Category: International News

WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (APP):At a simple ceremony to mark the Pakistan Day, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan hoisted the national flag at the Pakistani embassy in Washington on Monday. The Ambassador also read out the messages of President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the occasion in which they congratulated the nation, paid tributes… Continue reading Pakistani embassy in Washington celebrates Pakistan Day

LONDON, Mar 23 (APP):Pakistan Day was marked by Flag Hoisting ceremony at the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) London on March 23 (Monday). In deference to the instructions of the Government of Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s guidelines,the Pakistani Flag was hoisted in a simple ceremony live streamed on the Mission’s Official Facebook for… Continue reading Pakistan Day was marked by Flag Hoisting ceremony at PHC London

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on warring parties across the world on Monday to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against coronavirus — the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind. “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war”, he said in a… Continue reading U.N. chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on fighting coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (APP): Pakistani peacekeepers serving the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) conducted a one-day workshop on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the mission’s team site in Kabkabiya, a district of North Darfur state, Sudan, according to a message received at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday. The workshop was… Continue reading Pakistani peacekeepers in Darfur & Congo gear up to combat coronavirus

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):A flag hoisting ceremony was held to mark Pakistan Day here at the Embassy of Pakistan, Beijing on Monday. The Pakistan Day was celebrated with simplicity in face of the outbreak of noval Coronavirus and with the pledge to fight the pandemic. The proceedings commenced with the recitation from the Holy Quran… Continue reading Pakistan Day celebrated at Pakistan Embassy

BEIJING, Mar 23 (APP):The establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is an important part of the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and is the enrichment and extension of the CPEC development, a Chinese scholar said. Recently, the government of Pakistan has announced the establishment of 10 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in four provinces.… Continue reading SEZs establishment important part of CPEC enrichment, extension

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):The structure of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors will be adjusted given the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The ADB Board of Directors approved a proposal that the annual meeting, originally scheduled for May 2-5, 2020 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, will be conducted… Continue reading ADB adjusts annual meeting arrangements

BEIJING, March 23 (APP):Gezhouba Group, a Chinese construction and engineering company, sent 131 Chinese workers on a charter flight operated by China Southern Airlines to Pakistan in an effort to ensure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) proceed, the company’s website said. The group has several hydropower station projects in Pakistan. The 131 staff… Continue reading Chinese staff returns to Pakistan via charter flight for CPEC projects

NEW YORK, Mar 23 (APP):US President Donald Trump has rejected as “inaccurate” a report that he ignored early warnings from American intelligence agencies about the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak in China and repeated recent attacks on the press. The agencies sounded the alarm in January and February but the president continued to minimize… Continue reading Trump denies ignoring early coronavirus pandemic warnings

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (APP):New York State will conduct trials on a malaria drug combined with an antibiotic that could be used to treat patients with the novel coronavirus who are seriously ill, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. He said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will send to New York 10,000 doses of azithromycin,… Continue reading New York State to begin testing malaria drug for coronavirus treatment

LONDON, Mar 22 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner (PHC) to London Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, in order to keep close contact with the Pakistani community and the students currently studying in the United Kingdom (UK) has designated two officers as focal persons for consular’ s services. “In order to ensure effective liaison in this regard, High Commissioner Mohammad… Continue reading 2 officers designated as focal persons at high commission London

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 (APP):Marking World Water Day, the United Nations launched a flagship report which says that reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change will require major shifts in the way we use and reuse the Earth’s limited water resources. The new global report calls, among others, for concrete efforts to address… Continue reading UN report calls water resources essential part of solution to impact of climate change

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (APP):An organization dedicated to promoting the realization of Kashmiri people’s U.N.-pledged right to self-determination has called on the United Nations to demand the immediate release of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chief Muhammad Yasin Malik who is being held in Indian jail on “trumped-up” charges. The organization — World Kashmir Awareness Forum… Continue reading Prominent Kashmiri body urges India to ‘unconditionally’ release JKLF leader Yasin Malik

BEIJING, March 22 (APP):The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will donate medical supplies to another ten countries in Asia including Pakistan to assist their fight against the novel coronavirus. A total of 1.8 million masks, 210,000 Covid-19 testing kits, 36,000 pieces of protective suits and other materials like ventilators and forehead thermometers will be… Continue reading Chinese foundations donate medical supplies to Pakistan, other Asian countries

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 (APP):The United Nations has applauded the “positive responses” of Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to calls for a pause to stop the fighting, in the hopes that this would allow humanitarian access throughout the strife-torn country and head off the potential threat of coronavirus. In a statement,… Continue reading UN welcomes ‘positive responses’ by warring Libyan parties to fighting pause

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 21 (APP):With coronavirus fast spreading around the world, the United Nations has warned that the consequences could be devastating for the 100 million people living in war zones and other emergency settings. “Many people live in cramped conditions and with little or no access to proper sanitation and basic health services,” Stephane… Continue reading UN warns of risk to 100 million people in war zones

BEIJING, March 21 (APP):Pakistan can learn from experience of China to develop its e-commerce as there is a pressing need to promote use of digital payment service in the wake of recent outbreak of Covid-19. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has recently issued a statement, listing a number of measures to reduce the need… Continue reading Pakistan can learn from Chinese experience to develop e-commerce