Staff Writer New York: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here this week and discussed matters of mutual interest and bilateral ties. During the meeting that took place on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the two sides had a comprehensive […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: The International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (ID-CPC), through the embassy of China in Pakistan, has donated food pack assistance to the flood-affected people of Balochistan through national and regional level political parties. The ID-CPC noted that Pakistani people were facing a disastrous situation due to […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: China’s Zonergy Corporation this week presented a donation cheque for Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Flood Relief Fund. The Zonergy delegation, led by its Chief Executive Richard J. Guo, held a meeting with PM Shehbaz Sharif. Minister for board of Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Energy […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week apprised the Japanese Ambassador Mitsuhiro Wada of the current relief efforts, the devastation wreaked by the floods throughout the country and the situation of assistance required for recovery, reconstruction for the flood-affected areas and population. The ambassador who had called on her […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are showing keen interest in various sectors of Pakistan. Qatar was seeking three billion dollar plan to invest in Stock Exchange, Solar and LNG plants, he said in an interview. Collectively, he […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Quetta: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President and Chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that Pakistan is an Islamic country and legislations are carried out on the basis of the Holy Quran and Sunnah, adding that Pakistan’s Constitution stands on four pillars. He said this while addressing a condolence reference […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Italy Dr Roberto Neccia said this week that the bilateral trade of €1.5 billion between Italy and Pakistan was much below the actual potential of both countries. He urged both the countries to work for improving their two way trade to at least €5-6 […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: With the untiring efforts of Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, the Government of Australia this week announced a further $ 3 million in flood relief assistance to Pakistan in response to the devastating flooding that has impacted over 33 million people and deluged more than a third of the country. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador-designate of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week sympathized with the Pakistani nation over the losses due to heavy floods. “Met Chairman Lt Gen Akhtar @NDMApk to extend sincere condolences to victims of #FloodsinPakistan. Discussed status of rescue & relief operations. Advanced team from @BRSdk has currently set up in Sindh […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that development of any country was directly linked with education, and that all the schools managed by Workers Welfare Fund would be upgraded to improve the quality of education. He made these remarks during his visit to […]
Read MoreKarachi: Allrounder Moeen Ali said that captaining England against Pakistan — where his family have roots — was a “huge and proud moment”. Captain Jos Buttler has travelled with the squad but is nursing a calf injury, with Ali the stand-in skipper. Birmingham-born Ali has captained England in T20s before but said leading the side […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy and Pakistan were committed to enhance trade ties. The envoy said that Italy and Pakistan had a potential of €4 billion bilateral trade, saying it’s perfectly doable with collective efforts of both governments and private sectors collaboration. Talking to the Pakistan […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that an even stronger friendship between Italy and Pakistan was his mission. Speaking to Covert, the envoy said the nations already have cordial relations. He said Italy was an active investor in Pakistan. He mentioned that Italy had been supporting Pakistan in […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Pakistan H.E. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attended a briefing on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) this week. The briefing was hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) for resident Diplomatic Missions of several countries from East and Central Asia and the Middle East. Pakistan’s foreign […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: A delegation led by Canada’s Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan called on Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar here this week and expressed his deep sympathies for the flood victims and hoped for early rehabilitation and reconstruction. Appreciating their visit to Pakistan at a critical time, she thanked Sajjan and accompanying […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that his party will continue its struggle to provide free education to the people from primary to higher education across the country because without increasing the literacy rate to 100%, the dreams of the founders of the nation […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Federal Minister for power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan this week unveiled the report on ‘Overview of Pakistan’s power sector and its future outlook’ and forum on achievements of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Power Projects. In his keynote address, the minister highlighted CPEC’s significance and its importance for Pakistan. He stressed that iron […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese multi-national technology company Vivo this week handed over Pakistani Rs 10 million to President Arif Alvi as donation for the flood affectees. Vivo Pakistan had earlier announced that it would donate Rs 10 million to the country’s flood victims in these trying times. The phone maker’s announcement on Twitter said: “Let’s […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Urumchi: The government of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China recently donated a patch of relief supplies worth ?1 million to Gilgit-Baltistan for tackling the flood. The relief supplies include quilt with cotton wadding, cotton-padded clothes, tents and others. A handover ceremony was held at the Khunjerab pass. These relief supplies would be […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan HAYASHI Yoshimasa said this week that the government of Japan was planing to provide emergency assistance of $7 million to Pakistan, in response to the devastating flooding nationwide. According to Japanese Embassy in Pakistan, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs said, the epochal levels of rain […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japanese Ambassador WADA Mitsuhiro said this week that his county has shown keen desire to work with the Pakistan government in the Railways and Aviation sector. The envoy in a meeting with Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique appreciated the efforts of his Ministry for allowing airplanes containing Japanese passengers evacuated from […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the federal government announced that Pakistan’s flag will fly at half-mast and a day of official mourning will be observed across the country on September 12. