Staff Writer Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz this week clarified that she is not interested in becoming the prime minister or the chief minister after the upcoming general elections in the country. During an informal interaction with journalists, she categorically said, “My focus is not on the slot […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy intends to use funds coming from the European Union under the so-called REPowerEU plan to completely wean itself off Russian gas and turn the country into energy hub for the bloc, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said. Meloni, who met on Monday (6 February) with relevant ministers and the CEOs of energy groups […]
Read MoreGlobal Times What is the goal of democracy – is it prosperity or decay, peace or war, unity or division, justice or hegemony? In this regard, Washington is a bad example in its true sense. In his latest State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden once again reinforced the rhetoric of a “heroic […]
Read MoreAli Rehman Malik In the course of every people’s history, they are faced with a choice. A choice that decides the fate of generations to follow, as it has within it, the potential to lay solid foundations upon which future generations can thrive or disintegrate, giving way to internal corrosion and corruption. That choice is […]
Read MoreChen Qingqing and Liu Xuanzun Beijing: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest this week against the US’ move to shoot down a non-threatening Chinese airship for civilian use, calling the US’ move an overreaction and vowing to reserve the right to take necessary actions. By turning an unintentional accident into an incident that has been […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Washington: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week called for building bridges of understanding, tolerance and compassion to realize the common desire for peace and amity in the world. This he said as a keynote speaker at the International Luncheon, an important part of the National Prayer Breakfast activities in Washington DC. FM […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Climate Change Minister Senator Sherry Rehman said this week that the PTI chief’s refusal to attend the APC shows that his priorities do not align with Pakistan’s security and interests. “As Pakistan goes through a time of great crisis, it is unfortunate to witness that Khan continues to act out a narrative […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb this week criticised former premier and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan over ‘Jail bharo’ movement, saying that those who cry within two days cannot fill jails. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the information minister challenged him to become the first to voluntarily surrender before police, saying […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Peshawar: Federal Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Overseas Pakistanis, Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that 664000 workers have already been sent to different countries for employment and one million more are in the pipeline. Addressing a function at Governor Cottage Parachinar, district Kurram, the federal minister said that successful negotiations with […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that Pakistani nation observed the Kashmir Solidarity Day (February 5) across the world to give a strapping message of supporting the right to self-determination. Addressing a Solidarity walk jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
Read MoreGlobal Times According to US media reports, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the first transfer of forfeited assets from sanctions against a Russian oligarch during an appearance with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin at the US Justice Department. The assets, confiscated from Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev after his indictment on sanctions evasions in April, […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun Beijing: With the Chinese aviation industry building advanced fighter jets at an increasing pace, the country has been retiring its J-7 fighter jets since 2018, and the legacy aircraft could be completely decommissioned from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force this year, experts said this week. In recent years, the PLA […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week announced to take legal action against the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for allegations against his father, former President Asif Ali Zardari. The PPP chairman took to Twitter and responded to PTI chairman Imran Khan’s allegations. He said that Imran Khan leveled […]
Read MorePeshawar: Federal Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Overseas Pakistanis, Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that 664000 workers have already been sent to different countries for employment and one million more are in the pipeline. Addressing a function at the Governor Cottage Parachinar, district Kurram, the minister said that successful negotiations with different countries […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri said this week that the federal government will try its best to not have an effect of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement on the poor people of the country as no one is in favour of taking loans. She said that […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday urged the masses to use the state-of-the-art Green Line Train inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for boosting the revenue. “It is my appeal to all the citizens to travel in the newly inaugurated Green Line Train which has been equipped with […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the bilateral trade relationship with China is expected to flourish further, thanks to win-win cooperation between the two countries in the fight against climate change and investments in renewable energy. “Over the last 71 years, successive generations of leaders have nurtured bilateral ties between Pakistan […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week said that the geographies of vulnerability, those of us who live in warmer climates, are caught in a recovery trap. “We are at the ground zero of climate stress as we live in an era of accelerated climate change which leads to […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi this week arrived in Saudi Arabia on a five-day visit, mainly to promote export of Pakistani manpower to Saudi Arabia and enhance bilateral relations. At the airport, Deputy Minister of Saudi Arabia, Dr Adnan Al Naeem, warmly welcomed the federal […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif this week said Pakistan was a responsible state and its nuclear programme had been globally endorsed as one of the safest programmes in the world. While talking to media persons here, he said no such thought should be considered pertaining to the protection of the country’s […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week held a very productive brainstorming session with the Pakistani community leaders, academicians, activists and philanthropists. “Held a very productive brainstorming session with Pakistani-Australian community leaders, academicians, activists and philanthropists. Excellent exchange of ideas on how to facilitate students coming from Pakistan, including provision of […]
