Racism has yet again rocked the world of cricket as board of Cricket Scotland has resigned on the eve of publication of a review into institutional racism in the sport in Scotland. The report is commissioned by SportScotland. The report’s foundation is based on Scotland bowler Majid Haq’s claims as the bowler was sent back […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Pakistan and Italy needed to come together in an effort to strengthen bilateral business cooperation and investment opportunities. In a meeting with Pakistani businesspersons here, Ambassador Ferrarese praised that new economic and operational businesses and equipment were being opened in all major […]
Read MoreDing Gang Professor Da Wei, a professor at School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, recently published a paper called “Security Concerns are Reasonable, Spheres of Influence are Not (The Washington Quarterly Volume 45, 2022 – Issue 2).” The essay provides a Chinese perspective for those willing to understand China’s position on great power diplomacy, particularly […]
Read MoreZhan Debin Since taking office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been participating in multilateral mechanisms or events that more or less took China as the target. This includes strengthening trilateral cooperation among the US, South Korea and Japan, attending the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, and attending the NATO summit. Many […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson US President Joe Biden promised major progress toward addressing climate change, including significant cuts in US emissions. More than a year into his presidency, his climate agenda has hit obstacles in Congress and from the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Americans increasingly are feeling the real-life impacts of climate change, including record high temperatures, […]
Read MoreChristopher Phillips The party is over. Boris Johnson, king of British populism, is stepping down as prime minister. Perhaps future historians will also mark this as the end of the “Brexit years.” This era began in 2016 when Johnson threw his weight behind the campaign to leave the EU, arguably tipping the balance in its […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that around 150,000 expatriate Pakistanis were living in Italy. He mentioned that they had been sending massive amount of remittances back home for the past couple of years. The envoy said Italy and Pakistan have the potential to become huge trading partners in […]
Read MoreNewswire Berlin: Europe should prepare for a complete stop of Russian gas supplies in conditions when they are declining, President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview. “Russia is supplying in part or do not supply gas at all to 12 [EU] member-states at present,” von der Leyen said. […]
Read MoreChu Daye and Liu Yang From its buzzing tourism industry to bustling e-commerce and busy inter-continental freight transportation, Northwest China’s Xinjiang region is demonstrating great economic vitality, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made an inspection trip to the northwest region last week and stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist […]
Read MoreNewswire Novo-Ogaryovo: Russia is not going to lose heart or have decades of its progress reversed, despite inhospitable forecasts from opponents, President Vladimir Putin told the Council for Strategic Development at a meeting this week. The president said Russia was being completely denied access to foreign hi-tech products. “We understand that this is a major […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Nawabshah: Pakistan People’s Party Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari said this week that he sincerely wishes to see his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the Prime Minister of the country in his lifetime. Zardari said that when Bilawal went abroad as Foreign Minister, he received calls from his old friends who […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan expects Turkey to soon join the gigantic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a senior Pakistani minister said. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal told Gwadar Pro that Pakistan wanted Turkey to be an active part of CPEC. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has floated a proposal to China to include Turkey in CPEC, […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Despite Western propaganda about the so-called “weak” prospects of the Chinese economy, the Chinese economy continues to recover, and it is picking up the pace according to many regional and international research studies and published reports (2022). Unfortunately, geopolitics has staged a new game theory pertaining to US unilateral sanctions against Russia […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Central China’s Hubei Province saw its foreign trade exceed 290.91 billion yuan (about 43.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 18.4 percent, according to local customs. In the first half, the province’s exports rose 27.9 percent year on year to 193.66 billion yuan, while imports increased […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Berlin: Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman this week asked at the Petersburg Dialogue on multilateral climate negotiations for a clear re-set of the global climate agenda, for equitable resourcing of change, new goals, and an accelerated pace of operationalisation of pledges already made as well as new ambitions that address the needs of […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz this week demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announce the verdict of the foreign funding case at the earliest. Maryam Nawaz said in a Twitter message that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) should not get too excited about losing five of its own provincial assembly […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Frankfurt: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Germany President Zahid Abbad Shah this week said that President Arif Alvi had no moral authority to remain at the post after Supreme Court’s verdict to set aside a controversial ruling by then Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Suri on April 3 that dismissed the no-confidence motion against […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister KishidaJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told a news conference this week that he had asked Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Koichi Hagiuda to have up to nine nuclear power units in operation by winter. He also wants to secure capacity from […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan’s Itoki Corp. and Koyoju Gohan KK are partnering to release vertical “nap boxes” to help bring a healthier office culture to the country. The partnership was born out of a business-matching event where Tokyo-based Itoki, a furniture specialist, came in contact with plywood supplier Koyoju Gohan from Hokkaido. The two signed a […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Ischia has been named best island in the world by readers of the American magazine Travel + Leisure in the 2022 edition of The World’s Best Awards, the annual international survey for top tourism destinations. Readers are asked to rate islands according to their activities and sights, natural attractions and beaches, food, friendliness […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this week that serving the Pakistani community in Australia was the top priority of the Pakistani High Commission under his leadership. “To facilitate over 3,000 strong Pakistani Community in Australia’s Northern Territory, the High Commission for Pakistan, Canberra has established a Consular Camp at […]
