Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and Special Ambassador, Bid Committee EXPO-2030 Italy Romeo Orlandi, this week urged Pakistan to support Rome’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Speaking at an event regarding the 2030 World Expo here at the residence of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, Romeo Orlandi said Pakistan […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Faisalabad: The International seminar focused on ‘Sustainable Production of Healthy Vegetable Oils: Policies & Practices to Achieving SDGs’ was inaugurated in Faisalabad by Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan along with Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF). The International seminar […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang said this week that his country was cognisant of Pakistan’s economic difficulties, adding that it was the priority of his country to help Islamabad. He made the remarks during a meeting with President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their […]
Read MoreNewswire Port Sudan: Qatar flew a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food and left with 150 evacuees this week as fighting continued between two generals vying for power in the African nation. The Qatari Emiri Air Force C-17 Globemaster touched down in Port Sudan, some 670 kilometers (415 miles) northeast of […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari said this week that chief Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has crossed all the limits to defame the national institutions which will not be tolerated anymore. In a statement issued here by the party secretariat, he said “This is the country where we […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy and Pakistan can mutually benefit from enhanced cooperation. In a media interaction, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said Italy and Pakistan were historic friends and have been cooperating. This cooperation, he said, needed to be enhanced for mutual benefit. The envoy said the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: The Embassy of Indonesia has facilitated a business visit by Modena—an Indonesian premium brand for home and kitchen appliances—to Lahore. During their maiden visit to Pakistan, Vice President of Modena Michael Jizhar held meetings with several potential partners and introduced the line of productions of Modena and offered his keen interest to […]
Read MoreNewswire Hefei: China mulls carrying out its first near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) defense demonstration test to approach an asteroid and observe it closely before hitting it to alter its orbit around 2030, according to a key expert in the country’s space industry. Chen Qi, head of the Institute of System Research of China’s Deep Space Exploration […]
Read MoreDoha: Months after hundreds of thousands of football fans packed into its hotels and stadiums for the World Cup, Qatar is planning to host more international events. Along with the departed football crowds, thousands of foreign workers left the Gulf state after Lionel Messi lifted the coveted trophy on December 18. Qatar’s economy remains healthy. […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week commended Saudi Arabia for helping the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Sudan. The Foreign Minister held a telephonic call with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan. The two sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. “The Foreign Minister expressed confidence […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese is committed to multiply business ties between Italy and Pakistan. In a recent interaction with Pakistani businesspersons, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said that the two countries had a lot of potential to enhance business ties. He said Italy and Pakistan must further strengthen economic ties and reinforce […]
Read MoreNewswire Yogyakarta: Recently, Indonesia announced several tourism recovery strategies on the sidelines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2023, which took place in Yogyakarta. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Agency of Tourism and Creative Economy presented a number of efforts and policies taken to accelerate the post-pandemic recovery of the tourism and creative economy […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: Construction is in progress on 24 nuclear power units in China, with a total installed capacity of about 26.81 million kilowatts (kW), ranking the first in the world, an industry report showed. Since 2022, China has approved 10 new nuclear power units, put three new commercial units into operation and started construction […]
Read MoreNewswire Doha: The Ministry of Transport has targeted to switch 35 percent of the total vehicles of its fleet and 100 percent of its public transport buses to electric by 2030. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani has said that the Qatar National Vision […]
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 MoreJakarta: Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said the government had taken various strategic steps to promote economic and financial growth in line with Islamic law in order to realise the target of halal value chain growth of 4.5 – 5.3% in 2023 according to the target. Addressing a programme hosted by Metro TV on April […]
Read MoreWang Xiaoyu Beijing: While the end of the COVID-19 pandemic seems in sight, experts and officials said this week that vaccinating vulnerable groups against the disease, monitoring immunity levels across its population and stepping up preparedness for developing novel and variant-specific vaccines will remain essential tasks. Qi Xiaopeng, a researcher at the Chinese Center for […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Rawalpindi: Qatar Charity, one of the largest humanitarian and development organizations in the world announced a new partnership with Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, a leading eye care NGO in Pakistan. The collaboration aims to support the treatment of cataract patients in Pakistan, where the disease is prevalent and affects thousands of individuals. This […]
