Newswire Islamabad: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week stressed that a sound and steady China-US relationship was required for advancing the two countries’ respective development and for safeguarding a peaceful and stable international environment. In a virtual meeting from Beijing with US President Joe Biden, President Xi emphasized on finding effective responses to global challenges […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that the ‘one sided’ electoral reforms were unacceptable. Criticising the government’s “one-sided” electoral reforms, Bilawal said that if the government continued in the manner it was proceeding in, then the opposition would not accept the results of the next election. Bilawal Bhutto said […]
Read MoreMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron this week that “provocative” US-led exercises in the Black Sea were “increasing tensions” between Moscow and NATO, the Kremlin said. Both leaders expressed “dissatisfaction” with what Moscow called a “worsening” situation in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin statement said. Putin “drew attention to the provocative nature […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik Pakistan is going through a bad patch of its history due to our inadequate economic policies which have created non-bearable heavy foreign and local loans leaving the country in a dangerous crisis. I was watching political developments in the country since last week, especially the slogans and speeches by the white-collar politicians […]
Read MoreKyle Mizokami Tokyo: The United States Marine Corps and Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force made history last month with an epic flight that relaunched Japan’s carrier aviation program. The flight involving the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo and American F-35B fighter jets marked the first time Japan has operated an aircraft carrier since 1945. Japan was […]
Read MoreClaire Anderson Prince Charles, 72, is first in line to the throne when the Queen dies but has been facing calls to let Prince William take over as head of state. The Prince of Wales is the oldest heir apparent in British history. Royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti has said there is “no strong argument” for […]
Read MoreDing Duo On November 14, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Beijing. Noting that next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), Wang Yi expressed hope that the […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson Partisan political identities have long played a major role in US politics, but partisanship has increased in recent years. Identifying with one political party or ideology has come to define much of American life, even outside the traditional realm of politics. Partisanship often now defines how Americans view themselves, their communities and […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week urged the Asia-Pacific region to face up to the responsibility of the times, be in the driver’s seat, and strive hard to meet the goal of building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future. Xi made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the European Union countries to avoid double standards in addressing the migration crisis at Belarus’ border with Poland and Lithuania. “It is necessary to avoid double standards in this situation and use a common approach in what concerns the European Union nations’ position,” he told a […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week started meetings with the economic experts of the country. In this regard, Economic expert Dr. Hafeez Pasha called on the Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on Tuesday. Issues of economic situation of the country were discussed in the meeting. Dr. Pasha […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar this week assured Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo that the development of the Balochistan province was among the top priorities of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In a meeting with Bizenjo at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Umar underscored that both the […]
Read MoreHolly Evans The Royal Family are currently facing a “constitutional headache” due to the absence of Prince Harry as a working royal, as he can no longer carry out his duty as Counsellor of State. Under the current royal constitution, four members of the family are entitled to be ‘Counsellors of State’, meaning that they […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan urging to file a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the FATF’s discrimination and continued victimization of Pakistan. He stated that some inimical countries are using […]
Read MoreBeijing: President Xi Jinping this week presented China’s top science award to aircraft designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the medals and certificates at […]
Read MoreNewswire Larkana: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week vowed to oust the federal government with the public support. He reiterated his firm resolve to continue with the ongoing wave of mass protests against the federal government of the Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) against unprecedented inflation in the country that has “deprived […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The Communist Party of China (CPC) is built on merit and enjoys massive public support, a Pakistani minister said. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib appreciated the CPC system, saying it included more than 22 million young party members below 35 years of age. “It (CPC) offers an opportunity […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition has secured a comfortable majority in the parliamentary election. Defying some predictions, Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) claimed 259 seats in the 465-member lower house, a result that gives the party an absolute stable majority and control over parliamentary committees. The LDP’s junior coalition partner Komeito won 32 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the nation is fed up with ‘New Pakistan’ and demands and prays to get back their ‘Old Pakistan’ that can enable them to refurbish the country for the coming generations. He said that the New […]
Read MoreHu Xijin With regard to several acute issues about the Taiwan Straits, I would like to make some comments. First, has the mainland’s military deterrence against the island worked? Of course it worked. Both the US and the island of Taiwan are nervous about the prospect of a military attack from the Chinese mainland taking […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro In normal times, inspections by the French and British of each other’s vessels, fishing or otherwise, is usually a routine activity that is in the interest of both countries. These are historic allies and neighbors who are linked by geography and a shared ethos that values democracy, respect for the rule of law, […]
