Pakistan, China sign documents on CPEC phase-II; further cooperation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six documents that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said would further enhance...
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UK flights restoration: British DfT schedules visit to Pakistan
Abdullah Jan Karachi: Progress was made on the restoration of direct flights between Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) as...
UK’s post-Brexit policing pact with EU put at risk by migration laws, say peers
London: The UK’s post-Brexit policing pact with the EU on sharing DNA, fingerprinting and criminal records could be put at...
Human Rights Council adopts 30 resolutions, two of them led by the European Union
Brussels: The 53rd session of the Human Rights Council took place in Geneva from 19 June to 14 July 2023....
EU ready to upgrade ties with Philippines on maritime security
Manila: The European Union is ready to strengthen cooperation with the Philippines on maritime security, European Commission President Ursula von...
Marriyum launches 1000 KW DRM transmitter at Rawat
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday launched the 1000 KW Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) medium wave...
30 dead, 65 injured in Bajaur blast during JUI-F worker convention
Peshawar: At least 30 people were killed while 65 others got injured in a big explosion at the worker convention...
China names Jiang as new ambassador to Pakistan
Islamabad: China has nominated Jiang Zaidong as the new ambassador to Pakistan after six months, it was learnt on Sunday....
Iran ranks 8th among world’s biggest steel producers in H1
Iran has been ranked eighth among the world’s top steel producers during January-June 2023, according to the latest data released...
Bilawal visits UAE to condole death of President Sheikh Mohamed’s brother
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari paid an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to condole over...
British High Commissioner-designate, Jane Marriott “delighted” to arrive in Islamabad
Celina Ali Islamabad: British High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, has arrived in Islamabad to take up her new posting...
Will the UK economy go into recession in 2023?
London; U.K. economic growth is projected to be flat for the rest of the year as tighter monetary policy slows...
Nature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ members over UK climate policy
London: Environmental groups claiming to represent 20 million people will mobilise their members should ministers water down climate commitments, they...
EU stress test shows three banks falling short
Frankfurt: Three banks from the European Union failed to meet binding capital requirements in a stress test that saw a...
EU suspends support and security cooperation with Niger after coup
Brussels; The European Union has suspended financial support and cooperation on security with Niger with immediate effect after the military...
Italy and Turkey have teamed up for bid to co-host 2032 European Championship
Geneva: Italy and Turkey have asked to co-host soccer’s 2032 European Championship for which they are the only bidders, UEFA...
CPSC, ISSI host Xinjiang delegation, discuss decade of CPEC and other matters
Islamabad: The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has hosted a four-member Chinese delegation...
UK summer of 2022 is sign of even warmer weather to come, warns Met Office
London: Britain’s Meteorological Office said 2022 was the warmest year on record in the UK and warned that unless greenhouse...
UK Professor Jim Skea elected Chair of the IPCC
London: UK Professor Jim Skea has been elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the globally authoritative...
EU opens antitrust inquiry into Microsoft’s Teams software
Brussels: The European Commission said the decision to bundle Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages may constitute...
EU orders more Canadairs to boost aerial firefighting fleet as southern nations fight wildfires
Brussels: The European Commission has announced it will purchase 12 new planes to increase the capacity of its aerial firefighting...
Pakistan strongly condemns abhorrent Islamophobic acts in Denmark
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran and dishonouring of the Pakistani flag...
Cooperation in agriculture sector under CPEC discussed
Faisalabad: Member China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Higher education Commission Lt. General Muhammad Asghar (retd) visited University of Agriculture Faisalabad...
UK long range forecast: Hot temperatures finally to return after torrential downpours
London: Hot temperatures are set to return across Britain after weeks of "unsettled" wet weather has caused widespread torrential rain....
Australia lucky to have been colonised by UK, says ex-PM John Howard
Sydney: One of Australia’s longest-serving prime ministers said British colonisation was “the luckiest thing that happened” to his country, while...
EU lawmaker points to mental health risks for online services’ addictive design
Brussels: A European Parliament draft report about online services’ addictive design paints a damning picture of the mental health consequences...
Sherry Rehman felicitates PPP Co-Chair Asif Ali Zardari on birthday
Celina Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday felicitated former President and Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples...
MoS Khar discusses human resource export to EU
Celina Ali Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar chaired a meeting with Pakistan’s envoys in the...
Bilawal Bhutto congratulates Wang Yi on appointment as Chinese FM
Islamabad: Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has congratulated Wang Yi on his appointment as China’s Foreign Minister. The FM...
Pakistan announces women cricket squad for Asian Games in Hangzhou
Lahore: Pakistan has announced women cricket squad for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Left-arm spinner Anoosha Nasir and right-handed...
