Italy: Over 77,000 asylum claims lodged in 2022
Rome: Last year, more than 77,000 asylum applications were submitted in Italy, far fewer than in Germany, France and Spain....
Month: February 2023
Italy: Top court rejects softer prison terms for hunger-striking anarchist
Rome: Italy's top appeals court has ruled that prison terms should not be eased for Alfredo Cospito, a jailed hunger-striking...
Pak-China high-level hybrid wheat collaboration to ensure grain safety in Pakistan: Expert
China Economic Net Beijing: Professor Zhao Changping, Chief Scientist of Hybrid Wheat Research Institute, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry...
UNGA adopts resolution calling for lasting peace in Ukraine; Pakistan abstains
United Nations: With Pakistan abstaining, the U.N. General Assembly voted to adopt, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution late Thursday...
China, Pakistan step up cooperation on modern agricultural technology
Beijing: In a move to promote China-Pakistan modern agricultural cooperation, a framework agreement on Belt and Road agricultural cooperation was...
Barkhan incident probe be expedited, strict penalty for criminals involved: Sherry Rehman
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday demanded that the Barkhan district incident should be investigated...
US trade ties vital for Pakistan’s economic stability: Ned Price
Washington: The United States said that its robust trade relationship with Pakistan was crucial as the country recovers from the...
US-Pakistan TIFA Council Ministerial concludes
Washington : The United States and Pakistan on Friday concluded the ninth meeting under the U.S. – Pakistan Trade and...
Pakistan proud of friendship with China: FO
Islamabad: Pakistan has said that the Pakistani nation was proud of its friendship with China. Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz...
US embassy marks anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Islamabad: On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of its sovereign neighbor, the United States and partners around the...
British Council announces STEM scholarships for 2023-24
Islamabad: The British Council Pakistan has announced the third cohort of Scholarships for Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and...
PFOWA contributes to relief efforts for Turkiye, Syria quake victims
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office Women Association (PFOWA) has donated assistance money for the earthquake-affected people of Turkiye and Syria...
Need urged to promote agriculture sector with China’s help
Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan Hi Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) Shahzad Ali Malik has urged the need to focus on the...
Italy: How to spend a weekend in Matera, rock-hewn city
Doug Loynes Rome: It’s a remarkable rags-to-riches story. Carved into a remote ravine in the Basilicata countryside, in the instep...
Italy: Another town is selling homes for €1
Rome: As property prices and scary interest rates continue to dominate conversations, Italy has come through once again with an...
Diversified markets heat up China’s nighttime economy
HAIKOU, As night falls, the Xixili commercial street in Haikou, the capital of south China's island province of Hainan, bursts...
PM, Asif Zardari discuss political situation, public welfare matters
Islamabad: President of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here at...
Kashmiri women’s mass rape in 1991 continues to be a scar on int’l community’s conscience: FO
Islamabad: Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday highlighting the mass rape of Kashmiri women in 1991, said the...
Country’s development linked to success of youth loan program: PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that country’s progress was linked to the success of the Youth Loan...
Japan envoy hosts reception to celebrate Emperor’s 63rd birthday anniversary
Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan in Pakistan WADA Mitsuhiro Thursday hosted a reception to celebrate the 63rd birthday of Emperor Naruhito....
PTI workers reject Imran Khan’s politics, Jail Bharu move: Sherry
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers had rejected Imran...
Austerity measures aim to reduce burden on national exchequer: Shazia Marri
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri Thursday said the present government was fully cognizant of...
Pak-Afghan border closure makes long queue of more than 7000 stranded trucks-PAJCCI
Peshawar: Director Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has said that closure of Torkhem border for...
British Chargé d’Affaires meets the Ukrainian Ambassador to show support for Ukraine
Islamabad: On Thursday February 23, Chargé d’Affaires at the British High Commission Islamabad, Andrew Dalgleish and Defence Adviser, Brigadier Simon...
Mushahid lauds armed forces’ austerity measures amid economic crisis
Islamabad: Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Defence, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Thursday said under ongoing economic crisis, the armed...
Italy’s Passport is Europe’s most powerful
Rome: Not Germany’s, and not Finland’s, but it is Italy’s the most powerful passport in the entire European continent and...
Italy ‘very worried’ about developments in Tunisia: FM
Rome: Italy’s foreign minister said his country is “very worried” about the difficult economic and social situation in Tunisia, where...
African Envoys Commemorate 36th AU Summit in Islamabad
Islamabad: The ambassadors of African countries to Pakistan gathered here on Thursday to commemorate outcomes of the 36th African Union...
Senator Rehman Malik’s first death anniversary observed
Islamabad: The first death anniversary of former interior minister and senior leader of People's Party Senator Abdul Rehman Malik was...
Italian embassy continuously inviting Italian companies to Pakistan for investment: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the Italian embassy was continuously inviting Italian companies...
