UN warns of humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Afghanistan has urged donors to step up support for the war-torn country, where ongoing drought and increased military operations amid foreign troop withdrawal, are displacing scores of civilians, creating a growing humanitarian crisis. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Resident […]

Pakistan, Afghanistan hold delegation-level talks in Tashkent

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday held the delegation-level talks between their governments, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The talks were held on the sidelines of ‘Central and South Asia 2021: Regional Connectivity: Challenges and Opportunities’ conference, held […]

Pak Embassy condoles death of Chinese, Pakistanis in bus accident

BEIJING, Pakistan Embassy and its consulates in China on Wednesday expressed heartfelt and sincere condolences on the tragic bus accident in which nine Chinese and four Pakistanis lost their precious lives. “I am joined by the members of Pakistan Embassy and its consulates to convey […]

PM lays wreath at Uzbekistan’s Independence & Humanism Monument

TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday laid a wreath at Independence and Humanism Monument of Uzbekistan as a gesture of respect to the history and culture of the Uzbek people. Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov accompanied the prime minister at the Monument, […]

China to import 300 tons of chilli from Pakistan in August: Wu Guang

BEIJING, China will import 300 tons of chilli picked and dried at a pilot chilli field in Lahore, Punjab province in August, said Wu Guang, General Manager of Pakistan Subsidiary, China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), adding that it is the first time Pakistani chilli enter […]

China-South Asian nations set up center to support poverty alleviation programmes

BEIJING, The China-South Asian Countries Poverty Alleviation and Cooperative Development Centre was officially set up at the South-West University of Chongqing, China to pool resources and exchange ideas for supporting socio-economic development and poverty alleviation programmes in the South Asian countries The launching ceremony was […]