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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri congratulates Zafar Hussain Shah on winning life achievement award

Canberra: Pakistan High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week congratulated Editor-in-Chief Sada-e-Watan Zafar Hussain Shah on winning the life achievement award. “Congratulations @Syedsadawatan for another life time achievement award – Zafar Hussain Shah, Editor in Chief Sada-e-Watan, has been serving the Pakistani community for over 3 decades through dedicated coverage of community news,” […]

Gorbachev won Western acclaim by betraying USSR

Hu Xijin Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union, passed away last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences. But the real and overwhelming compliments for him came from the West, ranging from US President Joe Biden to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and politicians from the same era of Gorbachev, […]

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri pays tribute to legendary singer Nayyara Noor

Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week paid tribute to legendary singer Nayyara Noor who passed at the age of 71. “Nayyara Noor was an Era that has come to an end. May her soul rest in eternal peace – Aameen,” the envoy tweeted. Nayyara Noor passed away after a brief […]

No longer silent, Japan asset managers flex muscle in legacy to Abe

Makiko Yamazaki Tokyo: Japan’s asset managers nudged the volume up another notch at shareholder meetings this year, increasingly opposing management proposals and adding momentum to a policy of attracting foreign investors initiated by slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Nikko Asset Management, Asset Management One and others have become distinct voices in Japan’s new-found activism, […]

July 31, 2022August 1, 2022 by Covert

Shinzo Abe may be gone but his legacy lives on

Newswire Tokyo: Days after the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is still trying to come to terms with the unexpected loss of its most consequential leader in recent memory. But while Abe may be gone, the slain politician’s life-long dream of building a brand new, fully independent and proactive Japan that […]

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 by Covert

Italy: Dying man saved with new heart, hours after hospital wedding

Newswire Rome: An Italian man dying due to complications from a heart attack married his partner in the intensive care unit of a hospital in north Italy, however shortly after the ceremony he received news that a new heart had become available. The incredible story happened in the Molinette hospital in Turin after the 47-year-old […]

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 by Covert

Aleem richer than Hamza, Buzdar combined

Lahore: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) dissident leader Aleem Khan has more assets than the incumbent Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz and former CM Usman Buzdar. The Election Commission of Pakistan has released asset details of the Punjab Assembly members. According to the list, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza owns assets worth Rs 410.43 million, while his predecessor […]

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by Covert

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri criticizes India for denying human rights, imposing Hindutva

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week criticized India for denying human rights and imposing Hindutva in the country. “Credible voices even from within India are increasingly pointing to this ‘dangerous transition’. Indeed the international community can’t look the other way,” he tweeted. he said though the Indian ruling party […]

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by Covert

Sadequain one of the greatest artists of Pakistan: Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

Newswire Canberra: Pakistan High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week said that Sadequain was one of the greatest artists of Pakistan. “Sadequain (RIP) was undoubtedly one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced,” he tweeted.. Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi – 30 June 1930 – 10 February 1987 – often referred […]

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 by Covert

Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee: Diplomat queen has helped UK overcome the pain of history

Alistair Burt The UK this weekend celebrates the unprecedented achievement of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee with genuine affection and warmth. Whatever the questions surrounding other elements of the UK constitution at present — and indeed the prospects for the monarchy itself, as set out by Andrew Hammond in his Arab News piece of May […]

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Covert

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri shares memories multiple interactions with the great Edhi

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week share memories of my multiple interactions with the great social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi. “Honoured to share memories of my multiple interactions with Abdul Sattar Edhi Sb #Edhi at a memorial organised by CLI at the Australian National University to pay tribute to […]

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Covert

Ali Rehman Malik remembers dear father Senator Abdul Rehman Malik

It is with great difficulty and a heavy and burdensome heart that I lift my pen today to write a few lines in the memory of my late father, senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Abdul Rehman Malik. From a humble background, he rose to serve Pakistan in the capacity of the Director General […]

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Covert

Beloved Senator Rehman Malik remembered at condolence reference

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s late senior leader late Senator A. Rehman Malik was remembered by his friends and party colleagues on Friday evening in a condolence reference. The condolence reference was attended by people from various walks of life included Minister of State for Law and Justice Shahdat Awan, Secretary Information PPP Faisal Karim […]

