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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri congratulates athlete Zulqarnain Haider Turi for brilliant performance in Australia

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week congratulated athlete Zulqarnain Haider Turi for brilliant performance in Australian Track and Field Championships 2022. “Congratulations! Zulqarnain Haider Turi om won 4 Gold Medals in Australian Track and Field Championships 2022. 100m, 200m,400m and 4x100m. Well done Zulqarnain,” the envoy tweeted. Zulqarnain Haider […]

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China’s principled neutrality, strategic partnership with Russia accelerate multipolar trends

Andrew Korybko Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov just paid his first visit to China since the onset of his country’s ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. That conflict triggered unprecedented US-led Western sanctions that raised questions about Russia’s long-term macroeconomic stability. Nevertheless, China refused to participate in these illegal economic restrictions imposed outside the UN […]

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The West must get used to a more assertive Middle East

Christopher Phillips The West’s Middle Eastern allies have been notably lukewarm in their condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, they have hedged their bets. Most approved, and some even co-sponsored, the toothless UN General Assembly resolution of March 2 calling for immediate withdrawal but, at the same time, none have joined the Western-led […]

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Time for OIC to become more active in international politics

Ajmal Shams The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers held its 48th session in Islamabad last week. It was another significant opportunity for the member states to come together within the framework of an important international platform. For the approximately 2 billion adherents of Islam worldwide, who make up about 25 percent of […]

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Umer Rehman Malik pays tribute to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Staff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umer Rehman Malik this week paid tribute to the PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on his death anniversary. In a message, he said Zulfikar Ali Bhutto – a former President and Prime Minister – gave the country 1973 constitution, nuclear technology, empowered youth, established heavy industry, developed […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo joins ‘The European House’ as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs

Newswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week joined The European House as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs. “Delighted and honoured to join The European House @Ambrosetti_as Principal Expert for geopolitical affairs. Thank you to @ValerioDeMolli Managing Partner and CEO of @Ambrosetti,” he said in a tweet. ?The European House – Ambrosetti is […]

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FAFEN outlines critical challenges to early elections

Islamabad: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has identified multiple constitutional, legal and operational challenges to the conduct of an early election. FAFEN, in a statement, said the Supreme Court would hopefully take a prompt decision about the constitutionality of the measures leading to the dissolution of the National Assembly as delay would accrue […]

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China-Pakistan partnership contributing to public well-being of Pakistan: Chinese Embassy

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: The Chinese embassy in Pakistan said this week that the partnership of China and Pakistan was contributing to the public well-being of Pakistan. “H.E. PM @ImranKhanPTI (Prime Minister Imran Khan) attended the grounding ceremony of establishment of 200 beds accident & emergency center at PIMS (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences),” the embassy […]

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China’s support will open new avenues of progress and prosperity for Muslim World: Pakistani PM’s aide

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: China’s support will open new avenues of progress and prosperity for the Muslim World, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said last week. Speaking at a news conference here, he remarked that Pakistan’s relationship with China has been further strengthened during […]

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Pakistan should follow China in stopping electricity wastage: Top businessperson

China Economic Net Faisalabad: Engineer Ahmad Hassan, Chairman of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI)’s Standing Committee on Research and Development, urged the government this week to follow China in stopping electricity wastage. He pointed out that the industrial sector of Pakistan was wasting 3000MW of costly electricity annually only due to the use […]

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Mysterious death of carbon star plays out like six-ring circus

Scientists studying V Hydrae (V Hya) have witnessed the star’s mysterious death throes in unprecedented detail. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the team discovered six slowly-expanding rings and two hourglass-shaped structures caused by the high-speed ejection of matter out into space. The results of the […]

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Sanam Bhutto attends Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for late Senator Rehman Malik in UK

Newswire London: Dua-e-Chehlum and Qur’an Khawani for former Interior Minister and senior PPP leader Senator Rehman Malik was held at his historical residence in London in which a large number of people from all walks of life including political, religious, media and social personalities participated and prayed for the departed soul of Late Abdul Rehman […]

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UK Alumni Awards 2021–22 in Lahore showcase impact of UK higher education

Newswire Lahore: The British Council in collaboration with the British High Commission (BHC) on Saturday celebrated the success of outstanding alumni of UK universities from Pakistan with the 7th Annual UK Alumni Awards and distributed certificates to Chevening mentors. Head of Communications and Public Diplomacy at the BHC, Fouzia Younis along with British Council’s Director […]

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Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri attends Australian War College International Day

Newswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week attended Australian War College International Day. “Glad to attend Australian War College International Day. Pakistan Army & Air Force officers are attending the Australian War College as International Students. Guests thoroughly enjoyed food and music,” he tweeted after the event. The Australian War […]

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Denmark to support Pakistan energy sector: Ambassador Lis Rosenholm

Newswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm this week expressed a keen interest in the green transition in Pakistan and the exchange of knowledge with Pakistan about renewable energy. In an interview, she highly appreciated the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Initiative. The envoy said that Pakistan and Denmark share the ambition to fight […]

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Italy, Argentina to meet in ‘Finalissima’ Wembley showdown on June 1

Newswire Wembley will host the revived ‘Finalissima’ match between UEFA EURO 2020 winners Italy and CONMEBOL Copa America 2021 champions Argentina on 1 June. European football’s governing body Uefa and South American counterparts Conmebol agreed last year to play three editions of the intercontinental match. Twenty-nine years after its last edition, the relaunch of this […]

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Italy hosts largest number of Pakistani diaspora in EU: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Newswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy hosts the largest number of Pakistani diaspora in the European Union. Speaking to the business community in Islamabad on Wednesday, the envoy urged Pakistani businessmen and traders to make efforts to promote mutual trade and economic ties between the two nations. […]

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Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo urges Afghanistan to promote education

Newswire Islamabad: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week urged Afghanistan to promote education, especially for women. He retweeted a post by History of Afghanistan, which read: “1,000 years ago, the region of Afghanistan was a bastion of learning & pioneering educational institutions. Europe’s first college was modelled after the Islamic College (madrasa), which […]

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UN Environment Program praises Pakistan’s efforts to restore ecosystems

Islamabad: Pakistan’s efforts to restore ecosystems were praised this week by the United Nations Environment Program. Large-scale restoration initiatives, such as The Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project, are central to Pakistan’s efforts to support the UN Decade and promote ecosystem restoration, SAID UNEP’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Dechen Tsering in a statement. […]

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