Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that there was no decision regarding an electoral alliance between PPP and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) yet. Addressing an event, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari welcomed the announcement of the general election date by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). He, however, said that it […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his charming spouse Madame Albana inaugurated the iconic purpose-built Future World School & College at Bahria Town Phase 8, Rawalpindi, followed by the celebration of Pakistan Italy Cultural Fusion Festival. Founder & CEO Dr. Faisal Mushtaq TI, Executive Director Anna Faisal, COO Abid Hussain, Directors […]
Read MoreNewswire Medan: Over the past two weeks, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has been pondering the often globally debated topic of age and whether it matters for political office. Last week, the court had to rule on a legal challenge to lower the current minimum age for vice-presidential and presidential candidates from 40 to 35. The court […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: In the upcoming winter-spring flight season, the number of China-US direct regular passenger flights is expected to increase from the current 48 (24 round trips) per week to 70 per week, offering a boost for the exchange of personnel and trade between the two countries, CAAC News reported, citing the Civil Aviation […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif reiterated this week Nawaz Sharif will be the party’s Prime Minister candidate. The PML-N leader from the UK, Ahsan Dar, held a meeting with Shehbaz Sharif at the latter’s Model Town residence. On the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif stated, “The upcoming tenure will be of the […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week expressed concerns over the mounting influence of a “new form of dictatorship” in the country, demanding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce the date of general elections. During an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Constitution and […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan has a huge potential for olives and Italy will continue to support the country in olive production. The olive project, funded by the Italian government, is an initiative that aims to build a multi-professional olive and olive oil value chain in Pakistan to […]
Read MoreAbida Shaheen Islamabad: Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan said this week that his country is to start direct flights with Pakistan in near future that would help boost people to people contacts and bilateral trade ties between the two countries. He said that Indonesia is keen to further strengthen trade and economic […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan has taken a significant step by signing an initial cooperation agreement with China to become part of its lunar base program, which aims to establish a research station on the Moon’s South Pole. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar and Chinese Premier Li Qiang were present to witness the signing of […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan’s thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned home this week on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January. Sharif failed to appear before a Pakistani court in 2019 following his […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week asserted that the general elections in Pakistan were halted for ‘one person’s return’ – in an apparent reference to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. “The delay in general elections is not vote ki izzat (respect of vote) but vote ki beizzati (disrespect of vote),” […]
Read MoreRome: Due to its aging population, Italy would need at least 280,000 foreign workers a year until 2050 to compensate for the shrinking national labor force, the IDOS Study and Research Centre has said ahead of the publication of its 2023 immigration statistics dossier. With Italy’s population aging further, the country will need at least […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: The Embassy of Indonesia in Islamabad celebrated the 78th Independence Day and Armed Forces Day this week. The Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr. Kauser Abdullah Malik was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Vice Admiral Abdul Samad was the Guest of Honor. The reception was attended by […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Beijing: Some perceive the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as China’s attempt to crush someone under itself, but it’s not the truth, the BRI is a desire to cooperate on the global arena, said Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with China Media Group (CMG). According to the interview video released by […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine can be an opportunity for Italy to position itself as Europe’s energy supply hub, Premier Giorgia Meloni said this week. “Today the energy issue is strategic, and it will certainly become increasingly so,” said Meloni in a video message for the 70th anniversary of […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that Pakistan, with its vast landscape and rich history, was the epicentre of climate crisis and the evidence was clear and could not be ignored. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘The Urgency of Action: Climate Change and its Implications […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Jakarta: State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said that the government is planning to open Windownesia stores in Turkey and Saudi Arabia after successfully launching a store in Perth on October 11, 2023. Windownesia is a store that showcases domestic products in foreign countries with the aim of introducing Indonesia to a […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners and ironclad brothers, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said this week, adding that bilateral relations have withstood the test of time and continued to maintain a sound momentum of development. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central […]
Read MoreParis: French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that he was in favour of revising the constitution to widen the number of issues which can be put to a referendum, at a time the right-wing opposition is clamouring for a vote on immigration. In a speech celebrating the 65th anniversary of the constitution which war […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that his party welcomed Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s plan to return. “It has been PPP’s long-standing demand that Nawaz should return. PPP is very happy that he is coming back. It is incumbent upon everyone to work for Pakistan’s […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese of Italy met with Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House in Islamabad this week. The discussion revolved around shared interests, including regional dynamics and energy matters, as per a statement from the Senate Secretariat. Chairman Senate emphasized the friendly relations between the two nations and called […]
