Newswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan has decided to provide grant assistance up to US$189,204 (equivalent to around PKR 33 million) to three NGO development projects in Pakistan. The recipients that will implement the projects are True Worth Foundation, Rehman Foundation, and Dir Area Development Organization (DADO). The grant contracts were signed between H.E. WADA […]
Read MoreDave Middleton Sydney: Australia’s white-ball depth will be tested next month with David Warner, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitch Starc and Glenn Maxwell to all miss the limited-overs leg of their upcoming tour of Pakistan. However, Cricket Australia will not be releasing its contracted stars to join the early stages of the Indian Premier League, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Russian Ambassador Danila Ganich said this week that Russia was interested to assist Pakistan in energy sector besides expanding trade relations. It was a good opportunity for Prime Minister of Pakistan to discuss everything, he said while talking to State News Channel. High level interaction between the two countries would help understand […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Senator Rehman Malik’s health is improving as he is being treated at a local hospital. Doctors said the former Interior Minister was responding well and will soon be sent back home. Senator Rehman Malik had been put on a ventilator after his health deteriorated due to Covid-related […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad this week held a signing ceremony of Exchange of Notes for a USD 3.45 million grant projectaimed at strengthening the operational capacities of border management authorities to contribute towards comprehensive migration management in Pakistan. The event – held at the […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week welcomed the news that Australia was open again to vaccinated international tourists, effectively bringing to an end one of the world’s longest and strictest coronavirus border closures. “Great news for international travelers including those from Pakistan From Monday 21 February 2022, Australia will […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Mrs Albana Ferrarese wife of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, said this week that Italian Institute of Culture in Pakistan will be established soon. In a statement, she said that in the near future “we are moving towards establishing an Italian Institute of Culture in Pakistan, which will enhance cultural cooperation between […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said this week that the cabinet has approved the first digital Cloud Policy and Personal Data Protection Bill to ensure the privacy of online data. In a statement, he said, the bill aims to ensure the privacy of online data, especially for […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this week that Prime Minister Imran would visit Moscow this month on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. FM Qureshi said that Pakistan’s relations with Russia were on a “positive trajectory”. Last month, Prime Minister Imran had held a telephonic conversation with Putin, during which, the premier […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the opposition was united and will do everything constitutionally and legally possible to dislodge Imran Khan as the Prime Minister. Speaking to journalists after attending a lunch hosted by the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif in honour […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week sent bouquets to former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik who is being treated at a local hospital. Zardari and Bilawal wished early recovery to the former interior minister. Rehman Malik was admitted in the hospital and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and Resident Representative of UNDP Pakistan Knut Ostby this week signed an agreement, at the Italian Embassy, in Islamabad to launch the project “Glaciers & Students—A Scientific-Based Approach to Monitor Climate and Glaciers in Pakistan Mountain Regions to Support Hydrogeological Risk Prevention.” The United Nations Development Programme […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the party’s long march on February 27 will be a success. Last month, the PPP had said the anti-government long march from Karachi to Islamabad would take place on February 27, with Bilawal demanding immediate and transparent elections in the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party leader Senator Rehman Malik this week urged the government to concentrate on Afghanistan. He said Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security was on the pay roll of India and Islamabad needs to keep this in mind. “I remember the day of 2nd oath-taking ceremony of President Hamid Karzai in an […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan’s High Commission in London and Capra Falconeri Traveller magazine jointly organized a virtual discussion on “Put Pakistan on Your Travel Map” to attract international tourists to visit Pakistan and uncover its hidden treasures. The panelists included famous Scottish photographer Colin Prior, Jonny Bealby of Wilde Frontiers, multi-award-winning travel journalist Emma Thomson and wildlife […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week warned the opposition parties that he would be more dangerous if they forced him to step down as he ruled out granting any concession to them. Responding to a question about the planned long march by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on March 23 during live […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Australian Charge D Affaires Bryce Hutchesson has said on this Australia Day – when Australians celebrate their nation, its achievements and its diverse multicultural people – it is timely to reflect on the ties between Australia and Pakistan and opportunities for further advancing the relationship between our two great countries. “Our connections […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week greeted the Australian government and people on their national day. “We congratulate the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Australia on their National Day #AustraliaDay and wish them continued progress and prosperity,” he tweeted. Australia Day is the official national day […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik I remember the day of 2nd oath-taking ceremony of President Hamid Karzai in an old beautiful palace in Kabul where I was invited as a guest with then President Asif Ali Zardari. President Hamid Karzai apparently looked too interested in improving relations with Pakistan. But, with the passage of time, Afghanistan fell […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: Punjab Safe Cities Authority will assist Balochistan government in establishing Gwadar Safe City Project in the hub of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Chief Operating Officer of Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) Muhammad Kamran Khan and Project Director