Xi stresses military training to raise capability of winning wars

China Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning wars. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks at a CMC meeting on […]

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Iran releases Australian-British lecturer in prisoner swap

Tehran: An Australian-British academic jailed for spying by Iran has been released after two years behind bars, in a swap for three Iranians linked to a botched Bangkok bomb plot. Middle East scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert said that departing Iran was “bittersweet” despite “injustices” endured during more than 800 days detained in the country’s toughest prisons.“I […]

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Bilawal Bhutto fights COVID-19

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading opposition politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said has been tested positive for the coronavirus.The 32-year-old chief of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and son of former two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto went into isolation after being infected with the virus. “I have tested positive for #COVID-19 & am self-isolating with mild symptoms. I’ll […]

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NTC countering massive cyber-attacks daily: Viqar Rashid Khan

Islamabad: Managing Director National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) Viqar Rashid Khan has said that around 0.8 million attempts of cyber-attacks on internet consumers are successfully countered every day in Pakistan. In an interview, he said NTC successfully countered 250 million cyber-attacks mainly from Israel and India.“Due to deadly virus, it is dangerous and difficult to hold […]

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War on COVID-19

Newswire Islamabad: It has been nearly a year since the first coronavirus case was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December.In recent weeks, there has been a lot of mention of countries entering a second or third wave. While there is no strict scientific definition to characterise a disease’s wave, plotting current outbreaks […]

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Pakistan, Afghanistan united against violence

Staff Writer Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to pace up their joint efforts to reduce recent spate of terrorist incidents in Afghanistan through close coordination and intelligence sharing. Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a joint press stake-out at ARG Presidential Palace this week reaffirmed their commitment towards taking urgent […]

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NATO, EU aim peace in Afghanistan: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO and the European Union were working together to establish lasting peace and “long-term stability” in Afghanistan Ambassador Pontecorvo said Pakistan will benefit much from Afghan peace process as the rest of the regional states. “Pakistan has been recognized… actually by […]

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PPP rejects PM’s offer on Electoral Reforms

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer to the opposition to discuss electoral reforms.Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate Sherry Rehman said the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government should first accept responsibility for rigging elections in Gilgit Baltistan and then talk about reforms. “This sudden interest in electoral reforms […]

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Afghanistan not being handed over to anybody: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that the peace agreement between the US and the Taliban does not mean handover of Afghanistan to the Taliban.Speaking at webinar on “NATO and Afghanistan Peace Process” organized by the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan, he said: “We don’t think that the Taliban […]

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Future Labs vibrant example of a UK-Pakistan partnership: Dr Christian Turner

Islamabad: In its effort to fight and respond to Covid-19 and increase domestic testing capacity for Covid-19 diagnosis, Future Trust in partnership with technology from Opencell UK has launched Future Labs.Future Labs has launched a highly advanced robotic mobile Covid-19 laboratory. Built in the United Kingdom by Opencell UK, the laboratory is a Biosafety Level […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo continues his peace mission

Newswire Kabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, held talks with Afghanistan reconciliation talks leader Abdullah Abdullah last week as part of the peace efforts. Abdullah later tweeted: “Pleased to meet HE Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo @pontecorvoste, @NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in AFG @NATOscr. We exchanged views on the #AfghanPeaceProcess, the talks in […]

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Bilawal Bhutto sees change by January ‘Only PPP fights for the rights of oppressed people’

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party chief Bilwal Bhutto Zardari is confident that the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government will be removed by January. The PPP chief, who has been campaigning vigorously in Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of the general elections in the automatous region has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to quit as he had failed to deliver.“In […]

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Putin offers missile moratorium and Biden says Russia biggest threat to US

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing his policy of “multifaceted de-escalation,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, commenting on the Russian leader’s new initiative in the sphere of arms control.Putin offered NATO a deal: Russia is ready not to deploy intermediate- and shorter-range missiles on the country’s European territory, along with weapons whose […]

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Pakistan excited at 70 years of diplomatic ties with Iron Brother China

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan is excited as it is about to complete 70 years of diplomatic relations with Iron Brother China, the country’s top diplomat said.All-weather-friends Pakistan and China had established diplomatic relations on May 21, 1951.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told Gwadar Pro that the 70th year was yet another milestone in the history […]

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Moon mining rush: Russia to draw UN’s attention to US plans to grab lunar resources

Moscow: The issue of the US intention to extract mineral resources on the Moon will be discussed at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly at Russia’s request, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos said.“Yes, it (Roscosmos) is planning to,” the space agency said, responding to a question about Russia’s plans to raise this issue […]

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NATO committed to long term relationship with Afghanistan: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO was committed to its long term relationship with Afghanistan.In a meeting with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, the envoy discussed the peace process and Afghanistan’s relations with the NATO. “Thank you sir (Hamid Karzai) for an excellent meeting and a […]

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Senator Rehman Malik supports Azerbaijan

Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik has fully supported Azerbaijan as it liberates a town and several occupied villages from Armenia illegal occupation.In an interview with an Azerbaijan newspaper, Senator Rehman Malik demanded the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to tender an apology for alleging Pakistan for sending troops to Azerbaijan. […]

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CPEC to serve 50% global population A win-win for the whole region, Pakistan key beneficiary

S. Ali Islamabad: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will serve nearly half of the global populations when it is completed in a few years, officials said. Pakistani government officials affiliated with CPEC told Covert that the CPEC was a win-win situation for the whole region and Pakistan was a key beneficiary. “When completed, CPEC will serve […]

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Pakistan follows Iron Brother China for economic revival amid COVID-19

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan has been following Iron Brother China on economic revival amid the COVID-19 as Beijing performed the best among the world, a top government official said.Speaking to Gwadar Pro, a senior government minister said China had always supported Pakistan during the challenges.“The government has taken steps to come out of the COVID-19 […]

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Up to Afghans to decide their future: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan believes it is up to Afghans to decide their future.“Afghans will be secure if they are responsible for their security. NATO through the Resolute Support will continue supporting Afghanistan including providing financial assistants until 2024,” he said at a webinar of the Institute of […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese promises to ease documents’ verification process for Pakistanis

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has promised to ease the documents’ verification process for Pakistanis who wish to travel to Italy.In a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari in Islamabad, the envoy said he wanted to promote Pakistan-Italy […]

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Rehman Malik warns govt against exposing Zardari to COVID-19

Newswire Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik has warned the government against exposing expose former President Asif Ali Zardari to COVID-19.Senator Malik, the Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior, expressed his concerns over the issuance of arrest warrants for former president Asif Ali Zardari He said the National Accountability Bureau shall […]

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Violence will ruin Afghan peace process: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has warned that violence will ruin the peace process.The envoy raised his grave concerns about the fresh wave of violence in Afghanistan, particularly the attack in Helmand.“The continuation of these attacks will impact the Doha peace process,” he said. The NATO envoy said that […]

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President confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) on Naval Chief

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military) award on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi.The President decorated the naval chief with the award in recognition of his meritorious services, at a special investiture ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The ceremony was attended by federal ministers and senior military […]

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90,100 Scottish pensioners to benefit from winter bill discount

London: More than 90,000 vulnerable pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter windfall of £140 off their fuel bills thanks to UK Government efforts working with energy firms to cut their costs.Eligible Pension Credit customers who qualify for the discount were identified after the Department for Work and Pensions cross-checked its records with energy suppliers. […]

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