James Bickerton On February 6, 2022 the Queen will mark 70 years on the throne, the first British Monarch to achieve this accolade. Festivities to mark the occasion will take place between June 2-5, with the public granted an additional bank holiday.The V&A has invited all those aged between 13 and 25, who live in […]
Read MoreNewswire Peshawar: UNOPS Pakistan installed solar power plants in 1,240 schools in the seven southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in cooperation with the Elementary and Secondary Education Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and co-funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The project created a conducive learning […]
Read MoreLondon: History suggests Britain’s house price surge could threaten hopes of post-Brexit export-powered growth, if finance minister Rishi Sunak uses the housing market to fuel the economy like his predecessors did.Stoked by his tax break on property purchases and a pandemic-driven rush for larger houses as more people work from home, house prices are rising […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The UK government this week announced a new package of genomic sequencing support to help Pakistan’s fight against new variants of Covid-19. Through the New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) programme Pakistan will be able to draw on UK expertise and support to detect quickly new, and potentially more dangerous, variants of Covid-19. The […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner Christian Turner this week appreciated Pakistan’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.During a meting with Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood, the high commissioner said so far Pakistan has done well to curtail the virus. The two sides exchanged views on a range of bilateral issues, says a […]
Read MoreLondon: Central London will come to life with colour, street theatre and dance in honour of the monarch’s long reign in what has been described as “something of a reopening ceremony for the United Kingdom”.Organisers said the event, with a budget of between £10 and £15 million and involving participants from across the UK and […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: UK’s Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth and Development Office, Lord Tariq Ahmad called on Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed this week and discussed matters related to promoting relations between the two countries.They also discussed matters of British Pakistanis, enhancing people to people contact and the cooperation in the field […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi this week underscored the importance of promoting inter-faith dialogue and combating defamation of religions. He stressed that Pakistan and UK should collaborate closely in that regard. The Foreign Minister expressed these views as he received British Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad […]
Read MoreLondon: This week is Refugee Week – a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.The government will be marking the occasion by sharing powerful stories of refugees who have come to the UK through government-backed legal routes to start a new life in the UK. Home Secretary Priti […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Referring to the vast business opportunities, Pakistan and UK have emphasized on the importance of further developing relations in the investment and trade sectors.These views were expressed during a webinar organized by the Punjab Board of Investment & Trade in collaboration with UK Pakistan Business Council to explore investment and business opportunities in […]
Read MoreNewswire London: British citizens living outside the UK will soon have the right to vote in future UK general elections, no matter how long they have been away from the country. Currently, British citizens who have been living abroad for 15 years lose their democratic rights, even if they have not gained the right to […]
Read MoreLondon: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a “moral duty” to share some of the UK’s coronavirus vaccines with developing nations to prevent a “humanitarian disaster” say MPs and peers.In a letter, they urge the PM to show “global leadership” ahead of the G7 summit by pledging to donate one dose abroad for each one given […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Britain’s competition regulator is reviewing AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) planned $39 billion takeover of U.S.-based Alexion (ALXN.O) on whether it could reduce competition in Britain or other markets. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday it was inviting comments from any interested party on the deal to help its assessment, a routine […]
Read MoreErik Stokstad When Boris Johnson became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2019, he pledged to “liberate the U.K.’s extraordinary bioscience sector from anti–genetic modification rules.” The country had to hew to strict European biotech regulations until it finalized its divorce from the European Union in January. Next month, the government is widely expected […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Friends hugged, pints pulled and swathes of the British economy reopened this week, giving 65 million people a measure of freedom after the gloom of a four-month COVID-19 lockdown.Most of the British were free once again to hug, albeit cautiously, drink in their pub, sit down to an indoor meal or visit the […]
Read MoreLondon: British house prices have risen further over the past month as sellers seek to take advantage of an extended tax break on property sales, figures from property website Rightmove showed this week. Asking prices for property on Rightmove advertised between April 11 and May 8 were 1.8% higher than a month earlier, when they […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: A new initiative that will enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan to effectively engage in international markets was launched this week.This UK-funded initiative will help enhance Pakistan’s trade diversification and integration into global value chains. The International Trade Centre (ITC) will implement the Revenue mobilization, Investment and Trade Programme (ReMIT) programme. […]
Read MoreRawalpindi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) United Kingdom General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter this week appreciated Pakistan’s sincere efforts for peace and stability in the region, especially the Afghan peace process.The CDS UK said this during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Afghan cpital Kabul, an Inter Services […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Britain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the end of next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week. Johnson’s government has set out a roadmap to end lockdown restrictions in stages as widespread vaccinations help to suppress infections. […]
