Newswire Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone this week, Beijing and Kyiv said, the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion. “I had a long and meaningful phone call with President Xi Jinping,” Zelensky said on Twitter. “I believe that this call, […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman said this week Pakistan has been placed among the 20 countries where above-normal rainfall is predicted in the current year. According to the report of the Global Information and Early Warning System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Pakistan […]
Read MoreNewswire Lalamusa: Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that it will be wrong to attribute the success or failure of negotiations to the success or failure of any one party because if there is a positive outcome of negotiations, it will be Pakistan’s success. Talking to […]
Read MoreLahore: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) this week allotted election symbols to candidates including Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shehbaz ahead of the Punjab elections. The ECP issued the list of election symbols of candidates belonging to 10 out of 30 constituencies in Lahore. Election symbols were also allotted to […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Prominent financial expert Umar Rehman Malik said this week that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had revived Pakistan’s diplomatic status around the world. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ended our near diplomatic isolation through tireless efforts and vision in office as Foreign Minister. Appreciate his one year of excellent service for the country in […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said this week that there is “no misunderstanding” between Pakistan and the US regarding Islamabad’s purchase of discounted Russian oil. Speaking at a conference in Washington, Khan emphasized that the reset of the Islamabad-Washington relationship is “transcending the past.” He confirmed that Pakistan had placed […]
Read MoreMari Yamaguchi Tokyo: Japan’s trade ministry this week said it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and […]
Read MoreShakhrat Nuryshev Kazakhstan will continue following a balanced, constructive foreign policy aimed at protecting its national interests. It will prioritize issues of mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic partnership with neighboring states — China, Russia and the countries of Central Asia — and partners in regional associations. Last year, Kazakhstan and China marked the 30th anniversary […]
Read MoreChina Daily Some recent developments concerning the West’s response to the Ukraine conflict indicate simmering and widening divisions inside what appears to be a unanimous Western stance over the crisis. According to reports, the European Union and Japan have pushed back against a United States’ proposal for G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. […]
Read MoreSukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has expressed a desire to see his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the prime minister of Pakistan in his lifetime. Talking to journalists in Nawabshah, the former president said, “PPP is only a coalition partner of the incumbent government. However, we will provide employment to the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week advised the provinces to take necessary precautions and remain vigilant as Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a weather advisory predicting heavy rainfall from April 26th to May 7th. The minister urged all the provinces to take necessary precautions to ensure public […]
Read MoreLalamusa: If political decisions are made within judicial chambers, it may cause harm as courts are fundamentally bound by the law in principle, while in political processes, avenues for alternative and positive solutions are created. Consensus cannot be easily reached on judicial decisions, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb this week rejected Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s narrative of “helplessness” while being in the government for more than three years. She also lashed out at him for blaming the former army chief for every blunder he made during his government tenure which was […]
Read MoreHu Xijin South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made astonishing remarks again. He said he cannot accept the notion that Japan “must kneel because of our history 100 years ago,” as if it’s reasonable for Japan to refuse to reflect on its atrocities made during World War II, and as if it is South Koreans and […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari this week said polls should not be postponed beyond October. Reacting to some ministers’ statements hinting at the possibility of postponing general elections, he said such a move will be “foolish.” In an interview, the former president called for early elections […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali New York: Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman, was this week named among the ‘100 Most Influential People of 2023’ by TIME, a leading American magazine. The list, has chosen the “influential people” under six categories — artists, icons, pioneers, leaders, titans, and innovators. Sherry Rehman figures among the 20 most […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Peshawar: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi has pledged to resolve industrialists’ issues relating to Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) and other relevant departments. He said this while talking to KP businessmen and industrialists who met him in his office in Islamabad, said in a press release […]
Read MoreCovert Report Makkah: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif and his family members performed Umrah amid Saudi Royal protocol. Maryam Nawaz, Safdar Awan, Junaid Safdar and other family members were already in Saudi Arabia. Nawaz Sharif landed at Jeddah airport from London, where he was welcomed by Hassan Nawaz, Maryam Nawaz, Junaid Safdar and […]