Read MoreNadim Shehadi Saudi Arabia, followed by Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait, cut their ties with Lebanon last week because it had fallen under the control of the resistance axis of Hezbollah and Iran. Thirty years after the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991, the region is still divided along a fault line that is principally defined […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has appreciated his country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi for his efforts to save the multilateral order. “Proud of my Prime Minister,” Ambassador Pontecorvo tweeted with a link to a news story about the G-20 summit. After saving the euro, Mario Draghi has embarked on a new […]
Read MoreImran Khan congratulates Xin Jinping on CPC centenary Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping and congratulated him on the centenary of the Communist Party of China besides its unprecedented victory in eradicating absolute poverty. PM Khan spoke to President Xi on telephone and appreciated China’s stellar development in four […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani this week addressed the inaugural ceremony of Ibadat International University here. The Leader of the opposition in Senate, as the key note speaker said, he felt extremely honored and privileged to speak at the launching ceremony of the Ibadat International University. “I express my profound gratitude […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan has slammed the Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for his highly irresponsible and childish statement in which he has threatened Pakistan with surgical strikes. While addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Rehman Malik […]
Read MoreNewswire Putting pen to paper, or more accurately today, hands to MacBook Air, is no easy feat, even for those who have earned their publishing stripes. Pity then novice scribe Prince Harry who is currently hard at work on his debut work, a memoir, out next year. In July, the news broke that the royal […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: To mark the Kashmir Black Day, a Seminar titled “Taking Stock of Human Rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK)”, was held virtually at the High Commission for Pakistan in Canberra this week. The key Speakers of the Seminar included former President of Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Wendy Gilmour, Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at the General Headquarters (GHQ) this week. During the meeting matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation and peace & stability in the Afghanistan were discussed. The COAS said that Pakistan […]
Read MoreHu Xijin The Tsai Ing-wen authority has said that the island will defend itself “to the very last day” if the Chinese mainland attacks. Most people know they are bluffing. A recent Wall Street Journal report quoted several experts as assessing that Taiwan’s military has “poor preparation and low morale”. Also, “adult men in Taiwan […]
Read MoreWang Wen On the last page of his famous book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Paul Kennedy quotes Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, saying that, “all of these Powers are traveling on the stream of Time, which they can neither create nor direct, but upon which they […]
Read MoreYossi Mekelberg Back in 2018, when Theresa May was still clinging to her job as UK prime minister, she unveiled plans to hold a celebration of the country’s departure from the EU. It was instantly dubbed the “Festival of Brexit.” Since then, it has been renamed “Unboxed: Creativity in the UK.” According to its promoters, […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has highlighted the importance for China to promote the sound development of the digital economy, saying that it is a choice with strategic significance in order to seize the new opportunities from the new round of the scientific and […]
Read MoreKarachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week alleged that Prime Minister Imran Khan was trying to turn all institutions of the country into the PTI’s Tiger Force. “It [PTI government] has not brought a change, but destruction,” he said while addressing a PPP rally at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah organised to commemorate those […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Beijing: The UN Sustainable Transport Conference was held in Beijing this week, with government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups charting a sustainable pathway forward. “President Xi Jinping announced that China will establish the China International Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center, which will give a strong boost to the development of […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan and France plan to hold security talks involving their foreign and defense ministers within the year, the French government said this week. Sources knowledgeable about the matter said the so-called two-plus-two talks will be held in the Japanese capital, likely between late November and early December. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Beijing has proposed to suspend the city’s light show and shortened the time of the city’s landscape lighting at night. I believe it makes sense for Beijing to launch this initiative now, whether this is because of Beijing’s power supply shortage or a response to the power shortages in Northeast China and other […]
Read MoreAndrew Hammond While much on the agenda this week in Brussels for the summit of Europe’s 27 government leaders will be familiar, there is a historic power shift underway that could bring about significant change in 2022. The summit will probably be the last for outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her close collaborator, French President […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Wang Yi this week said the G20 should give full play to its own advantages to contribute to the peace, stability, prosperity and development of Afghanistan and the region. Wang, also Chinese state councilor and foreign minister, made the remarks via video link at an […]
Read MoreMoscow: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov at a meeting with the visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland invited the United States to lift all restrictions from the operation of Russian and US foreign missions in a reciprocal move. “The current condition and prospects of bilateral relations were discussed. Special […]
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