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Covert

Italy and Pakistan have unanimity of views on so many issues of global importance: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy and Pakistan had unanimity of views on so many issues of global importance. Addressing a reception hosted by him and his wife Albana Ferrarese here to mark ‘Festa della Repubblica’ or the Italian Republic Day, the envoy said the mutual cooperation […]

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Covert

UAE’s prince of hearts a trailblazer for the region

Ibrahim Shukralla In 2017, a man showed up at the White House dressed in a white thawb and ghutra and an off-white bisht, exchanging smiles and shaking hands with the president of the most powerful country in the world, the US. Two years later, The New York Times labeled the same man “the most powerful […]

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Covert

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo greets ‘The European House – Ambrosetti’

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week greeted ‘The European House – Ambrosetti’ on holding the first edition of the “Towards the South” Forum. “Another great initiative by @Ambrosetti_,” he tweeted to appreciate the Forum. Earlier, the first edition of the “Towards the South” Forum was held on 13 and 14 May, […]

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Covert

World’s oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan

Tokyo: Japanese supercentenarian and the world’s oldest person Kane Tanaka has passed away at the age of 119. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare confirmed Kane’s death in a statement. Officials said Tanaka passed away after being in relatively good health until recently. The actual cause of her death was unknown, while some family […]

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by Covert

Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell in a coma after heart attack

Current Netherlands men’s head coach Ryan Campbell is in ICU in London after suffering a heart attack this week. The fifty-year-old felt chest pains and difficulty breathing while out with his family. Campbell was still unresponsive in hospital, though had made attempts to breathe on his own, according to Perth journalist and friend of the […]

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Covert

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo mourns Bilquis Edhi’s death

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week mourned the death of the ‘mother of Pakistan’ Bilquis Edhi. “Such heartbreaking news to read about the departure of Mme Bilquis, rightly named The Mother of Pakistan for her service to humanity,” he tweeted. Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo added: “Lidia and me feel privileged and honoured […]

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 by Covert

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri meets Senator Amanda Stoker

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week met Senator Amanda Stoker, Assistant Minister for Women, Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations and Assistant Minister to Attorney General at the Senators Budget Night event “Glad to meet Senator Hon. Amanda Stoker, Asst Minister for Women, Asst Minister for Industrial Relations and Asst […]

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 by Covert

Italy a great destination for students from around the world: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Italy was a great destination for students from around the world. His comments came after La Sapienza in Rome confirmed its position as the top university in the world for Classical Studies and Ancient History in the 2022 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds […]

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 by Covert

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri congratulates athlete Zulqarnain Haider Turi for brilliant performance in Australia

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week congratulated athlete Zulqarnain Haider Turi for brilliant performance in Australian Track and Field Championships 2022. “Congratulations! Zulqarnain Haider Turi om won 4 Gold Medals in Australian Track and Field Championships 2022. 100m, 200m,400m and 4x100m. Well done Zulqarnain,” the envoy tweeted. Zulqarnain Haider […]

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Covert

Umer Rehman Malik pays tribute to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Staff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umer Rehman Malik this week paid tribute to the PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on his death anniversary. In a message, he said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – a former President and Prime Minister – gave the country 1973 constitution, nuclear technology, empowered youth, established heavy industry, developed […]

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Covert

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo joins ‘The European House’ as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week joined The European House as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs. “Delighted and honoured to join The European House @Ambrosetti_as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs. Thank you to @ValerioDeMolli Managing Partner and CEO of @Ambrosetti,” he said in a tweet. ?The European House – Ambrosetti is […]

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Covert

Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani held for late Senator Rehman Malik

Newswire Islamabad: Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader Senator Rehman Malik was held at his residence this week in which a large number of people from all walks of life including political, religious and social personalities participated and prayed for the departed soul of Late Abdul Rehman Malik. PPP […]

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 by Covert

Sanam Bhutto attends Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for late Senator Rehman Malik in UK

Newswire London: Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader Senator Rehman Malik was held at his historical residence in London in which a large number of people from all walks of life including political, religious, media and social personalities participated and prayed for the departed soul of Late Abdul Rehman […]

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 by Covert

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri celebrates Pakistan Day with Pakistani community in Australia