of Gwadar Safe City Shehzad Asif signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Multan: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this week that China had saved Pakistan from bankruptcy in the recent years. Addressing a public gathering here, FM Qureshi recalled that Pakistani economy was very down in 2018 but Pakistan sought help from China and other friends to control the damage. “China helped us and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Hyderabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week urged the masses to help him oust Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PPP leader said that Imran Khan would have to go if Pakistan’s economy was to be saved. He warned of food insecurity crisis if agriculture economy was destroyed. Bilawal Bhutto […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that his party can work with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) provided that they drop the proposal for en masse resignations and adopt his strategy of the no-confidence move. The PPP chairman offered a counterproposal to PDM and once again broached […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan will offer Permanent Residency (PR) to Chinese nationals who want to stay and invest in the country under a new National Security Policy, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said. Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched the public version of the first-ever National Security Policy document at a ceremony in the Prime Minister’s […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s upcoming visit to Iron Brother China to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics is another proof of love and closeness between the two all-weather friends, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. Speaking to Gwadar Pro, the top diplomat maintained that China had an exclusively important position […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha this week urged the students to take advantage of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) opportunities. Addressing the 17th convocation of Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences in Quetta here, Agha predicted that students of Balochistan will play an important role in the […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin this week called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and cooperation in various fields were discussed, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) […]
Read MoreThe recent statement of Tajik president in favor of the Tajik Taliban and against the Afghan Taliban should be taken seriously as Tajikistan is a very close strategic partner of the US whereas its economy and defence is fully dependent on Russia. The present Russian troops can take over Tajikistan in no time. The President […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week directed the authorities concerned to improve the performance of the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The prime minister, chairing a high-level meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to aviation, called for ensuring the provision of the best aviation services to the people. The prime minister also […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week claimed a historic long march would culminate in ouster of the government. Chairing an executive committee meeting of the southern Punjab chapter of the party at the Bilawal House here, he said the people would get relief only if the government was removed. He […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week told his aides that fertilizers from China will end shortage of urea in the country. Chairing a high-level meeting here to take stock of supply and demand of fertilizer, especially urea in the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan maintained there was no immediate shortage of fertilizers […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistani growers are set to get hybrid seeds of the famous Basmati rice soon with the help of China, a prominent rice grower said. Shahzad Ali Malik, Chief Executive Officer of Guard Agri and Guard Group of Companies, maintained the Chinese scientists will help introduce hybrid basmati varieties with the same advantageous […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Christian Turner Friday called on a meeting with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters this week, a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s media wing, Turner appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace, especially […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week held a meeting with Ms Batul Fatima Gulani, a passionate community worker. “Good to receive Ms Batul Fatima Gulani, a passionate community worker. Inter-alia discussed her project – Compassionate Community Affairs Programme (CCAP),” the envoy tweeted. Batul Gulani is a professionally psychotherapist, a […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Poland to Pakistan Maciej Pisarski this week said the volume of trade between Pakistan and Poland is more than € 500 million and both countries were focusing on exploring more avenues of trade and investments in multiple sectors like information technology, food processing, preservation, and agriculture sector. Good news for the […]
Read MoreSydney: Chief executive of the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA), Todd Greenberg, has admitted that some of the players won’t be willing to tour Pakistan. Greenberg also added that they will take advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian government before giving the nod for Pakistan tour. “There may be […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that his country supports Pakistan as a friend. The envoy said Italy has been playing a pivotal role in Pakistan’s socio-economic development “Both the countries established diplomatic relations in 1948 and since then there have been frequent cordial bilateral contacts between Pakistan and Italy […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik Except at the time of formulating the constitution or the 18th amendment, which is also hanging at present as bone of contention between Federation and provinces, the parliament has never acted effectively in the larger interest of the public. It rather created space for the manipulation of elections, disfiguring its democratic face […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam this week welcomed Iranian offer to waive off tariff on all agricultural exports to Iran and said that Pakistan has immense export potential in citrus fruits, rice, mangoes, onion, potatoes, fisheries and livestock. Speaking to Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Syed Mohammad […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik this week expressed concern that if Parliament passes the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Demands Act, Pakistan will partially lose the power to decide its fiscal. He said that Pakistan is going to hand over its sovereignty and the […]
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