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USAID Mission Director Kate Somvongsiri Visits Karachi

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KARACHI: During her visit to Port City, Kate Somvongsiri, USAID Mission Director for Pakistan, engaged with provincial leadership, government counterparts, and development partners to advance USAID’s longstanding commitment to improving lives and achieving shared development goals in Sindh. Under the US-Pakistan “Green Alliance” framework, USAID continues to collaborate with Pakistan to address climate, environmental, and […]

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23rd day of March Pakistan Resolution

Struggle for Pakistan commenced on 23rd March, 1940

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KARACHI: The struggle for a separate Muslim country started on 23rd of March, 1940 (84 years ago). Faced with an unending ordeal of inequality, disparity and discrimination in that era of oppression, the Muslims were subjected to an intellectual, political and educational decay as the colonial rulers’ considered them rivals and immediately tilted to the […]

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Raising $300m via Panda Bonds

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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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Expediting Phase Two Of CPEC Projects

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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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NY State Assembly’s 3 resolutions honoring Pakistan

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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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US Envoy Blome Meets Pak Petroleum Minister Musadik

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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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