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US lauds Pakistan’s efforts to advance Afghan peace

WASHINGTON, The United States has expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s efforts to advance the Afghan peace process and stability in South Asia, including by encouraging the Taliban to engage in substantive negotiations. “Pakistan has much to gain and will continue to have a critical role, will […]

Over half of Chinese enterprises listed on Fortune 500 have operations in Pakistan

BEIJING, More than half of Chinese enterprises listed Fortune 500 have invested or conducted business cooperation in Pakistan, demonstrating Chinese companies’ confidence in Pakistan’s future economic development. According to Annual Fortune Global 500 List released on August 2, of the 143 Chinese companies on the […]

UNSC ‘deeply concerned’ over Afghan situation, but peacekeeping force not under consideration: Indian envoy

UNITED NATIONS, The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the United Nations Security Council, but there is no proposal under consideration to send a peacekeeping force to the war-torn country, according to T S Tirumurti, the Indian ambassador to the […]

Afghan envoy to US, Roya Rahmani, removed from her post: Report

WASHINGTON, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Roya Rahmani, has been “unceremoniously” removed from the post she held since 2018, and was replaced by her counterpart at the United Nations, Adela Raz, according to a report in The Washington Post. No official explanation was given […]

Five Pakistani movies being screened in Beijing from Wednesday

BEIJING, As part of the celebratory activities of 70 years of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties, five movies from Pakistan will be screened during a first-ever Pakistan Film Week starting here from Wednesday (Aug 04). Pakistan Embassy, Beijing and China-Film Administration have jointly organized the four-day film […]

Pakistan ‘watchful, but not concerned’, as India assumes UNSC presidency for August

UNITED NATIONS, India, which has assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August, is set to organize three high-level meetings focussing on maritime security, counter-terrorism and promotion of multilateralism, according to diplomatic sources. India took over the presidency […]

Pakistani Culture Tour Exhibition inaugurated in SCODA

BEIJING, The launching ceremony of Pakistani Culture Tour Exhibition in Shanghai Cooperation Organization Demonstration Area (SCODA) Gandharas Smile was held in Qingdao. The ancient Gandhara civilization has left indelible footprints in the realm of arts, architecture, cultures and spiritually. The most enduring feature of Gandhara […]

Pakistan to be special partner country at 18th CAEXPO in Nanning, China

BEIJING, Pakistan, like previous year, will be the special partner country at the upcoming 18th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) to be held in Nanning, Capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous of China from Sept 10 to 13. The Pakistan Pavilion will be established to display major export […]

Pakistan leads South Asia in BRI infrastructure development: Report

BEIJING, Despite the unexpected shock from the COVID-19 Pandemic, Pakistan has elevated one place to the 5th in infrastructure development, against the trend of an overall decline in the South Asia region. According to the annual report on the Development of Belt and Road Infrastructure […]

Pakistan could overtake India in trade with China in eight years: official

BEIJING, Pakistan could overtake India in trade with China in just eight years, even though its trade volume with China was only one-fifth of India’s in 2020, a Pakistan diplomat said. In 2020, bilateral trade between China and Pakistan stood at $17.49 billion while between […]

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