No backchannel diplomacy with India: Hina Rabbani Khar
Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday told the Senate that there was no backchannel...
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US funding helping to improve civilian law enforcement capacity: Ambassador Donald Blome
Islamabad: U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Thursday said that over the past 75 years, the United States has...
Sajid Hussain Turi on visit to KSA for exploring employment opportunities for labourers, skilled professionals
Islamabad: Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi arrived in Saudi Arabia on a five-day visit,...
Pakistan, U.S. in new process of ‘productive’ re-engagement: FO
Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said Pakistan and the United States were in a new process of re-engagement...
Italy plans to extend relief measures to soften energy prices
Rome: Italy's government plans to review and extend existing relief measures aimed at helping families and firms cope with sky-high...
Italy to supply helicopters to Sri Lanka to combat human trafficking
Rome: Italy plans to supply helicopters to Sri Lanka to support its battle against human trafficking, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office...
China seizes Spring Festival to heat up tourism, consumption
Beijing: Heated competition for Spring Festival visitors has resumed at Chinese scenic spots, shopping malls and cinemas, following the end...
Hina, Russian Special Envoy stress for practical engagement with interim Afghan govt
Islamabad: Russian Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Zamir Kabulov called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar...
PM, UAE president resolve to further enhance bilateral relations
Rahim Yar Khan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed...
Pakistan worst affected by climate crisis: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Shazia Marri on Wednesday...
USAID signs four partnership MOUs with US-Pakistani diaspora entities to promote technology and digital investments
Islamabad: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Wednesday signed four partnership memoranda of understandings with U.S.-Pakistani diaspora entities to...
Pakistan strongly condemns despicable act of Holy Quran’s desecration in Netherlands
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Netherlands on January...
Ambassador Tapas Adhikari calls on Shahadat Awan.
Islamabad: Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Tapas Adhikari Wednesday called on Minister of State for Law and Justice Senator Shahadat...
Teachers are the real heroes of any nation: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that teachers were the real heroes of any nation. Speaking...
Italy: Venice recruits next generation in flooding fight
Venice: The landmark St Mark's Square is regularly flood by 'acqua alta' or high water events, caused by abnormally high...
Chinese New Year celebrated at China Window
Peshawar: A colorful ceremony in connection with the Chinese New Year was held here at the China Window. A large...
Pakistan, Qatar discuss avenues to enhance cooperation
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Minister of Finance, State of Qatar, Ali bin...
FM Bilawal Bhutto reaffirms to further strengthen Pak-Iran ties
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen brotherly relations with Iran. The foreign...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese turns 55, celebrates birthday with family
Covert Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week turned 55 and celebrated his birthday with his beautiful...
Italy: Seized artifacts worth $20 million are shown off on return
Rome: Italy celebrated the return of 60 ancient artifacts worth more than $20 million from the United States with a...
Italy: Bear famous for bakery break-in dies after being hit by car
Rome: Italians are mourning the death of a rare brown bear who became famous for his jaunts to small mountain...
Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging solid work to create better future
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council,...
Maryam Nawaz to return home on Saturday evening: Marriyum
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday that Pakistan Muslim League (N) Senior Vice President and...
Pakistan’s nuclear programme safest, globally endorsed, says Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Minister for Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif Monday said Pakistan was a responsible state and its nuclear programme had been...
UK employers urge Sunak to act urgently on growth reforms
London: Britain is lagging its peers in the race to spur economic growth and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must act...
Ethiopia industrial sector attracting Pakistani investors
Islamabad: The efforts of the Embassy of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Islamabad has started yielding results as a...
Italy: FM meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
Cairo: Italy’s chief diplomat held talks with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and...
Italy, Algeria look to broaden ties beyond coveted energy
Algiers: Italy moved to deepen its ties with Algeria through a series of memorandums signed Monday during a two-day visit...
FM to visit Uzbekistan for ECO ministers meeting
Islamabad: Minister of Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will pay an official visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 23-24 January, 2023...
Grand Celebration of Chinese New Year 2023 held by China Cultural Center in Pakistan
Islamabad: Starting from 15th January, 2023, China Cultural Center in Pakistan has launched series of activities to grandly celebrate the...
NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker greet Chinese New Year
Islamabad: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani have felicitated the government and the...
Iranian Navy visits Pakistan
Karachi: Iranian Navy ships and submarine on Sunday visited Karachi port and participated in a naval exercise with Pakistan Navy...
Italy: Meloni eyes boost in strong energy ties with Algeria
Rome: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is looking to boost already strong energy ties with Algeria to further wean Italy off...
Italy: Juventus docked 15 points for transfer deals
Mikan: Juventus (JUVE.MI) have been deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating the club’s...
Ambassador Nong Rong’s services
Islamabad: Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC), Mian Kashif Ashfaq has eloquently eulogized the meritorious services rendered by Ambassador...
Pakistan’s bilateral trade with China to reach new heights: FM Bilawal Bhutto
Beijing: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the bilateral trade relationship with China is expected to flourish...
