ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a five-day official visit to China from June 4-8, 2024, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. During the three-segment trip, the prime minister will visit the cities of Xi’an and Shenzhen, besides Beijing, the Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch announced […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing a huddle here on Friday (31st May, 2024) before his China visit, proclaimed that his government would facilitate Chinese entrepreneurs who wish to set-up industries in Pakistan. He asked the relevant authorities to prepare an action plan in order to encourage the Chinese investors. PM, who was given a […]
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MANHATTAN: The United Nations honoured 64 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers from 33 countries, including Pakistan, who paid the ultimate price for the cause of peace last year, at an impressive ceremony Thursday that marked the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Among the posthumous recipients of Dag Hammarskjold medals was Muhammad Zafar Abbas, a […]
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PARIS: Miss Arooj Mehwish Rizvi, the Trade & Investment Counselor at the Pakistani diplomatic post here, represented Pakistan at the Int’l Potato Day Celebrations at the French Ministry of Agriculture. Arooj Mehwish Rizvi met Marc Fesneau Minister for Agriculture of France, (who led the proceedings). They discussed the potential of France-Pakistan cooperation in promoting high […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/UN): In December 2023, UNGA had decided to designate 30th May as the International Day of Potato to raise awareness apropos the millennia-old food. Potatoes are an important component of strategies to provide accessible and nutritious food and improved livelihoods in rural and other areas where natural resources, especially arable land and water are […]
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PARIS: Consular section of the Pakistani diplomatic post here is striving hard to serve the community living here. For instance, though the GoP had announced 28th May (youm-e-takbeer) a public holiday, the staff of the Pakistani Embassy here had opted to attend office and perform duties facilitating those visiting the Embassy from different cities. اٹھائیس […]
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KARACHI: Director of Urdu Science Board Zia Ullah Khan Toru visited Federal Urdu University here on Wednesday (29th May, 2024). قومی زبان میں تعلیم دینے سے طلبا میں فکری شعور بیدار ہوتا ہے دنیا بھر میں پچاس فی صد سے زائد طلبا و طالبات اپنی زبان میں علم و فن سیکھتے ہیں۔ پروفیسر ڈاکٹر ضابطہ […]
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KARACHI (NPTV/UN): For 76 years, United Nations peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world’s most fragile political and security situations. Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have helped countries to transition from war to peace. Today, more than 70,000 peacekeepers serve in 11 missions deployed in hotspots […]
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BEIJING: China on Wednesday (19th May, 2024) called on Israel to stop bombing tent camps for displaced persons in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. “China expresses serious concern about Israel’s military operations against Rafah and strongly calls on Israel to listen to the overwhelming voice of the international community,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao […]
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KARACHI: PDM on Tuesday (28th May, 2024) forecast continuity of heatwave conditions over most of the Sindh province while the coastal areas including Karachi may also fall in the grip of heatwave with temperatures likely to soar above 40 C. According to an alert issued by the Heatwave Early Warning Center of PMD, “Heatwave conditions […]
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