Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo welcomes UNESCO decision to include Herat among world cultural heritage sites

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has welcomed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decision to include the western city of Herat among world cultural heritage sites. “Excellent news and long overdue recognition of a beautiful city and an exceptional heritage site,” he said in a tweet.Earlier, […]

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OIC Secretary General stands with Kashmiris: FO

Newswire Islamabad: Pakistan said this week that during a recent meeting between Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General and the Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the former had underscored the organization’s principled position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that during a recent meeting between Organization of […]

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Xi rallies for “unstoppable” pursuit to national rejuvenation as CPC celebrates centenary

China Economic Net Beijing: The Communist Party of China (CPC) on this week celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding, as its top leader declared the achievement of a milestone development goal and announced that the Chinese nation is “advancing with unstoppable momentum toward rejuvenation.”Addressing a grand gathering at the iconic Tian’anmen Square, where CPC […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo meets Mohammadi, pledges NATO support to Afghanistan

Newswire Kabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan visited Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, the acting Minister of Defense this week. The Office of the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan tweeted that “NATO continues support for the brave Afghan security forces”, after meeting Bismillah Khan at his office.Ambassador Pontecorvo further added that he […]

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Italian universities now offering courses in English: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarse

Newswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarse has said that Italian universities were offering courses in English – a big attraction for the Pakistani students.In an interview, the envoy said previously the Italian universities were teaching in the national language which was a hurdle to draw students from countries like Pakistan. “Given that about […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo seeks regional support for Afghanistan

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Kabul Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has sought regional support for Afghanistan as the international forces withdraw from the war-torn country. The NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative told a London panel that the best scenario after the Western Alliance withdraws this summer would be for the Taliban to be “part of […]

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NATO stands at the back of Afghan people: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO stood at the back of the Afghan people. He reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country.Ambassador Pontecorvo said he had held fruitful discussions with the Afghan leaders and was optimistic about peace.“We […]

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PM Imran Khan lauds President Xi Jinping’s leadership, thanks him for strong Environment Day message

China Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan this week lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership and expressed gratitude for his strong message on the World Environment Day, hosted by Pakistan. In a tweet, PM Khan said: “I thank President Xi’s strong message on World Environment Day 2021 hosted by Pakistan reflecting our commitment […]

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Ambassador MATSUDA extends condolence to Pakistan on train accident in Ghotki, Sindh

Newswire Islamabad: H.E. MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan this week expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in a tragic train accident in the district of Ghotki, Sindh, leaving scores of people dead and injured. In his condolence message, the Ambassador conveyed his heartfelt grief and sympathies to the […]

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A functioning airport essential for Afghanistan: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that a functioning airport was essential for Afghanistan and for all Kabul residents. In a tweet, he said: “Thank you to @hmohib (Afghanistan’s national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib) for the excellent visit. A functioning airport is essential for Afghanistan and for all Kabul residents. […]

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Serena Hotels ink MoU with WWF-Pakistan, AKRSP to support UN SDGs

Newswire Islamabad: Serena Hotels have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), and the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) with the aim to further the common objectives of climate mitigation, climate adaptation, land degradation, food security, biodiversity conservation and enhancing community resilience in view of Pakistan’s needs, and […]

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Recent conflict escalation in Donbass man-made: Russia

Moscow: This year’s escalation in Donbass was artificial and related to Ukraine’s attempts to link political issues to ceasefire, Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, said in a televised interview on Rossiya-24 channel. “Ukraine is trying to link political issues to ceasefire. And that escalation in January, February and March […]

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NATO wishes a peaceful Afghanistan: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO wished to see a peaceful Afghanistan.He reaffirmed NATO Allies and partners support to the Afghan security forces, during recent meetings with the Afghan officials. The envoy discussed the ongoing peace talks, the security situation, assistance to families displaced by […]

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Cornerstone of China’s strategic deterrence against the US: more nuclear missiles and warheads

Hu Xijin As the US strategic containment of Chinas has increasingly intensified, I would like to remind again that we have plenty of urgent tasks, but among the most important ones is to rapidly increase the number of commissioned nuclear warheads, and the DF-41s, the strategic missiles that are capable to strike long-range and have […]

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Peace destiny of Afghan people: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo

Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that peace was the destiny of the Afghan people.This week, the envoy and discussed the peace process and the political situation in Afghanistan with Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, the State Minister for Peace. Naderi later said the meeting was fruitful. “Peace process, […]

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Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin witness key nuclear energy project groundbreaking

Chu Daye and Yang Sheng Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed via video link the groundbreaking ceremony of four advanced nuclear reactors powered by Russia’s third-generation nuclear technology in China this week.Observers said that the start of construction on the four new nuclear reactors, the biggest China-Russia nuclear energy cooperation […]

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Senator Rehman Malik urges national unity to combat the internal and external crisises

Newswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik said this week that Pakistan was going through an extraordinary situation at present as our enemy India is conspiring against Pakistan day and night. He said that in recent days there have been attacks inside Pakistan from across […]

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