic resonance imaging, allowing an accurate picture of Turkey to be seen. The pro-government media regards these reports as aiming to blackwash Ankara’s reputation. The latest report is not much different […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week said that the quality of Italian olive was the best in the world. In an interview he suggested that Pakistan could import olive from Italy. Olives are an integral part of the entire Mediterranean civilisation without which life and culture will be […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan had a lot of potential for tourism. The envoy called on Advisor to Prime Minister on Tourism and Sports, Awn Chaudhry, and Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), Aftabur Rehman Rana to discuss the matters of mutual cooperation in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilfit-Baltistan this week urged nation to change habits amid inflation. Responding to the latest hike in the price of petrol, Senior PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said that “we must change our habits and unite.” He made the statement during a press conference with Minister […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, this week signed an order to promulgate a set of trial outlines on military operations other than war. The outlines will standardize, and provide the legal basis for Chinese troops […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar this week said that the National Security Committee in its meeting made it clear that no evidence of conspiracy was found for alleged regime change in the country. The ISPR DG in an interview with a private news channel said all three […]
Read MoreNewswire Tehran: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week reiterated the country’s commitment to strengthen bilateral relations with Iran in diverse areas and said that building close relations with Iran remained Pakistan’s high priority. “Iran is a very important neighbor of Pakistan, one with which we share immutable historic and fraternal bonds. For the Prime […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Narowal: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said this week that China was generously supporting Pakistan in the education sector. Addressing the Paigham-e-Pakistan (message of Pakistan) conference here, he maintained that the government had increased the higher education budget by 68% under the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). “We have raised […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Quetta: The test flight from new Gwadar International Airport will start in December 2022 as the construction work on site has been expedited, the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) announced here. The new $246m greenfield Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) being built at an area of 4,300 acres would be made operational before the deadline […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Additional Secretary to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry this week visited Gwadar to review the pace and implementation of various ongoing development projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The visit – which aimed at reviewing the ongoing uplift projects and reporting to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat from […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Christian Turner said this week that bilateral trade with Pakistan would be double by next year 2025 and in this regard a consensus between the two governments was in the making. The United Kingdom (UK) is Pakistan’s third largest global trade partner, with Pakistan’s exports reaching $2.1billion […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week expressed his government’s resolve to further strengthen Pakistan-UK bilateral relations in diverse fields especially in the areas of trade and investment. Speaking as chief guest at the 75th Coronation Ceremony of Queen Elizabeth here at British High Commission, he referred to his recent telephonic conversation with British […]
Read MoreTokyo: In an attempt to deal with cyberbullying, a bill that introduced tough penalties for online insults was passed at an upper house plenary session in Japan, South China Morning Post reported. The move came after a 22-year-old professional wrestler and cast member on the famous Netflix show “Terrace House”, Hana Kimura, died by suicide […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan this week eased its borders for foreign tourists and began accepting applications, but only for those on guided package tours who are willing to follow mask-wearing and other antivirus measures as the country cautiously tries to balance business and infection worries. Friday is the first day to start procedures needed for the […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The Italian Parliament has decided to apply new Schengen visa validity rules for yacht crew who are not citizens of the EU. The Parliament agreed to allow yacht crew who are nationals of third countries to apply for a 365-day visa. This means that in line with the new rules, yacht crew will […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistan High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said that Sadequain was one of the greatest artists of Pakistan. “Sadequain (RIP) was undoubtedly one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced,” he tweeted.. Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi – 30 June 1930 – 10 February 1987 – often referred […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Embassy of Denmark in Islamabad together with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) this week launched a project aiming to support Pakistan to implement sustainable, rights based border management practices in the area of document security and control of national borders. The project ‘Rights Based Border Management in the Silk […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari – who is also the PPP chairman – had devotedly highlighted the Kashmir issue. Speaking to Covert from Dubai, Malik appreciated the wisdom and intellect shown by the young PPP chairman. He said Foreign Minister […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy will support Olive Culture in Pakistan. The envoy and his wife Albana Ferrarese hosted an event at their residence to highlight Italy’s contribution to the promotion of Olive and Olive Oil and its Value Chain in Pakistan, through the technical support […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has signed with Los Angeles FC after a 17-year career at Juventus. The Major League Soccer club announced its deal Monday for the 37-year-old Chiellini, who is committed through the 2023 season. Chiellini confirmed his long-reported move with two posts on Twitter. He will be formally introduced in Los […]
