PM Shahbaz wants to promote Pak-Turkish bilateral trade: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan sincerely wanted to work with Turkish business fraternity to transform brotherhood into promoting bilateral trade, investment and culture. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb in a tweet, quoting the PM as […]

FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup to commence on July 1

ISLAMABAD, Jun 01 (APP): In exactly one month, on July 1, the best players in the world will start the greatest show amongst the women’s events organised under the banner of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup. The 15th edition […]

Danes begin voting on joining EU’s common defence policy

Copenhagen, June 1 (AFP/APP): Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark began voting Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU’s common defence policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes on the heels of neighbouring Finland’s and Sweden’s historic applications for NATO […]

NASFF-21 great opportunity to acquire modern film-making skills: Osama

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (APP): National Amateur Film Festival (NASFF-21) qualifier Osama Huissain Chaudry on Wednesday said the initiative was a great opportunity for the youth to acquire modern film-making skills at the international platform that will help create more interesting stories and short-films. Osama Chaudry, […]

Turkey black rose producers chase sweet smell of success

Halfeti, Turkey, June 1 (AFP/APP): To the naked eye, the delicate velvet roses in southeastern Turkey appear black and overwhelm the senses with their irresistible sweet smell. The rosebuds are just as dark, and when fully developed, the flower takes on the colour of an […]

Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners

N’Djamena, May 30 (AFP/APP): Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. Violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked by a “mundane dispute between […]

Sherry Rehman meets World Bank, FAO reps in high-level meetings

ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday met Country Director of World Bank Najy Benhassine and discussed the ongoing projects in Pakistan by the World Bank. During the meeting, the federal minister was briefed on the overall objective […]

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