Category: International News

BEIJING, May 30 (APP):China is against the unilateral sanctions against Iran and maintains normal relations and economic and trade exchanges with Iran, which is legal and legitimate and should be respected, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday. “China is consistently against the so-called “long-arm jurisdiction” and unilateral sanctions based on domestic laws, which… Continue reading China against unilateral sanctions against Iran: FM Spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (APP):A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Pakistan to support the country’s response to the outbreak of HIV infections in Larkana, Sindh, a UN spokesman said Wednesday.

NEW YORK, May 29 (APP):The Myanmar military units, which committed war crimes against Rohingya Muslims in 2017, are still committing atrocities against the minority group, according to a new report from Amnesty International, a leading human rights group.

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (APP):The U.N. General Assembly has designated August 22 as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, in response to an unprecedented rise of violence against religious communities and people belonging to religious minorities.

NEW YORK, May 29 (APP):U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday — in his first public statement regarding the investigation he led into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election — said if he had determined President Donald Trump didn’t commit a crime he “would have said so.” Mueller was referring to the portion of… Continue reading US Special Counsel, in first comments on Russia probe, declines to clear Trump

BEIJING, May 29 (APP)::President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from June 5 to 7 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. During the visit, President Xi will attend the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Lu Kang said during his regular… Continue reading Chinese President Xi to pay state visit to Russia from June 5

BEIJING, May 29 (APP):The Sukkur-Multan section of the Peshawar-Karachi Motorway being constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has vitalized the local economy and benefited the people in the area. The motorway has a design speed of 120 km per hour, and it is a two-way six-lane road stretched from Sukkur, a city in Sindh… Continue reading Sukkur-Multan motorway project vitalizes local economy, benefits people

London, May 28 (APP):To celebrate the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr with the Pakistani community in the United Kingdom (UK), Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Pakistan High Commissioner to UK, will be holding an Open House at their official Residence “Pakistan House” London on Eid Day (as per Regents Park Mosque announcement) from 3:00 p.m to 6:00 pm.… Continue reading Pak High Commissoner to hold open House

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (APP):Militant attacks on schools in Afghanistan increased almost threefold last year, making it increasingly difficult to ensure education for children in many parts of the country, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to a report released Tuesday, there were 192 attacks on schools in 2018, up from 68… Continue reading ‘Education is under fire in Afghanistan’: UNICEF

BEIJING, May 28 (APP):China Tuesday said its position on the question of Palestine was clear and consistent and asked the international community to keep up efforts to promote peace and ensure that voice and proposition of parties concerned, especially Palestine, were heeded. “The Chinese government’s position on the question of Palestine is clear and consistent,”… Continue reading Chinese position on Palestine clear, consistent: Spokesperson

BEIJING, May 28 (APP):Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume its Beijing-Tokyo flights to facilitate Pakistanis living in Japan as well as Chinese and Japanese passengers on this route. The national flag carrier will operate its flight PK852/853 by Boeing 777 aircraft every Monday and Friday from Beijing to Tokyo, according to a senior official here… Continue reading PIA to restart Beijing-Tokyo flights from Friday

BEIJING, May 28 (APP):China-Pakistan cooperation in the next phase will focus more on benefiting people through local projects that improve livelihood along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chinese expert said as Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan was visiting Pakistan and the two countries boosted their cooperation on multiple projects. Lin Minwang, a professor at Fudan… Continue reading China-Pakistan cooperation in next phase to focus on benefiting people through local development projects: Expert

NEW YORK, May 28 (APP):A large number of people on Monday offered funeral prayers for Muhammad Yusuf Buch, a former Pakistani cabinet minister and diplomat, who passed away in New York on Friday after life-long efforts towards building support for the Kashmiri people’s struggle to win freedom from Indian occupation. Senior Pakistani diplomats, UN officials… Continue reading Ex-Pakistan minister & diplomat Yusuf Buch eulogized at his funeral in New York

UNITED NATIONS, May 27 (APP):The UN health agency has for the first time recognized “burn-out” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. The decision, reached during the World Health Organization’s Assembly in Geneva, which ends on Tuesday, could help put to rest decades… Continue reading WHO recognizes ‘burn-out’ as medical condition

BEIJING, May 27 (APP):China has not yet announced to send its envoy to attend Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath taking ceremony for the second term to be held in New Delhi on May 30. “As to whether China will send an envoy to the ceremony, I have no information to offer at the moment,… Continue reading China not yet decides to send envoy in Modi’s oath taking ceremony

ISLAMABAD, May 27 (APP):Pakistan’s total foreign debt is about US$ 106 billion and Chinese loan accounts for a mere 10 to 11 percent of the total foreign debt, whereas the remaining 89-90 percent is from other sources IMF, Paris Club, and other western organizations, Noor Ahmed, secretary of the Economic Affairs Division said. China has… Continue reading Chinese loan accounts for 10 to 11 percent of total foreign debt: Secretary Economic Affairs Division

NEW YORK, May 27 (APP):A promising Pakistani-American female student was killed Saturday night in a head-on car crash in Old Bridge, a township in the US state of New Jersey, when a suspected drunk driver drove into her vehicle after crossing over into the opposite lane. Aliza Akhtar, 19, a recipient of a fully-funded scholarship… Continue reading Pakistani-American student killed in car crash in US

UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (APP):The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Sunday expressed “grave concern” over “credible accounts” of Taliban militants mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”. The mission based its preliminary findings on face-to-face interviews with 13 detainees who were freed from a Taliban detention facility by Special Forces troops… Continue reading Afghan captives held by Taliban subjected to ill-treatment: UN

BEIJING, May 26 (APP):Secretary General, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Vladimir Norov has said that although the SCO had already developed into a united and well-established organization with global influence, there was still great potential for expansion, especially on the economic front. He made these remarks while speaking at the opening ceremony of the SCO Qingdao… Continue reading SCO has great potential for expansion on economic front: Vladimir Norov