Newswire Sukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the federal government does not care for the common man. Addressing a gathering in Sukkur this week to distribute 1,024 flats constructed for the workers by the Sindh Department of Labor and Manpower, the PPP Chairman said that the federal government’s housing […]
Read MoreIslamabad: In yet another generous move, Iron Brother China this week promised to send 0.5 million Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to Pakistan amid Islamabad’s fight against the pandemic.Speaking to journalist here after holding talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone, FM Qureshi Pakistan was expected to receive the first free shipment […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said NATO’s aim was to make Afghanistan a safe place to live.He said the intensive violence by the Taliban was the biggest challenge for peace in Afghanistan. In an interview, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said that the Taliban have expressed committeemen for peace but continuation of […]
Read MoreMoscow: Reports about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “palace” are absurd, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, adding that such scams were largely aimed at extracting money from the public. “There are some phone numbers at the end of this miraculous report, as well as a request to send money. It seems that this […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: It is highly unlikely that China will experience a major resurgence of the novel coronavirus during the upcoming Spring Festival, given that the nation has created containment measures to quickly identify, isolate and control any possible outbreaks, a health official said.Feng Zijian, deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control […]
Read MoreNewswire ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari have been re-elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party and the President of the PPP Parliamentarians. The top leaders have been re-elected for another four-year term.The intra-party elections of the PPP at the federal level were held in Karachi on January 6 “in […]
Read MoreMoscow: The US State Department has never reacted substantially to notes sent by the Russian embassy in Washington, demanding investigations into attacks on Russian journalists in the United States, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted. The diplomat recalled that American human rights activists recorded around 1,000 journalist rights abuses in 2020 in […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Hanif Atmar and NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan this week discussed the resumption of the second round of talks in Doha and the future of the alliance mission in Afghanistan.Atmar held a telephonic conversation with SCR Stefano Pontecorvo and highlighted the importance of NATO’s continued support […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik stood vindicated as Cynthia Dawn Ritchie withdrew her petition against him.The Islamabad High Court dismissed the petition after it was withdrawn by the petitioner. Senator Rehman Malik had already won the case twice from the Justice of Peace referred by the Islamabad High Court. Legally no appeal […]
Read MoreNewswire New York: The U.S. Congress formally certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November 3 general election this week after its session was interrupted for hours by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters who breached security barriers and stormed the Capitol building in Washington. Late on Wednesday houses of Congress resumed their work […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan is expecting the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, said Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid. She did not specify which vaccine the country will receive. It is, however, believed that this would be a shipment of the Sinopharm vaccine from China.Dr […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held its federal level elections at Karachi this week and re-elected Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the party chairman. The election commissioner Fauzia Habib announced the results. “In accordance with Constitution of Pakistan People’s Party and Election Act 2017, the elections at federal level were held and the following office […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: The Senior Civilian Representative of NATO Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo reaffirmed the alliance’s support to Afghanistan and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces following the conclusion of a peace agreement. Ambassador Pontecorvo said “Certainly yes, that is certainly our intention. After the peace deal we’ll have to negotiate whatever we do with the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: The epidemic-induced lockdowns loomed over China’s economy in the first half of 2020, but with quick emergency response and government-aided stimulus package, the country’s economy roared back.Massive tax cuts and increased government spending have helped the economy recover faster. The market is also closely watching over the country’s fiscal policy in […]
Read MoreNewswire Brussels: Britain this week counted down its final hours in the EU single market in a low-key fashion, finalizing its divorce from the European Union at the turn of the New Year.As the 11-month post-Brexit transition period ended at midnight CET, Britain will start a new era of much looser cooperation with the bloc. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week warned the rulers that his party will fight them everywhere. Earlier, the PPP’s Central Executive Committee endorsed the decision by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to submit resignations to respective party leaders by December 31.Speaking at a news conference, Bilawal Bhutto once […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: China will ensure the COVID-19 vaccines be affordable to all Chinese residents. The price will depend on the scale of use but the premise is that it would eventually offer free access to the vaccines, Chinese health officials said.The remarks came on the heels of announcements that China gave conditional market approval […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik has paid tribute to Benazir Bhutto on her 13th martyrdom anniversary and said that the nation and the workers of PPP always miss and felt the absence of Benazir Bhutto in the party. In his statement, Senator A. Rehman […]
Read MoreKabul: Senior Civilian Representative of NATO to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo reaching peace was not easy after forty years of conflict in Afghanistan. In an interview, he said big progress had been made towards Intra-Afghan talk negotiations. “NATO has supported ambassador Khalilzad’s efforts to get the two sides to the peace table. I think there […]
