Category: International News

BEIJING, Aug 20 (APP): The Belt and Road Initiative brings China closer to the world. Its objective to foster interconnectivity among different nations, gradually becomes an issue of interest, not only for directly involved stakeholders but also for outside observers, endeavoring to assess the impact. A current instance is Pakistan, where its outgoing prime minister,… Continue reading Sino-Pakistan relations evolving well to serve interest of both countries: Analysts

BEIJING, Aug 20 (APP): Two players of China national cricket team will represent Peshawar Zalmi in the next edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 Cricket to be played next year, China Representative, Amir Suhail Afridi said on Sunday. The two players have already been selected from Chinese national team and a formal contract with… Continue reading Two Chinese national team cricketers to play PSL next year

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (APP): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials called for the Security Council to push for a political solution to the more than two-year-old conflict.

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (APP): Four out of every 10 Americans now support the impeachment of US President Donald Trump, a new poll has found. A survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that 40 per cent of Americans – including almost 75 per cent of Democrats and seven per cent of Republicans… Continue reading Forty percent of Americans want Trump impeached: poll

SHANGHAI, Aug 18 (APP): Pakistan can achieve objective of economic development and become a major industrial zone by attracting Chinese investment and surplus production because of its low labor cost and big consumer market. “China is a huge economic power and looking forward to new markets for its surplus production and Pakistan could become an… Continue reading Pakistan ideal destination for Chinese investment, surplus production: Counsel General

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (APP): Condemning Thursday’s terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (APP): Racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia must be opposed by everyone in the world, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said amid an outrage over U.S. President Donald Trump’s defence of white supremacists following the violence in Charlottesville, a city in the State of Virginia.

BEIJING, Aug 17 (APP): India’s attempt to blackmail China into concessions is destined to fail and the Doklam standoff has fundamentally changed how the country is viewed by China, from a friend to a rival, according to Chinese experts on Thursday. Indian prime minister’s speech on Indian Independence Day shows he wants to divert public… Continue reading Doklam standoff has fundamentally changed China’s perception of India: experts

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, noting that tensions on the Korean peninsula are at their highest level in decades, Wednesday underscored the need “to dial down the rhetoric and to dial up diplomacy.” The UN chief told reporters at UN Headquarters in New York that the world needs to heed the… Continue reading It’s time for diplomacy to defuse Korean peninsula tensions: UN chief

WASHINGTON, Aug.16 (APP) There were reports of hundreds of religiously motivated killings and assaults across India , including an increase in violent incidents by cow protection groups against mostly Muslims victims, according to the latest annual report issued by the US State Department. According to the 2016 International Religious Freedom report, groups most frequently targeted… Continue reading Hundreds of religiously motivated killings, assaults, riots reported in India: US 2016 Report

BEIJING, Aug 16 (APP): China on Wednesday reiterated that it would not hold talk with India over border dispute until withdrawal of Indian border guards from the Chinese territory as it was a precondition for any meaningful dialogue between the two countries. As for the illegal trespass of Indian border troops in Doklam area, China’s… Continue reading Withdrawal of troops precondition for talks with India over border dispute: China