Wang Shuo This past weekend, many people in the US and Europe were nervous about the possibility of the “first war of 2022” breaking out on the Russia-Ukraine border. To make things worse, the US Department of State issued a travel warning to Americans, and, the US and some European countries started to supply weaponry […]
Read MoreWang Xiaoquan Soon, the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games will kick off. It was announced on January 14 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend the opening ceremony and hold a meeting on February 4 with Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the past decades, China-Russia relations have been developing rapidly. Now they have been […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Australian Charge D Affaires Bryce Hutchesson has said on this Australia Day – when Australians celebrate their nation, its achievements and its diverse multicultural people – it is timely to reflect on the ties between Australia and Pakistan and opportunities for further advancing the relationship between our two great countries. “Our connections […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week greeted the Australian government and people on their national day. “We congratulate the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Australia on their National Day #AustraliaDay and wish them continued progress and prosperity,” he tweeted. Australia Day is the official national day […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik I remember the day of 2nd oath-taking ceremony of President Hamid Karzai in an old beautiful palace in Kabul where I was invited as a guest with then President Asif Ali Zardari. President Hamid Karzai apparently looked too interested in improving relations with Pakistan. But, with the passage of time, Afghanistan fell […]
Read MoreMoscow: The European countries will not be able to receive gas, oil and metals from Russia in case Russia is disconnected from the SWIFT international payment system, Nikolay Zhuravlev, Vice Speaker of the Federation Council, said this week. The Federation Council is the upper house of the Russian parliament. Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China has expressed serious concerns and dissatisfaction to the US over reports that the US is considering to authorize departures of American diplomats in Beijing over China’s COVID-19 rules. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said this week that China was undoubtedly the safest country in the world right now and withdrawing from […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will brief his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Moscow’s talks with NATO when he travels to Beijing next month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said this week. Putin is set to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4. Russia and China have moved closer together […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The Italian Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced the maximum number of work permits that can be issued to non-European Union workers, both seasonal and non-seasonal, as well as to those self-employed. In a press release announcing the decision taken on the maximum quota for these workers, which was previously adopted on December […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin this week called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and cooperation in various fields were discussed, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) […]
Read MoreThe recent statement of Tajik president in favor of the Tajik Taliban and against the Afghan Taliban should be taken seriously as Tajikistan is a very close strategic partner of the US whereas its economy and defence is fully dependent on Russia. The present Russian troops can take over Tajikistan in no time. The President […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy wanted to boost ties with Pakistan. “Italy attaches the utmost importance to its relations with Pakistan and all-out efforts are being made to boost economic ties with Islamabad,” remarked Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese in a meeting with Pakistani businesspersons. He said the Italian government […]
Read MoreLü Xiang An old, dusty freight train strewn with graffiti slowly crosses the frame. The camera pans down, and all you can see is trash. Cardboard boxes and shredded packages are scattered all over the place. A video of the scene recently went viral on social media. You might think this happened in some poor […]
Read MoreBaria Alamuddin Boris Johnson has always had a fundamentally problematic relationship with the truth. Lies, cheating and obfuscation ooze from him like water, so it was always predictable that he would ultimately face being brought down by a lie that was too flagrant even for him to get away with. The “Partygate” saga has been […]
Read MoreCao Siqi and Wan Hengyi Wuxi: China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued a joint statement this week, calling for the establishment of a strategic partnership, promotion of the free trade agreement negotiations, and implementation of a free trade area. The statement is seen as a direct reflection of the broad consensus reached when […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russia this week lashed out at the White House comments that followed the bilateral security talks in Geneva. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova remarked: “Regarding the multiple misguided statements by the White House press secretary, it’s frankly regrettable that the US leadership is represented by people that are so clueless about the […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week held a meeting with Ms Batul Fatima Gulani, a passionate community worker. “Good to receive Ms Batul Fatima Gulani, a passionate community worker. Inter-alia discussed her project – Compassionate Community Affairs Programme (CCAP),” the envoy tweeted. Batul Gulani is a professionally psychotherapist, a […]
Read MoreGlobal Times Ukrainian media outlet Obozrevatel published an article arguing China is “not happy with” Russia-led troops arriving in Kazakhstan and has been “hiding its irritation.” Despite how astonishing such rhetoric is, the article went on to say China has a strong tool to make Russians leave Kazakhstan – refusing Russian athletes to participate in […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Rome was even more beautiful when it is raining. “Rome under the rain has its charm,” he tweeted with a picture showing rain in the globally loved city. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The Ministry of Interior has introduced an elaborate mechanism to facilitate relief activities of international non-government organizations (INGOs) in Afghanistan. This was disclosed during the meeting of the Afghan Inter-Ministerial Coordination Cell (AICC) chaired by National Security Adviser Dr. Moeed Yusuf this week. The officials from the Ministry informed the meeting that the main […]
