Newswire 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 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week celebrated the birthday of the party founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-Chairman issued special messages and highlighted the achievements of the late Bhutto. The PPP founder was the fourth President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and subsequently Prime Minister from 1973 to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan this week awarded the Pakistani staff for meritorious contributions towards the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on CPEC Affairs Khalid Mansoor, Director General of Department of International Affairs of NDRC of China Ying Xiong […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Larkana: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing the mass gathering at Garhi Khuda Baksh said that his party does not need any deal. He announced to lead huge demonstrations against government from January 5. On the occasion of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s 14th death anniversary, Chairman PPP addressed […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Deputy Speaker of Pakistani National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri said this week that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was fast changing the fate of the Balochistan province. Speaking to journalists here, Suri predicted that CPEC will end the sense of deprivation in the Balochistan province. “CPEC will end deprivations of people of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former interior minister Rehman Malik has called to formulate long term and short term strategy to eradicate extremism and religious extremism from the country with proposing that Ulema, scholars, politicians, economists and all stakeholders sit together and decide how to run and move Pakistan forward. “The social justice system needs to be improved […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Denmark this week donated over 484,000 COVID-19 Moderna vaccine doses to Pakistan. The vaccines donated by the Denmark Embassy in Pakistan were handed over to Pakistan at a ceremony here. “The Ceremony was attended by Charge d’ Affairs, Danish Embassy, Simon Kjeldsen, Dy National Prog Manager @EPIPakistan, Dr. Soofia Yunus & UNICEF’s OIC Dy […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy and Pakistan can cooperate more in the fashion industry. The Italian Envoy maintained that his country could share its expertise in the fashion industry in order to enable Pakistan meet global standards. Ambassador Ferrarese said an enormous scope of economic cooperation existed between […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati this week informed the Senate Standing Committee on Railways that the electricity worth of Rs2 billion was being stolen annually of Pakistan Railways. The committee met here under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Qasim which was attended by Deputy Chairman Senate, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Senator Dost Muhammad […]
Read MoreNawabshah: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said this week that he had already predicted the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government will not deliver and will not last. Without naming anyone, the former president said that he was asked to offer assistance and share some formula but he told them that first this government […]
Read MoreBook dedicated to Bhutto family and martyrs of PPP Newswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader Senator A. Rehman Malik today made highly startling revelations aboutthe assassination of former Prime Minister Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on the eve of her 14th martyrdom anniversary. These revelations have been summed up in the form of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that Italian archeologists have been protecting the Pakistani archeological sites for 70 years. “The Italian archaeological mission in collaboration with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa archaeological department has been protecting and excavating archaeological sites for the last seventy years in Pakistan,” he said after a team of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Tehsin Ertugruloglu the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has thanked Pakistan for whole-hearted support on the issue of Cyprus adding the rest of the Muslim world, unfortunately, was yet to pay heed to our difficulties. The TRNC Minister expressed these views while talking to media people in Islamabad […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati said this week that Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train would prove to be a game changer in the region and would boost trade among the three countries. While inaugurating the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train along with Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thias week foreign investors to Pakistan, urging them to explore the public-private partnership opportunities in Pakistan. Speaking at the Sindh Investment Conference held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bilawal said that the provincial government is trying to promote local production in Pakistan. “There is immense […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Karachi: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week inaugurated the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which will see 80 China-made buses serving the Karachiites. This is the port city’s first mass transit system. The bus service will start from Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) Powerhouse Chowrangi in Surjani Town and terminate at […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has almost eliminated the power shortage in Pakistan,” Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide on CPEC Khalid Mansoor said. Speaking at the session ‘CPEC in the Emerging Regional Scenario’ organized by Islamabad-based think tank the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) this week, Mansoor stressed that CPEC had contributed to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said this week that Kashmir and Palestine are two places where human rights are being blatantly violated and humanity is being humiliated on daily basis but the UN and other human rights organizations are silent spectators. He addressed […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced a US$ 4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to Pakistan for its polio eradication efforts. This latest grant will be utilized for the procurement of 24 million oral doses of vaccines. It will allow the programme to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The premiere of one of the biggest movies since the pandemic, James Bond: No Time To Die, was jointly hosted by British High Commissioner Christian Turner and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry at the Islamabad Club this week. The red-carpet premiere was a high-profile event attended by Minister for Human Rights […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador Mohammed Alashabi, Acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps this week hosted a farewell reception for the outgoing Ambassador of Andreas Papastavrou who is leaving Pakistan after completing his tenure. On behalf of Head of Diplomatic Missions in Islamabad and their spouses Ambassador. Alashabi presented the traditional gift for outgoing colleague to Andreas. The […]
