Gwadar Pro ISLAMABAD, On Eid gala days, Chinese dishes interestingly have found their ways on Pakistani tables emerging as one of preferred cuisines among diverse array of traditional foodstuff craved by local people mostly in urban areas in the country. During all three Eid days from May 3 to May 5, local enthusiasts of Chinese […]
Read MoreStaff Writer ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said Pakistan is right now bracing for a heatwave, with unprecedented high temperatures creating climate emergencies from north to south of the country. Senator Rehman said the human and infrastructure costs could be very high. “Because of our northern mountain ranges and […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Sukkur: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri has asked Imran Khan as to what has prompted him to so strongly defend Farah Khan and her corruption. Imran Khan seriously damaged the economy of the country and now he is defending the Farah Gujjar. Marri said Imran Khan has […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Attock: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that Imran Khan’s “contradictory claims regarding the purported foreign conspiracy had exposed him as a liar who is now concocting stories to blame his ouster on others.” Maryam Nawaz said that Imran was more upset over Shehbaz Sharif becoming the prime minister […]
Read MoreRome — Italy wants the European Commission to clearly spell out how companies can pay for Russian gas without falling afoul of sanctions levied after the invasion of Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday. “It’s very important that the Commission expresses a clear legal opinion on whether paying in rubles is a […]
Read MoreZahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week participated in the Annual Networking Event of Australian Business Summit Council (ABSC). Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Austrailia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week participated in the Annual Networking Event of Australian Business Summit Council (ABSC). “Glad to be part of the Annual Networking Event of Australian Business Summit Council (ABSC) […]
Read MoreNewswire Wishing everyone a peaceful #EidulFitr. May it herald a time of greater mutual understanding, prosperity and happiness for all! I would like to express my utmost appreciation for the Pakistani people who have given me a warm welcome. It is truly an honor for me to take up my assignment as the Ambassador of […]
Read MoreStaff writer Islamaad: Iran football team defeated Italy 2-0 in its opening match in the 24th edition of the Deaflympics on Saturday. Ali Akbar Ahmadvand and Alireza Basij were on target for Iran. Iran is drawn in Group B along with Brazil, Netherlands, Italy and Cameroon. The Deaflympics had initially been scheduled to take place […]
Read MoreDirector General Pakistan Sports Board, Col. Muhammad Asif Zaman (Retd) addressing to the players in Anti-Doping Awareness Seminar conducted by PSB at Jinnah Library Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. IT’S the third case in just over three years of widespread doping in a single sporting discipline in Pakistan. If this one doesn’t spark an investigation […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Just in time for the summer travel season, Japan aims to reopen to international tourists in June. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement yesterday while visiting London. “We will further relax controls, so that in June it will be possible to enter the country as smoothly as other G7 nations,” said Kishida. […]
Read MoreTokyo: Boris Johnson has promised to work with other countries to take on “autocratic, coercive powers”, after signing a defensive partnership with Japan. The prime minister met Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Downing Street, where the two nations also announced joint exercises and increased working together for disaster relief. The agreement is the first of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Wednesday met British High Commissioner Christian Turner and expressed the desire to “further expand” the long-standing ties between Pakistan and the United Kingdom for the “mutual benefit” of both countries. In a statement issued by the Finance Ministry, Turner called on Ismail along with […]
Read MoreNewswire British High Commissioner Christian Turner has extended Eid link greetings to Pakistanis. On the eve of Eid link, the UK commission took to Twitter and share a video message. The footage showed Turnerwearing shalwar kameez and extending greetings to the people in the Urdu language. He laid stress on unity to cope with challenges. […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy can extend its cooperation to equip and train the Pakistani youth with modern skills and technology for enhance their contribution in the local economy. The envoy said Italy wanted to start a new era of economic and trade cooperation with […]
Read MoreBy Wang Yiwei and Liao Huan The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict appears to be a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, but it mirrors the Western civilization’ crisis of expansion. This crisis stems from the inherent duality of Western civilization – the West can only accept the existence of its homogeneity, and the non-homogeneous is either assimilated […]
Read MoreBy Bradley Blankenship May 4 marks the Youth Day in China. Year 2022 also marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China. This generation of Chinese youth not only have more opportunities than their predecessors, but have interacted more with their peers elsewhere across the world. For this reason, […]
Read MoreRANVIR S. NAYAR In 2021, the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest ever level of 36.3 billion tons, according to the International Energy Agency, citing the strong recovery in the global economy and the wider use of coal for power generation. Coal accounted for more than 40 percent of the overall growth […]