Read MoreLondon: Britain plans to use a National Health Service phone app as its COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’ certificate that will allow its population to travel internationally this summer, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said this week. Countries around the world are looking at a host of options that will serve as proof of COVID-19 vaccinations to allow […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner Christian Turner this week assured full support of the British Government and its people to the Government and people of Pakistan in implementing vital economic reforms and achieving macro-economic stability with the help of development partners to build a better future for the people of Pakistan.In a meeting with Finance […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Head of Communication and Public Diplomacy at the British High Commission, Fouzia Younis remembered her mother’s greatness after she lost her fight with the deadly Covid-19.“My super mum (62) was fighting Covid in ICU for nearly 3 months. She lost her fight last Friday in Ramadan She is more than a covid […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Prince Philip has been laid to rest in a funeral ceremony that honoured his lifetime of service to the United Kingdom, the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at the ceremony on Saturday, dressed in black […]
Read MoreNewswire When Prince Philip died, he still had good posture and was able to walk without a cane. He was remarkably fit and mobile for a man just a few months shy of his 100th birthday.According to Prince Philip’s tailors, the six-foot-tall man’s physique barely changed over the years, and he was still able to […]
Read MoreJonathan Spangler In November 1947, a dynastic union was forged between the royal houses of Greece and Great Britain. It would be one of the last of this kind of royal marriages in history – a type of union that had knitted together the continent for 1,000 years. When Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan was among a number of new countries added to the UK’s “red list” of travel ban countries this week.From 0400 (UK time) on Friday, April 9th, only UK and Irish nationals and those with residency rights in the UK will be allowed to travel to the UK from Pakistan. Anyone arriving into […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan, being the fifth most populous nation in the world and with one of the youngest populations, has been the focus for many countries looking to facilitate international students. According to UNESCO’s Global Flow of tertiary level students report, the country has an outbound mobility ratio of 3.1% – which was over 58,000 students […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: UK’s Commander Strategic Command General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at the General Headquarters (GHQ) this week.“During the meeting, matters of professional and mutual interest, and regional security issues were discussed,” says a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner called on Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem this week during which the two sides discussed several issues related to mutual and legal cooperation between the two countries.According to the law ministry spokesperson, Dr Turner commended the efforts and dedication of the law minister for […]
Read MoreNazia Parveen The royal family are considering appointing a diversity tsar under new plans to modernise the monarchy.The move comes after Buckingham Palace conducted a review of policies, procedures and programmes currently in place and found that not enough progress had been made, with an acknowledgement that “more needs to be done”.It comes after the […]
Read MoreThe Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has launched the global search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization through the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and beyond.According to a press release issued by CGF Media and Communications Manager Tom Degun the CGF is the global governing body responsible for the Commonwealth Games, the […]
Read MoreRachel C Boyle London: Since Meghan and Harry’s interview, questions have been raised about the royal family. More specifically, is the family racist? Many viewers were shocked when the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey that their mixed-race child’s skin tone had been discussed by a family member, and that “concerns” were expressed by them.On […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Chief of Defence Staff United Kingdom Army General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi this week.According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, “matters of mutual interests including Afghan peace process, security and defence cooperation […]
Read MoreZoe Christen Jones, Caroline Linton Conversations about “how dark” their baby’s skin tone would be. A rift between Prince Harry and his father so deep that Harry said his father at one point “stopped taking my calls.” And Meghan, Duchess of Sussex saying she “just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” These were some of […]
Read MoreIn her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Duchess of Sussex said that when she was pregnant, there were conversations about her future child’s status, including what title he or she should receive.“They were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or princess, not knowing what the gender would be, which would be different […]
Read MoreGeorgia Farquharson We can barely believe it’s been nearly ten whole years since Kate Middleton stunned in an Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton wedding dress to tie the knot with Prince William at Westminster Abbey on a sunny day in April 2011. In a world dominated by covid-19, it feels wonderful to reflect back on […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Iona Thomas, Acting Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Islamabad, hosted a reception at her residence on Thursday for participants of the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme. The British High Commission launched the inaugural Chevening Mentoring Scheme last year. The project was designed for entry level lawyers and entrepreneurs with leadership […]
Read MoreRachel Pugh The UK’s postage service Royal Mail has warned of a new scam which is targeting innocent people in the UK.Millions of people are at risk of losing cash to fraudsters because of the new scams, which are circulating by text and email and tells recipients to make payments to ensure that their packages […]
Read MoreKate Nicholson Andrew stepped down from his life as a working royal after his BBC Newsnight interview caused international backlash. Conducted just three months after his friend Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in prison, the Duke of York addressed his decade-long association with the disgraced financier with the BBC’s Emily Maitlis. Epstein, already a convicted sex […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The UK’s world-leading support to the global COVID-19 vaccines facility Covax will help millions of Pakistanis protect themselves against Coronavirus.So far, the UK has committed £548m to the global Covax initiative, making the UK the largest single donor. The Covax initiative is the key way that more than 180 countries will have fair, […]
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