Pakistan rejects Indian SC orders failing to recognise J&K’s disputed status: FO
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected the fresh order of the Indian Supreme Court upholding its earlier ruling that...
Month: May 2024
PM hails International Court’s ruling on Palestine
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
Pakistan-China strategic partnership a driving force for peace, security and development: Envoy
Islamabad: Pakistan Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi has said that the friendship between Pakistan and China had stood the test...
Buddha Purnima celebrated across globe, including Pakistan
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Buddhists worldwide on Thursday celebrated Buddha Purnima, marking the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha. This...
Huawei proposes cooperation to Pakistan to evolve digital ecosystem, promote economic growth
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb was called on by Huawei Pakistan's Chief Executive Officer Mr....
High-level meeting held to discuss increased imports through Gwadar Port
Islamabad: In a continued effort to boost economic growth and streamline trade operations, a follow-up meeting was convened here under...
26th Hortiflorexpo China opens in Beijing
China Economic Net Beijing: Nearly 700 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions including China, Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Sri...
Good news for travellers: Direct flights from Pakistan to UK to resume soon
Celina Ali Islamabad: A four-member security assessment team from the UK Department for Transport (UK-DfT) has expressed satisfaction with the...
NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq meets British counterpart in London
Celina Ali Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met with House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle in London, in...
Pakistan, UK start work on first ever employment bond to give jobs to 40,000 individuals
London: The British Asian Trust together with leading British Asian business leaders and the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has...
Greece, Poland propose creation of European Air Defence Shield
Brussels: Poland and Greece on Thursday called for the European Union (EU) to create an “air defence shield” to better...
Portugal, Germany say time not ripe to recognize Palestinian state
Berlin: The leaders of Germany and Portugal said Friday the time was not ripe to recognize a Palestinian state, after...
Warming brings early bloom to Bulgarian rose fields
Sofia: In Bulgaria, a famed rose harvest has come nearly a month early this year. The eastern European nation is...
EU staff sign letter expressing concerns over its handling of Gaza crisis
Brussels: More than 200 staff members of EU institutions and agencies have signed a letter expressing “growing concern” over the...
Former Italy parliament speaker calls on Rome to recognize Palestinian state
Rome: Italy’s former president of the lower house of parliament on Friday called on the government to recognize a Palestinian...
‘La Storia’ Director Francesca Archibugi to direct UK-Italy co-production ‘The Italian Chapel’
London: Director Francesca Archibugi, whose feminist fascist-era saga “La Storia” was Italy’s biggest TV event of 2023, is set to...
Italy PM says no decision yet on Poste Italiane stake sale
Trento: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that her government has not yet taken any decision regarding the...
Italy confirms preliminary squad ahead of Euro 2024
Rome: Luciano Spalletti has officially announced his 30-man preliminary Italy squad ahead of the upcoming European Championship. The Azzurri are...
Italy: EPPO seizes assets in investigation into €650 000 fraud involving agricultural funds
Rome: At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di...
Is it safe to travel to Naples? Italy plans evacuations after earthquake tremors
Naples: Hundreds of residents and the inmates of a women’s prison in the seaside town of Pozzuoli were evacuated. Schools...
Winds of change: The EU’s green agenda after the European Parliament election
Brussels: The next European Commission and Parliament are likely to place security and competitiveness at the centre of their quest...
Greece and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in the near future
Athens: The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ihor Zhovkva, met with the Special Envoy of...
Portugal wants maximum EU support possible for recognition of Palestine
Lisbon: Portugal’s government remains committed to recognising Palestine as a state but is seeking the broadest possible consensus among EU...
First 19 modernised railway carriages from Deutsche Bahn arrive in Bulgaria
Sofia: The first 19 modernised railway carriages that Bulgarian state railways BDZ had bought from Germany’s Deutsche Bahn arrived in...
UK disaster response needs ‘urgent’ £100m upgrade
London: Vital equipment used by firefighters to tackle environmental disasters and terror attacks needs to be “urgently” replaced at an...
Net migration to UK fell 10% last year, ONS says
London: Net migration to the UK fell 10% last year after hitting a record high in 2022, official figures show....
UK politicians set off on a 6-week election campaign framed as choice between continuity and change
London: Britain’s political party leaders were crisscrossing the country on Thursday, the first day of a six-week election campaign in...
Pakistan Committed to Protect Human Rights Law Minister
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday met Canadian High Commissioner Leslie Scanlon...
Bilawal Bhutto pays tribute to grandfather
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid glowing tribute to his paternal grandfather, Sardar...
CPEC: Revised PC-I for ML-1 railway project worth US $ 6.7 billion approved
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the revised PC-I for the ML-1 railway project worth US $...
