PM Sharif attends US president’s reception
New York: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif attended a reception hosted by United States President Joe Biden in the honor...
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BISP Kafaalat Program eligibility through ID card update
Lahore: The core initiative of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Benazir Kafaalat Program, which was initiated in 2008 to...
Chinese PV is expediting overseas expansion to solve Pakistan’s power crisis
China Economic Net Beijing: “Power shortages have long plagued Pakistan. We have also suffered from frequent floods in the past...
Prince William decides Prince Harry’s royal future ahead of UK trip
London: Prince William, who has not spoken to his estranged brother Prince Harry in two years, has seemingly made up...
Prince Harry makes big announcement days before UK return
London: Prince Harry is all set to embark on a new journey days before his much-awaited trip to his homeland,...
UK ex-PM Johnson says he planned raid on Dutch factory to get COVID vaccines
London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he ordered military chiefs to plan a raid on a Dutch...
Portugal – much more than just tourism
Lisbon: The governor of the Bank of Portugal (BdP) has stated that Portugal “is far from being a country where...
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry urges citizens not to travel to Lebanon, Iran
Sofia: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has called on the country’s citizens not to travel to Lebanon and for those in Lebanon...
‘The current situation should spur France’s political leaders to abandon dogmatism on tax hikes’
Stéphane Lauer Paris: After seven years of tax cuts, France is about to swing the tax pendulum back in the...
EU payment system takes aim at card giants
Brussels: The biggest banks in the European Union have spent years quietly creating a new way to pay that could...
Italy prepares new crackdown on migrant rescue efforts
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is preparing a new clampdown on NGOs involved in migrant rescues at sea,...
He might be Italy’s best sandwich maker. His kitchen? The size of a closet
Rome: Italy’s Umbria region is a part of the world where roadside porchetta trucks are almost as numerous as taco...
Italy: Serie A explores new opportunities in France
Rome: As the Italian football league continues its international expansion, it is looking to establish a presence in the French...
PM urges world action as illegal occupation of Palestine, Kashmir creates a “fresh hell” daily
United Nations: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday warned the world community that the illegal occupation of Palestine and Kashmir...
CIDCA chief vows to strengthen collaboration with HEC to uplift higher education in Pakistan
Islamabad: Chairman China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui has resolved to strengthen collaboration with the Higher Education Commission...
Corridor of China and Afghanistan under consideration: Pakistani Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan intends to have direct trade route to Tajikistan and road access to Central Asian countries for which corridor...
President visits family of martyred DC Zakir Baloch
Karachi: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday paid a visit to the family of Shaheed Deputy Commissioner Zakir Baloch and...
China’s rise to power: Pakistan’s envoy highlights key drivers of socio-economic transformation, CPEC success
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Consul General in Shanghai, Shehzad Ahmad Khan said China has achieved significant milestones incrementally, steadily, and peacefully over...
Gilani urges tourists from around world to explore Pakistan’s beauty
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday called on tourists from around the world to explore...
UK’s grassroots minorities empowerment programme expands to Sindh
Celina Ali Islamabad: The UK Government on Friday launched its expansion of its Aawaz II programme to Sindh, helping to...
Pakistan-origin British politician resigns from UK Conservative Party over far-right shift
Celina Ali Islamabad: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister of Pakistan origin, resigned from the Conservative Party’s whip...
Tributes paid to ‘true legend’ Dame Maggie Smith
London: Dame Maggie Smith, best known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has been remembered as "a true...
Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU threatens its new asylum strategy
Brussels: In 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the...
Portugal tightening border controls
Lisbon: Citizens from outside the Schengen area who wish to enter Portugal must undergo a biometric and personal data check,...
Bulgaria’s main pro-Russia party polling second ahead of elections
Sofia: Revival, Bulgaria’s leading pro-Russian far-right party, could take second place in parliamentary elections due on October 27, suggested pre-election...
EU tourism nights increased in second quarter of 2024
Brussels: In the second quarter of 2024, there were 780.1 million overnight stays in tourist accommodations across the EU, a...
France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?
Paris: This summer threatened to upend French politics. European Parliament elections in early June saw strong support for the far...
Italy firm acquires 50pc shareholding in Pakistani rice company
Celina Ali Islamabad: A leading European agricultural production and food trading holding company of Italy has acquired 50 per cent...
Italy expects to cut budget deficit to 2.8pc of GDP in 2026
Milan: Italy is aiming to slash its budget deficit to 2.8 per cent of GDP in 2026, below the 3...
Italy to extend migrant NGO crackdown to planes
RomeL: Italy will impose fines of up to 10,000 euros ($11,150) on pilots of aircraft that search for migrant boats...
