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Pakistan to host first-ever global health security summit

Global Health

Pakistan will host Global Health Security Summit later this year. Pakistan is the current chair of Global Health Security Agenda. The conference will bring together 500 participants and 70 country delegates. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be the first country in the world to host the Global Health Security Summit later this year. This was shared by … Read more

Pakistan overwhelmed by global response at Geneva conference: FO

Foreign Office

FO spokesperson said Pakistan is grateful for the overwhelming response at Geneva conference She said the govt will work for recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will attend World Economic Forum in Davos ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is grateful for the overwhelming international response for financial assistance and solidarity for reconstruction and rehabilitation of … Read more

PM requests Bahrain’s participation in donor conference

Bahrain

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to King of Bahrain He requested Bahrain’s participation in Resilient Pakistan conference They discussed bilateral issues and other mutual issues ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested high-level participation from Bahrain in the ‘International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan’. The donor conference is being held in Geneva on 9 January next … Read more

Conference held on Pakistan-Bangladesh relations

KARACHI: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) held a roundtable conference on Pakistan-Bangladesh relations to discuss the wavelength of bilateral intensity and analyse recent history from individual context, a statement said. The guests from Bangladesh included Brigadier General Sakhawat Hussain (Retd), Dr Tanvir Ahmad Khab and Farooq Ahmad. IPRI’s President Ambassador Dr Raza Muhammad (Retd) … Read more

SCO To Play Key Role For Global Economic Integration

Aybek Arif Usmanov

Diplomat of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, Aybek Arif Usmanov on Sunday said that Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) part nations could assume a critical part in worldwide and local monetary and exchange joining the ongoing situation. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has significant part nations as far as geo-monetary and international position, including created economies, which can … Read more

Ukraine war complicating WTO’s big conference

Ukraine war

 The World Trade Organization’s chief said Tuesday that diplomatic tensions over the war in Ukraine were complicating negotiations ahead of the global trade body’s biggest gathering in more than four years. The meeting of ministers from all 164 WTO members, including Russia and Ukraine, has been postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “There’s … Read more

US urged the world to stand by Afghanistan

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The United Nations asked the world to support Afghanistan at a pledging conference on Thursday where it is aiming to collect a record $4.4 billion in humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. After the Taliban took over the country on August 15 in wake of the withdrawal of the US military. the humanitarian crisis in … Read more

James starred as Lakers defeat Nets

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LeBron James scored a team-high 33 points and Anthony Davis returned to spark the offence as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 106-96 on Tuesday in New York. James shot 14-of-21 from the floor and added seven rebounds and six assists for the Lakers, who have lost five of their last eight … Read more

Celtic’s Europa League hopes ended by Leverkusen rally

Europa

LONDON: Celtic’s chances of progress in the Europa League were ended by a late Bayer Leverkusen rally to lose 3-2 in Germany on Thursday as Real Betis, Lazio and Galatasaray secured their places in the knockout stages. Leverkusen had already qualified but made sure of top spot in Group G and a place in the … Read more

England captain Root demands change after cricket racism scandal

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LONDON: England captain Joe Root on Thursday demanded change after a racism row engulfed Yorkshire County Cricket Club, saying the events had “fractured our game and torn lives apart”. Root, who is currently in Australia leading England’s Ashes preparations, issued his statement following weeks of escalating pressure at the club he has represented since childhood. Former Yorkshire … Read more

Chinese, US envoys hold talks on climate change

Alaska experienced an ice quake due to the recent heat wave

BEIJING: China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua held talks upon invitation with visiting US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Tianjin, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Friday. The two sides conducted candid, in-depth and pragmatic dialogues and had a full exchange of views on key issues, including the … Read more

Foreign Minister Terms India’s Allegation of Drone Strike on Pakistan “Baseless”

Foreign Minister Terms India's Allegation of Drone Strike on Pakistan Baseless

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed India’s allegation of a drone strike on Pakistan as baseless and said it remains to be seen why they are resorting to such allegations. According to details, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a statement on the Afghan peace process, regional security, and FATF said that the thinking … Read more

MWL’s ‘Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan’ conference commences today

MWL’s ‘Declaration of Peace'

MAKKAH: The Islamic Conference of Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan, aimed at consolidating peace in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, began in Makkah on Thursday. The conference hosted by The Muslim World League (MWL) will be a milestone to enhance dialogue between senior scholars of Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to reconcile among fighting Afghani … Read more

Turkey Truly Advocated Resolution Of Kashmir Dispute

Kashmir conference in turkey

President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, has reiterated the call on the international community to end the ongoing atrocities in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K), upholding the inalienable right to self-determination of the Kashmiris in accordance with the UN resolutions. President Sardar Masood Khan made these remarks as the chief guest … Read more

Prophet Muhammad’s character is a role model to lead a successful life: PM

PM addresses Rehmatul-lil-Aalameen conference

An International Rehmatul-lil-Alameen (Peace Be upon Him) Conference is being held in Islamabad on Sunday under the auspices of Ministry of Religious Affairs to observe 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal. Addressing the conference, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the best role model is the personality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in order to become a great person. The … Read more

Minister of Power addresses a press conference

Minister defends power tariff hike, slams PML-N for ‘keeping prices unchanged’

Minister of Power Omer Ayub Khan said on Thursday the recent hike in power tariff will have no bearing on 75 per cent of the domestic consumers. Speaking at a news conference in the federal capital, he said the increase will fetch a revenue of Rs80 billion. Slamming the previous PML-N government, the minister said … Read more