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NBP to participate in China International Fair for Trade-in-Service 2021

BEIJING, The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will participate in the 8th China International Fair for Trade-in-Services (CIFTIS) 2021, scheduled to be held from September 2nd to 7th in Beijing. Accounting Society for Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of China (ASFETC), an affiliate of Ministry […]

Pakistan urges use of modern technology to make UN peacekeeping more effective

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan has called for a new approach to United Nations peacekeeping operations, primarily through the use of modern technology in the face of mounting challenges around the world. “From fulfilling the basic needs of peacekeepers such as access to water, energy and health […]

Pakistan can learn from Chinese experience in preserving cultural heritage in Pakistan

LANZHOU, Pakistan has a wealth of cultural heritage and resources including archaeological sites, stupas, forts, shrines, tombs and monuments. “Pakistan can learn from China to protect and promote cultural heritage,” remarked Wajid Ali, who worked as a volunteer in the 2021 Gansu Natural and Cultural […]

Iran says ready to work with Russia, China on Afghanistan ‘peace’

Tehran, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday told his Russian and Chinese counterparts that Tehran is ready to cooperate with the two countries to establish “stability and peace” in Afghanistan. The Taliban have capped a staggeringly fast rout of Afghanistan’s major cities in […]

US paper calls ‘discriminatory’ India’s move to prioritize Afghan Hindus, Sikhs for emergency visas

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (APP):A leading American newspaper has called attention to India’s decision to prioritize visa process for Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, saying the move drew comparisons to a contentious 2019 citizenship law, enacted under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that discriminates […]

Taliban meet with Karzai and Abdullah, Ghani says he backs talks

Kabul, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):The Taliban, who have pledged a different sort of rule in Afghanistan from their brutal regime two decades ago, met with former president Hamid Karzai and senior official Abdullah Abdullah Wednesday as they seek to form a government. The talks came as […]

Taliban violating promises on Afghans’ access to airport: US

Washington, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):The United States is pressing the Taliban to let Afghans flee through the US-controlled airport after violations of their promises, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday. “We have seen reports that the Taliban, contrary to their public statements and their […]

Israeli PM invited to visit Egypt

Jerusalem, Aug 18 (AFP/APP):Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Egypt in “the coming weeks”, a statement from Bennett’s office said Wednesday. The invitation was conveyed by Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, who met with Bennett in Jerusalem […]

World community should hold transformed Taliban to their assurances: Munir Akram

NEW YORK, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has welcomed the fact that the Taliban are giving assurances to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan and to uphold human rights of its citizens, saying the international community should hold them to that commitment. […]

Danish PM acknowledges Pakistan’s ‘valuable assistance’ in evacuations

ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday acknowledged the support extended by the government of Pakistan in facilitating their nationals from Afghanistan. The Danish prime minister in a tweet spoke high of the “valuable assistance” provided by Pakistan following his call to Prime […]

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