Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar Friday said Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Pakistan from the grey list, acknowledging the country’s significant progress in improving anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime. In a press briefing here, she said “I am pleased to announce that as a […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Quetta: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Sajid Hussain Turi visited the offices of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, Overseas Employment Corporation, and Employees of Old Age Benefit in Quetta this week. Sajid Turi said overseas Pakistanis are the country’s greatest assets and the government would facilitate them in every respect. He […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s disqualification was a legal and constitutional issue whereas the PTI should abstain from trying to give it a different colour. In a series of tweets on her official account, the federal minister wrote, “Imran Khan is not […]
Read MoreDing Gang At a time when Europe is on the brink of a nuclear war crisis, it may make sense to look back at that white house on the beach in Reykjavik. On October 11-12, 1986, then US president Ronald Reagan and leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev held their talks in the Hofdi […]
Read MoreWen Sheng As the world’s eyes are focused on Beijing, where the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is being held, strategic observers and thinkers worldwide will parse the meeting for clues on what could be upcoming Chinese policies that will guide and drive the growth of the country’s economic, technological, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Multan: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani said this week that the country was in a flood situation but on the other hand Chairman PTI Imran Khan was holding rallies and character assassinations. Addressing a news conference, Senator Yousaf Raza Gillani said that a certain section has been involved in […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Berlin: Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while thanking the German government for its assistance for flood affectees in Pakistan, this week said the total amount of aid from Germany had reached 60 million euros. Talking to media, he said he held a positive meeting with the German Foreign Minister and they […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that all labours working at border would be registered with Employees of Oldage Benefits Institution (EOBI) and Workers Welfare Board so that they can get all the benefits and their children be provided better health and educational […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman this week demanded the world community to establish a coalition of the willing to support flood relief efforts in Pakistan caused due to gigantic natural catastrophe. The Federal Minister was addressing at the forum in Geneva to launch the second Humanitarian Appeal with the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif Sharif this week lamented that the country has been destroyed by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in his quest to revenge against him (Nawaz). In an interview, the former prime minister, flanked by his daughter and the Party Vice President Maryam Nawaz, shared his […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi this week approved the summary of Kamran Tessori’s appointment as Sindh governor. The summary for the appointment of Tessori as Sindh governor was moved by PM Shehbaz Sharif to the presidency. The summary was approved by the president as per Article 101-1 of the constitution of […]
Read MoreNewswire Milan: Giorgia Meloni, the far-right leader who is expected to head the next Italian government, said that Rome will start putting national interests first, in her first speech since winning elections. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party leads a right-wing coalition that took 44 percent of the vote. In the election campaign, she warned that […]
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 MoreChen Weihua – China Daily The Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no sign of easing largely due to a lack of diplomatic efforts by, and political will of, countries involved to help the two sides resolve their differences. In particular, the developments over the past few days should worry everyone, for the conflict could further intensify, even […]
Read MoreMaria Maalouf It is widely felt that the US midterm congressional elections on November 8 are not just about the election of 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 members of the Senate, but also a replica of the presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump two years ago. They are the […]
Read MoreKhaled Abou Zahr In today’s political landscape, the best way I have found to describe the far right and its leftist equivalent is the following: The supporters of a far-right agenda have nostalgia for a time they have never lived through or known, while the far left have rage and indignation against an oppression they […]
Read MoreYang Sheng and Qi Xijia Beijing: China this week celebrated the 73rd birthday of the People’s Republic of China, which was also the first day of the week-long National Day holidays, with more than 200 thousand people gathering at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing for the national flag-raising ceremony beaming with excitement and pride. The nation […]
Read MoreWashington: In early 2017, then-President Barack Obama privately told reporters that he believed the United States could survive one term of Donald Trump as commander in chief but that he feared two Trump terms “would be a problem.” “I think that four years is okay,” Obama said in a lengthy, off-the-record conversation just three days […]