Read MoreBeijing, Moscow eye strategic stability in the region Yang Jin Beijing: The air forces of China and Russia held their second joint aerial strategic patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea this week. The two countries carried out their first such patrol in July 2019. This exercise fully displays further developments […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: December marks the 8th death anniversary of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister and one of the subcontinent’s iconic leaders, Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated during a bomb attack on her convoy in Rawalpindi during an election rally in December 2007, weeks before the originally scheduled January 8 national elections.Born on June 21, 1953, in Karachi, […]
Read MoreNew York: Half of registered American voters say they think history will view Donald Trump as a “failed” president, according to a new poll released here. The poll of 1,000 registered voters, carried out by USA TODAY/Suffolk University from Dec. 16 to 20, found stark partisan divides in attitudes towards Trump’s presidency, with many Republicans […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said there was a need for inclusion of Afghan women’s views in the peace process. He said the future of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will be one of the most pressing issues in the peace negotiations with the Taliban, suggesting […]
Read MoreMoscow: The Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) has approved the third reading of the bill regulating the activity of foreign agents developed by Russian parliamentary commissions to avoid foreign interference in Russian affairs. Non-registered public groups involved in political activity and receiving foreign funding will be considered foreign agents, along with individuals involved […]
Read MoreLondon: The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. At a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson said: “We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny.”The text of the agreement has yet to be released, but the PM claimed […]
Read MoreMoscow: The issues in the relations between the European Union and the United States, which exacerbated under Donald Trump’s presidency, will not be as acute under Joe Biden, but they will still remain there, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told an online briefing. “Some landmark decisions announced by Biden – return to […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has stressed the need for anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan.“Corruption in Afghanistan must be stamped out. The needs of the Afghan people must be put first. NATO’s training mission and Afghan National Army Trust Fund are helping to fight corruption and build strong security institutions,” he […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to resign by January 31. At a news conference this week, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the PPP had a history of resistance. “Our workers struggled against and defeated Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf so they […]
Read MoreWashington: The US Electoral College officially confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory on December 14.The Democrat received 306 votes, while incumbent President Donald Trump secured 232 votes but despite this, incumbent US President Donald Trump still has not conceded the election. It seems that Trump plans to contest the election results further. Experts point out […]
Read MoreRussia developing new ‘hypersonic’ weapons Newswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia was developing new “hypersonic weapons” in response to a new arms race allegedly triggered by the US.At his annual news conference this week, the Russian leader urged the US to agree to a one-year extension of the START treaty, which […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong held a marathon meeting with senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik here this week. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador said China and Pakistan were true friends through thick and thin and have always stood beside each other in difficult times. He that Pakistan […]
Read MoreKabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has appealed for end to violence against women. “Another tragic crime that deprives #Afghanistan of a leading #woman #journalist …. the culture of #violence must be stopped.A ceasefire is an imperative,” he tweeted after Malalai Maiwand, a journalist at Enikass Radio and TV in Nangarhar, […]
Read MoreNovo-Ogaryovo: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected attempts to bring high treason charges for the transfer of public domain data abroad as complete nonsense and a tragicomedy. Journalist Yekaterina Vinokurova who participated in a meeting of the Russian leader with members of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights remarked that […]
Read MoreChen Qingqing and Fan Lingzhi Beijing: China has announced decisions to impose reciprocal sanctions against US officials in its executive and legislative branches, non-profit organization (NGO) representatives and their family members in response to the latest US sanctions on 14 Chinese deputy state-level officials. Officials in the US executive branch are believed for the first […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that all the opposition parties have come out on the streets to send the government and its facilitators packing.After attending a lunch hosted by head of Pakistan Democratic Movement at his residence in Islamabad, Moulana Fazlur Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a brief […]
Read MoreNewswire Stockholm: Dressing down, the 2020 Nobel winners got their awards in a broadcast aired this week as, thousands of kilometres away and sitting two metres apart, musicians played classical interludes in an almost empty auditorium. In a disconnected ceremony at the end of a disconcerting year, Swedish television streamed the handovers from Stockholm City […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has stepped into active politics with a big speech at the November 30 Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in in Multan. Her appearance at the political public gathering reminded Pakistanis of her late mother Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated in 2007 after speaking at a rally in Rawalindi. Born […]
Read MoreAsher Mullard Durham: Vaccine developers who have already reported promising phase III trial results against COVID-19 estimate that, between them, they can make sufficient doses for more than one-third of the world’s population by the end of 2021.But many people in low-income countries might have to wait until 2023 or 2024 for vaccination, according to […]
Read MoreDeng Xiaoci and Fan Anqi Beijing: The Chinese national flag shines an even brighter red from moon, and from now on it will be a grand reminder for stargazers from all over the world of the excitement and inspiration we felt from Apollo missions more than half a century ago. Having packed samples of soil […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the committee has received several complaints from the general public regarding the non-admission of their patients in hospitals of Islamabad. Addressing a press conference this week via video link, Senator A. Rehman Malik said that the ratio of the rapid […]
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