Read MoreNewswire Lahore: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Roseholm said this week that Pakistan’s textile exports were increasing in Denmark as Pakistan’s textile products are being liked there. During a meeting with Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman at Governor House Lahore, Roseholm also expressed the interest of Danish universities to collaborate with the Pakistani universities […]
Read MoreReigning European champion Italy upset Latin heavyweight Brazil to win its first-ever FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League title this week. The Italians won the match 25-23, 25-22 and 25-22 in an exhilarating final that lasted 80 minutes in the Turkish capital Ankara. Italy’s Paola Egonu, who will play for Turkish powerhouse VakifBank next season, was […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam, has become the fastest Asian batter to score 10,000 runs in international cricket. The 27-year-old reached the landmark during his knock in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The right-handed batter took 228 innings to achieve the feat. He has now the eleventh […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: To commemorate the World Population Day, a collaborative event was conducted in Islamabad today. A joint effort of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Pakistan, British High Commission, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (NHSRC), and Population Programme Wing (PPW), the event revolved around the theme”A world of 8 billion: Towards […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, disrupting travel, health care and schools. The red heat alert covers a big chunk of England and is due to […]
Read MoreWang Wen The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 9.1 percent year-on-year in June, the highest rate in almost 41 years and way above estimations. In fact, in the past six months, the US inflation rate has exceeded 7 percent, 8 percent, and 9 percent successively. Many economists already believe that the US economy has […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday that according to UNCLOS and Chinese laws, the waters of the Taiwan Straits, extending from both shores toward the middle of the Straits, are divided into several zones including internal waters, territorial sea, a contiguous zone and the Exclusive Economic Zone. China has sovereignty, sovereign […]
Read MoreBaria Alamuddin We are in the throes of two potentially game-changing visits — US President Joe Biden’s recently concluded trip to Saudi Arabia, followed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s pilgrimage this week to Tehran. In an implicit admission of his administration’s earlier failure to prioritize the Middle East, Biden declared to Arab leaders: “We will […]
Read MoreChris Doyle Boris Johnson is an unusual, atypical Conservative prime minister in so many ways. His fall from grace was long predicted. His foibles and weaknesses were always bound to catch up with him. He needed dozens of wardrobes for all his skeletons. Yet, unlike his peers, he had certain qualities his potential successors are […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik has welcomed PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to give more time to Punjab in the coming months. Speaking to Covert, Umar Rehman Malik said the presence of Zardari – a former President of Pakistan – in Punjab will moblise the PPP voters for […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Albana Ferrarse, the wide of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, said this week that Pakistan was one of the most beautiful countries of the world. Speaking to Covert, Albana Ferrarse said Pakistan needs a lot of hard work to become a big tourist destination. However, visitors will be rewarded with an […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week said that the Italian embassy was considering giving long-term business visas to prominent Pakistani businesspersons on the recommendation of Pakistani chambers of commerce and industry. In a meeting with Pakistani businessperson here, he said that the business environment in Pakistan was much better […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Natasha Daultana said this week that the PPP will win a big chunk of seats in the general elections in Punjab. She said the PPP was ready for elections any time but election reforms were the top agenda of the coalition government. Dispelling rumours pertaining to […]
Read MoreNewswire Jakarta: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has said that Southeast Asian nations should avoid being used as “chess pieces in major power rivalries”. Addressing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, this week, Wang said many countries in the region were under pressure to take sides. “We should […]
Read MoreMinsk: President Alexander Lukashenko said this week that the West’s policy is bringing the world closer to the brink of a major, unwinnable war. “Unfortunately, this Western policy is bringing the world closer to the abyss of a major war where, as you know, there won’t be a winner anymore,” he stressed at a ceremony […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad; Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto this week thanked the officials and people of Nigeria and Pakistan for their role in ensuring safe recovery of Pakistani national Dr Abuzar Muhammad Afzal from the captivity of a Nigerian terrorist group. “Highly relieved by the safe release of Pakistani national Abuzar M Afzal, kidnapped in Nigeria […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan expects Turkey to soon join the gigantic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a senior Pakistani minister said. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal told Gwadar Pro that Pakistan wanted Turkey to be an active part of CPEC. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has floated a proposal to China to include Turkey in CPEC, […]
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