Read MoreNew York: The Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, recently had a fan moment with one of his favorites, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Zardari has been in the US since 19 September and attended the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York yesterday where he met […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman said this week that there was no room for harassment of women which should be condemned at every forum. Addressing a “Dialogue on Growing Violence Against Women in Politics” in Islamabad, she said no civilized society allow harassment against women. Sherry Rehman said forty nine percent […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week that Imran Khan was a “foreign-funded conspiracy” and his prime objective was to weaken the country which was a nuclear power. “Imran Khan, who is an “imported conspiracy” against the country, has played with the national interests,” she said while terming the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has lauded Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood for his outstanding services for the country rendered during his career. The State Minister expressed these views as the outgoing foreign secretary paid a farewell call on her, here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week. Hina […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said this week that over 3.6 million workers had lost their jobs due to the recent floods, increasing the ratio of unemployment across the country. Speaking at a news conference here, the minister appealed to the international community for the […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The Biden administration has ratcheted up decoupling with China despite the fact that the move goes against market principles and causes losses for the US itself. Can the US achieve this goal? Can economies such as India and Southeast Asia replace the Chinese market? Global Times (GT) reporter Wang Wenwen talked to Zheng […]
Read MoreDing Gang Apple Inc. announced it will start producing the iPhone 14 in India on Monday. This is widely seen by analysts as an important step for India to catch up with China and become the world’s “second-largest factory.” Whether Apple’s move to India is a forced “political decision” or a forward-looking “economic decision,” there […]
Read MoreDr Diana Galeeva China recently put into operation a new 320-km section of the Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline. Moscow also announced that construction of Power of Siberia 2 would begin in 2024 and that the pipeline would be an alternative to Nord Stream 2, which faces uncertainty because of the West’s response to […]
Read MoreYossi Mekelberg There is nothing like crisis and upheaval to focus the mind, and in less than two years of his presidency, Joe Biden has had more than his fair share of both. He entered the White House in the middle of a pandemic, with his citizens at each other’s throats, and his rallying of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that Qatar planned to invest in various sectors of Pakistan especially in energy, trade and businesses to further strengthen the bilateral economic ties between both of the countries. Ambassador AL-Thani said that Qatar would provide jobs to 100,000 more […]
Read MoreUnited Nations: China underscored its commitment this week to its claim to Taiwan, telling world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.” The language was forceful but, for Chinese leadership, well within the realm of normal. “Only […]
Read MorePaul Kirby Rome: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. Ms Meloni is widely expected to form Italy’s most right-wing government since World War Two. That will alarm much of Europe as Italy is the EU’s third-biggest economy. However, speaking […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development of Pakistan Sajid Hussain Turi and Minister of Labor and Social Security of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev this week agreed to increase the number of Pakistani workforce in Azerbaijan. In an online virtual meeting, both dignitaries discussed increasing bilateral relations, export of manpower and issues of mutual […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar while participating in the High-Level meeting on ‘Ensuring the success of Transitions in UN Peace Operations’, highlighted Pakistan’s key role in the most successful United Nations peacekeeping transitions, such as in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, and Timor-Leste. The meeting took place on the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week that she was saddened over the ‘toxic impact of Imran Khan’s politics of hate’ and divisiveness on the society. Retweeting a tweet of senior journalist Syed Talat Hussain, she said she stayed and answered each and every question of by the PTI activists. But […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy sees Pakistan as a valuable friend. At a recent event, the envoy said Italy regarded Pakistan as a good friend and reliable partner. “Italy and Pakistan have commonalities of views and the broad range of regional and international issues since both […]
Read MoreGlobal Times “New Zealand should set an example to other Western countries to maintain a non-aligned foreign policy,” said Dave Bromwich (Bromwich), former president of the New Zealand China Friendship Society (NZCFS). Bromwich has been long working to promote a sincere New Zealand-China relationship and promote mutual understanding and friendship between peoples of the two […]
Read MoreGlobal Times As the general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly kick-started this week, relevant diplomatic activities have also been intensively conducted in New York. The General Assembly convenes annually but it has appeared to be particularly special this year. At such a historic juncture when geopolitical competition is […]
Read MoreHasan Al-Massloom Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula and one of the most consequential regionally and internationally. Yet, one wonders how this land, with its unfavorable geography, heterogeneous population and long history of conflicts, changed in just a century from an isolated desert chieftaincy into a founding member of the UN […]
Read MoreChristopher Phillips Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, used her speech at the UN General Assembly to outline her vision for the UK and the world. She called for democracies to stand up and be counted in the face of destabilizing authoritarian aggression. Truss’s team were keen to emphasize that this meant new economic as […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, met Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad this week. During the meeting, Pakistan assured Qatar of extending tax incentives and cooperation to Qatari businessmen investing in the country. Matters of mutual concern pertaining to cooperation in […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), during which he delivered a keynote speech. His words summarized the successful experience of SCO’s growth, emphasized upholding the Shanghai Spirit, strengthening solidarity and cooperation, and promoting the building of […]
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