Staff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week lauded the role of teachers in Pakistan to equip the students with the knowledge to face future challenges. Addressing Teacher Development Conference TDC 2023 on the visionary theme- “Futurist- Quests-Challenges – Journey” at Pakistan-China Friendship Center, he said the teachers were role models […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan was a good investment destination for Italian investors. The Ambassador further said that Pakistan offers excellent investment opportunities for foreign companies. He mentioned that bilateral trade volume between Italy and Pakistan has exponentially grown in the recent years. The envoy […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Ambassador Adam Tugio this week expressed delight that Bali was seen as the second most popular destination in world for 2023 by the TripAdvisor. The envoy said Bali was also very popular among the Pakistani tourists. “Bali is something every Pakistani knows,” he mentioned. Bali ranked second […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Qatar this week announced providing $25 million to help Pakistan tide over the flood crisis, the official Qatar News Agency reported. The dole was announced in a speech by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi at the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, held in Geneva. Al-Muraikhi said […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the PPP will fully support Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif if the President asks him to take a vote of confidence. Speaking in a television programme, he said: “I agree 100% that we will accomplish it, we have proved it before […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said this week that China will continue to support Pakistan in different fields. Speaking at a dinner hosted in his honour by Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani here, the envoy maintained that the government and people of China are also proud of their everlasting friendship […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Quetta: Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) this week announced an internship program for fresh graduates to equip the youth of Balochistan with skills required for ongoing and new projects. Under the program, in collaboration with Gwadar Port Authority, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Planning Commission, young engineers would be involved in the installation of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Two renowned Pakistani women over 50 years of age, Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Supreme Court judge Justice Ayesha Malik, made it to the recently published Forbes’ 50 Over 50: Asia 2023 list that recognises 50 women from Asia-Pacific “reaching new heights in their industries and inspiring the region’s […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi this week appreciated International Labour Organisation (ILO) for its continuous support to the ministry and more recently for the partnership in initiating the rapid infrastructure rehabilitation projects in Sindh and Baluchistan. ILO Country Director Geir T. Tonstol called on Minister […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had directed the party leaders and workers to do preparations for the election in Punjab. PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif passed on the directives while presiding over a consultative meeting of the party leadership […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ali Rehman Malik, son of the late Senator Rehman Malik, said this week that the Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) was focusing on educational reforms. “@IRR_Pak will be focusing on recommending educational reforms that are in line with the fast changing global environment. Our education systems are in need of overhaul […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week thanked the government of Japan for pledging US $ 88 million at the Geneva conference for the recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood affected areas of Pakistan. “We acknowledge with a sense of gratitude Japan’s pledge of $ 88 million for recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Christian Turner, who served in Pakistan as the British High Commissioner, bid farewell to the country this week after his three-year diplomatic posting tenure ended. In a tweet, the envoy said “it was a pleasure knowing you,” adding that “we will meet again”. He also posted a video on his official Twitter […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The United Kingdom this week pledged extra support for Pakistan flood affected areas. The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched a Pakistan Appeal last September, which has had an amazing response from the British people with over £40 million raised, including £5 million of UK Aid Match funding. This money will fund […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the facility of interview waivers by the United States for Pakistani nationals across all age groups, who had already held US visas in the past, was extremely helpful. “This should speed up visa process and will increase people-to-people ties,” the foreign minister said in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Government and people of Pakistan on Sunday offered their deepest condolences over the loss of precious lives in an air crash in Pokhra, Nepal. “We are saddened at this tragic accident and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. We stand with the people of Nepal in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week called on the Deputy Chairman of Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi. Both sides discussed matters of mutual interest. The Deputy Chairman Senate said that Pakistan was keen to expand relations with friendly country Italy. He said Italy was very important country in the European […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week watched the cricket match between Governor-General’s XI and Pakistan women. “Real honour to join Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia H.E. General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) for the Pakistan v Governor General XI match at Allan Border Field Brisbane,” he tweeted […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Denmark this week announced additional humanitarian assistance of DKK 26.7 million to United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for supporting the flood relief efforts of Pakistan. “The Danish assistance will provide health, nutrition, WASH, child protection services and education for 10 million children in Pakistan through UNICEF-Pakistan”, Denmark’s Minister for Development […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week urged Pakistani and Italian businesspersons to join hands and work together to enhance economic ties between Italy and Pakistan. In a meeting with Pakistani businesspersons, the Ambassador said his country gave utmost importance to relations with Pakistan and all-out efforts would be made to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Indonesia top Pakistan Adam M. Tugio this week underlined that business communities of Indonesia and Pakistan need to explore sectors which can complement each other. The envoy paid a visit to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) office and had a detailed discussion with Senior Vice […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan is expected to sell two gas-fired power plants to Qatar in an estimated $1.5bn deal to avoid a looming sovereign default, media reports said. The development came two days after the government constituted a new cabinet committee to sell state assets on a fast-track basis. The newspaper reported that the 2460 MW capacity […]