Read MoreAlistair Burt UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made her first Mansion House speech last week, the diplomatic set piece of the year in London. She may not make many more. Since William Hague understudied the role in opposition for five years and then occupied Britain’s premier diplomatic seat for a further four years, the average […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week lauded Pakistan for its efforts to enhance exports to Italy. “Well done to Pakistan,” he tweeted with a news story about the improvement in exports. Pakistan’s export to Italy is expected to cross $1 billion mark in the current fiscal year ending on June 30 […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Abu Dhabi: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reaffirmed their resolve to further boost bilateral trade and economic relations. The understanding was reached during a meeting the other day between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. In the […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China said this week that no one wanted to see the outbreak of World War III, and said China supported the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy. “No one wants to see a third world war break out,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during his regular briefing while commenting […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appreciated the efforts of party workers in ‘getting rid of the Imran Khan-led government’ and said that electoral reforms were imperative before holding free and transparent general elections in the country. “Electoral reforms are necessary for free and fair elections and to stop […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) vice president Maryam Nawaz while lashing out at former Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said that Imran Khan’s former cabinet will be arrested soon. While addressing Imran Khan on Twitter, she wrote that Tousha Khan [Imran Khan] said that current government’s 60% of the cabinet is […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Lahore: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said this week that the new Pakistani government will remove all hurdles in the smooth sailing of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. Speaking at a news conference here, Iqbal emphasized that CPEC was very important for the country’s future so the […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Daewoo Gas has signed a Master Engineering Procurement Construction and Finance (EPCF) contract with China National Chemical Engineering Construction Company (CNCEC) under which CNCEC would design, construct and finance an offshore LNG terminal. The terminal would be complete with topside equipment to enable LNG filling into ISO containers for use in Pakistan. […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro In the past few years, despite the global economic downturn caused by the pandemic, there has been a robust growth of information technology (IT) in Pakistan. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the annual growth rate for IT and related services reached 18.85%, marking the highest growth rate of any industry in […]
Read MoreCovert Report Senator Sherry Rehman, a senior Pakistani politician, said this week the country needed “stabilization” and “healing” after the departure of former prime minister Imran Khan’s government that was driven out of power in a no-confidence vote earlier this month. Rehman, who was recently appointed Pakistan’s new climate change minister, issued the statement during […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Shazia Marri said this week that beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), who were disqualified during the previous government’s tenure, would be reviewed for inclusion. “The names of those BISP beneficiaries who were declared ineligible to receive cash assistance on the basis […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore; Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has accused former premier Imran Khan of staging ‘lettergate’ drama to divert public attention from the verdict that is expected to be announced soon against Arif Naqvi, a case she claimed Imran was also involved in. Taking to her official Twitter, Maryam alleged that […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Politicians from Italian center-right parties attended with hundreds of people an iftar in Brescia over the weekend. The iftar was held at the Holiest Body of Christ, one of the oldest churches in the city. Catholics joined Muslims for a communal prayer that was attended by Brescia Mayor Emilio Del Bono and Catholic […]
Read MoreCovert Report Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week congratulated Pakistan on re-election to the UN Committee on NGOs. “Pakistan re-elected for seventh time to the UN Committee on NGOs – A reflection of int’l community’s confidence in Pakistan’s role and contribution to the work of the UN,” he tweeted. Earlier, […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm this week inaugurated the office of Scan Shipping Denmark in Karachi. “It was an honor to inaugurate the office of @ScanShippingDK in Karachi. This will not only bring capital to Pakistan but transfer knowledge, state of art technology, best practices & generate jobs in Pakistan. […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini will retire from international football after the European champions play a friendly against their South American counterparts Argentina at Wembley in June. Italy’s failure to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar seems to have hastened the 37-year-old Juventus defender’s decision, with the Argentina match in London, where […]
Read MoreGraeme Smith, the former CSA director of cricket, has been cleared of racism charges in an independent arbitration process following the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission’s report. The SJN made tentative findings that Smith had engaged in prejudicial behaviour on three counts; advocates Ngwako Maenetje SC and Michael Bishop cleared him on all of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan has a huge workforce concentrated in the IT sector and Japan is planning more collaboration with Pakistan regarding the training of skilled human resources and employment of Pakistani skilled workers in different sectors, said Deputy Director-General at Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Iwamoto Keiichi. He […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese supercentenarian and the world’s oldest person Kane Tanaka has passed away at the age of 119. Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare confirmed Kane’s death in a statement. Officials said Tanaka passed away after being in relatively good health until recently. The actual cause of her death was unknown, while some family […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: British High Commissioner Christian Turner on Wednesday met Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at PM’s House. Congratulating the Prime Minister on assuming office, the High Commissioner stressed the deep people-to-people ties between the two countries, in this 75th anniversary year of bilateral relations. The High Commissioner and the Prime Minister discussed […]
Read MoreNewswire London: The U.K. Passport Office has reported processing delays related to an increase in new and renewal passport applications. The Home Office advises those in need of a new passport to allow up to 10 weeks after applying to receive their new passport. The Passport Office encourages applicants to apply online, stating it is […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy’s main voice in exports was robotics and machinery. “When people think of Italy, they think of fashion. But our main voice in exports is robotics and machinery — all the textiles in China are made with our looms,” said the ambassador. An […]
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