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week celebrated Pakistan Day along with Pakistani community in Australia. “Pakistan Day celebrations in Australia. Glad to join Pakistani-Australian community in Melbourne at the event organised by Dr Shahbaz Chaudhry. Grateful to the Members of Australian and the Victorian Parliament,” he tweeted. The envoy […]

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by Covert

Sherry Rehman, Faisal Kundi visit late Rehman Malik’s house for condolence

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader Senator Sherry Rehman, Faisal Karim Kundi and Ahmed Kundi visited the house of late Rehman Malik this week. They expressed condolences to his sons Umer Rehman Malik and Ali Rehman Malik on the demise of the former Interior Minister. Senator Sherry Rehman expressed deep sorrow over the […]

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by Covert

Late Rehman Malik – the PPP stalwart

Mubasher Bukhari It was the horrible afternoon of December 27, 2007, when everybody in the media was trying to learn about Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s condition after the terrorist attack on her at Liaqat Bagh. This scribe called Rehman Malik, her security chief. He took the call on the first ring and said, “BB is not […]

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 by Covert

Bilawal Bhutto, Aseefa Bhutto visit late Senator Rehman Malik’s house, condole with family

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sister Aseefa Bhutto Zardari visited the house of former Interior Minister, the late Rehman Malik this week. Bilawal and Aseefa extended their condolences to the wife of late Rehman Malik and his sons. They also offered Fateha Khawani for the rest of the […]

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by Covert

Special prayers offered for late Rehman Malik

Newswire Islamabad: Special prayers were held here this week for the departed soul of former Interior Minister the late Senator Rehman Malik. Friends, relatives and others attended the Khatam Sharif and Dua at his residence. Prayers for special rewards to the soul of Rehman Malik were offered. Recitation of Holy Quran and Naat were offered. […]

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by Covert

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo wishes women around the world more power

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week wished the women around the world more power, especially those in the conflict zones. “On International #Women’s day thoughts and prayers for women of #Afghanistan, #Ukraine, #Syria, #Yemen and all areas in which they bear the brunt of crises and situations of which they are […]

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 by Covert

Ends of an era: Senator Rehman laid to rest

Islamabad: Prominent Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik was laid to rest this week as scores of politicians, social workers, journalists and citizens paid last respects at the funeral. Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and federal minister Sarwar Khan attended the funeral among others. Dozens of PPP workers were also present. Senator Malik had […]

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by Covert

Italy: Rome man celebrates 103rd birthday

Newswire Rome: If there’s just one secret to a long and happy life, Salvatore Grieco, of Rome Mall Apartments, will tell you, “avoid stress.” This week, Grieco turned 103 and he’ll be the first to tell you, “I’ve had a good life.” Grieco said he’s maintained his longevity by sticking to that one rule, but […]

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by Covert

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo starts ‘new life’

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has completed his service with the ministry of foreign affairs and started a ‘new life.’ “Day one of my new life, left the MFA to move on to new and promising international professional challenges. Feeling very enthusiastic and highly motivated,” he tweeted on March 1. The senior […]

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 by Covert

Senior PPP leader Senator Rehman Malik no more

Newswire Islamabad: Senior PPP leader and former senator Rehman Malik passed away this week in Islamabad due to coronavirus-related complications, his spokesperson Riaz Ali Turi confirmed. He was 70. “Deeply devastated to say that former interior minister [and] PPP’s senior leader, Abdul Rehman Malik, passed away,” he tweeted. Earlier this month, Malik was put on […]

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo celebrates birthday

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo celebrated his birthday this week. “Happy Birthday hubby @pontecorvoste… handsome and young, ready for new horizons together,” his wife Lidia Pontecorvo tweeted. Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo is the former Italian Ambassador to Pakistan where he served until the 9th of February 2020. In this capacity he has followed […]

Senator Rehman Malik’s health improves

Newswire 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 […]

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo appreciates physiotherapist Alberto Cairo

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated physiotherapist Alberto Cairo for dedicating his life for the Afghans in need. “Truly a great man,” he tweeted replying to a post in which Alberto Cairo is seen at work with Afghan victims of conflict. Though Cairo himself has been the subject of many […]

Senator Rehman Malik receives bouquets from Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto

Newswire 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 […]

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