British High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, has arrived in Islamabad to take up her new posting at British High Commission Islamabad. Jane arrives at an important time for UK-Pakistan relations, with a significant uplift in UK aid spend in Pakistan focussed on strengthening climate resilience and reducing humanitarian risks. Last month the […]
The Ukrainian armed forces have been stopped and pushed back in all directions, they have withdrawn their assault units due to heavy losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters. On Saturday evening, the head of state answered questions from half a dozen journalists, many of whom asked more than one question. The conversation lasted an
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ISTANBUL: The 16th International Defense Industry Fair 2023 (IDEF 2023) kicked off in Istanbul on Tuesday, exhibiting a range of defence products. Touted as the world’s fourth largest global defence show, IDEF 2023 – which will continue until Friday – features land vehicles, weapons, simulators, radars, sonars, naval platform solutions, aviation systems, missiles, logistic vehicles,
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Pakistan’s information technology companies have secured several projects in Saudi Arabia after participating in a global conference held in Riyadh earlier this year, said a top official of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) on Saturday. About ten Pakistani Information and Technology (IT) companies have secured projects in Saudi Arabia after participating in the global
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he Pakistani government will be holding a “first-ever” mineral summit in the country on August 1 to explore vast potential of the minerals industry, the state TV reported on Sunday. The South Asian country has vast reserves of several metallic and non-metallic mineral reserves, including those of gold, copper, iron, chromite, barites, gypsum, and rock
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The Islamabad administration has announced that schools, colleges, and offices will remain closed for two days — on July 31 and August 1 (Monday and Tuesday) on account of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng visit to Pakistan. “All public and private schools, colleges, and universities will remain shut on Monday and Tuesday,” District Magistrate Irfan
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At least 39 people were killed and over 120 injured on Sunday when a suicide blast that targeted a political party’s rally in northwestern Pakistan, officials confirmed, fearing a rise in the death toll. The blast took place during a public rally organized by the right-wing Pakistani political party, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) in Bajaur’s
As Pakistan’s economy continues to grapple with pressing challenges, the nation’s relationship with the United States has taken a dubious turn, while Russia emerges as an unexpected benefactor to struggling economies. In this critical appraisal, we examine how the present government’s policies, influenced by external institutions, have left the nation on uncertain ground, while the
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The Russian government has written off over $20 billion of debt historically owed by African nations, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. President Putin who announced the debts forgiveness at a plenary session of the Russia-Africa forum in St. Petersburg, also said that Moscow would allocate more funds to help with the development of the
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Dr. Yasin, a geologist working on mineral resources in the region, says that if lithium is called the gold of the 21st century, it would not be out of place. Because lithium is needed in everything from household utensils to ships and from pacemakers to mobile laptop batteries in the human heart. In Afghanistan, the
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