Category: International News

BEIJING, March 30 (APP):China will continue to provide its best help to Pakistan against Covid-19 pandemic as both the countries have fine tradition of lending support and assistance to each other in the difficult time, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday. “China and Pakistan are all weather strategic cooperative partners and iron… Continue reading China pledges to continue best help to Pakistan against Covid-19 pandemic

NEW YORK, Mar 30 (APP):Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s lockdown of India, the world’s second-most populous country, aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus is “belated” and would leave too many poor and homeless people exposed amid increasing cases of the deadly infection, according to an article published in Foreign Policy, a respected American magazine. “A… Continue reading India’s lockdown to combat coronavirus ‘belated’; gives no assurance of supplies to poor : US magazine

BEIJING, March 29 (APP):The second shipment of citrus imported from Pakistan has arrived in Dalian, a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province of China. “A container of 40 feet containing around 27 tons of kinnow imported from Pakistan has arrived in Dalian,” Adnan Hafeez, Partner-You Lian Feng Food Trade (Dalian) Co. Ltd told APP… Continue reading Second shipment of citrus imported from Pakistan arrives in Dalian, China

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (APP):The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for support to those suffering from invisible impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including women and girls whose access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health care may be disrupted. In a statement, Executive Director of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr.… Continue reading Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response: UN agency

NEW YORK, Mar 28 (APP):An American journalist returning from a private trip to Pakistan has praised the precautionary measures put in place at the Islamabad international airport to stop the spread of coronavirus, which has infected and killed thousands of people around the world. At the same time, Vanessa Larson, a multiplatform editor at The… Continue reading US journalist lauds Pakistan’s airport measures to check coronavirus; calls US approach ‘lax’

BEIJING, Mar 28 (APP):A renowned Chinese scholar has suggested that the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic could be effectively slowed down in Pakistan by blocking the flow of population and keeping everyone home as much as possible. “By blocking the flow of population and keeping everyone at home as much as possible, we can… Continue reading To block population flow most effective way to control Covid-19: Chinese Scholar

BEIJING, Mar 28 (APP):The Chinese government Saturday sent anti-epidemic medical expert group to help Pakistan fight against Covid-19 outbreak, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Geng Shuang announced. He said, to help Pakistan respond to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Chinese government has decided to send an anti-epidemic medical expert group to Pakistan. The expert group… Continue reading China sends anti-epidemic medical expert group to Pakistan

BEIJING, March 27 (APP)::China’s Northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Friday dispatched a truck-load of medical supplies to Pakistan via Khunjrab Pass to help the local health authorities fight the novel corona virus pandemic. According to the regional government, a truck full of five ventilators, 2,000 safety apparel, 20,000 medical masks and 24,000 nucleic acid… Continue reading Xinjiang sends more medical supplies to Pakistan via Khunjrab Pass

NEW YORK, Mar 27 (APP):The United States now has the most known coronavirus cases of any country in the world, overtaking Italy and China, with more than 84,000 infections and over 1,200 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, a research institution based in Baltimore. People have died in 42 out of the 50… Continue reading US now leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases

BEIJING, Mar. 27 (APP)::The medical team to be sent to help Pakistan fight against the novel coronavirus will be established by medical workers in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In accordance with the earlier practices, each province is responsible for organizing a medical aid team, China Economic Net reported. According to Zeng Yixin, vice minister… Continue reading Medical team being sent to help Pakistan fight coronavirus to be selected from Xinjiang

BEIJING, March 27 (APP)::China has temporarily suspended entry of foreign nationals holding valid visas or residence permits from Saturday in response to surging imported infections of novel coronavirus, according to an announcement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Foreign nationals coming to China for necessary economic, trade, scientific or technological activities or out of emergency humanitarian… Continue reading China temporarily bans entry of foreigners: Foreign Ministry

LONDON, Mar 27 (APP):The Uinted Kingdom (UK) Departmental of International develipment, (UK aid) is working with Unilever company to promote global handwashing to stop the spread of coronavirus. “New £100 million campaign to reach up to a billion people globally will help stop the spread of coronavirus”, a UK government’s statement issued here on Friday… Continue reading UK aid and Unilever to target a billion people in global handwashing campaign, help stop spread of coronavirus

BEIJING, Mar 26 (APP):China will send a team of medical experts to Pakistan to work closely with local health authorities and provide assistance and expertise in their fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, Zeng Yixin, Vice Minister of China’s National Health Commission said on Thursday. “As required by Pakistani side, China is preparing a medical… Continue reading China to dispatch experts to Pakistan to help with response against Covid-19: Chinese Vice Minister

LONDON, Mar 26 (APP):World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis (WCOP) United Kingdom (WCOP) has appreciated the steps and measures taken by the government of Pakistan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan to limit and beat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic from the country. In a statement on Thursday, the Executive Director of WCOP,Arif Anis Malik… Continue reading WCOP appreciates Prime Minister Imran Khan to limit Coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul on Wednesday in which dozens of civilians were killed and injured, and called for bringing the perpetrators to justice. “The Secretary-General reiterates that attacks against civilians are unacceptable and those who carry out such crimes must be… Continue reading UN chief slams deadly attack on Sikh temple in Kabul