Staff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan and Italy needed to come together in an effort to strengthen bilateral business cooperation and investment opportunities. In a meeting with Pakistani businesspersons here, Ambassador Ferrarese praised that new economic and operational businesses and equipment were being opened in all major […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that around 150,000 expatriate Pakistanis were living in Italy. He mentioned that they had been sending massive amount of remittances back home for the past couple of years. The envoy said Italy and Pakistan have the potential to become huge trading partners in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Nawabshah: Pakistan People’s Party Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari said this week that he sincerely wishes to see his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the Prime Minister of the country in his lifetime. Zardari said that when Bilawal went abroad as Foreign Minister, he received calls from his old friends who […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan expects Turkey to soon join the gigantic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a senior Pakistani minister said. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal told Gwadar Pro that Pakistan wanted Turkey to be an active part of CPEC. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has floated a proposal to China to include Turkey in CPEC, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Berlin: Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman this week asked at the Petersburg Dialogue on multilateral climate negotiations for a clear re-set of the global climate agenda, for equitable resourcing of change, new goals, and an accelerated pace of operationalisation of pledges already made as well as new ambitions that address the needs of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz this week demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announce the verdict of the foreign funding case at the earliest. Maryam Nawaz said in a Twitter message that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) should not get too excited about losing five of its own provincial assembly […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Frankfurt: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Germany President Zahid Abbad Shah this week said that President Arif Alvi had no moral authority to remain at the post after Supreme Court’s verdict to set aside a controversial ruling by then Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri on April 3 that dismissed the no-confidence motion against […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this week that serving the Pakistani community in Australia was the top priority of the Pakistani High Commission under his leadership. “To facilitate over 3,000 strong Pakistani Community in Australia’s Northern Territory, the High Commission for Pakistan, Canberra has established a Consular Camp at […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Roseholm said this week that Pakistan’s textile exports were increasing in Denmark as Pakistan’s textile products are being liked there. During a meeting with Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman at Governor House Lahore, Roseholm also expressed the interest of Danish universities to collaborate with the Pakistani universities […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam, has become the fastest Asian batter to score 10,000 runs in international cricket. The 27-year-old reached the landmark during his knock in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The right-handed batter took 228 innings to achieve the feat. He has now the eleventh […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: To commemorate the World Population Day, a collaborative event was conducted in Islamabad today. A joint effort of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pakistan, British High Commission, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (NHSRC), and Population Programme Wing (PPW), the event revolved around the theme”A world of 8 billion: Towards […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik has welcomed PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to give more time to Punjab in the coming months. Speaking to Covert, Umar Rehman Malik said the presence of Zardari – a former President of Pakistan – in Punjab will moblise the PPP voters for […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Albana Ferrarse, the wide of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, said this week that Pakistan was one of the most beautiful countries of the world. Speaking to Covert, Albana Ferrarse said Pakistan needs a lot of hard work to become a big tourist destination. However, visitors will be rewarded with an […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that the Italian embassy was considering giving long-term business visas to prominent Pakistani businesspersons on the recommendation of Pakistani chambers of commerce and industry. In a meeting with Pakistani businessperson here, he said that the business environment in Pakistan was much better […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Natasha Daultana said this week that the PPP will win a big chunk of seats in the general elections in Punjab. She said the PPP was ready for elections any time but election reforms were the top agenda of the coalition government. Dispelling rumours pertaining to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad; Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto this week thanked the officials and people of Nigeria and Pakistan for their role in ensuring safe recovery of Pakistani national Dr Abuzar Muhammad Afzal from the captivity of a Nigerian terrorist group. “Highly relieved by the safe release of Pakistani national Abuzar M Afzal, kidnapped in Nigeria […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan expects Turkey to soon join the gigantic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a senior Pakistani minister said. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal told Gwadar Pro that Pakistan wanted Turkey to be an active part of CPEC. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has floated a proposal to China to include Turkey in CPEC, […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: Solidarity, Stability and Security (3S) in the host country can ensure the timely and quality implementation of projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren said. Addressing the conference on “Significance of the Belt and Road Initiative in Regional Connectivity, he maintained that CPEC was more […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Xianyang: “Compared with wheat, cotton, rapeseed or beans, tomatoes require more fertilizers. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizer are all essential. Besides, zinc, boron and other micronutrients can make it grow better. This means that farmers have to spend more to grow it. However, in recent years, the price of tomatoes in Pakistan […]
