Cricket is set to become the first major Australian team sport to declare itself fully vaccinated, with every professional player having already had at least their first dose against COVID-19. In a major milestone, the last unvaccinated domestic player in Australia had their first dose against the virus this week. It means by the end […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Karachi: Pakistan is a stakeholder and beneficiary in the gigantic multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a top aide of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said. Speaking at a seminar organized by the prestigious Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor reiterated that CPEC […]
Read MoreCovert Report Lahore: This week, a Roundtable Discussion on “Central-South Asia Regional Connectivity: Grand Initiative by President ShavkatMirziyoyev” was organized by Center for Global & Strategic Studies, Islamabad & Department of History & Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab in collaboration with Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islamabad & Regional Integration Center, University of […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO worked around the clock to coordinate evacuations and the NATO Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo and his staff played a key role to this effect. Over the course of two weeks, more than 120,000 people were flown out, on hundreds of Allied flights. Troops from the US, UK, Turkey, and Norway […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan and Iran this week agreed to coordinate closely at bilateral and regional level to reinforce efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan. During the 11th Session of Pakistan-Iran Bilateral Political Consultations, both the sides discussed Afghanistan situation besides bilateral ties. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood co-chaired the meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Political […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has been serving in Pakistan for a whole now. Here is his profile as desired by many readers. Andreas Ferrarese was born in Tübingen (Germany) on January 17th, 1968 and graduated in Oriental Languages ??and Literatures at the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice in 1992. He entered […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said he had given mandate to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe the exorbitant cost incurred on the road construction projects undertaken by the government of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). Addressing at the upgradation of Balochistan’s Jhaljao-Bela Road at an event held here at the PM House, […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistan’s High Commissioner-designate to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has said that Pakistan and Australia are close friends and there is a lot of potential to enhance the cooperation further. Speaking to Covert from Canberra, the senior diplomat said Pakistan gives a special importance to its ties with Australia. “Our relationship has traditionally been good […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said this week that as Afghanistan was at historic crossroads, there was a need for the international community to incentivize its people to achieve peace and stability. “There is another fallacy that Afghanistan can be controlled from outside. There is a history. No puppet government in Afghanistan is supported by […]
Read MoreTokyo: After thirteen days of serious competitions with the Paralympians’ best performance, the Tokyo Paralympics comes to a close tonight with the closing ceremony to be held at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.“Harmonious Cacophony”, the theme of the closing ceremony, is acknowledging diversity among people and transforming their difference into a shared unity. Ambassador MATSUDA Kuninori […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab said this week that beyond the matter of recognizing the Taliban government in Afghanistan, his country would continue to extend humanitarian assistance to its people.Addressing a joint press conference along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the British […]
Read MoreNewswire Bangkok: “The runway of the HKIA #Kabul international airport is open. I see airplanes landing and taking off ”. With a dry post on Twitter where he shares the most beautiful photos of his Rome and pets, career diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, born in 1957, seems like a spectator rather than a protagonist as […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Gwadar: The Balochistan provincial government has said that safe drinking water will be available to resolve the issue in Gwadar – the hub of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).Chief Secretary Mathar Niaz Rana held a meeting here this week to discuss the issues in Gwadar. The meeting was informed that immediate steps had […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul has said the Turkish nation demonstrated that they would never accept a yoke on their homeland soaked with martyrs blood. Addressing a reception held in the Turkish Embassy this week to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Great Victory, the ambassador, while referring to a message of his […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A coalition for Pakistan’s private sector has been launched by the Pakistan Environment Trust, where leading companies have shown their climate stewardship to deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) at the corporate level – 10 companies across textile and FMCG sectors are the first to commit to this goal. The commitment to net […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy will support ‘Glaciers and Students’ project in the Gilgit-Baltistan.He was speaking at Pre-COP26 Workshop at the Karakoram Int’l University (KIU) jointly organsied by EvK2CNR and KIU. The Ambassador, addressing the audience virtually, through Zoom, expressed his appreciation for organizing a workshop addressing […]
Read MoreDing Gang “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” This saying has been repeatedly come into my mind as the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches.I can still recall an exhibition of children’s artwork that debuted at the Museum of the City of New York on the first anniversary of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Seasoned diplomat Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri held key meetings with President Arif Alvi and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi this week before flying to Canberra, Australia to take up the top job as Pakistan’s High Commissioner. In the meeting with Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri , President Arif Alvi expressed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen relations with […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: “Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are very important for regional connectivity and development,” Acting Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi said.Afridi expressed these views in a meeting with Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen Tien Phong, who called on him at the Parliament House. He also emphasized that Vietnamese […]
