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
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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
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
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
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
At UN, Pakistan says demographic planning is its priority
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (APP): Pakistan told a UN panel Wednesday that with an estimated 220 million inhabitants, demographic planning has remained a priority for the country’s successive governments, with focus on raising awareness, providing healthcare, building capacity and implementing population control strategies. “For a developing nation like Pakistan, which is world’s fifth most populous… Continue reading At UN, Pakistan says demographic planning is its priority
China firmly determined to safeguard territorial sovereignty, security: FM Spokesperson
BEIJING, April 21 (APP): China is committed to maintaining peace and stability in the border areas and firmly determined to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. “On the issue of China-India boundary situation, China’s position is consistent and clear. We are committed to maintaining peace and… Continue reading China firmly determined to safeguard territorial sovereignty, security: FM Spokesperson
Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region depriving children of their rights: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 20 (APP): The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned that the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is depriving tens of thousands of children of their rights, plunging them into a protection crisis causing them an unimaginable long-lasting harm. “There is no clear end in sight” to the conflict, said agency spokesperson… Continue reading Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region depriving children of their rights: UNICEF
Middle-aged people who sleep six hours or less at greater risk of dementia, study finds
NEW YORK, Apr 21 (APP): Middle-age people who sleep six or fewer hours a night may be at higher risk of developing dementia in later life, a major new study finds. People age 50 or 60 who regularly slept six hours or less each night were more likely than those who slept seven hours to… Continue reading Middle-aged people who sleep six hours or less at greater risk of dementia, study finds
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