Read MoreDing Gang Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is commencing his visit to China, accompanied by a number of cabinet ministers, state governors, legislators, and 240 business leaders. Looking at this delegation lineup alone, one can predict that China-Brazil relations, especially economic and trade relations, will reach a new level. It reminded me of […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: China has urged World Health Organization (WHO) officials to return to science and fairness and not to be subject to or willing to descend to become a tool of politicization of certain countries, after some in the international organization smeared China for lacking transparency in sharing data about COVID-19 origins. Using twisted […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week said that the 1973 Constitution was the reflection of the country’s national agenda and instrumental in binding the units of the Federation. In his message on the Golden Jubilee of the 1973 Constitution, the PPP Chairman – who is also the Foreign […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis said this week that the resumption of long-awaited operations via Khunjerab Pass would further bolster trade with China, besides strengthening people-to-people contacts. Talking to a delegation of industrialists and traders led by Faran Shahid, he said it was also another good omen that the […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling bloc this week won key gubernatorial elections, with its candidates defeating their rivals backed by the leading opposition party in the first round of nationwide local polls. The victories, such as that of Naomichi Suzuki, the incumbent governor of Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, may bode well […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said this week that India cannot unilaterally modified the Indus Water Treaty, a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice in the Senate, moved by Leader of Opposition Shahzad Waseem and others, she stressed that the treaty could not be […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Hussain Turi has said that the government would send one million Pakistanis abroad for employment opportunities this year. Turi made this announcement in an exclusive interview with a private television channel this week. “Saudi authorities will be visiting Pakistan soon to issue work permit visas and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif said this week that level playing field should be given to all before holding general elections. “No political party wanted to avoid elections, but level playing field should be given to all before holding elections,” Javed Laying said, adding: “The PML-N […]
Read MoreHu Xijin China’s military exercises in the Taiwan Straits are not a “blast fishing” exercise but a blast to the heart and guts of Taiwan secessionists aiming to correct the US and Taiwan’s expectations for the situation in the Straits. On Saturday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced that it would […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Beijing’s diplomacy is busy. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in China on Wednesday, and the Saudi foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss issues such as steps toward reopening the embassies. The US can only watch and worry: Why […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said the international community needed to work together to overcome challenges caused by the climate catastrophe, Covid-19 pandemic, tough economic conditions and heightened geopolitical tensions. He was speaking at an Interfaith Iftar dinner hosted in honour of the diplomatic corps here at the Ministry of […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: We look forward to promoting the construction of cloud-based early warning supporting system with Pakistan, noted Zhang Zuqiang, Deputy Administrator of China Meteorological Administration (CMA), while talking to China Economic Net. Meteorological officers and experts from China and Pakistan held talks on deepening cooperation in meteorological science and technology in Beijing […]
Read MoreKing Charles III made history this week during his first state visit since his accession last year. Princes William and Harry’s father became the first British monarch to address the German Bundestag, while the national parliament was in session. Speaking both German and English, His Majesty’s speech celebrated the “deep historical bonds and longstanding links” […]
Read MoreLondon: The U.K. has agreed to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Mexico and Australia — the biggest new trade deal Britain has struck since leaving the European Union three years ago. The British government said Friday that it had clinched an agreement after almost two years of negotiations to join the Comprehensive […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said this week that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) model must be operationalized and private sector must present tangible plans and timelines to reduce plastic production and increase recycling in the country. She was speaking at a policy dialogue on “Exploring the Potential of Circular Economy […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Qamar Zaman Kaira, the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan saidc this week that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) always respected the Constitution of the country, as the rule of law maintains stability and helps to uplift the country’s matters. In a media interaction, Kaira also commented on […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Parvez Elahi claimed on Sunday that his party had restarted talks with its old allies, including the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). In his statement, the former Punjab chief minister went on to claim the MQM-P was of the view there was no benefit to continuing to extend support […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Former Taiwan regional leader Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit to the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing on Tuesday morning, wrote “strive for peace, revitalize China” and showed it to reporters. Ma is the first former Taiwan regional leader to visit the mainland after leaving office. Without doubt, we should welcome him. We […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: While Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to Russia on a state visit, some Western politicians and media outlets are hyping up claims that China is standing with Russia regarding the Ukraine crisis. However, it is unnecessary for the West to be sceptical of closer China-Russia relations. China has made its stance very clear […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Providing free and quality public healthcare has been a cornerstone of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) manifesto, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari said this week. She pointed out that under the PPP-led Sindh government, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD) has been strengthened into one of the strongest cardiac networks spread across 22 […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman this week said that another alleged U-turn by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) highlights their double standards and hypocrisy. She said the PTI has signed a six-month agreement with a private consulting firm Praia Consultant, and to pay $50,000 for their services in lobbying American decision […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Mirpur: Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira said this week that Pakistan was incomplete without the freedom of its jugular vein Kashmir. “The ever-lasting deep-rooted geographical and blood relations of Pakistan with Kashmir can never separate both from each other”, Kaira said while addressing a […]
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