UN chief urges global multilateral solutions for peace, prosperity

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underscored the importance of multilateral diplomacy and cooperation for solutions to world’s problems. “We need strong multilateral action now, to emerge from the pandemic safely, to address the climate crisis, and to build stronger, safer communities and societies,” the UN chief said in his… Continue reading UN chief urges global multilateral solutions for peace, prosperity

Devastating epidemic may lead Indian economy back to 20 years ago: Chinese analysts

BEIJING, April 24 (APP): As India suffers its worst humanitarian crisis amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19 with the fastest rise in new daily cases any country has experienced since the outbreak, the Chinese government and enterprises have made goodwill gestures by offering help or donating medical supplies despite sour bilateral ties. Chinese analysts,… Continue reading Devastating epidemic may lead Indian economy back to 20 years ago: Chinese analysts

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges financial help for coronavirus-hit Small Island Developing States

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 (APP): The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Friday called for financial and international support to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to help them recover from the double blows of coronavirus pandemic and climate change. “There is absolutely no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has… Continue reading ECOSOC chief Munir Akram urges financial help for coronavirus-hit Small Island Developing States

‘A Date with China’ media tour kicks off in Shaanxi

BEIJING, April 24 (APP): China’s complete victory in eradicating absolute poverty is a magnificent undertaking and the targeted poverty alleviation campaign plays a key role, Zhang Yong, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China’s news and communications bureau, said. “Families and individuals in many poverty-stricken regions in China like Zhashui county have shed off… Continue reading ‘A Date with China’ media tour kicks off in Shaanxi

Xinjiang enjoys religious harmony, socioeconomic stability: Deputy Governor

URUMQI, April 24 (APP): China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region enjoys social stability and sound economic development while the people belonging to all ethnic groups including Muslims living in a complete harmony, Deputy Governor Erkin Tuniyaz said. “Xinjiang’s religious freedom and social and economic stability is well maintained and presence of concentration camps and allegations of genocide… Continue reading Xinjiang enjoys religious harmony, socioeconomic stability: Deputy Governor

Agreement of implantation of water uses for CPEC-sponsored $2.4 billion AJK-based Kohala Hydropower project signed

MIRPUR (AJK): Apr 23 (APP):Beijing China-origin entrepreneur – Kohala Hydropower Company Ltd and Azad Jammu Kashmir government Friday signed an agreement regarding the implantation of water uses of the upcoming CPEC-sponsored Kohala Hydropower project being construction over Jhelum river passing through AJK’s capital district of Muzaffarabad. The project will produce 1,124 megawatt electricity costing $2.4… Continue reading Agreement of implantation of water uses for CPEC-sponsored $2.4 billion AJK-based Kohala Hydropower project signed

Senior Pakistani diplomat assures all help to acid-victim Nafiah’s family, as US police hunts for her attacker

NEW YORK, Apr 23 (APP):Pakistan’s Consul General Ayesha Ali has offered support and assistance to the family of Nafia Ikram, the 21-year-old student, who was badly scarred when an unidentified man threw acid at her face near her home in Long Island, a New York City’s suburb, as police hunts for the attacker. Ayesha Ali… Continue reading Senior Pakistani diplomat assures all help to acid-victim Nafiah’s family, as US police hunts for her attacker

Ambassador Moin meets President Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING, April 23 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin Ul Haque met President and Editor-in-Chief of Xinhua News Agency, He Ping at the Xinhua Headquarters here on Thursday. The two sides discussed to strengthen cooperation between the news agencies of Pakistan and China. They appreciated that Pakistan-China All Weathers Strategic Cooperative Partnership spanned all areas of… Continue reading Ambassador Moin meets President Xinhua News Agency

Chinese firm to build 82MWs hydropower plant in Chitral, costing $200m

BEIJING, April 23 (APP):China’s Sinohydro will build a run-of-the-river hydropower plant in Chitral of Pakistan’s northern KP province to produce 82MWs, or 380 GWh of clean energy per annum at the cost of $200 million. The Turtonas-Uzghor hydropower project will be executed by Uzghor Hydropower Pvt. Ltd., a consortium of China’s hydropower giant Sinohydro and… Continue reading Chinese firm to build 82MWs hydropower plant in Chitral, costing $200m

