Staff Writer Islamabad: Finance expert Umar Rehman Malik said this week that his father, the late Senator Rehman Malik, always worked for national unity. “As a nation we should strongly refrain from slandering our Army. The armed forces have always been the bedrock of national security and a symbol of pride,” he tweeted. Umar Rehman […]
Read MoreWaqar Mustafa – Khaleej Times London: The UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is a scion of a Hindu-Punjabi family that migrated to Kenya for work in the 1930s from the food, wrestling, and industrial centre of Gujranwala – about an hour’s drive from Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The Sunaks, a Hindu-Khatri […]
Read MoreMalik Zahid Awan On October 20, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced the removal of Pakistan from its grey list. In fact, the news of Pakistan’s delisting was a source of joy for every Pakistani as the country faced difficulties for a long time and fought hard to get out. If we take a […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week eulogized Begum Nusrat Bhutto, the spouse of former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, on her 11th death anniversary. In her message received here, the federal minister said, “On the death anniversary of the mother of democracy Begum Nusrat Bhutto, I pay tribute […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week appreciated the solidarity expressed by the Muslims of Fiji for the Pakistanis affected by the floods. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, who is concurrently accredited to Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, tweeted: “Appreciate the solidarity shown by Fiji Muslim League with the […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week felicitated Sujahir Malik on winning the 75th Photo competition event organised by Pakistan High Commission Australia. Sujahir Malik has received the prize and acknowledgment Certificate from the envoy in Australia. The 75th Photo competition event was organised by Pakistan High Commission Australia. Later, Sujahir […]
Read MoreKang Bing – China Daily After being removed from Chinese school textbooks 20 years ago, the article on a fierce battle between US troops and the Chinese People’s Volunteers during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) found its way back into textbooks last year. The article, titled “Who Are the Most […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan this week mourned the loss of legendary Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki who passed away earlier today at the age of 79 after years of battling a rare disease. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his condolences to the wrestler’s family and the Japanese nation. He also shared a throwback image of himself […]
Read MoreCanberra: Pakistan High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week paid tribute to successful overseas Pakistanis Sir Anwar Pervez and Lord Zameer Choudhry. “Sir Anwar Pervez #AnwarPervez & Lord Zameer Choudrey #ZameerChoudrey are great success stories amongst Pakistani Diaspora. In my interactions, always found them to be proud of their Pakistani heritage and at […]
Read MoreNew York: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in Pakistan, has revealed plans to marry, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). When asked if he plans to marry, Bilawal Bhutto replied, “Of course, I have plans to marry.” But added that he was […]
Read MoreWindsor Castle: Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II this week at a historic state funeral attended by world leaders, before a ceremonial journey past hundreds of thousands of mourners to her final place of rest. Huge crowds gathered in London to watch as the queen’s flag-draped coffin, topped with the Imperial State Crown, her […]
Read MoreNewswire Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Her son King Charles III […]
Read MoreCanberra: 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,” […]
Read MoreHu 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, […]
Read MoreCanberra: 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 […]
Read MoreMakiko 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, […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreLahore: 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreAlistair 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreIt 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 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: 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 […]
Read MoreStaff 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 […]
Read MoreIbrahim 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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, […]
Read MoreTokyo: 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 […]
Read MoreCurrent 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreStaff 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
Read MoreNewswire 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 […]
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