Portugal’s centre-right government picks austerity-era finance minister for top EU post
Lisbon: Maria Luis Albuquerque, 56, was in charge of putting public accounts on a sound footing between 2013 and 2015...
Politics
Bulgaria’s caretaker PM interviews parties’ nominees for European Commissioner
Sofia: Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev held talks with the three candidates so far nominated by parliamentary groups to...
Attaullah Tarar pays tribute to security forces for unmatched sacrifices
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage, and Culture, Attaullah Tarar, on Monday paid glowing tribute to...
President Zardari confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) award on Chinese General Li Qiaoming
Celina Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday awarded the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) to General Li Qiaoming, Commander of the...
Aleem Khan condemns terrorism incidents in Balochistan
Islamabad: Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has strongly condemned the recent terrorism incidents and...
UK’s Starmer warns October 30 budget will be ‘painful’
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Tuesday that his new government's first budget in just over two months will...
UK to spend 10.5 million pounds to prepare ports for new EU border checks
London: Britain will spend 10.5 million pounds ($13.9 million) to help ports prepare for the European Union's post-Brexit security checks...
Italy to boost support for Ukraine’s hydropower restoration
Rome: Italy has pledged to increase its support for the restoration of Ukraine’s hydroelectric power plants, which have been heavily...
Commander of the Ground Forces of PLA of China, calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif
Celina Ali Islamabad: Commander of the Ground Forces of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China General Li Qiaoming Monday...
Operationalization of Gwadar Airport likely by December: NA told
Celina Ali Islamabad: Minister for Aviation Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday informed the National Assembly that the New Gwadar International...
President grieved over martyrdom of security personnel in Balochistan
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of security personnel...
China corner-stone of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy with convergence of views on regional, global issues : Kh Asif
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Minister for Defence and Defence Production, Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday, during a call on by People’s...
Bulgaria calls 7th election in less than four years
Sofia: Bulgaria will hold a new snap vote on Oct. 27, its seventh general election in three and a half...
Swiss minister calls US-EU debt ‘time bomb’
Zurich: Debt levels in the United States and Europe are a risk for international financial stability and for Switzerland, Swiss...
PM sets one-month deadline for government offices to switch to paperless system
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday assigned the ministry for Information Technology and other relevant departments, the...
Atta Tarar launches operation clean up on PTV, axes 25 shows: Report
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Culture and National Heritage Attaullah Tarar has launched a comprehensive overhaul of Pakistan...
Pakistan to participate as ‘Guest of Honor’ in 8th Silk Road International Exhibition in Xi’an
China Economic Net Beijing: Commercial Counsellor at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, Ghulam Qadir on Sunday said Pakistan, as the...
President strongly condemns terrorist attack on Police check post in Kurram
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a police check post in...
EU continues its support to enhance food security in Sudan
Brussels: Subject to the world's humanitarian crisis, Sudan is experiencing a catastrophic shock in which half of the country -around...
Italy calls on Iran to ease tension over Lebanon, Red Sea to help de-escalate Mideast
Rome: Italy's deputy prime minister and foreign minister urged Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday to help ease tensions in Lebanon...
Fitto: “Italy is observed in Europe because it has the largest Pnrr”
Rome: Italy is a country "observed" in the EU "because it has the largest national recovery and resilience plan in...
President meets JUI-F Amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman; discusses political situation
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday met Amir of Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam (F) Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman at the latter’s...
PTI fostering disruptive politics: Tarar
Lahore: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has strongly criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its founder, accusing...
Gilani condemns blast near police lines in Balochistan
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday strongly condemned the blast near the police lines in the...
Nawab of Bahawalpur calls on President Zardari
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Nawab of Bahawalpur Nawab Salahuddin Ahmed Abbasi and his son Bahawal Khan Abbasi Saturday called on President...
Crack down on racist hate speech, UN tells UK
London: The United Nations has urged the UK to take action to curb racist hate speech, including by politicians, in...
Starmer pledges UK support to Ukraine amid anniversary of independence
London: Keir Starmer has told Ukrainians that the UK will back them “today and always” as Kyiv marks 33 years...
EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now: Media
Berlin: The EU's diplomatic service has called on member states to better adapt a military training mission for Ukraine to...
China unveils new classification system for ‘new trio’ tech patents
Beijing: China’s top intellectual property regulator has introduced a new patent classification system for electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar...
Islamabad Airport bid submission deadline extended to October 7
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Steering Committee on the outsourcing of Islamabad Airport has extended the bid for outsourcing of the...
