Celina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy and Pakistan can mutually benefit from enhanced cooperation. In a media interaction, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said Italy and Pakistan were historic friends and have been cooperating. This cooperation, he said, needed to be enhanced for mutual benefit. The envoy said the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: The Embassy of Indonesia has facilitated a business visit by Modena—an Indonesian premium brand for home and kitchen appliances—to Lahore. During their maiden visit to Pakistan, Vice President of Modena Michael Jizhar held meetings with several potential partners and introduced the line of productions of Modena and offered his keen interest to […]
Read MoreNewswire Hefei: China mulls carrying out its first near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) defense demonstration test to approach an asteroid and observe it closely before hitting it to alter its orbit around 2030, according to a key expert in the country’s space industry. Chen Qi, head of the Institute of System Research of China’s Deep Space Exploration […]
Read MoreDoha: Months after hundreds of thousands of football fans packed into its hotels and stadiums for the World Cup, Qatar is planning to host more international events. Along with the departed football crowds, thousands of foreign workers left the Gulf state after Lionel Messi lifted the coveted trophy on December 18. Qatar’s economy remains healthy. […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week commended Saudi Arabia for helping the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Sudan. The Foreign Minister held a telephonic call with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan. The two sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. “The Foreign Minister expressed confidence […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone this week, Beijing and Kyiv said, the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky said on Twitter. “I believe that this call, […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Dera Ismail Khan: Federal Minister of Communications Asad Mahmood announced this week that a project worth billions of rupees to connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Balochistan through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route had been approved. He stated this during a meeting with a delegation of Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazl’s (JUI-F) local leadership. The […]
Read MoreMallika Soni King Charles’ approval rating dipped but he is doing a good job, a new poll ahead of the monarch’s historic coronation ceremony revealed. In the poll, Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton emerged as the most liked member of the royal family. The Ipsos poll found 49% of Britons believed King Charles was doing […]
Read MoreLondon: Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first woman architect, has been awarded the King Royal Gold Medal for Architecture by the UK for her work in promoting zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced populations. The Royal Gold Medal is one of the highest accolades in architecture and is personally approved by the monarch. The medal is awarded to […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman said this week Pakistan has been placed among the 20 countries where above-normal rainfall is predicted in the current year. According to the report of the Global Information and Early Warning System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pakistan […]
Read MoreNewswire Lalamusa: Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that it will be wrong to attribute the success or failure of negotiations to the success or failure of any one party because if there is a positive outcome of negotiations, it will be Pakistan’s success. Talking to […]
Read MoreLahore: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) this week allotted election symbols to candidates including Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz ahead of the Punjab elections. The ECP issued the list of election symbols of candidates belonging to 10 out of 30 constituencies in Lahore. Election symbols were also allotted to […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Prominent financial expert Umar Rehman Malik said this week that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had revived Pakistan’s diplomatic status around the world. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ended our near diplomatic isolation through tireless efforts and vision in office as Foreign Minister. Appreciate his one year of excellent service for the country in […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said this week that there is “no misunderstanding” between Pakistan and the US regarding Islamabad’s purchase of discounted Russian oil. Speaking at a conference in Washington, Khan emphasized that the reset of the Islamabad-Washington relationship is “transcending the past.” He confirmed that Pakistan had placed […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini thisd week called for the optimum use of existing capacities and possibilities in different economic sectors including tourism, and mutual investment of Iran and Pakistan. “The capacities of the commonalities and links in the various areas of history, civilization, language, religion, geography, […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry this week vowed to sign accords with its counterpart from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) in May to boost the bilateral trade by strengthening trade and commerce ties between the two countries. FPCCI Senior Vice President Muhammad Suleman Chawla expressed the […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy has returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription to the dead woman’s spouse, after investigation determined that it was illegally excavated from southeastern Turkey. Italy’s specialized Carabinieri paramilitary police art squad said it had determined after extensive investigation that the object was […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said that Islamabad was one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. Quoting a tweet, he mentioned that Islamabad was surrounded by natural beauty in the shape of amazing mountains and hills. The envoy maintained that Islamabad was one of the most beautiful […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week warned that the amount of waste was dangerously increasing. “Amount of waste we generate is increasing & poor waste management affects environment & climate change! Despite complexity, organizations in Pakistan are taking steps for change. Our embassy visited @PMSPakistan to learn about circular economy […]
