Category: International News

LONDON Oct 13 (APP):Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from October 14 (Monday) to October 18 (Friday), at the request of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This will be their Royal Highnesses’ first official visit to Pakistan, a UK government… Continue reading Prince William, Kate Middleton to undertake five-day official visit to Pakistan from Oct 14

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (APP):Pakistan’s Ambassador for United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi has unleashed yet another blistering attack on India for it’s “brutal suppression” of the Kashmiri people, and said world body’s decolonization agenda would remain incomplete without a settlement of the Kashmir dispute based on Security Council resolutions that pledged to them the right… Continue reading At UN, Pakistan’s envoy delivers another blistering attack on India for ‘brutal suppression’ of Kashmiris

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner — for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region. Abiy Ahmed was announced the winner of the prestigious award on Friday for his efforts to resolve two decades of… Continue reading UN chief congratulates Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on winning Nobel Prize, hails his ‘people first’ agenda

LONDON, Oct 11 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria organized a ceremony to announce the appointment of Julian Martin Hamilton Barns as Honorary Consul of Pakistan for the United Kingdon (UK) on October 10, 2019. A statement of Pakistan High Commission issued here Friday said the appointment of Julian Martin Hamilton had… Continue reading Julian Martin Hamilton appointed Honorary Consul of Pakistan for UK

LONDON Oct 11 (APP):The Kashmiri Girl Victims of Indian atrocities were remembered at Pakistan High Commission on the International Day of the Girl Child Friday. On this occasion, solidarity with the Kashmiri people was expressed and a collective Dua was offered by hundreds of people assembled for the Juma Prayer at the High Commission. High… Continue reading Kashmiri Girl Victims remembered on International Day of Girl Child

BEIJING, Oct 11 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Hashmi has said that at the moment, the all-weather friendship between Pakistan and China is reviving the vitality of the new era because of the pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. In an exclusive interview with the People’s Daily overseas network, Ambassador Hashmi specifically talked about the… Continue reading Pak-China pragmatic cooperation reviving vitality of new era: Ambassador Hashmi

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (APP):Like other parts of the globe,United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Rural Women will be marked on Oct 15 to celebrate and honor the role of rural women. It recognizes rural women’s importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development worldwide.Many people, government agencies, community groups and non-government associations celebrate the International Day… Continue reading Int’l Day of Rural Women to be marked on Oct 15

LONDON, Oct 10 (APP):Spokesperson to the Prime Minister for Trade and Investment in the United Kingdom and Europe Sahibzada Amir Jahangir Thursday said big international companies and overseas Pakistani investors were keen to invest in Pakistan as a business friendly government was at the helm of affairs there. The government led by an honest Prime… Continue reading Int’l firms, expat Pakistanis keen to invest in Pakistan: PM spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (APP):The World Health Organization (WHO) has a somber reminder on this year’s World Mental Health Day: Despite the progress many countries have made to address suicide, one person still takes their own life every 40 seconds. Almost 800,000 people die by suicide each year worldwide, according to WHO data — making… Continue reading One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide, WHO says

NEW YORK, Oct 10 (APP):US President Donald Trump Thursday denounced his favourite television channel, Fox News, in a series of tweets touched off by the networks’ poll that found a majority of Americans want to see him impeached and removed from office. “Whoever their pollster is, they suck,” Trump complained of Fox News, also renewing… Continue reading Trump slams Fox News poll that shows majority support his impeachment

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (APP):The five European members of the U.N. Security Council Thursday urged Turkey to halt its military operation against Syrian Kurdish forces aimed at eliminating what Ankara calls a “terror corridor” on the country’s southern border. “We are deeply concerned by the Turkish military operation in northeast Syria,” the countries — France,… Continue reading Five European UNSC members urge Turkey to halt its military operation in Syria

BEIJING, Oct 10 (APP):While commenting on Indian government’s plan to spend US$ 130 on buying military equipment, a Chinese military observer has said that such a large military budget is very likely to trigger an arms race between India and Pakistan. “By publicly announcing such a massive military expansion plan, India will indeed bring uncertainties… Continue reading India’s huge military budget may trigger arms race with Pakistan: Chinese Military Observer

BEIJING, Oct 9 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday left for Islamabad after concluding a two-day visit to China. At the airport, the prime minister was seen off by Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Luo Zhaohui, Ambassador of China to Pakistan Yao Jing and Ambassador of Pakistan to China Naghmana Hashmi. Tri-Services static guard was… Continue reading PM leaves for Pakistan

BEIJING, Oct 9 (APP):The leadership of Pakistan and China, during two-day official visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan, reaffirmed their support on issues concerning each other’s core interests. The Chinese leaders reiterated solidarity with Pakistan in safeguarding its territorial sovereignty, independence and security. The Pakistan side reaffirmed its commitment to the One China Policy. Supporting… Continue reading Pakistan, China reaffirm their support on issues concerning each other’s interests