Xinhua Hong Kong: Holding high a national flag, Carey Chan jogged down the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui on the afternoon of October 1 to celebrate the National Day of the People’s Republic of China, something he dared not do last year.“I would have been ‘lynched’ by black-clad rioters then,” he said. “But […]
Read MoreChina Economic NetBeijing: China has refuted some Western countries’ slanders on issues related to its Hong Kong and Xinjiang, saying it would never accept “an instructor” on human rights and opposes double standards.As some Western countries have behaved badly in their own human rights situation, “What right do they have to make carping comments on […]
Read MoreKabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo is playing the role of the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan at a critical juncture for Afghanistan’s future.When Ambassador Pontecorvo assumed the office this year, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “Ambassador Pontecorvo brings a long-standing diplomatic experience, including on Afghanistan and the broad regional context. I look forward to […]
Read MoreAbdul Basit Writing in The Washington Post on Afghanistan on September 26, Prime Minister Imran Khan observed: “All those who have invested in the Afghan peace process should resist the temptation for setting unrealistic timelines. A hasty international withdrawal from Afghanistan would be unwise. We should also guard against regional spoilers who are not interested […]
Read MoreLiang Yuchun – China Daily In the 65 years since its founding, particularly since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress in 2012, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has followed a people-centric policy and made historic achievements in human rights protection.Especially, Xinjiang residents’ right to life is better protected today because there has been […]
Read MoreCovert Report Islamabad: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide grant assistance of 471 million Japanese Yen (JPY) to UN-Habitat for the project of “The Improvement of Disaster Resilient Schools Infrastructure” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, aiming to provide a safe and stable educational environment to the students as well as the teachers.According to a […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said his country gave utmost importance to relations with Pakistan.The envoy said several Italian companies were looking to Pakistan as a possible investment destination since Pakistan provided lower labour costs. Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese urged Islamabad to join hands and work together in a bid to minimise […]
Read MoreBy Chen Hong – Global Times Australian Ambassador to Washington Arthur Sinodinos made an outrageous intimidation to Beijing in a recent webinar with Harvard University’s Kennedy School. Sinodinos said that Australia was ready to stand up to China, noting that Canberra has “demonstrated a preparedness – at least to date – to wear” economic costs […]
Read MoreXinhua Beijing: The People’s Republic of China embraced its 71st founding anniversary amid the country’s race against time to realize national rejuvenation withstanding various challenges, thus evincing a test of courage as the road ahead is not devoid of struggles. Since the beginning of this year, the country has grappled with numerous challenges. The sudden […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator A Rehman Malik is very much concerned about the health of PPP co-Chairman as the former President is appearing in courts to face the references against him.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, has demanded online hearing facility to Asif Ali Zardari and sought […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has presented his credentials to President Arif Alvi.The Ambassador expressed his commitment to promoting economic, trade and political ties between the two countries.He mentioned that there was a huge potential to enhance the trade ties between the two friendly countries. President Alvi felicitated the Ambassador and […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Abdullah Abdullah, the man leading Afghanistan’s peace process, thanked Pakistan for efforts to forge a “new path” with its war-weary neighbor as he concluded a three-day visit to Islamabad last week.Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, arrived in Pakistan on Monday amid the ongoing intra-Afghan dialogue, which began in Qatar’s […]
Read MoreImtiaz Rafi Butt The year 2020 holds a unique place in the history of China. In the words of Xi Jinping, 2020 is the “time of milestones for China”. This national day for China brings a revival of the sorts never seen before. First and foremost, the Chinese Government and its people have managed to […]
Read MoreMaxim Trudolyubov The story of Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has created a new divide between Russia and the world. The government of Germany, where the Russian opposition politician is recovering, maintains that a banned nerve agent was used to poison him. Some Russian officials have denied Navalny was poisoned, some have implied that he was poisoned […]
Read MoreCovert Report United Nations: The UN General Assembly has wrapped up its annual debate in which, for the first time in the UN’s history, global leaders were not able to participate in person, but the 193-member body’s President said that the precautions forced by the coronavirus pandemic “did not prevent multilateralism from operating at the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed another strict condition on Pakistan to continue its loan program and demanded that the subsidy of utility stores including electricity and gas be abolished.The IMF has demanded an end to subsidies for utility stores, including electricity and gas, and set up a special cell in the finance […]
Read MoreAn Baijie Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made it loud and clear that no single country can dictate terms.No country should be allowed to do whatever it likes and be the hegemon or bully, Xi said. “Unilateralism is a dead end,” he said.In a video speech delivered at a high-level meeting in honour of […]
Read MoreJonathan Easley Washington: Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump by 10 points nationally in a pair of new polls.The latest Marquette University survey finds Biden at 50 percent, compared with 40 percent for Trump.The president’s job approval rating sits at 41 percent positive and 58 percent negative. Fifty-one percent approve of Trump’s handling of […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari turned 32 last week with his eyes set on the Prime Minister’s slot.Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was born in Karachi on September 21, 1988. He was hardly 19 when he inherited a role in a dynasty whose history is steeped in power and bloodshed. He is […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to take Pakistan-China ties to new heights as he is into the third year of his five-year term, close aides said.Government officials working closely with the PM told Gwadar Pro that China was the top priority for the premier and he regularly directs all the aides […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwart Senator Rehman Malik believes Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be the next Prime Minister of the country.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, congratulated and extended best wishes to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on his 32 birthday last week and felicitated the workers on this occasion of happiness. Speaking […]
