EU, Japan conclude agreement on data flows, EU says
Brussels: The European Union and Japan concluded an agreement on Saturday on cross-border data flows, which should drive business and...
Month: October 2023
EU reaffirms its commitment to address malnutrition in Sindh
Celina Ali Karachi: In response to the rising malnutrition crisis in Sindh, a two-year support action, funded by the European...
Navigating Europe’s new visa entry requirements
Brussels: Most travellers looking to enter the EU will soon need to obtain electronic travel authorizations before travel. The US,...
Italy: Mother wins court case against 40-something sons who refused to fly the nest
Rome: A 75-year-old Italian woman sued her two sons, aged 40 and 42, after repeatedly asking them to move out...
Italy turns again to Africa for energy security
Rome: Italy's government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome's often-bloody colonial past...
Italy to raise taxes for flat owners doing multiple short-term rentals
Rome: Italy's government plans to hike taxes on short-term rentals by people letting out more than one flat, a draft...
Govt believes in freedom of media as an ‘important state pillar’: PM
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday said the government believed in the freedom of media and...
China, Pakistan forge strong education partnership at CACIE Forum
Beijing: The International Industry-Education Cooperation Forum in the Context of Education Digitalization, part of the 2023 China Annual Conference &...
Chinese envoy visits Saudi Arabia, calls for fair settlement of Palestine issue
Beijing: Amid a mounting death toll and expanding humanitarian crisis in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Zhai Jun, Special Envoy of the...
Afghan artists who fled for their lives as forced repatriation looms
The Friday Times Islamabad: We came to Pakistan as refugees… It will be very difficult to leave, says Hashmat Omid,...
PPP top leadership condoles former Chinese PM’s death
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday condoled the...
Zardari says IIOJK biggest prison in the world
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Former President Asif Ali Zardari Friday said that the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) is...
World should help Kashmiris to end Indian occupation: Ali Raza Syed
Brussels: Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) in a webinar on Kashmir’s’ Black Day on Friday called the international community to...
PM Kakar felicitates Pakistani para-olympian on winning gold in China
Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has extended his warm congratulations to Haider Ali, a Pakistani para-olympian, for his...
Japan confers Imperial Decoration on Imtiaz Ahmad
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: The Government of Japan has conferred the 2023 Spring Imperial Decorations, “The Order of the Rising Sun,...
EU broadly supports more cash for Ukraine, needs time to work out details
Brussels: The European Union broadly favours a plan to support Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($53 billion) over the next...
First flight bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan lands in UK
London: The first plane bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan to the UK has landed. The flight left Pakistan with 132...
Foreign Minister, UK Foreign Secretary discuss bilateral issues, situation in Gaza on telephone
Celina Ali Islamabad: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani received a telephone call on Friday from the UK Foreign Secretary...
UK: Boris Johnson to host GB News show
London: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed up to join TV channel GB News. Johnson, who stepped down as...
Hungary becoming problem for EU: Estonia’s PM
Brussels: Hungary is becoming a problem for the European Union, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on the eve of...
‘Milestone’ hailed for EU deep-tech talent scheme
Brussels: The EU’s initiative to train one million people in ‘deep tech’—R&D-intensive, advanced technologies—has reached the “milestone” of 75 organisations...
Italy readies quick sale of patrol ships to Indonesia amid China fears
Rome: Italy is in talks with Indonesia to sell the Pacific nation two of its new PPA multipurpose patrol vessels,...
Italy: Asylum seekers exploited as field laborers, three arrests
Rome: Italian authorities have arrested three Pakistani nationals accused of exploiting low-wage agricultural laborers who were recruited among the asylum...
Italy: Earthquakes beset town as supervolcano rumbles
Pozzuoli: The talk in shops and coffee bars in Pozzuoli, a port town outside Naples, is not about soccer or...
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68
Beijing: Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country’s future leader only to be eclipsed...
Pakistan to boost cooperation in diverse areas in SCO region: Jilani
Celina Ali Islamabad: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support and commitment to fostering cooperation...
Pakistan urges UNGA to help ceasefire in Gaza
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan has hoped that the upcoming special emergency session of the UN General Assembly will play its...
Chinese envoy meets PM Kakar, enhanced bilateral cooperation discussed
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong paid a visit to the Caretaker...
Foundation stone laid for Pakistan-China Joint Research Center in Earth Sciences at Quaid-e-Azam University
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: The foundation stone for the Pakistan-China Joint Research Center in Earth Sciences was laid at Quaid-e-Azam University...
Airlines lament rise in UK air traffic control charges
London: Airlines criticised a decision by Britain's aviation regulator on Thursday to increase the amount they can be charged for...
