Bilawal Bhutto seeks collective action to overcome challenges

Staff 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 […]

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Italy ready to support Pakistan for Olive revolution: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff 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 […]

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Ambassador Adam Tugio for enhanced defence cooperation between Indonesia, Pakistan

Staff 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 […]

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Free, quality healthcare PPP goal: Aseefa Bhutto

Staff 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 […]

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Italy has historically been a great tourist destination: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff 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 […]

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Italy wants to see economically strong, prosperous Pakistan: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff 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 […]

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Xi Jinping unanimously re-elected as Chinese President for third term

Newswire Beijing: Delegates of the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, parliament) unanimously voted for re-election of Xi Jinping as president of the People’s Republic of China to an unprecedented third five-year term this week. Some 2,952 people participated in the voting. The re-election of Xi Jinping who will turn 70 in […]

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Qatar, Pakistan to enhance cooperation

New York: Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the sidelines of the conference “Women in Islam: Understanding the Rights and Identity of Women in the Islamic World,” which concluded in New York this week. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between […]

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Italy wants to uplift bilateral trade with Pakistan: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week said that Italy was committed to extend cooperation in diverse sectors to uplift bilateral trade with Pakistan. Speaking to the business community in Islamabad, the envoy urged Pakistani businessmen and traders to make efforts to promote mutual trade and economic ties between […]

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Pakistan, Indonesia vow to enhance economic ties

Staff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan and Indonesia this week vowed to enhance economic ties. Indonesian Ambassador Adam Tugio called on Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan in Islamabad and exchanged views on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. They resolved to enhance bilateral economic cooperation between two countries with particular focus on trade and investment, […]

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Bilawal Bhutto says digital census ‘flawed’ exercise

Staff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week raised concerns about the country’s first-ever digital census, terming it a “flawed” exercise while calling on the federal government to address the PPP’s concerns in this regard. The self-enumeration process, part of the country’s first-ever digital census, began on Feb 20 and […]

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Pakistan has a good share of trade with Italy: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese this week said that Pakistan has a share of 10 percent of trade with Italy in the whole contribution with EU countries and in future both sides would extend more cooperation in trade and economy. In an interview, the envoy proposes enhanced Pakistan Italy trade. He stressed to enhance […]

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Ambassador Adam Tugio encourages students from Pakistan to study in Indonesia

Staff Writer Rawalpindi: The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia this week participated in a two-day International Education Summit 2023, on 4-5 March 2023 to promote education system in Indonesian and provide access information on scholarships being offered by universities in Indonesia. The event was organized by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce Industry (RCCI) with […]

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Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese calls for strengthening Italy-Pakistan partnership.

Staff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week called for strengthening Italy-Pakistan partnership. In a meeting with All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) President Syed Maaz Mahmood here, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said that Italy would always support Pakistan’s stability and economic development. He said Italy wanted to strengthen economic ties and reinforce cooperation […]

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Indonesia to enhance economic relationship with Pakistan: Ambassador Adam M. Tugio

Staff Writer Islamabad: Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Adam M. Tugio said this week that Indonesia is working to enhance its economic relationship with Pakistan, noting its geo-economics strategy and geographic location. The Indonesian ambassador made these remarks during an interactive session organised by the Center of Pakistan & International Relations (COPAIR) on “Pakistan Indonesia Relations: […]

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Pakistan for early resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Bilawal Bhutto

Munich: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week once again emphasised for the early resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. He made the remarks during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany and further conveyed his concerns over the conflict. FM […]

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Italy to soon open Italian Trade Agency office in Pakistan: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that the government of Italy was soon opening the office of Italian Trade Agency which will enhance the trade relationship between Pakistan and Italy. In a meeting with Federal Secretary of Economic Affairs Division, Dr. Kazim Niaz along with Director General Italian […]

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Indonesia keen to invest in Pakistan: Ambassador Adam M. Tugio

Staff Writer Karachi: Ambassador Adam M. Tugio met Chair of Pakistan-Indonesia Business Council Abid Nizar and the executives members of PIBC this week to discuss ways to deepening bilateral trade the two countries. While expressing his appreciation to PIBC for its contribution to strengthening bilateral trade, Ambassador Tugio encouraged PIBC to help identify areas where […]

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China’s outbound group tour presses ‘restart button’

Xinhua Beijing: After a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s outbound group tour has pressed the “restart button,” and the first batch of Chinese tourists have arrived in, among others, Thailand, Cambodia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Starting February 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted […]

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Two more Qatar visa centres to be opened in Pakistan

Staff Writer Islamabad: Qatari Ambassador Sheikh Saud Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani this week met with Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi in the federal capital. The Qatari envoy informed the minister that Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has approved two more visa centres for Pakistan that would be established […]

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