Read MorePrincess Kako, the niece of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, turned 27 this week, following another year of restrictions to official duties due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko has expressed concern for those affected by the pandemic after receiving briefings from experts, as well as […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik this week expressed concern that if Parliament passes the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Demands Act, Pakistan will partially lose the power to decide its fiscal. He said that Pakistan is going to hand over its sovereignty and the […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin this week warned President Joe Biden in a phone call that relations between the two countries could collapse if the US imposes sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after the call that Putin told Biden that sanctions “could lead to a […]
Read MoreCui Fandi and Zhao Yusha Beijing: With less than one month to go before the opening of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, widely and fondly known as the Beijing 2022 Games, the host city shows the world its confidence and readiness. Beijing has been fully prepared in all areas, including the construction of venues […]
Read MoreMoscow: NATO’s “targeted provocations” near Russia’s borders are highly likely to escalate into an armed conflict, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said this week. NATO’s expansion eastward dates back to the time when Russia had good relations with the alliance, Fomin said at a briefing for foreign military attaches to Russia. “Recently, the alliance […]
Read MoreKourou: The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches. The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades and billions of dollars in the making, left Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket from […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. There is no need for the Chinese people to sigh for it. What we should do is drawing lessons from it, because the US very much hopes that China will become the second Soviet Union and fall apart one day. The […]
Read MoreAndrey Kortunov Last week, CNBC published an op-ed piece by Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the US Atlantic Council. The author, a prominent US analyst and journalist, argues that in 2022 the US will have to focus on confronting the challenges coming from China, Russia and Iran. He suggests that these three nations will […]
Read MoreRome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said this week that Professor Luca Maria Olivieri was one in a generation archaeologist. “Professor Luca Olivieri is a really one in a generation archaeologist. This finding confirms it. Outstanding,” he tweeted after the globally known archeologist discovered the most ancient Buddhist apsidal temple of Pakistan in Bazira […]
Read MoreYang Sheng and Wan Hengyi Beijing: The US has no legitimacy and influence in China’s Xizang affairs and its act to appoint a new “special coordinator for Tibet” is an awkward move, and since the current development in Xizang has received a huge amount of achievements, the US and the separatist Dalai Lama clique don’t […]
Read MoreIslamabad: A one-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad this week warned that the whole region would suffer in case of an economic collapse of Afghanistan. The new Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was also in attendance in the grand hall of the Pakistani Parliament, where OIC had gathered. The […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Wada Mitsuhiro, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan met with Federal Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtyar this week. Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtyar welcomed Wada Mitsuhiro to Pakistan and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest with him during the meeting. While talking to Khusro Bakhtyar Wada Mitsuhiro said that Pakistan and […]
Read MoreDing Gang A recent eye-catching report in the US media said Shawmut, a US construction management firm, has launched a new N95 mask. The advertisement for this mask is even more concise: “Our N95 mask is made in the USA.” Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US has imported a large number of […]
Read MoreDalia Al-Aqidi Democratic members of the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. The bill was sponsored by Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and her Jewish colleague Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat from Illinois. At first glance, the creation of this position […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Voting, whether for political leaders or dance partners, is almost always an act that elicits conversation. We want to talk about why we voted for the person, what we think it means, what we hope it says about the future. Voting is our great democratic franchise, not because it is the sign of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati said this week that Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train would prove to be a game changer in the region and would boost trade among the three countries. While inaugurating the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train along with Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video meeting this week, as they praised “model” China-Russia relations and pledged to cooperate more on safeguarding the two countries’ core interests and upholding international fairness and justice. The two leaders also agreed to have an in-person meeting in February in Beijing. […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan this week announced a US$ 4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to Pakistan for its polio eradication efforts. This latest grant will be utilized for the procurement of 24 million oral doses of vaccines. It will allow the programme to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador Mohammed Alashabi, Acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps this week hosted a farewell reception for the outgoing Ambassador of Andreas Papastavrou who is leaving Pakistan after completing his tenure. On behalf of Head of Diplomatic Missions in Islamabad and their spouses Ambassador. Alashabi presented the traditional gift for outgoing colleague to Andreas. The […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of the Republic of Korea in its commitment to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan Refugees has cumulatively donated 2.5 million USD to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). A signing ceremony was held here this week at the […]
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