Newswire Lahore: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mehr Muhammad Waseem on Sunday declared his withdrawal in favour of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz in Lahore’s NA-119. Waseem along with numerous PTI members also defected to PML-N, pledging their allegiance to Maryam Nawaz. The development came following a meeting between Waseem and his […]
Read MoreStrasbourg: — Good news for fans of EU enlargement! The European Parliament decided this week to open an office in Panama in coordination with the European External Action Service, according to a confidential note seen by POLITICO. The senior MEPs who make up the Parliament’s bureau signed off on the move in a meeting behind […]
Read MoreGlobal Times 2023 witnessed a series of highlights and achievements in China’s diplomacy. China’s major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is expected to inject more stability into 2024, while in contrast, US diplomacy’s uncertainty is increasingly worrying the world. On Tuesday, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
Read MoreBeijing: China this week accused the US of sending “a gravely wrong signal” to those pushing for Taiwan’s independence after Saturday’s election result. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent “Taiwanese president-elect William Lai” a message of congratulations following the result. Beijing called the message a violation of Washington’s commitment to maintain only unofficial ties […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that when someone is out to hunt a tiger, a bat is rendered redundant, and only the arrow works. “This is the season of hunting, and the people have to prove that ‘Aaj Bhi Bhutto Zinda Hai’ (even today, Bhutto is alive), […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week said that a stable economy was essential to defeat inflation. “Prudent economic policy is critical for the lowering of inflation and economic development in Pakistan. The IIF, a global trade group for the finance industry has warned that populist policies aimed at […]
Read MoreTokyo: A survey released this week shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A total of 61.6 percent were also dissatisfied with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s handling of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: US President Joe Biden said this week that the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term. Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Murad Ali Shah asserted this week that his party will clinch victory in the upcoming elections, slated to happen on February 8. Expressing his thoughts in Khairpur, Shah said, “We will address the problems if we vote into power.”The election campaign of the PPP is running with […]
Read MoreMultan: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders Sardar Ayub Khan and Sardar Mehboob Khan joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week. The development came after both leaders held a meeting with former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Multan. Earlier on Saturday, PTI leader Irfan Iqbal Marral joined the PPP. The development came after Marral […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Khawaja Mohammed Asif said this week PML-N will put the country back on road to progress after coming into power on February 8. He was speaking to a women workers’ convention. He said Pakistan was a peaceful and prosperous country during the rule of Nawaz Sharif and […]
Read MoreGlobal Times On New Year’s Day 2024, the presidents of China and the US exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The day before, the leaders of China and Russia also exchanged messages of New Year greetings. These two sets of relationships between major powers, which have […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The Indian Ocean belongs to India alone, and regional countries’ cooperation with extraterritorial states is subject to New Delhi’s discretion – this is the latest message sent by India. Hindustan Times reported on December 31 that Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is presently in the thick of a diplomatic initiative aimed at swaying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s stance against the European Union’s assistance for Ukraine. Meloni’s endeavor is not solely for diplomatic relations; it also carries political implications within the EU. A successful persuasion could lead to Hungary’s […]
Read MoreXu Wei Beijing: China reaffirmed its commitment to building a stable, healthy and sustainable relationship with the United States this week, with its top diplomat calling on both sides to assume the vision and role befitting major countries to give the world “rock-solid certainty and positive energy”. Addressing a reception commemorating the 45th anniversary of […]
Read MoreJakarta: The Indonesian Government targets this year’s exports to China at around US$65 – 70 billion, said Director General of National Export Development at the country’s Ministry of Trade Didi Sumedi. He said that total exports to China during January-November 2023 stood at US$56.57 billion, and the whole year’s value is projected to reach some […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week urged the masses to bid farewell to the veteran politicians. Addressing the party workers in Lahore, the former foreign minister expressed his resolve to end the ”traditional politics” from the country. ”We will have to change the destiny of the country. The […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week celebrated the birthday of PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – a former Prime Minister. “Happy birthday to the great charismatic Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – a brilliant diplomat, defence strategist, architect of the country’s nuclear program, and leader of world leaders,” […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Sherry Rehman said this week that her party had nominated former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as its candidate for the prime minister slot. Addressing the press conference in Karachi, the former climate minister reacted to the Senate’s resolution seeking a delay in the general elections. She […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: The Human Rights Cell of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) yesterday observed the death anniversary of the Salman Taseer, former Governor of Punjab. On this occasion, the party honored his “unwavering commitment to defending the rights of religious minorities and standing up against discrimination, hatred, and extremism.” Secretary General PPP Human Rights […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said this week that his party will take all-out steps in a bid to control ballooning inflation. The former prime minister held a meeting with the party leaders separately. Prominent among those who met Shehbaz Sharif were Khawaja Saad Rafique, Khawaja Salman Rafique, Mian Javed Latif, Atta […]
