Explainer: China deepens medical reform through “health-first strategy”
Beijing: With over 20 percent of its population aged over 60 and a growing public focus on health, China has...
Politics
PM directs economic team to speed up transformation of FBR
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday set a target for his economic team to speed up the process of transformation...
Fast progress on second phase of CPEC: PM
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday said work was progressing fast on the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Indian act of 5th August 2019 was a ploy to permanently occupy the disputed region: Ali Raza Syed
Brussels: Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KCEU) Ali Raza Syed said on Sunday, in 2019, the removal of the Indian Constitution’s...
Exclude drinks industry from alcohol policy planning, UK campaigners urge
London: Ministers are being urged to exclude the alcohol industry from helping to draw up plans to reduce drink-related harm...
UK pensioners left on ‘financial cliff edge’ by cuts to winter fuel payments
London: Tens of thousands of pensioners are on a financial cliff edge because of the government’s decision to radically restrict...
Interior Ministry advises on Serbian motorcycle club visiting Bulgaria
Sofia: A Serbian motorcycle club is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Balkan tour that is passing through Bulgaria from...
7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election
Paris: The leaders of seven EU countries on Sunday exhorted Venezuelan authorities to publish detailed voting results of last Sunday’s...
Italy: Boxing Federation says it won’t accept Olympic prize money offered by banned IBA
Villepinte: The Italian Boxing Federation said it would not accept any prize money from the banned International Boxing Association. IBA...
NADRA to support BISP mobile van service
. Islamabad: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) have joined hands to explore...
Iranian Acting FM calls DPM Dar, shares anguish over Haniyeh’s assassination
Celina Ali Islamabad: Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagehri Kani on Saturday called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...
President summons Senate session on Monday
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a session of the Senate, at the Parliament House, on Monday....
UK: PM backs police to keep streets safe from ‘extremists’
London: The police have the government's "full support" to take action against "extremists" attempting to "sow hate", the prime minister...
Bilawal Bhutto sad over loss of life in monsoon rains
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the...
Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
London: The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Italy: The Globally Connected Mediterranean Power?
Rome: The recent meeting linking Italy, the UK and Japan through the Global Combat Air Programme, alongside the participation of...
Secretary General Commonwealth Patricia Scotland calls on Prime Minister
Celina Ali Islamabad: Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, leading a 5-member delegation, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the...
CPEC a transformative force for Pakistan’s economy: Ahsan Iqbal
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has...
Ishaq Dar says Pakistan has huge potential to join G-20
Celina Ali Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that Pakistan has huge potential...
China to empower Balochistan youth under ‘She Power Initiative’ 20,000 health kits donated to schoolgirls
Islamabad: Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has announced to donate 20,000 health kits for the schoolgirls in Balochistan with an aim...
Pakistan, Indonesia share brotherly relations and mutual Sufi traditions; Envoy
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Acting Ambassador of Indonesia, Rahmat K on Thursday said that Pakistan and Indonesia shared brotherly relations and...
Secretary General Commonwealth Patricia Scotland says Pakistani youth full of rich potential in creativity, innovation
Celina Ali Islamabad: Secretary General, Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland on Thursday said the Pakistani youth full of rich potential in creativity...
Portugal allocates funding for 500 MW of energy storage
Lisbon: Portugal is seeking to promote flexibility and balance its power system with energy storage as it continues to break...
Greece: EU ignores deteriorating rule of law
Brussels: The European Commission's 2024 Rule of Law Report, published on July 24, 2024, misleads readers about the state of...
Singapore’s Orchid Diplomacy: Benazir Bhutto honored in book on flowers named after world leaders
Celina Ali Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto is among the world leaders who featured in a unique book...
Xi stresses solid efforts to serve, support veterans
Beijing: The National Conference on Work Related to Veterans Affairs was convened in Beijing on July 29. Xi Jinping, general...
Govt resolved for fast, uninterrupted internet connectivity, promotion of AI infrastructure: PM
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the government was taking all-out measures to provide fast...
Pakistan provides remarkable job opportunities to youth: Commonwealth secretary general
Celina Ali Islamabad: Commonwealth Secretary General RT Patricia Scotland on Wednesday said that Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister...
UK launches global MQ-9B drone users’ club for allies
London: The UK has been discreetly building a global MQ-9B operators club in Europe open to NATO and non-NATO members...
Revised 2024 and 2025 EU ETS auction calendars published
Brussels: The published calendars reflect the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which results in 266 816 768 allowances...