Read MoreA big archaeological discovery announced Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his wife Albana Ferrarese this week hosted a wonderful evening here at their residence where globally known Italian archaeologist Luca M. Olivieri announced a big archaeological discovery. This year’s excavation brought to light the Shahi Vishnuite temple in its entirety. As […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated Pakistan’s first plastic road. “What an excellent environment – friendly idea. I hope there will be a number of imitations,” he tweeted. In Islamabad, one kilometer stretch of Ataturk Avenue in Islamabad has been re-carpeted with tons of plastic bottles. A multinational soft drink […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) this week approved a $200 million loan for the development of an irrigation system in Punjab province that would help increase agricultural productivity and enhance food security. The project loan, which is denominated in Japanese yen, will finance the construction of the second branch or Choubara system of the […]
Read MoreHIGH COMMISSIONER ZAHID HAFEEZ CHAUDHRI RECEIVES ANICONIC STONE Newswire Canberra: In a diplomatic achievement for Pakistan, the government of Australia this week returned an aniconic stone weight id 3rd millennium BCE, having originated in Balochistan. The stone weight was handed over to Pakistan’s High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri at a ceremony was attended by senior […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP( co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari this week lauded the Punjab chapter of the party for showing better performance in the NA-133 by-polls, though he was “expecting much better results”. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Bilawal House in Bahria Town here to celebrate the party’s “rebirth” in Punjab capital, the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam this week said that the upcoming years will be highly successful for the Pakistani agriculture sector thanks to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The minister chaired the Wheat Review Committee meeting on the issue of crop sowing position 2020-2021. The […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman of the Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik this week called on the United States to play a conciliatory role in ending hostilities in the region to prevent another serious conflict. He said that the United States has created battlefields in other countries and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan WADA Mitsuhiro this week said his government is committed to provide support to Pakistan for its socio-economic development and the effect of utilizing Japan’s strengths toward the development of Pakistan and the region will continue. “It is my pleasure to contribute to the development of Japan-Pakistan […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week enlightened a conference regarding three important achievements of the COP26. First, the increasing role of non-state actors, which he appreciated for achieving effective results, second, major collaborations between public and private sectors and third, greater inclusion of young people in the debate with regard to […]
Read MoreNewswire ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week approved the establishment of a new Consulate General in the beautiful Italian city of Naples. About another proposed mission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said southern Italy has approximately 25,000 Pakistani diaspora residing there, who currently have to travel 5-6 hours to reach Rome to avail […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: Andrei Metelitsa, Ambassador of Belarus called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at the General Headquarters (GHQ), this week. During the meeting, matters of mutual interests, potential in defence cooperation, regional security, current situation in Afghanistan and collaboration / partnership in Humanitarian measures were discussed. The COAS said that […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators were stable and expressed confidence that by the end of the fiscal year, the economy would grow at a higher rate compared with previous year. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting of the Macro Economic Advisory Group. Imran Khan said the increase […]
Read MorePeshawar: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the people will hold Prime Minister Imran Khan accountable. Addressing the PPP’s 54th foundation day event, Bilawal Bhutto said this “complete failure of a government” is ruling the country and “toying with Pakistan’s future and its people”. “After three years, every Pakistani […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) this week urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to consider low voter turnout in youth observed during the general elections held since 1988. Citing estimated data on youth voter turnout collected by Gallup Pakistan over the past eight General Elections since 1988, PILDAT said that […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senior Leader and Former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik this week felicitated workers across the world on the occasion of the party’s 54th founding day anniversary. He said this is the day to pay rich tributes to former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and founding members of PPP […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: The Government of Japan extended a grant of $89,283 to Advocacy, Research, Training and Services (ARTS) Foundation for “The Project for Constructing ARTS Vocational Training Centre in Mirpurkhas” under the scheme of Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). Through this grant, they constructed a vocational training centre in the rural area […]
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