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades had died aged […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week separately visited the British High Commission to offer condolences on the demise of Queen Elizabeth-II, who passed away on after 70 years reign. They also met with British High Commissioner Christian Turner and expressed grief over the Queen’s death on behalf […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week expressed delight over the popularity of the Pakistani towels around the world. “Pakistan is amongst the top exporters of towels in the world. Glad to share a brochure on Pakistani Towels developed by TDAP,” he tweeted. Textiles comprise 57% of Pakistan’s export revenues. However, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador-Designate of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf said this week that Denmark would provide a major drinking water facility in flood-affected areas of Sindh, which could provide up to 120,000 liters of clean water a day. The Ambassador told the media on Wednesday, “we are happy to welcome the Danish Emergency Management Agency […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: A five-member US delegation led by Congress Representative Sheila Jackson Lee this week met Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman and vowed to help flood-affected people of Pakistan. Sherry Rehman apprised them of the current relief efforts and the assistance required for rehabilitation of the flood affected areas and population. The delegation expressed […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb this week expressed the hope that the visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will help in further mobilising international support for Pakistani flood victims. In a tweet, she said that UN Secretary General during his Pakistan visit will be briefed on the havoc wreaked […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi this week announced free solar pumps for flood-hit farmers across Punjab province. Punjab CM while addressing the ceremony in honour of the officials and members of the Lahore Press Club, announced the establishment of a patrol post in Journalist Housing Society to check the occupation mafia […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Amid delays in the issuance of visas to pilgrims who have planned to visit Iraq for Arbaeen (chehlum), the Pakistani government has approached Iraq’s administration for urgent issuance of visas to Pakistani visitors so they could attend the religious rituals. “We have asked the Iraqi government to allow Pakistani pilgrims to cross […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese is leading a massive campaign to multiply Pakistan-Italy trade ties. Under the Ambassador, the Italian embassy in Islamabad and its consulates are facilitating the Pakistani traders and easing the visa facilities. At a time when Pakistan’s economy is struggling with ever widening trade deficit, some […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that through the green economy, Italy wanted to cooperate with Pakistan for environment protection, circular economy, resource saving and management, ecosystem protection and recovery, water conservation and natural disaster prevention. In a recent statement, the Ambassador said that Italy had established the Italy-Pakistan […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador-designate of Denmark to Pakistan Jakob Linulf this week expresses sympathy with Pakistan over the devastating floods. “Honored to be the newly appointed Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan. Shocked to see havoc by #FloodsinPakistan. My 1st action inPakistan, went to EDHI to donate essential items from Embassy! Denmark is 6th biggest donor […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that former prime minister Imran Khan was an “unguided missile” for the country s economy, politics and social harmony. He said that the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman should refrain from questioning the patriotism of the establishment and its […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: China Cultural Center in Pakistan launched a series of online activities this week to celebrate the global “2022 China Tourism and Culture Week” in September. The official launching ceremony of “2022 China Tourism Culture Week” was held in Beijing on September 6. Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping attended and address […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Royal Group, China, and JW Holdings, Pakistan, in the spirit to enhance cooperation in buffalo business between the two countries, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 1 as a side event of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). According to the MoU, the two companies […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Dera Ismail Khan: The district administration this week reopened major roads, linked with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which were affected by the devastating floods. The administration redoubled its efforts by mobilizing all relevant departments to rebuild access routes and roads which were damaged by flood and succeeded to reopen over 260 kilometers […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Japan has provided emergency relief goods (Tents and Plastic Sheets) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Pakistan in response to the damages caused by the flood disaster. The emergency relief goods, delivered in two times, arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. In addition, H.E. Mr. WADA Mitsuhiro, Ambassador of Japan to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Nowshera: Days after the United Kingdom announced an additional £15 million to help affected communities, British High Commissioner Christian Turner visited flood-hit villages in Nowshera this week where a UK charity – Islamic Relief is providing lifesaving aid to those affected. This money will be spent for urgent lifesaving support and go towards […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Rawalpindi: British High Commissioner Christian Turner called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi this week. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest and regional security situation including bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed. The visiting dignitary expressed his grief over the devastation caused by unprecedented floods in Pakistan and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad, Pakistan: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (HRD) Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that they are working day and night for the welfare of working class and will continue to take initiatives for their wellbeing. Chairing a meeting in which he was briefed by the Chairperson and other […]
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