Read MoreCairo: Italian shooters dominated the men’s skeet final here at the 2023 ISSF Shotgun World Cup, winning both the gold and silver medals. Gabriele Rossetti hardly missed a flying target with his shotgun. The skeet shooting Olympic champion scored 39 hits out of 40 in the medal match. He also won the men’s skeet title […]
Read MoreLondon: Andrew Strauss is to leave his position as strategic adviser to the England and Wales Cricket Board after his suggested reforms to the domestic calendar failed to gain the backing of English counties. The former England captain was commissioned to conduct a high-performance review following the team’s 2021/22 Ashes rout in Australia. His report […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced the 2023 Spring Conferment of Decorations and Imtiaz Ahmad, former Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Japan, will be decorated with “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star”, in recognition of his contribution to strengthen bilateral relations and promoting friendship […]
Read MoreMari Yamaguchi Tokyo: Japan’s trade ministry this week said it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali New York state is poised to phase in a ban on fossil fuel equipment in new construction starting in 2026, part of the state’s effort to switch to cleaner energy sources and reduce carbon emissions. “Just like we had to, a long time ago, transition from coal as your energy source, we do […]
Read MoreNewswire Of course, everyone is familiar with the iconic city of Venice but it’s almost too popular for its own good. It gets very crowded but you can find more of its magic on the mainland and the other islands in the lagoon. What’s more, a new sustainable tourism initiative, Slow Flow Veneto Waterways Experience, […]
Read MoreShakhrat Nuryshev Kazakhstan will continue following a balanced, constructive foreign policy aimed at protecting its national interests. It will prioritize issues of mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic partnership with neighboring states — China, Russia and the countries of Central Asia — and partners in regional associations. Last year, Kazakhstan and China marked the 30th anniversary […]
Read MoreChina Daily Some recent developments concerning the West’s response to the Ukraine conflict indicate simmering and widening divisions inside what appears to be a unanimous Western stance over the crisis. According to reports, the European Union and Japan have pushed back against a United States’ proposal for G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese is committed to multiply business ties between Italy and Pakistan. In a recent interaction with Pakistani businesspersons, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said that the two countries had a lot of potential to enhance business ties. He said Italy and Pakistan must further strengthen economic ties and reinforce […]
Read MoreNewswire Yogyakarta: Recently, Indonesia announced several tourism recovery strategies on the sidelines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2023, which took place in Yogyakarta. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Agency of Tourism and Creative Economy presented a number of efforts and policies taken to accelerate the post-pandemic recovery of the tourism and creative economy […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: Construction is in progress on 24 nuclear power units in China, with a total installed capacity of about 26.81 million kilowatts (kW), ranking the first in the world, an industry report showed. Since 2022, China has approved 10 new nuclear power units, put three new commercial units into operation and started construction […]
Read MoreNewswire Doha: The Ministry of Transport has targeted to switch 35 percent of the total vehicles of its fleet and 100 percent of its public transport buses to electric by 2030. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani has said that the Qatar National Vision […]
Read MoreSukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has expressed a desire to see his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the prime minister of Pakistan in his lifetime. Talking to journalists in Nawabshah, the former president said, “PPP is only a coalition partner of the incumbent government. However, we will provide employment to the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The International Chinese Language Day was celebrated across Pakistan over the weekend as more and more Pakistanis enrol to learn one of the most popular languages in the world. Pakistanis are also interested in the Chinese language due to the massive investments by China in Pakistan, mainly under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and the United Kingdom are looking to boost their economic relationship through increased trade and investment. This was highlighted during a recent meeting between Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM), Jawad Sohrab Malik, the High Commissioner to the British High Commission Andrew Dalgleish, and Hamed Kamal, the Deputy Director (Trade) […]
Read MoreLondon: Kelly Curto is taking her first trip outside the U.S., and the die-hard fan of the British royal family is making it the one at the top of her bucket list — heading to London for King Charles III’s coronation. After arriving on May 5, the 44-year-old school bus driver from Long Island and […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Researchers estimate Japan’s population will plunge slightly more than 30 percent to about 87 million by 2070. The forecast was released Wednesday by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research based on the 2020 census. As of 2020, about 126.15 million people were living in the country, including non-Japanese. The figure […]
Read MoreKatherine McLaughlin Tokyo: In the pursuit of homeownership, Americans are flocking to rural Japan, where an abundance of empty houses sit with shockingly low price tags. Dotted mostly throughout the country’s farmland, millions of akiyas—Japanese for “empty house”—have been left abandoned for years, and a recent push to revitalize rural areas means they’re being auctioned […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali U.S. special operations teams rapidly evacuated all U.S. Embassy staff from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, Saturday, flying them out by helicopter at night to a military base in Djibouti. All 70 staffers were reported safe. About 100 members of the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six and the Army’s 3rd Special Forces Group led the […]
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