Read MoreAndrey Kortunov In his New Year greeting message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that in the face of changes unseen in a century and volatile international and regional situations, China-Russia relations have always maintained healthy and stable development, and moved steadily in the right direction in 2023. Putin sent heartfelt […]
Read MoreNewswire Paris: The UK is not passing on enough information about small boats crossing the Channel, a French report has said. The Court of Accounts, which audits spending in France, said intelligence provided to French police was often “first level” and “very general”. It said France needed more details about the boats and engines being […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: The development of China-Russia relations in the past three-quarters of a century has shown that to continuously consolidate and develop bilateral relations featuring permanent good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, meets the expectations of the international community and conforms to […]
Read MoreJakarta: For the last few years, Indonesia’s leadership role at the global level has become the world’s focus. This can be seen in the last two years, when the country has demonstrated its leadership by holding two major international events: the G20 Summit in 2022 and the ASEAN Summit in 2023. Indonesia has proven its […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week unveiled a 10-point agenda the party would implement if it won the upcoming general elections, with its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari presenting himself before the party as the candidate for the premiership. Bilawal made these announcements, while addressing tens of thousands of party workers and supporters […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that PPP’s association with Lahore was historic. “The association between Lahore & #PPP is historic that began on 30 November 1967 when ZA Bhutto Shaheed launched the PPP in Lahore. Giving international importance to Lahore, Shaheed #ZulfiqarAliBhutto organized the second Islamic […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: In 2023, the United States and Pakistan strengthened their partnership for mutual benefit. USAID played a pivotal role in this success, consistently supporting the pursuit of a prosperous, healthier, safer, and more robust Pakistan. Through various collaborations, projects, and programs, USAID contributed significantly to Pakistan’s development goals. The United States through USAID […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani this week said that no government can be formed without the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and called it the only “ideological party” in Pakistan. While addressing a press conference in Multan, Gilani said, “Let me tell you one thing: no government can be formed without […]
Read MoreDera Ismail Khan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former deputy speaker of National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi this week condemned the snatching of nomination papers from the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates. Speaking at a press conference, he said the PPP was the party of martyrs, not the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF). He said the PPP […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: The party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif this week officially declared that he would be their consensus candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Nawaz Sharif, who has previously held the position of prime minister on three occasions, made a high-profile return to Pakistan in October after spending four years in self-imposed […]
Read MoreDing Gang India has taken a strong stance against Chinese companies by banning Chinese apps, freezing the funds of Chinese companies and arresting their executives. Why is India so emboldened? The reason is that India’s mobile phone market has a lot of potential. Apple plans to shift 25 percent of its production to India by […]
Read MoreDing Gang Was the Chinese Exclusion Act really repealed? Many Chinese people have this question in their minds. The reason is very simple, because we see the shadow of that Act, both in reality and in the US strategy toward China, despite it has been legally repealed for 80 years. On December 17, the 80th […]
Read MoreNewswire Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron this week called for unity in the country in his New Year’s Eve address Sunday as it prepares for the 2024 Olympic Games, after a difficult year for his government. Speaking from the gardens of the Elysee Palace, with the flags of the Olympic nations behind him, he promised […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China is far ahead in the digital economy in terms of scale with its value reaching 7.47 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022, according to the Asia Digital Economy Report 2023 released this week. According to this report, issued during an event in Beijing by Li Baodong, secretary-general of Boao Forum for Asia, Japan […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Larkana: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded judicial investigation of cipher case. Speaking to media in Larkana this week, Bilawal said the cipher case is a serious matter and a judicial investigation must be carried out in this matter. He said that relief has been […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week expressed delight over PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s decision to contest from NA 196 among other constituencies. “It’s a great day of happiness and hope for us as PPP Chairman @BBhuttoZardari has filed nomination papers to contest general elections from NA-196. […]
Read MoreNewswire Brussels: European parliamentary elections in June could be as fateful as the US presidential race, the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has warned, saying he believes voters’ fear of the unknown may lead them to back rightwing populist parties. “I am afraid of fear, I am afraid Europeans vote because they are afraid. […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians Secretary General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari this week welcomed the upcoming elections in Pakistan on February 8, stressing the need for a level playing field for all political parties. “The decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan sends a message to the caretaker government that every citizen of […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Samana Malaika Raza this week submitted nomination papers for NA-46 constituency of the National Assembly. “I have submitted my nomination papers for NA-46 #Islamabad ticket as well as the women reserved seat in Punjab. I am grateful to my party leaders, my family and Bradari (tribe) for […]
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