Pakistan Embassy in Beijing illuminated on Chinese New Year, Spring Festival
Beijing: Pakistan Embassy building in Beijing was decorated with lights and traditional lanterns to sharing joy of the Chinese friends...
Italy launches first data centre association
Rome: The Italian Data Centre Association (IDA) is the first Italian association of data centre developers and operators, and aims...
Pakistan, Russia reaffirm commitment to strengthen economic ties
Islamabad: The eighth session of Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation concluded on Friday, reaffirming...
Pakistan will work with Afghan Taliban govt. to maintain its security: FM Bilawal Bhutto
Washington: Accusing former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government of following a policy of appeasement towards the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Foreign...
China-Pakistan to further strengthen multilateral cooperation in new year: Sun Weidong
Beijing: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said that China and Pakistan should expand cooperation in various fields, and strengthen...
How can Italy weather the energy crisis and emerge stronger
Olivier M. Schwab Rome: Europe’s reliance on Russian gas lands it with the challenge of mitigating increasing energy costs that...
Italy-France relations excellent says Le Maire
Rome: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday downplayed recent differences between Paris and Rome over migrants and insisted...
Bilawal Bhutto, Belgian FM discuss bilateral, global matters
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday met Foreign Minister of Belgium Hadja Lahbib and discussed bilateral, regional and...
China backs Pakistan’s suggestion to boost people-to-people contact
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: China has backed Pakistan’s suggestion to boost people-to-people contact between the two friendly countries. Charge de' affairs...
Gwadar Port seen as ideal sea route for trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics
Lahore: Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) Chairman SM Naveed has said that Gwadar port would be an ideal sea route...
Pakistan, Russia agree to form working groups in diverse fields including energy
Islamabad: The Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) of Pakistan and Russia on Thursday continued deliberations and reached an agreement to form working...
Pakistan wants to boost ties with Sweden in field of IT, Telecom: Amin
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telcom Syed Amin Ul Haque Thursday said Pakistan wanted to boost ties with...
Ambassador Masood Khan emphasizes tech sector linkages with city of Irvine, California
Washington: Farrah N. Khan, an American of Pakistani descent, who is the Mayor of Irvine, a city in the U.S....
Italy home to thousands of Pakistanis: Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Covert Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy was home to thousands of Pakistanis. In...
Italy set to appoint veteran economist Barbieri as new Treasury head
Rome: Italy's government is set to appoint veteran economist Riccardo Barbieri as director general of the Treasury, replacing Alessandro Rivera...
Bilawal Bhutto congratulated Nepali counterpart
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has congratulated his new Nepali counterpart Bimala Rai Paudyal. Bhutto congratulated Paudyal on twitter...
Three-day Pak-Russia intergovernmental commission meeting begins to promote cooperation
Islamabad: The 8th meeting of the Pakistani-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation commenced here on Wednesday....
Ambassador Haque meets with Chinese Vice FM Sun Weidong
Beijing: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque called on Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong here and reviewed the...
Italy: Plan to save dying olive trees with dogs
Agostino Petroni Rome: On a sunny winter morning, the dog trainer Mario Fortebraccio slowly bends toward a line of potted...
Italy: PM Meloni will soon visit Ukraine
Rome: Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni will soon pay a visit to Ukraine, for the first time since taking...
President for realizing full potential of Sino-Pak bilateral trade
Islamabad: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday stressed enhancing bilateral trade with China, which currently stands at US$ 27.8 billion,...
FM, Chinese Vice Premier agree to further enhance mutually beneficial Pak-China partnership
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday met Chinese Vice Premier, Liu He at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in...
Italy: World pizza day celebrates quality
Rome: Every year in Italy about 450,000 tons of flour go into the production of more than three billion pizzas....
China successfully tests ultra-high-speed maglev trains
Beijing: China has successfully carried out a systematic test on a cutting-edge transportation system involving an ultra-high-speed maglev train running...
France provides € 120 mln for Keyal Khuwar Hydropower Project
Islamabad: The government of France would provide soft loans of € 120 million for Keyal Khuwar 128 MW Hydropower Project...
PM condoles with Nepalese counterpart on tragic air crash
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended condolences to the prime minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Pranchanda on...
Italy: Uffizi gallery director Schmidt lays down email rules
Rome: After seven years running Italy's flagship museum the Uffizi, its director has clearly had enough of inappropriate punctuation. Eike...
Italy: Lollobrigida, witty screen goddess
Rome: One of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, whose death at the...
Youth, artists role important in boosting Pak-China friendship, cultural ties
Rawalpindi: President All Pakistan Chinese Overseas Youth Federation (APCOYF) Aasma Ismail Butt on Sunday said the young generation and artists...
Bilawal Bhutto to attend WEF meeting today
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland which will begin...
China will continue to support Pakistan in different fields, says outgoing Chinese envoy
Islamabad: Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong hjas said that China will continue to support Pakistan in different fields....