UN chief urges world leaders to tackle climate change at US-hosted summit

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday told world leaders attending the Climate Summit, hosted by the United States, to take urgent climate action, as “Mother Nature is not waiting.” In sharply-worded remarks from UN Headquarters in New York, he called for a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels and stop… Continue reading UN chief urges world leaders to tackle climate change at US-hosted summit

UN chief urges commitment to planet’s restoration

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message marking International Mother Earth Day, which was celebrated on Thursday. This year’s observation is taking place as the planet is at “a tipping point”, he said, as humanity continues… Continue reading UN chief urges commitment to planet’s restoration

Pakistani students help Chinese to learn English in Yanan province

BEIJING, April 22 (APP): In a learning aid program, several Pakistani students in China met online with the primary and secondary school students in a once-impoverished county in southwestern China. The introductory session held last week was part of a study assistance program organised by the Silk Road School (SRS) of Renmin University of China… Continue reading Pakistani students help Chinese to learn English in Yanan province

UN chief urges world leaders to tackle climate change at US-hosted summit

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday told world leaders attending the Climate Summit, hosted by the United States, to take urgent climate action, as “Mother Nature is not waiting.” In sharply-worded remarks from UN Headquarters in New York, he called for a price on carbon, end subsidies for fossil fuels and… Continue reading UN chief urges world leaders to tackle climate change at US-hosted summit

China strongly condemns Quetta terrorist attack, supports Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts

BEIJING, April 22 (APP): China on Thursday strongly condemned the terror attack on a hotel in Quetta and vowed to firmly continue supporting Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts, and jointly maintain and promote regional security and stability. “China strongly condemns terrorist attack in Quetta, expresses its condolences to the victims and extends its sympathy to the… Continue reading China strongly condemns Quetta terrorist attack, supports Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts

FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to Iran of special importance: Chinese Scholar

BEIJING, April 22 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to Iran is of special importance during which both sides discussed regional security and economic cooperation. “I have noticed two important points: one is that both sides discussed regional security issues, and the other is that both sides discussed economic cooperation under the new situation,”… Continue reading FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to Iran of special importance: Chinese Scholar

UN chief slams terrorist attack in Quetta, reiterates solidarity with Pakistan

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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Quetta where a powerful bomb blast in Serena Hotel’s parking lot left four people dead and 12 others injured, and reaffirmed U.N.’s solidarity with Pakistan. “He conveys his condolences to the families, to the people, and the Government of… Continue reading UN chief slams terrorist attack in Quetta, reiterates solidarity with Pakistan

Fai appeals to Guterres to push for exercise by Kashmiris of their UNSC-pledged right of self-determination

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NEW YORK, Apr 22 (APP): A prominent Kashmiri leader has appealed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take urgent steps to enable Kashmiri people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination, as pledged to them in the 1948 UN Security Council resolution, in a bid to resolve the Kashmir dispute. In a statement marking… Continue reading Fai appeals to Guterres to push for exercise by Kashmiris of their UNSC-pledged right of self-determination

Pakistani student blinded, disfigured in ‘heinous’ acid attack outside her home near New York City

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NEW YORK, Apr 22 (APP): An unknown man threw acid on a Pakistani college student in Long Island, a suburb of New York City, disfiguring her face and shattering her life in an attack that activists want investigated as an anti-Muslim hate crime. Nafiah Ikram, 21, and her mother were getting out of their car… Continue reading Pakistani student blinded, disfigured in ‘heinous’ acid attack outside her home near New York City

FM, Iranian counterpart discuss bilateral ties, regional, global issues

TEHRAN (Iran) April 21 (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif Wednesday discussed entire spectrum of bilateral ties, regional and international issues and other issues of mutual interests. During a delegation-level talks, foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi highlighted the closer historical, cultural, religious and linguistic ties between the two… Continue reading FM, Iranian counterpart discuss bilateral ties, regional, global issues

UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (APP): The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, a former white Minneapolis police officer, in the George Floyd murder trial was welcomed by the UN human rights chief, who said Wednesday that “any other result would have been a travesty of justice”. “This is a momentous verdict”, said the High Commissioner for… Continue reading UN rights chief welcomes verdict in George Floyd murder case

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