EU draws up plans for $22bn Ukraine weapons fund
Brussels: The European Union is drawing up plans for a 20-billion-euro ($22bn) fund to provide Ukraine with weapons, ammunition and...
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EU climate chief Frans Timmermans quits to run in Dutch elections
Brussels: Frans Timmermans, the mastermind of the EU’s environment policies, is to quit the European Commission to return to national...
Pakistan ready to support peace initiative for lasting stability in region: FM Bilawal Bhutto
Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday mphasized the importance of peaceful resolution of disputes and conflicts through...
PM Sharif calls for negotiated, diplomatic settlement of Ukraine conflict
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, highlighting the significant adverse global impact of the Ukraine conflict...
Xinjiang willing to expand exchanges, deepen practical cooperation
Beijing: As the starting point of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and core area of the Silk and Road Economic...
Pakistani parliamentarians visit to China to further strengthen bonds of friendship
Islamabad: Under the leadership of Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee and Pakistan-China Institute, a multiparty...
Speakers at Houston conference call for boosting US-Pakistan economic ties
Washington: Speakers at a ‘Conference on Diplomacy for Development”, held in Houston, Texas, called for deepening the economic relationship between...
UK immigration rules announced
London: In a recently published statement of changes, the UK government announced restrictions on student visas and access to the...
EU: Eastern states call for extension of Ukrainian grain ban
Brussels: Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania have jointly called on the European Union to extend the ban on imports...
EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent
Brussels: During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission's work on the European...
PM, MQM hold discussion on formation of caretaker governments
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: A delegation of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) led by the Convenor Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui called on...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan on July 20-21
Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba will undertake an official visit to Pakistan on July 20-21, a...
Afghan refugees to move out of UK hotels over the summer
London: There is "no reason" that Afghans refugees should become homeless when they leave temporary hotels this summer, a minister...
EU-CELAC Summit: towards a closer, stronger and renewed partnership between both regions
Brussels: The European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean states (CELAC) held their 3rd Summit in...
EU to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean
Package includes projects to extract minerals, electrify bus fleets and help protect Amazon rainforest Brussels: EU leaders in Brussels have...
Pakistan’s engagement with the world has improved: Bilawal Bhutto
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that during the last 15 months of the incumbent...
Sherry Rehman hosts Italian delegation led by Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese to boost Climate Resilience in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman, recently welcomed a delegation from Italy...
China rolls over a $600 million loan to Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that China has rolled over a $600 million loan to...
China’s top political advisor stresses efforts on sound economic development
China Economic Net Beijing: China's top political advisor Wang Huning has stressed efforts to advance the healthy development of China's...
Senior CPC official stresses stronger sense of community for Chinese nation
Changchun: A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, Shi Taifeng, has called for enhanced efforts to build a broad...
PML-N, PPP agree to dissolve National Assembly on Aug 8
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed to dissolve the National...
More Brits than ever say Brexit was wrong choice: YouGov survey
London: The proportion of Britons who say Brexit was a mistake hit a new record high this month, a survey...
UK allocates £41.5m in development assistance to Pakistan for FY24
Celina Ali London: The United Kingdom will provide £41.5 million in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Pakistan for the...
EU strikes gas, hydrogen deal with Argentina
Brussels: The European Commission has signed a non-binding agreement with Argentina to facilitate a stable supply of liquefied fossil gas...
Making Europe a Federation will make it an equal global player: Czech EU minister
Brussels: Europe will become an equal player in the global format only when it becomes a federation, Czech Minister for...
PM Shehbaz telephones Sri Lanka president, discuss current economic situation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telephoned Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday and discussed with him matters...
Shehbaz Sharif discusses Pakistan-China cooperation with Railways Minister
Lahore: Khawaja Saad Rafique, the Pakistani Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation, met with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here...
Xi stresses advancing high-quality development of internet and information technology sector
Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the...
France announces support to Afghan refugees in Iran, Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: The government of France has announced a financial aid worth EUR 3 million to support UNHCR, the...
EU and Tunisia finalise deal on migration
Brussels: The European Union and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding for a “strategic and comprehensive partnership” aimed at...