Read MoreEngland allrounder Moeen Ali has said he’s “officially unretired” from Test cricket, given the team’s upcoming tour of Pakistan, following a chat with the country’s new red-ball coach Brendon McCullum. Moeen’s U-turn comes comes less than a year since he called time on his Test career last September with 2914 runs and five centuries as […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week strongly condemned state barbarism against Muslim protesters in India. The Minister said, “OIC, UN and all Human Rights (HR) organizations must rein in Modi’s fascist government.” In her condemnation message, the minister said Indian Muslims were being jailed for protesting against blasphemy […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz has said that all power plants that were closed in previous government are now running and by July 5,000 additional megawatts will be added to the grid. “We are not sitting and lamenting, we have given plan to the people and will deliver it,” she said while talking […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira reiterated that Federal Government would provide all possible resources for the development and prosperity of the Gilgit-Baltistan. In a meeting with the members of Gilgit-Baltistan Council here this week, he said that the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan would […]
Read MoreWu Shicun The Shangri-La Dialogue resumed from June 10 to 12 in Singapore following a two-year hiatus. Judging from the deliveries of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the security forum, as well as some related information, the maritime environment surrounding China is set to experience new characteristics […]
Read MoreDing Gang A big challenge facing China and the EU is that bilateral economic and trade relations have come to the brink of an ideological confrontation trap. Unless the two sides make joint efforts, meet each other halfway, show enough courage and carry out concrete actions to stabilize bilateral economic and trade ties, especially in […]
Read MoreWilliam A. Haseltine Once again, COVID-19 is rampaging unchecked through the US population because there are no longer any public health measures in place to adequately protect against infection. I myself have taken extraordinary precautions to avoid infection for the last two-and-a-half years because I met three of the qualifications for severe COVID-19: I am […]
Read MoreSara Al-Mulla One of the most poignant tales in children’s literature is “The Little Match Girl” by Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen. It is New Year’s Eve and a young girl is forced to venture out into the wintry night to sell matchsticks, otherwise she will face a beating from her father. She […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has boosted Pakistan-Italy ties since assuming responsibilities ion Islamabad. According to senior a businessman, the envoy is a key driving force behind the further cementing trade relations between Pakistan and Italy. Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Mian Kashif Ashfaq said that Ambassador of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) President Chaudry Shujaat Hussain reiterated their resolve this week to support the incumbent government and stand with each other. Zardari, the President of PPP Parliamentarians, visited the residence of Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain and held talks with the […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China ranks 12th in the 2021 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) report released by the World Intellectual Property Right Organization (WIPO), moving up 22 spots from 2012, said Wang Gang, the head of China’s Science and Technology Ministry this week. It marks China has entered the rankings of innovative countries in […]
Read MoreMoscow: The State Duma this week approved a package of bills on non-compliance with the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the second and third reading during its Tuesday session. According to the approved amendments, those ECHR decisions made after March 15, 2022 (the date Russia announced it was withdrawing from […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that Pakistan always advocated for holding of dialogue and use of diplomacy as tools for pursuit of peace in the world. Addressing a joint presser along with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister referred to the Russian-Ukraine conflict and said Pakistan had […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmood this week said that Pakistan will encourage women to play a positive role in society like China. He announced that the government would provide relief to the industrial sector, especially women entrepreneurs in the federal budget. Talking to a delegation led by […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: In order to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning, and tighten people-to-people bonds between different countries, China Soong Ching Ling Foundation this week launched the 2022″Junior Cultural Ambassadors” Event in Islamabad. The event is expected to build a platform for young people all over the world to make the acquaintance of each […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Energy experts this week stressed the need for exploring potential of renewable energy through green financing guidelines of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The China’s potential in renewable energy generation can potentially drive a massive shift in Pakistan’s energy sector. It could also serve as a viable solution for Pakistan’s energy crisis […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The UK and Pakistan have come together to light a beacon to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign. The event was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad this week, to coincide with beacon lighting ceremonies in every capital city across the Commonwealth. […]
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