Celina 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Read MoreDing Gang Was the Chinese Exclusion Act really repealed?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because we see the shadow of that Act, both in reality and in the US strategy toward China, despite it has been legally repealed for 80 years.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 […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif this week claimed that in the upcoming general elections, people will cast their votes to oust those “who committed atrocities on them for four years by unleashing inflation”. “The people of Pakistan will determine the outcome of the February 8 elections. The PML-N will come […]
Read MoreGlobal Times It was reported by India media that the Indian authorities recently arrested three employees of the Indian branch of the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer, vivo, in the name of so-called combating financial crimes. Vivo stated it was “deeply shocked.” This is at least the third time since October of this year that Indian […]
Read MoreNewswire Paris: The French parliament on Tuesday passed an immigration bill backed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron after he faced a major rebellion within his own party over the far right’s support of the toughened-up legislation. The lower house voted in favour of the legislation by a wide majority, with the ruling party […]
Read MoreNewswire Brussels: On a sunny morning in July, a group of 14 visitors from Guangzhou, China, were shown around the iconic landmarks of Park Guell and Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The excitement was perceptible on the faces of their guide, Chen Tingting, whose business thrived again after three years of COVID-19-related hiatus. Chen said […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Gujranwala: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that the judiciary will regain the confidence of Pakistanis if late PPP Founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gets justice. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was addressing the PPP Workers’ Convention in Gujranwala. He said that he commenced the workers’ conventions from Gujranwala Punjab. The […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Digital Media head for Islamabad Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the PPP has always advocated and taken practical steps for the empowerment of women. He said like his mother Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was trying to change the status of […]
Read MoreLiauqat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will stand for the post of Prime Minister while his father and former president Asif Ali Zardari will be the nominee for president in the upcoming polls, party information secretary Faisal Karim Kundi said this week. His statement comes days after Zardari indicated that […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: As the general elections drew near, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Murad Ali Shah stated this week that his party was well positioned to form the next government at the Centre. The PPP leader ruled out any ‘competition’ for the party in Sindh, while stressing that the party also has a majority […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Islamabad High Court this week quashed the conviction of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a final corruption case, which brings him closer to running for national elections in February. Sharif has served as Pakistan’s prime minister for three nonconsecutive terms. Sharif returned to Pakistan in October after a four-year self-imposed exile […]
Read MoreDing Gang Once again, I find myself in Foshan, a pivotal industrial hub within South China’s Guangdong Province. My frequent visits to friends here in recent years have allowed me to observe the city’s evolution, particularly in the post-COVID era. New eateries and stores have sprung up, and the familiar hustle of traffic resumes at […]
Read MoreZhang Yansheng From December 18 to 22, 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing, which proposed the task of reform and opening-up, “a crucial move in making China what it is today.” This policy has created the miracle of China’s rapid […]
Read MoreJakarta: Indonesia’s president has ordered the military to help farmers plant rice, as severe drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon threatens yields. Joko Widodo told army officers to take advantage of recent rainfall in some provinces and help with the planting effort. Prolonged drought has reduced output of the staple crop in South […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. High-level interactions between the two countries have been frequent, and exchanges in various fields such as the economy and trade have been increasing. At the end of November, the 12th meeting of the China-Vietnam Economic and […]
Read MoreNewswire Milan: French President Emmanuel Macron is lobbying other European leaders to agree on former European Central Bank president and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi as the next president of the European Commission, an Italian newspaper reported. According to la Repubblica, which cited diplomatic sources in Paris and Brussels, Macron has informally approached German Chancellor […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Ahead of the hearing on a presidential reference seeking to revisit the death sentence awarded to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said the party expected “justice” to be served. A nine-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will commence on Tuesday (Dec 12) a long-pending presidential reference […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Peshawar: Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Arshad Hussain Shah this week underscored efforts to secure development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and assured the establishment of a special security unit for international development partner projects Speaking to journalists here during a visit to the Chinese Cultural Centre ‘China Window,’ […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Digital Media head for Islamabad Umar Rehman Malik said this week that the people had given their verdict in favour of PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ahead of the general elections. “People are never wrong, they may be poor, they may be hungry, but their thinking can never […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Dr Riina Kionka, ambassador and head of the delegation of the European Union to Pakistan said this week that Pakistan is a potential market for business and investment activities and it should focus on sustainable economic policies to attract more foreign investment. She said this while talking to a delegation of the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman this week urged immediate climate action and accountability of developed nations, emphasising the two main drivers of the climate crisis — “inaction” and “injustice”. This call was made during her address at the COP28 Pakistan pavilion in Dubai. “I feel strongly that there are two […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi has said those who are afraid of people’s decision do not want elections. “In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there is a Maulana Fazlur Rehman government and we don’t know what kind of favourable environment they want,” he said while commenting on JUIF Chief Maulana Fazlur […]
Read MoreJalalpur Jattan: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz said this week that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif faced “bogus” cases. Addressing the public gathering in Jalalpur Jattan, Maryam said: “Nawaz Sharif was allowed to contest just once every 22 years. Those who are causing uproar about the level playing field should know that […]
Read MoreDong Yifan The 24th China-EU Summit, marking the first in-person meeting between Chinese and European leaders in four years, was held on Thursday in Beijing. The significance of this face-to-face interaction cannot be overstated, considering its influential role in guiding China-EU relations. However, the European Union, in its approach to the development of China-EU relations, […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China’s new development will create new opportunities for Europe and the rest of the world, and it is hoped that the EU will observe China’s development and domestic and foreign policies in a comprehensive and objective way, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said this week. It was reported that recently the EU raises concerns […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Quetta: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that there was a dire need to introduce a new style of politics. Addressing the party workers here, the former foreign minister said, “In 2018, it was said that that particular leader is an angle and the rest of them are […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Digital Islamabad this week expressed its profound appreciation for Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation’s interests and his exceptional leadership during his tenure as foreign minister. Umar Rehman Malik, the son of Rehman Malik, head of PPP Digital Islamabad, this week lauded Bilawal’s exceptional […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed this week acclaimed the Indonesian President Soekarno as a great friend of Pakistan and lauded him as hero of the third world at a function organised by Embassy of Indonesia to laud the historical services of their Father of the Nation. He […]
Read MoreNewswire And the Japan has been able to lower the inflation with a controversial but well-thought policy. Proof is a latest Reuters poll which shows that the core consumer inflation in Tokyo likely grew in November but at slower pace than the month before. Tokyo: Japan has been under attack launched by Western media for […]
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