ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb has said here on Friday (22nd of March, 2024) that he was keen to tap Chinese investors by selling as much as $300 million in Panda bonds for the first time ever this year. The minister said, selling Yuan-denominated debt would allow Pakistan to diversify its […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said here on Friday (22nd March, 2024) that Reko Diq project would prove to be a game changer for the development of Balochistan as well as the region. Talking to a delegation of Barrick Gold led by its CEO Mark Bristow the PM held that the project will usher […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have decided to expedite the phase two of CPEC projects and establish a Working Group on five new Economic Corridors under this phase. The understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting between Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong here Friday (22nd […]
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NEW YORK: Pakistan on Thursday (21st March, 2024) welcomed New York State Assembly’s three resolutions – proclaiming 23rd March as Pakistan-American Heritage Day, 14th August as Pakistan Independence Day, and congratulating the American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC), a political group, for it’s contributions to the Big Apple. These resolutions were the result of the efforts […]
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ISLAMABAD: US Envoy Donald Blome called on the Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik here on Friday (22nd March, 2024). The duo discussed technology transfer, investment opportunities, capacity-building initiatives in the energy sector, ways and means to promote a sustainable carbon-friendly footprint. Regional projects were also discussed during the rendezvous. When Dr. Musadik Malik […]
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ISLAMABAD (JINNAH STADIUM): Pakistan was beaten by Jordan 3-0 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers match played here at the Jinnah Stadium of Pakistan Sports Complex on Thursday (21st March, 2024). Jordan’s ace player Mousa Al Tamari scored two goals while his country mate Ali Olwan posted a goal in the game. At the […]
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KARACHI: As climate change impacts increase, and populations grow, there is an urgent need, within and between countries, to unite around protecting and conserving our most precious resource. Water can create peace or spark conflict. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, tensions can rise between communities and […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Friday (22nd March, 2024) agreed to establish a Working Group (WG) on five new economic corridors under the second phase of CPEC, aligning with the 5Es framework already prepared by the Planning Ministry. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor […]
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ISLAMABAD: SCP has set aside on Friday (22nd March, 2024) the dismissal of IHC’s senior puisne ex-judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. It may be recalled that Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) had removed him from service for delivering a speech at Rawalpindi Bar Association in which he claimed that ISI was involved in influencing the judges of […]
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D.I. KHAN: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a military convoy on its way to Tank from Dera Ismail Khan on Tank Road (in the jurisdiction of Hathala PS) here on Thursday (21st March, 2024) claiming lives of two soldiers and injuring 25 personnel. Naib Subedar Yasir Shakeel (Age: 38 years, resident of […]
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