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 Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week Pakistani Olive Oil Value Chain project, funded by the Italian government, was started in March 2022 with an aim of building a multi-professional olive and olive oil value chain in Pakistan to enhance olive production and improve food security through technical assistance […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Peshawar: Adviser to the Prime Minister for Political and Public Affairs, National Heritage and Culture, Engr Amir Muqam this week said that Pakistan attached great values to its relations with Indonesia, which were governed by mutual respect and cooperation. Amir Muqam expressed these views during his meeting with Ambassador of the Republic 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 Islamabad: Pakistan and Qatar this week agreed to enhance bilateral relations in diverse sectors. The understanding was reached at a meeting between Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani and Qatar’s Ambassador to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Islamabad. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries and exploring […]
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 MorePadang: With the advent of the holy month of Ramzan, Muslim nations all around the world are showcasing unity, brotherhood, and hospitality. The holy month is especially popular among the Muslim community for the food served at Suhoor (early breakfast) and Iftar (dinner at sunset) with a number of cuisines at the table. Most recently, […]
Read MoreZhou Lanxu Beijing: The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, this week surpassed the euro to become Brazil’s second-largest international reserve currency, according to a report of the Banco Central do Brasil, the Brazilian central bank. The proportion of the renminbi in Brazil’s international exchange reserves had reached 5.37 percent by the end of 2022, […]
Read MoreDoha: Hayat Abuzannad is a mother of triplets – triplets with autism. Dedicated to providing her sons with the best possible learning opportunities, in 2018 Abuzannad applied for Qatar Foundation’s Qader Award, a free sports programme for people with disabilities. And for the past five years, it has been instrumental in transforming the lives of […]
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 MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy was ready to support Pakistan to bring Olive revolution. Earlier, a panel of experts from the Embassy of Italy and the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) agreed that the Pakistani society was committed to promoting Olive culture in the […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Indonesian Ambassador Adam Tugio has urged the Pakistani business community to look at Indonesia as a trade hub for expanding its export to the huge market of more than 640 million people in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “Participation of a frigate vessel of Indonesian Navy to AMAN Naval Exercise […]
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 Islamabad: On the occasion of Pakistan Day, several buildings in Qatari Capital Doha were lit up with Pakistani flag this week. This symbolic gesture was a testament to the strong ties and enduring friendship between Pakistan and the State of Qatar. Elsewhere in Doha, the Pakistani flag was projected on two iconic buildings […]
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: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week Italy has historically been a great tourist destination. On Pakistan’s ambitions to transform itself into a tourist destination, Ambassador Ferrarese said Italy was willing to provide financial and technical support in the uplift of Pakistan’s tourism sector. The envoy maintained that his country […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Indonesia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Adam M Tugio this week shared tips for family planning. Speaking at the 8th meeting of the Parliamentary Forum on Population organised by the Population Council with the support of the UN, the envoy said the family planning has long been a top priority of the Indonesian government’s […]
Read MoreLahore: Pakistan this week obtained $500 million as the second payment from the $1.3 billion facility provided by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). Senator Ishaq Dar, the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, shared the news on Twitter, stating that the State Bank of Pakistan has received the payment in its account, […]
Read MoreCGTN Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that Pakistan is looking forward to participating in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) summit that is to take place in China this autumn. While speaking with the state broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN), the foreign minister said that he will attend the upcoming summit, […]
Read MoreDoha: Qatar this week lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood after four months, said the Ministry of Public Health, Qatar in a statement. The ban on the import of frozen seafood will be lifted under certain conditions with effect from February 22, 2023 following the results of risk assessment carried out […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy wanted to see an economically strong and prosperous Pakistan. The envoy said the two nations have cordial relations. “Italy has always supported Pakistan both economically and diplomatically,” he said. Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said there were over 150,000-200, 000 Pakistanis living […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam Tugio this week bid farewell to cyclists who continue their journey to Saudi Arabia. The envoy said his embassy and colleagues were trying their best to ensure better facilitation of those who intend to visit Indonesia. Ambassador Tugio said cyclists Asid Kusuma Atmaja and Yunus who […]
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