Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan needs to undertake energy reforms and opt for renewable energy sources, said a senior US official, stressing that reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help Islamabad break the “vicious circle of debt and international financing”. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Horst, who heads the Bureau of South and […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Selling jackets with built-in fans, neck coolers and T-shirts that feel cold, Japanese firms are tapping into a growing market for products to help people handle the summer heat. Japan — like other countries — is seeing ever-hotter summers. This July was the warmest in 100 years, with at least 53 people dying […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Government College University (GCU) Hyderabad has unveiled a golden opportunity for youngsters hailing from low-income households with the initiation of the two-year English Access Micro Scholarship Program. In collaboration with the United States (US) Embassy in Islamabad, this educational venture aims to empower disadvantaged children by enhancing their English language proficiency. The […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad. His trip comes […]
Read More‘Let’s celebrate the shared values that unite our nations’ Arslan Ali Arsal Islamabad: The US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said as Pakistan commemorate 76th Independence Day, he sends his best wishes to all Pakistanis. “Let’s celebrate the shared values that unite our nations and look forward to a future of cooperation, progress, and peace. […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: The stamp was issued at an event in Islamabad on Friday, held to culminate the US mission’s year-long campaign in Pakistan marking 75 years of bilateral ties. Addressing the event, Foreign Secretary Dr Asad Majeed Khan said Pakistan values its long-standing and broad-based relationship with the United States which has been our […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Every year on August 11, people celebrate Mountain Day, or Yama no Hi ???, in Japan. This is the country’s newest public holiday, enacted in 2014 with the intention to encourage people to pay homage to, and appreciate blessings from, the mountains. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there is a […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), on Tuesday held Pakistan Investment Seminar in Tokyo as part of ongoing efforts to foster international trade and investment ties between both countries. The seminar was inaugurated by Executive Vice President of JETRO Mr. Kazuya Nakajo, who emphasized the strategic […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Through the support of the United States Government, the Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN), in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) organised a two-day national conference on ‘The Climate Change Emergency: Pakistan in the 21st Century and the Road to […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Japan has had the hottest July since the country’s weather officials began taking data in 1898. Japan’s Meteorological Agency says temperatures rose nationwide last month as warm air from the south flowed in around the dominant Pacific high pressure system. Temperatures hit life-threatening levels of 38 degrees Celsius or higher later in the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Washington: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, held separate meetings with three key US lawmakers to discuss Islamabad-Washington relations, economic partnership, defence ties, and security collaboration, said a Pakistani embassy press release. Ambassador Khan, conferred with Senator Todd Young, who serves on Committees on Finance. Foreign Relations, Commerce, Science & Transportation, […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: When regular diplomacy does not work, mango diplomacy does or at least it did for the Pakistan Embassy on Thursday evening. The sweetness brought US officials, lawmakers, think-tank experts, journalists, and even undeclared PTI supporters under one roof. “The United States has important security arrangements with Pakistan,” said Chairman House Foreign Affairs […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Mr. ISHII Kensuke, Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, attended the handover ceremony for the project of reusing secondhand ambulances funded by the Government of Japan to Pakistan Red Crescent Society, one of the largest humanitarian organizations working all over Pakistan. The ceremony was held in the PRCS headquarters in […]
Read MoreAbdullah JAn Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Saturday emphasised the need for a strong Pakistan-US alliance and partnership to deal with issues related to Afghanistan, refugees and terrorism. He made these comments while speaking to journalists after attending a barbeque reception and mango festival, hosted by Pakistan’s Ambassador to […]
Read MoreArslan Ali Arsal Tokyo: Pakistan and Japan Monday agreed to further deepen their bilateral cooperation in diverse fields including trade, investment and Information Technology. This was stated by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a joint press conference along with his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa here in Tokyo today. He said the two sides […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Nowshera:U.S. Ambassador Donald Blome, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan inaugurated the Joint Police Training Center in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project is the U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)’s largest construction project in its 41-year history in Pakistan. Thanks to the U.S. […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced grant aid worth 315 million Japanese Yen (around 2.25 million USD) for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) program in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ITO Takeshi, Charge’d Affaires to Pakistan, and Muhammad Humair Karim, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs, signed the Exchange […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Karachi: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited Karachi June 22-24 to underscore the strong bilateral ties between the United States and Pakistan and to further strengthen the robust bilateral economic partnership via the US-Pakistan “Green Alliance” framework. Ambassador Blome engaged with government officials, the American Business Council, the Overseas Investors Chamber of […]