Read MoreNewswire ISLAMABAD: Christian Turner, British High Commissioner to Pakistan said this week that anyone from Pakistan who wanted to travel to the UK this summer, should apply for a visa as early as possible. In his video message on Twitter, the high commissioner said the applicants should allow the high commission at least six weeks […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: UK is the third largest global trading partner of Pakistan and is keen to double its bilateral trade up to £7b with Pakistan in a few years to achieve mutual prosperity for both countries. This was stated by Mahesh Mishra, Counsellor and Group Head (Economic and Trade), British High Commission, while addressing the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Malik said this week that Pakistanis must take care during the heavy rainy season to avoid causalities and damage to the property. Speaking to Covert, Umar Malik said the rains are said to be almost twice as heavy as the average downpour at this time of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Reacting to the revelations made by Tayyaba Gul, the woman who accused former NAB chairman Justice Javed Iqbal of sexual harassment at the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting a couple of days ago, Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said this week that after the failure of Pakistan […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that loot and plunder of Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi cannot be hidden by trying to link opponents with treason and making a false narrative of corruption. In a statement, she said presence of huge number of people in the […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Bosnian people on the 27th anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide. “As we mark 27th anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide, we stand in solidarity with Bosnian people, and renew our collective pledge to never let such horrific crimes against humanity […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm this week launched the pre-diabetes clinic at Umar Diabetes Foundation. “An honor to launch the pre-diabetes clinic at Umar Diabetes Foundation. Diabetes is a global problem and also growing in ???? But we have knowledge on how to prevent as well as live a good […]
Read MoreStaff Writer ISLAMABAD: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week vowed to further boost Pakistan-Italy friendship. In a meeting with Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House, the Ambassador appreciated Pakistan’s role in regional stability. Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese assured that he would play active role in further enhancing diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week addressed Congressional Pakistan Caucus via video link and invited its Chairperson Sheila Jackson Lee to visit Pakistan. Speaking during the interaction, Bilawal said that the Pakistani diaspora in United States plays an important role in strengthening the relationship between the two countries. US Congresswoman Sheila […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power projects will eliminate power shortage issue in the country. PM chaired a meeting here to overcome the issues of power load-shedding and energy crises. PM mentioned that the recent opening of the Karot Hydropower project under CPEC will […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan will announce more facilities for the Chinese investors in the coming days to further cement the longstanding friendship, Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Chaudhry Salik Hussain told Gwadar Pro. “We (the government) have a policy of facilitating investors and for China we have a special regard. In days to […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Karachi: China-made buses started commuting on the second route of Peoples Bus Service in Karachi from Indus Hospital, Korangi Crossing, to North Karachi on July 1. Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced last night that Peoples Bus Service buses will begin commuting on July 1 morning and the buses […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that the people were enduring power outages due to the sheer negligence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government, which had failed to commission several power generation plants as per schedule. Speaking in media news conference flanked by […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Faisalabad: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah this week said that agreements inked by the PTI government had become a major problem for the government as it had to honor these agreements to revive the IMF program and save Pakistan from default. He was addressing the ceremony of distribution cheques of welfare grant, talent […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here this week. During the meeting, views were exchanged about the country’s foreign affairs particularly regional diplomacy. Khar briefed the Prime Minister about Pakistan’s participation in the recently held Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the PPP had a long history of struggle for democracy. Speaking to Covert, Malik said PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir Bhutto sacrificed their lives for democracy. He said Bhutto strengthened ties with China and Saudi Arabia […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistani High Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week wished new Australian envoy to Pakistan Neil Hawkins a productive term in Pakistan. “My very best wishes to HC-designate Neil Hawkins for a productive and enjoyable tenure in Pakistan,” he tweeted. Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood received Australian HC-designate Neil Hawkins. The FS […]
Read MoreAmbassador Andreas Ferrarese decorates Pakistani journalist Newswire ISLAMABAD: President of Italy Sergio Mattarella this week conferred a prestigious Knighthood award on senior Pakistani journalist Shafqat Ali. Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese decorated Shafqat Ali with Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Order of the Star of Italy) at a ceremony organized at his official residence. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy was one of the biggest economies of European Union and had the potential to become a huge partner of Pakistan. Speaking to Pakistani delegations here, the envoy said Italy was the third largest economy in the European Union, after Germany and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in senate Yousuf Raza Gilani said this week that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi had no place in the PPP. The senior PPP leader also rejected the speculations that Qureshi was hosted by any party stalwart. Gilani maintained that Qureshi […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week inaugurated the intra-district Peoples Bus Service to facilitate the citizens of Karachi and provided the metropolis with much-needed public transport infrastructure. The PPP chief was flanked by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon, and Labour Minister Saeed […]
Read More