Read MoreZhong Sheng – People’s Daily Though some US politicians are trying everything to contain the country’s development and hinder the exchanges between China and the US, China still chooses to stand on the right side of history, responding with calmness, composure and confidence.China, facing the world and future, is determined to walk along the road […]
Read MoreArtyom Shraibman Last month’s presidential election in Belarus was expected to end with one clear victor: Russia. As Belarusian society grew sharply politicized over the summer, President Alexander Lukashenko ramped up the repression. This culminated in the brutal breakup of protests immediately after the vote, setting back Lukashenko’s budding relationship with the West many years.This […]
Read MoreAbdul Basit The eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization, established in 2001, may atrophy in the years to come like the South Asian Organization for Cooperation (SAARC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).My fundamental argument is that regional or transregional organizations in most cases fail to deliver if bilateral relations of its key member states remain rickety […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the Senior Civilian Representative of NATO to Afghanistan, is confident about peace in Afghanistan.In an interview in Kabul, the veteran diplomat said reaching peace was not easy after forty years of conflict in Afghanistan but big progress had been made. Following are the excerpts from the interview:Question: We are very […]
Read MorePeshawar: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner visited Peshawar last week to see how UK aid has been working closely with the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to transform lives.On his first visit, he met Ministers, parliamentarians, and development experts – discussing how the UK will continue a commitment which has already lasted more than […]
Read MoreAmbassador Stefano Pontecorvo This is a historic moment for Afghanistan as Afghans prepare to determine the future of their country through intra-Afghan negotiations. The Afghan people and the world are watching with hope and expectation that, after decades of conflict, peace is within reach. The path to peace was never going to be easy. We […]
Read MoreNikolay Mezhevich In the future, the leading position in Belarus may be taken by those groups that are absolutely indifferent to the ideas of national revival, and which are focused on economic, political and military integration with the West.Today’s clash of “red-greens” with “white-red-whites” is beneficial to them. The third force, positioning itself as a […]
Read MoreRick Newman Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has led President Trump in the polls for months, and Trump continues to slump. The new Bob Woodward book casts Trump as a two-faced charlatan lying to the public about the risks of the coronavirus. Congress is punting on another coronavirus stimulus bill, leaving millions of struggling workers […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Among the major catalysts and enablers of CPEC’s sustained progress has been Pakistan’s preferred connectivity partner Zong 4G.In a majority of CPEC projects, Zong 4G is playing the role of primary connectivity provider thanks to its unrivalled network footprint and best-in-class high-speed data products and services that have stimulated digital penetration in […]
Read MoreNewswire Berlin: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said that Europe itself decides where to get energy from.In an interview, Maas commented on US actions regarding the Nord Stream 2 project, called to extend the New START Treaty, spoke about possible sanctions against Russians for cyberattacks, and gave his opinion about the situation in eastern […]
Read MoreCovert Report Rawalpindi: A farewell dinner in the honour of Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan was hosted this week by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). During the interaction matters of mutual interest, regional security and enhanced bilateral cooperation came under discussion.The COAS thanked Ambassador for his services and appreciated his […]
Read MoreCovert ReportIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for public hangings and chemical castration of rapists as authorities reported arresting a second man in connection with the rape of a woman on a popular highway in Punjab province last week.The woman was raped in front of her children after her car ran out of fuel […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A delegation of the Pakistan Overseas Community (POC) comprising of Mian Tariq Javed Chairman POC, Fahad Inam Khan, Firdous Nisar, Beenish Shaukat and Abdullah Usman called on Chairman Senator A. Rehman Malik this week.They discussed in detailed issues of Overseas Pakistanis. Senator Rehman Malik said that overseas Pakistanis “are our asset and they are […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that 2.5 million people in Sindh were homeless because of floods and similar is the case in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit but there is no voice for them.The federal government led by the PPP in 2010 and 2011, he said, had helped the […]
Read MoreBeijing: China has approved a detailed plan for the core area of the capital city of Beijing for the 2018-2035 period, stressing its functions of serving central administrative organs as well as the firm and orderly relief of its non-capital roles. “The core area is where Beijing’s functions as the nation’s political, cultural and international […]
Read MoreKabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo Thursday expressed optimism about peace in Afghanistan. Earlier, Maulawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior member of the Taliban movement, met Ambassador Pontecorvo in Doha to discuss the US-Taliban February deal and current situation in Afghanistan. “I met the Taliban representation in Doha. I reiterated NATO’s support […]
Read MoreShenzhen: Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a landmark in the country’s reform and opening-up drive, on Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the special economic zone. Over the past four decades, Shenzhen has transformed from a small fishing village into a modern metropolis with a permanent population of over 13 million. It […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed adopting a long-term perspective, grasping the trend of the times and extensively pooling wisdom to study new circumstances and make new plans. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a symposium […]
Read MoreRome: Rome city council backed a motion in early August to name a future Metro C station after the so-called partigiano nero or ‘black partisan’ Giorgio Marincola, instead of the planned name of Amba Aradam – Ipponio. “Rome is proudly anti-fascist,” said mayor Virginia Raggi who declared that Marincola “sacrificed his life for the good […]
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