Read MoreNewswire Geneva: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week Pakistan needs considerable support over the next several years from international partners to ensure rehabilitation and reconstruction in the flood-hit areas. Speaking at the inaugural session of the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva on Monday, he said Pakistan will transform the challenging […]
Read MoreNewswire Quetta: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hasan Baloch said this week that Gwadar was a key component of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “Gwadar is so important that it is the guarantor of CPEC’s success. Gwadar is an integral part of the mega CPEC project,” Baloch maintained while addressing the opening ceremony […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik (late) We are celebrating the day of ZAB’s birthday through out in the country. God gifted us this leader who emerged in the world as the leader of the masses. He was the best diplomat and a strategist. He became the darling of the Muslim Ummah and he is still remembered with […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this week that Pakistan-UK relations are rooted in history, shared legacy and strong people-to-people bonds, which have gone from strength to strength. He was talking to outgoing British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner, who paid a farewell call on him in Islamabad. The Prime Minister lauded the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: With a friendly Ambassador of Italy Andreas Ferrarese at the helm in Islamabad, Pakistan’s goods and services trade with Italy witnessed a surplus of 158.11 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (2022-23) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. While the credit for fast improving […]
Read MoreIslamabad: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner has said the issuance rate of British student visas from Pakistan is 97pc, which meant 97pc of the applicants get the visa. Refuting the perception that British student visa was the hardest to get, Dr Turner said they had issued 23,500 student visas which doubled from the time […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The United States has provided more than $273 million in humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Pakistani host communities since 2002, a statement from the US embassy in Pakistan said this week. The statement read that in the fiscal year 2022 alone, Washington provided nearly $60 million in assistance to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week called the White paper issued by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the coalition government’s eight-month performance as nothing more than hue and cries of a ‘plunderer’. In a series of tweets, the federal minister said the the PTI had released a White […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Peshawar: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that the government has set a target to export one million skilled manpower to different countries in the current year. Addressing a ceremony in Peshawar, he said various countries, including South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) government had taken practical steps for the protection of the rights of the journalist community. In her congratulatory message to the newly elected office bearers of Peshawar Press Club, she said that the incumbent government fully believed […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this week that Pakistan had been a strong voice against terrorism. “Pakistan has contributed significantly to the fight against #terrorism. Our LEAs and people of ???? continue to make sacrifices. We will never allow the forces of darkness to succeed. Our Shuhda (martyrs) are our […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy was home to thousands of Pakistanis. In an interaction with the Pakistani businesspersons, he said Italy had the potential to become a huge trading partner of Pakistan in the European Union. The envoy said that around 150,000 Pakistanis were residing in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Rawalpindi: Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Adam Tugio this week urged Pakistani businessmen should take advantage of Indonesia’s emerging market. Adam Tugio said that Indonesia seeks to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan and strengthen trade and business relations. He said that Indonesia could provide Pakistan with opportunities for trade and economic activities in the […]
Read MoreDoha: The government of Qatar has returned back to the policy of visa free entry after the FIFA World Cup ended, prompting travelers to make fresh plans. The fresh announcement says citizens from over 95 countries including Pakistan are eligible for visa-free entry into the State of Qatar with varying duration of stay depending on […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week the coalition government was making efforts to broaden Pakistan’s ties with the friendly countries, besides forging beneficial relations with other countries for the benefits of the people of Pakistan. In a video message on the advent of new year, the foreign minister said that […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan this week organised a well-attended annual event to award the outstanding Pakistani staff of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Projects 2022 in recognition of their services. During the ceremony, the representatives of the Pakistani staff from three projects – Mr. Mir Arslan Ali, from Matiari to Lahore […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan said this week that no amount of propaganda could shake the two countries’ unbreakable friendship. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told journalists at a Year-End Review briefing that China is Pakistan’s close friend and that ties with Beijing are a permanent feature of foreign policy. “Pakistan and China are close […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik’s sons Ali Rehman Malik and Umar Rehman Malik this week paid tribute to former premier Benazir Bhutto for her unmatched services to the nation. “Remembering Shaheed Mohtarma #BenazirBhutto for her unmatched service to Pakistan and its people, her patience, bravery, fearlessness, and struggle against extremist forces. […]
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