US Airline honors Pak origin employee over punctuality to duty during last 35 years
Peshawar: A US Airline has honored a Pakistan origin employee by inscribing his name on the aeroplane as reward for...
SCCI holds consultative session on enhancement of export to China
Peshawar: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) conducted a consultative session titled “How to increase export to China” at...
Pakistan condoles over loss of lives in Nepal air crash
Islamabad: The Government and people of Pakistan on Sunday offered their deepest condolences over the loss of precious lives in...
Dozens killed after a plane crashed in central Nepal.
The Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed on landing before catching fire. Videos posted...
Sanjrani eulogises envoy for taking Pak-China relations to new heights
Islamabad: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Saturday eulogised the services of outgoing Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong for taking Pak-China relations...
Pakistan-US relationship is ‘deep’, not ‘artificial or crafted’: Masood Khan
Washington: Pakistan is keen to have strategic, political and economic ties with the United States and right now the two...
Guterres stresses UN Security Council’s ‘critical role’ In upholding Rule of Law
United Nations: The rule of law forms the bedrock of all international cooperation and the ability of multilateralism to operate...
Iranian Embassy marks birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatima (AS)
Islamabad: The birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatima (AS), the dear daughter of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on Friday...
Italy supports Türkiye’s ‘efforts’ to resolve Russia-Ukraine conflict
Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has acknowledged Ankara's key role in ongoing work to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict and...
New land lease rules in IIOJK another manifestation of India’s colonial-settler mindset: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that the new land lease rules introduced in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir allowing...
World renowned Islamic experts, scholars visit Xinjiang region: Wang Wenbin
Beijing: A delegation of world-renowned Islamic experts and scholars recently paid a visit to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at...
Bilawal Bhutto to attend World Economic Forum meeting from Jan 16-20 in Davos
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting from January 16-20, 2023...
Pakistan, UAE agree to strengthen strategic partnership, cooperation in diverse areas
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to intensify consultation and coordination geared to strengthening strategic partnership...
Pakistan formally hands over chairmanship of G-77and China to Cuba
United Nations: Pakistan formally handed over the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China to Cuba on Thursday after...
SMC participants visits Rashakai Special Economic Zone, review development work
Peshawar: The participants of 32nd Senior Management Course (SMC) visited Rashakai Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and reviewed development work in...
Ethiopia wants multi-faceted bilateral cooperation with Pakistan: Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula
Islamabad: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Jemal Beker...
Italy: Migrant arrivals surge despite government pledges
Rome: Thousands of migrants arrived in Italy during the first months of the far-right government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni,...
Italy: PM Meloni gets ‘cordial’ Vatican audience
Rome: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia met Pope Francis on Tuesday (10 January) and other top Vatican officials. The Holy See...
Gwadar port starts receiving Govt imports of bulk cargos
Islamabad: The Gwadar port has started receiving government imports of bulk cargos as three consecutive vessels carrying 90,000 MT urea...
UAE agrees to roll over existing loan of $2b, provide $1 b additional loan to Pakistan
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan wherein the...
Bilawal Bhutto speaks with Muttaqi; condemns attack on Afghan foreign ministry
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan...
China strongly condemns bombing outside Afghan Foreign Ministry
Beijing: China on Thursday strongly condemned bombing outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul and extended sympathies to the people...
Italy taps Iveco to supply new amphibious combat vehicles
Rome: Italy has made its first acquisition of an amphibious vehicle type which was developed by Italy’s Iveco and has...
Italy could replace the US in protecting Slovakia’s airspace
Rome: Italy may replace the US in guaranteeing the protection of Slovakia’s air space after the US announced it would...
China pledges $100m additional aid to flood-hit Pakistan
Beijing: China is pledging an additional $100 million to continue supporting Pakistan’s recovery efforts from the devastating 2022 floods, announced...
Chinese city joins hands with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to nurture industrial cluster
Beijing: Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province at an event to celebrate Venture Capital Day, introduced a fund to go global...
OIC condemns Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa, calls for mobilizing efforts to protect Al-Quds
Jeddah: The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) emergency meeting has condemned the continuous Israeli attacks on...
Saudi Arabia set to invest in CPEC SEZs to support Pakistani economy
Islamabad: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to pump investments in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Special Economic Zones...
TikTok partners with edtechstartup Edkasa for a huge scholarship programme
Islamabad: Chinese giant TikTok and edtechstartup Edkasa have announced a scholarship programme that will reward online study grants to 18,000...
Italy: Pope Francis meets Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
Pope Francis met Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, at the Vatican. The private meeting, which lasted a little...
Italy, Japan agree to strategic partnership on defence, culture
Rome: Italy and Japan agreed to become strategic partners and cooperate in various sectors, from defence to culture, after Italian...
CRBC $100,000 donation in place for flood-hit families in Pakistan
Beijing: China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), a longstanding partner of Pakistan in transport and infrastructure network development, donated a...
PM thanks countries, UN for making Resilient Pakistan conference a ‘resounding success’
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the countries and the aid agencies for making the conference...