Read MoreAmbassador Nong Rong In October 2020, I flew over the towering Karakorum Mountains and arrived in the beautiful city of Islamabad with joy and expectation. Now I feel so reluctant to leave this beloved country to end my tenure as the Chinese ambassador. Over the past two years, I have been making friends sincerely, promoting […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: China urges the United States and Japan to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological bias, stop creating imaginary enemies and stop trying to sow the seeds of a new Cold War in the Asia-Pacific, and not to become disruptors of a stable Asia-Pacific, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said this week. Spokesperson Wang […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the PPP will fully support Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif if the President asks him to take a vote of confidence. Speaking in a television programme, he said: “I agree 100% that we will accomplish it, we have proved it before […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Two renowned Pakistani women over 50 years of age, Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Supreme Court judge Justice Ayesha Malik, made it to the recently published Forbes’ 50 Over 50: Asia 2023 list that recognises 50 women from Asia-Pacific “reaching new heights in their industries and inspiring the region’s […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi this week appreciated International Labour Organisation (ILO) for its continuous support to the ministry and more recently for the partnership in initiating the rapid infrastructure rehabilitation projects in Sindh and Baluchistan. ILO Country Director Geir T. Tonstol called on Minister […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had directed the party leaders and workers to do preparations for the election in Punjab. PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif passed on the directives while presiding over a consultative meeting of the party leadership […]
Read MoreCarlos Martinez When Joe Biden was elected in November 2020, many around the world were hoping for a change of course in the US’ reckless new Cold War. US-China relations have always been complex and difficult; yet from the early 1970s onward, the trajectory had been toward deepening economic cooperation and a nuanced handling of […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of remaining committed to advancing reform and exploring new ground, and carrying forward the fighting spirit in a bid to modernize the work of judicial, procuratorial and public security organs. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week called the White paper issued by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on the coalition government’s eight-month performance as nothing more than hue and cries of a ‘plunderer’. In a series of tweets, the federal minister said the the PTI had released a White […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Peshawar: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that the government has set a target to export one million skilled manpower to different countries in the current year. Addressing a ceremony in Peshawar, he said various countries, including South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) government had taken practical steps for the protection of the rights of the journalist community. In her congratulatory message to the newly elected office bearers of Peshawar Press Club, she said that the incumbent government fully believed […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China will be a country that performs miracles through hard work as it goes forward, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while delivering his 2023 New Year address, the 10th such speech he has given since 2014. He also hailed the determined effort every Chinese has made in overcoming unprecedent difficulties and challenges and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week the coalition government was making efforts to broaden Pakistan’s ties with the friendly countries, besides forging beneficial relations with other countries for the benefits of the people of Pakistan. In a video message on the advent of new year, the foreign minister said that […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan said this week that no amount of propaganda could shake the two countries’ unbreakable friendship. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told journalists at a Year-End Review briefing that China is Pakistan’s close friend and that ties with Beijing are a permanent feature of foreign policy. “Pakistan and China are close […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik’s sons Ali Rehman Malik and Umar Rehman Malik this week paid tribute to former premier Benazir Bhutto for her unmatched services to the nation. “Remembering Shaheed Mohtarma #BenazirBhutto for her unmatched service to Pakistan and its people, her patience, bravery, fearlessness, and struggle against extremist forces. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week expressed the hope that in 2023 the country would completely come out of the crises caused by the previous government. In a statement issued here, the federal minister wished Happy New Year to everyone. Sherry said the year 2022 was a very […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Hussain Turi this week said that former premier Benazir Bhutto will be missed by Pakistan in every era. “Remembering Shaheed Mohtarma #BenazirBhutto on her sad martyrdom anniversary, who laid down her life for Pakistan & its people. She fought throughout her life to save Pakistan from […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Peshawar: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said this week that the provincial government during last four years had established nine new Economic Zones (EZs) and revived 167 sick industrial units. In a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here Sunday, the chief minister said that the new economic zones include Jalozai Economic Zone, […]
Read MoreGuan Guoping The world in 2022 is not peaceful: War began on the European continent, the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended, global food and energy problems have become prominent, and the world economic recovery is stumbling. What is presented to the world unprecedentedly is a profound change in the world, the times and history. The […]
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