PM formally launches 7-day nationwide anti-polio campaign
Liaquat Ali Islamabad; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday formally launched the seven-day nationwide anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to...
Month: April 2025
Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’
London: Ed Miliband has torn into Nigel Farage and the Tories for peddling dangerous “nonsense and lies” by suggesting the...
FM defends excluding Reform UK from anti-far right summit
London: First Minister John Swinney has defended his decision not to invite Reform UK to a political summit to discuss...
Why the UK’s electricity costs are so high – and what can be done about it
London: One of Labour’s key election promises was to cut energy bills by £300 a year by 2030 while making...
Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
Paris: Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a...
Portugal’s Covilhã inks twin city deal with Shenzhen’s Longhua district
Lisbon: The Portuguese city of Covilhã has signed a twin city agreement with Longhua district in the Shenzhen municipality, in...
Folk dancing and dyed eggs as Bulgaria’s Ruse celebrates Easter
Sofia: In Bulgaria, both Orthodox and Catholic Christians celebrate Easter, with the latter usually coming a few days before. Every...
Orbán’s stance on Ukraine pushes Hungary to brink in EU relations
Brussels: The posters are going up all over Hungary. “Let’s not allow them to decide for us,” runs the slogan...
Italy eases lockdown as US moves to lift some restrictions
Rome: Italy started stirring Monday, with millions of people allowed to return to work as Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown started...
Italy appeals court upholds life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering daughter
Rome: An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in...
Travel: Italy’s Trento 5 centuries after the counter-reformation
Rome: Trento, or Trent in English, could be mistaken for somewhere in the Austrian or Swiss Alps. That’s because this...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott joins emotional tribute to Sir Anwar Pervez in Islamabad
Celina Ali Islamabad: A grand and emotionally charged evening in Islamabad paid tribute to the extraordinary journey and monumental accomplishments...
PM Sharif urges global investors to tap into Pakistan’s minerals sector
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week invited global investors and friendly countries to tap into the country’s mining sector and...
Pakistan to host first Digital Foreign Direct Investment forum in Islamabad
Pakistan’s first digital foreign direct investment forum, a historic joint initiative between the government of Pakistan and the Digital Cooperation...
Pakistan’s central bank launches ‘Go Cashless’ drive at Karachi mall to promote digital economy
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday launched its “Go Cashless” campaign in the southern Karachi port city, aiming...
Bilawal Bhutto Threatens to Quit Coalition Over Canal Project
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly criticised the Pakistan government over the controversial canal project and threatened...
Trade War Tensions: The Toll on China’s Corporate Giants
China has warned that Trump’s tariffs could lead to a global trade war and that the increased costs will be...
China rolls out 10G standard high-speed broadband network
Huawei, in collaboration with China Unicom, has launched China's first 10G standard broadband network in the Xiong'an New Area of...
China tests non-nuclear hydrogen bomb
Chinese scientists have successfully tested a non-nuclear hydrogen bomb amid the People's Liberation Army's (PLAs) push towards cleaner energy solutions....
CM assures EU rights standards compliance
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has invited companies from the European Union states to invest in the education, information...
France hails ‘positive process’ as Europe, US discuss Ukraine ceasefire
France said talks Thursday between top US and European officials on the war in Ukraine had launched a “positive process,”...
Nearly 40% of Bulgarians Unable to Save, Indebtedness Rising
According to recent data from the Trend Research Center, shared during the "Personal Finance" event by Money.bg, 38% of Bulgarians...
Türkiye arrests 10 suspects in Germany-linked fraud operation
A display of confiscated items by the Istanbul Police, including stacks of Euro banknotes, two handguns, ammunition, smartphones, a laptop,...
Teen Moroccan Worker Dies in Factory Accident in Italy
A 17-year-old Moroccan teenager reportedly died last Friday after being critically injured at a woodworking factory in Nocera Inferiore, Italy....
Italy Digital Services Tax under US pressure
Following meetings between Italian Prime Minister Meloni and US President Trump, their governments have issued a statement against “discriminatory” taxes...
Iranian Italian FMs meet in Rome
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi who has traveled to Rome for the second round of indirect talks between Iran...
Pakistan, Bangladesh advance bilateral ties with direct shipping, air links
Next round of Consultations will be held in Islamabad in 2026 Recognizing connectivity as a priority, Pakistan and Bangladesh have...
Pakistan reaffirms SCO commitment
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to constructive engagement within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). He stressed...
Pakistan bans jobs, housing for illegal Afghan immigrants
Pakistan has imposed a comprehensive ban on illegal Afghan immigrants, prohibiting their access to jobs, housing, and hotel accommodation, officials...
Pakistan Launches Feasibility Study for an Int’l Airport in Azad Kashmir
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the establishment of an international airport in Mirpur.The project would improve access for over a...
