Revolution in tourism, agriculture to boost economy: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was focused on bringing a revolution in tourism and agriculture by revamping the sectors on modern lines. Addressing at the inauguration of Peshawar-Dara Adam Khel road and the groundbreaking of Chitral-Shindur road, the prime minister said […]

Iran president expresses desire to strengthen ties with Pakistan

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed his country’s commitment to further enhance bilateral relations with Pakistan in trade, investment, liaison and border management. The views were expressed as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on the Iranian president at the Presidential Palace in Tehran, […]

UN-GCNP promotes Urban Forests in Industrial Estates

KARACHI: The UN Global Compact Network Pakistan has complimented and felicitated Pakistan Cables, a member of the Network, for taking the initiative to develop an Urban Forest by planting 40,000 trees on 2.50 acres in their new unit in Nooriabad industrial estate. At the same […]

EU sees progress in Iran nuclear talks

Talks in Vienna on reviving the Iranian nuclear deal have seen progress, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. “There is a real goodwill on both parts to reach an agreement,” Josep Borrell told reporters after a videoconference of EU foreign ministers, referring to […]

NASA’s Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight

Washington – NASA successfully flew its tiny helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early Monday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat a top engineer called “our Wright brothers’ moment.” At 3:34 am Eastern Time (0734 GMT), the four pound (1.8 kilogram) rotorcraft lifted […]

US Ambassador to Russia to return to US briefly this week

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan has confirmed on Tuesday that he would travel to Washington for consultations this week, noting that he would return to Moscow before the potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden. John Sullivan said […]

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