Vilnius has restricted the transit of products sanctioned by the European Union across Lithuanian territory to and from Kaliningrad. Russia’s foreign ministry urged that Vilnius immediately reconsider what it called a “openly hostile” decision. Lithuania claimed it was only carrying out EU sanctions. On Monday, Russia warned NATO member Lithuania that unless cargo transportation to … Read more
WARSAW: Poland on Wednesday urged the EU to impose a tax on Russian energy imports and said it planned to end its own purchases this year, calling the dependence on Moscow a “stupidity”. The EU has so far avoided following the United States in banning Russian oil and gas, with Germany opposed as it relies heavily on … Read more
ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Central China’s Henan Province reported 64 new locally transmitted COVID-19 confirmed cases and nine local asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday. Fifty of the new confirmed cases were reported in the province’s Xuchang City, while the provincial capital Zhengzhou has most of the new asymptomatic cases. … Read more
LHASA: Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region received 40.43 million domestic and overseas tourists in the first 11 months of this year, up 15.9 per cent year-on-year, local authorities said on Wednesday. The region’s tourism revenue surged 22.4 per cent from a year earlier to 43.85 billion yuan (about $6.9 billion) during the period, according to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government is focusing on the completion of the privatisation programme in the stipulated time, an official said. Chairing a meeting of the Privatisation Board, Federal Minister for Privatisation Muhamamdmian Soomro said that the issues regarding the privatisation of the state-owned entities were being jointly resolved by various departments and divisions. The board recommended … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The 7th Session of the Pak-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation would be held from November 24 to 26 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. A high-level delegation led by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan will participate in the session, a statement said. The Russian side will be headed by … Read more
LONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq expects the “floodgates” to open in cricket’s racism crisis, predicting thousands could come forward after giving a disturbing account of his own experiences to British lawmakers. Pakistan-born Rafiq told MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee on Tuesday how racist language was “constantly” used during his two spells at … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Global powers and aid groups that have loudly demanded an inclusive Afghanistan under the Taliban are now facing criticism for sending all-male delegations to Kabul to meet the hardline group. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have excluded women from their new caretaker government and put restrictions on work and education, drawing condemnation from the … Read more
Tim Paine, Australia’s Test captain, said on Friday that he believes nations would skip the Twenty20 World Cup next month or play Afghanistan because of the Taliban’s alleged prohibition on women participating in sport. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has yet to make the decisions regarding the government’s stance on women and Afghanistan men’s T20 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday vowed to attract leading companies in pharmaceuticals, textiles, leather, production of construction materials and agriculture industries. The decision was taken during the sixth meeting of the Uzbek-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, which was held in Tashkent. Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul … Read more
Higher Education Commission (HEC) conducted an initial assessment which showed that most of the universities in Pakistan are not well-equipped for online teaching platform. Out of a total of 205 universities, only 40 of them had well-established universities. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, universities have been using online education mode to protect their faculty members, students … Read more
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the campaign for Senate election in the country will come to an end by midnight tonight. The Commission has asked all the political parties and the contesting candidates to follow the provisions of law and exercise self-restraint so that the poll is held in an orderly … Read more
Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Thursday signed a raft of agreements which included a deal to issue joint visit visas for residents of both countries in a bid to boost tourism. According to the UAE’s official news agency WAM, the accord, among six initiatives highlighted during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the … Read more