Read MoreLahore: The Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) this week decided to make the Japanese language part of the curriculum for higher educational institutes, the body’s chairman Dr Shahid Munir announced. The announcement was made during a ceremony organised by the Pakistan Japan Socio-Economic Association for the promotion of the Japanese language in Pakistan. While addressing […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Zaheer Ahmed, a Pakistani law enforcement officer, was presented with the prestigious Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero award by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a June 15 award ceremony in Washington, DC. This annual award brings international attention to the fight against human trafficking. Officer Ahmed was recognized for his […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Japan’s immigration authorities have reported an unprecedented rise in the number of Pakistanis entering the country for work, education, and business. Over 5,000 Pakistanis have registered in Japan for various reasons in just 10 months. In a recent interview, the Pakistani Ambassador to Japan, Raza Bashir Tarar, emphasized the concerted efforts to facilitate the […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The United States government has appointed Pakistani American Dilawar Syed to the office of deputy administrator for the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Dilawar Syed, who held executive positions at top companies in United States, was named for this position earlier this year and lately, he made it to SBA after getting […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Islamabad in collaboration with Japan-FETP, this week organized a special online session on the “Role of FETPs in Disease Surveillance and Prevention/ Control of Diseases.” This session was originally initiated with good communication and collaboration between the Pakistan Center for Disease […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Refuting a false “travel warning” for Pakistan amid the ongoing political turmoil in the country, the US State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) thus week clarified that it had not issued any travel advisory for the country in June. A fake travel warning was circulating on social media […]
Read MoreNewswire Hiroshima: At first look, Hiroshima, the Japanese city hosting this year’s Group of Seven summit, is not the most obvious choice for a high-stakes gathering of world leaders. Compared with the frantic bustle of Tokyo, the centre of Japan’s political, economic and cultural life, this southwestern coastal city is practically sleepy. But what Hiroshima […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Ambassador Donald Blome said this week that the US was resolved to expand its technical cooperation with Pakistan to promote clean energy and assist the country in its transition towards renewable resources. Blome said this during his visit to Thatta, Jhimpir, the wind corridor, as part of the US-Pakistan Green Alliance framework […]
Read MoreLondon: Britain’s Rishi Sunak signed a new deal on defense cooperation with Japan as he met the country’s PM Fumio Kishida ahead of the G7 summit this week. Dubbed the “Hiroshima Accord” by No. 10 Downing Street, the deal is aimed at boosting cooperation between the nation’s armed forces and launching a new “semiconductors partnership” […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The US embassy in Islamabad this week announced that the application fee for US tourist and non-petition-based non-immigrant visas — such as student and exchange visitor visas — will be increased from $160 to $185. According to the embassy, the new pricing will go effective May 30. Taking to Instagram, the US […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: A delegation from the National University of Technology (NUTECH) headed by the Rector Lt Gen (retd) Moazzam Ejaz visited Japan to attend seminars and discussions on TITP (Technical Intern Training Program) Japan program for which NUTECH is a Sending Organization. During the visit, the team met with the HE Ambassador of Pakistan […]
Read MoreTakehiro Michishita Tokyo: From late March to late April, many Muslims living in Japan observed Ramzan, a holy period of the year in Islam that involves a month of fasting during daylight hours, joining fellow believers in other countries around the world. For some children, it meant refraining from eating their favorite snacks while figuring […]
Read MoreJunko Ogura Tokyo: A dog has been hailed as a hero in Japan after she saved the life of a man who was having a heart attack by sounding the alarm with her incessant barking. Koume, a 5-year-old mongrel, was handed an official letter of appreciation by local fire officials at a special ceremony last […]
Read MoreBoston: US President Joe Biden’s has appointed Shahid Ahmed Khan to the prestigious President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts (PACA), the White House confirmed via a statement released this week. Announcing the nomination, the White House said: “For more than two decades Khan’s professional life has been tied to international affairs, with a particular focus […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Japan this week urged Pakistan to allow the import of manufacturing equipment of vehicles as the dollar liquidity crunch has severely impacted the issuance of letters of credit (LCs) to Japanese companies operating in the country. According to the publication, Japanese companies are also mulling the idea of establishing plants for hybrid vehicles in […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar this week assured the US of the government’s commitment to complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, Finance Division said. Andrew Schofer, Charge’d Affaires of the Embassy of United States of America called on Mohammad Ishaq Dar, at Finance Division. The Finance […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali WASHINGTON – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the country’s number two diplomat, said on Friday she will retire at the end of June after three decades in Washington’s foreign policy establishment. Sherman is the first woman to serve in her current role, in which she has headed up the Biden administration’s […]
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 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 […]
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