Read MoreNewswire London: An individual on a “no-fly” list has been flown from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom on a British military plane as part of evacuation efforts from Kabul airport, but is no longer considered a risk, the government said. The unidentified individual was flown into Birmingham in central England, Sky News had earlier reported, […]
Read MoreKang Bing Despite becoming the top source of foreign direct investment last year, China is a newcomer to the world of investment and still has a lot to learn in the field of global investment. When China began measuring its overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI) in 2002, its total OFDI amount was a mere $2.7 […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: “Did you know that Mount Etna is a woman? We know this because she’s been known to be peaceful one minute, but within five minutes can explode.” And with these reductive words, our tour guide gives life to Sicily’s grand old lady, who at 500,000 years of age and with more than 200 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Australian High Commission has launched an initiative with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to help double COVID-19 testing capacity across Islamabad and the four provincial capitals of Pakistan. The Australian grant will be administered by the Asian Development Bank through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF).Australia’s assistance aims to enhance […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Pakistan parliamentary delegation, headed by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, recently called on Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and also deliberated on the prospects of enhancing cooperation in various fields. The speaker felicitated the Azeri foreign minister on the liberation of territories from Armenia. Pakistan […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Austrian ambassador to Pakistan Nicolaus Keller is a huge supporter of closer Pakistan-Austria ties.He has been meeting Pakistan officials to achieve the goal of further cementing the friendship. Nicolaus Keller, born 1970 in Austria. Sinde 2018 to date, he said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to the Islamic Republic […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has underlined the importance of cultural linkages between Pakistan and Italy to promote trade. The envoy said he would encourage exchange of students to further strengthen bilateral relations.In an interview, the Ambassador said serious efforts were being made to enhance Pak-Italy bilateral trade from $1.7 billion to […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun Beijing: Chinese and Russian troops have been eagerly preparing for the upcoming Zapad/Interaction-2021 exercise in China, with the participating Russian servicemen provided with modern weapons and equipment of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for the first time in a move Chinese experts said displays high level of mutual trust and will enhance […]
Read MoreThe Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan, Bénédict de Cerjat, recently hosted a high-level panel discussion entitled “Role and Influence of Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council” on July 6 at the Swiss Residence in Islamabad. The panel discussion not only highlighted the positive aspects associated with a non-permanent seat on the Council but […]
Read MoreChina Economic Met Islamabad: Pakistan has urged Saudi Arabia to benefit from the “vast opportunities” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Islamabad and held talks with the top leadership.The Saudi FM met President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan besides […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has urged peace in Afghanistan.He said peace in Afghanistan will be beneficial not only for the country for the region. The envoy cited the US, EU, NATO joint statement, released this week, urging halt in fighting in AfghanistanThe countries in their discussion on Afghanistan […]
Read MoreNewswire Gujar Khan: British High Commission Heads of Communications and Public Diplomacy Fauzia Younis spent the Eid in her native village here. The area is known as Village Kanyal. Many from this village have migrated to the United Kingdom. “Spending Eid in Potohari heartlands this year in Gujarkhan. Wishing everyone a dilli #EidMubarak,” she tweeted […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan and Russia this week signed an agreement of technical cooperation to lay the 1100-kilometre steam gas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion.The agreement was signed by Secretary Petroleum Division Dr Arshad Mahmood and Deputy Director of Russian Energy Ministry Alexander Tolparov. The signing ceremony was attended by […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Faisalabad, July 12: Iron Brother China is helping Pakistan to enhance the cotton production, a senior aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan said.Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries, Production and Investment, underlined the importance of cotton which was raw material for entire textile chain. “We have to take […]
Read MoreTokyo: A Tokyo hotel has apologized and removed signs reading “Japanese only” and “foreigners only” from elevators after the anti-COVID-19 precaution sparked outrage on social media ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics.Tokyo entered a state of emergency on July 12 amid concerns that an influx of tens of thousands of athletes and officials during the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net ISLAMABAD, June 28: The Build Back Better World (B3W) is apparently a copycat project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that has engaged 140 countries by now, experts said here at a webinar.Speaking at a webinar, the experts said the B3W partnership of G-7 countries would take a long time to […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan has one of the lowest food self-sufficiency rates out of all the major world economies. Caloric intake was 79% in 1960, but has fallen sharply, and currently stands at around 40%.The country’s goal is to reach 45% food self-sufficiency by 2030, but it faces many challenges. Two-thirds of the nation’s surfaces are mountainous, […]
Read MoreLondon: Central London will come to life with colour, street theatre and dance in honour of the monarch’s long reign in what has been described as “something of a reopening ceremony for the United Kingdom”.Organisers said the event, with a budget of between £10 and £15 million and involving participants from across the UK and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik has expressed grave concerns over the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decision for retaining Pakistan on its grey list despite the country meeting 26 of the 27 conditions.He said that rather than be taken out from the ‘grey list’ for its significant progress on FATF Action […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad, May 17: Second phase of Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA-II) – starting on January 1, 2020 – had a very positive impact on Pakistan’s exports in all potential sectors, a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan said,Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said the second […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said this week that Pakistan was going through an extraordinary situation at present as our enemy India is conspiring against Pakistan day and night. He said that in recent days there have been attacks inside Pakistan from across […]
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