Read MoreJakarta: An endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, the smallest and hairiest of the five extant rhino species, was born in Indonesia last week in a conservation area, the government said this week. Weighing about 27 kilograms (59.52 lbs.), the yet-to-be named female calf, was born Saturday at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) facility in Way Kambas National […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong said this week that Beijing was ready to deepen trade and investment cooperation with Pakistan and build an “upgraded version” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is growth-oriented, innovative, livelihood-enhancing, green and inclusive. Addressing the National Day Reception, Zaidong said that they are ready to […]
Read MoreNewswire Berlin: Kazakhstan’s president said during a visit to Berlin this week that his country was willing to increase oil deliveries to German over the long term, as resource-poor Berlin seeks alternatives to imports from Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a press conference with Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Astana had […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) this week formed a legal team to challenge the new delimitations. The legal team headed by the president of People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) will challenge the new delimitations. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) earlier issued a preliminary list of new delimitations ahead of general polls. The Chief […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week that with a community exceeding 180,000, Italy is home to the largest Pakistani diaspora in Europe (post-Brexit) and their contribution to the Italian economy, as well as to that of their native country was remarkable. In a media interaction, the envoy noted that the […]
Read MoreNewswire Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo this week inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway as it was set to begin commercial operations, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically reduce the travel time between two key cities. The project has been beset with delays and increasing costs, and some […]
Read MoreLiu Xuanzun Beijing: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly conducted a ground exercise on the mainland side of the Taiwan Straits this week, as the defense authority on the island of Taiwan became aware of the participation of long-range rockets, conventional missiles and amphibious troops in the PLA drills around the island in addition […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: A total of 617,594 individuals, including Afghan refugees, affected by the 2022 Pakistan floods, have benefited from Qatar Charity’s year-long assistance, which was provided in the areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), health, food, and shelter. The assistance was delivered this week through Qatar Charity’s office in Islamabad in 18 districts […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that only his party represents the masses in its real context. Speaking to the media in Tandlianwala, Bilawal urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the date for the general elections. He took a swipe at the opponents, saying, […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that his country was committed to provide easy visas to the businesspersons. The envoy vowed to simplify the process of VISA issuance to Pakistani businessmen and traders to further promote business to business ties between Pakistan and Italy. “Simplification of the VISA […]
Read MoreNewswire Jakarta: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi this week appealed to the UN General Assembly on Saturday to uphold the principle of sovereignty, as she pledged continued support for Palestinian statehood. Addressing the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Marsudi referred to its theme of “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity” […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China has decided to impose sanctions on two US companies due to their involvement in arms sales to Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said this week. In disregard of China’s firm opposition, the U.S. government deliberately supplies weapons to China’s Taiwan region. This seriously violates the one-China principle and the […]
Read MoreLiaquat Ali Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week doubled down on the demand for the immediate announcement of a date and schedule for the general elections, stressing that only polls could take the country out of economic and political crises. Concerns on the poll timing have arisen from the Election […]
Read MoreNewswire United Nations: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said this week that his country will never give up its right “to have peaceful nuclear energy” and urged the United States “to demonstrate in a verifiable fashion” that it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. Addressing the annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: President Arif Alvi this week stressed the need to strengthen cooperation with China in multiple fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). At a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, the president appreciated China’s long-term support for Pakistan’s development, saying that the China-Pakistan friendship has been unique and deeply rooted in […]
Read MoreCelina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that Italy and Pakistan relationship will touch the skies. In a media interaction, he said both the friendly counties have agreed to enhance people-to-people contacts and strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said the two sides were focusing on […]
Read MoreAbdullah Jan Jakarta: Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has affirmed that Indonesia, which is currently organizing the 2023 World Islamic Entrepreneur Summit (WIES), is determined to emerge as the center of the world’s Islamic economy. “We aim to position Indonesia as the world’s center of the Islamic economy development,” Amin said at the event. According to […]
Read MoreXinhua New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Qiang this week urged the Group of 20 (G20) members to resolutely advance economic globalization and promote unity, cooperation and inclusion within the G20. Keeping in mind the future of humanity, Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Qatar is set to announce a $4 billion investment in UK green energy development through the establishment of a research hub, the Sunday Times reported. The nonprofit Qatar Foundation is providing the funding, with Rolls-Royce supplying technical knowledge as part of the deal. Global management consultancy McKinsey is also involved in planning the […]
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