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China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve launched in Chengdu, China

BEIJING, The China-South Asia Emergency Supplies Reserve for jointly combating the COVID-19 pandemic was officially launched at Chengdu International Railway Port in Sichuan province of China. The event was attended by Wu Jianghao, Assistant Foreign Minister of China, Li Yunze, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram calls for ‘concrete actions’ to achieve int’l anti-poverty goals

UNITED NATIONS, The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President, Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Monday called for “concrete actions” at all levels to advance the 2030 global development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We need the ambition and concrete actions on the ground […]

PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in New York on private visit

NEW YORK, The Chairman of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, arrived in New York on Sunday for a short private visit to the United States, according to a party official. He was received at John F Kennedy international airport by PPP office-bearers, including […]

Ensure reproductive health rights of all: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to ensure the reproductive health rights of everyone, everywhere, while noting that resources for sexual and reproductive health services were diverted when the coronavirus pandemic hit the world. Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has […]

Kuwait Emir accepts President Alvi’s invitation to visit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on the invitation of President Arif Alvi has accepted to visit Pakistan in near future, the President Office said Monday. The acceptance was conveyed in a letter by the Emir of Kuwait in response to the invitation […]

Pakistani cherries growers eying vast Chinese market

BEIJING, Pakistani cherries farmers are eying vast market of China as demand of this fruit is increasing among the Chinese consumers because of its taste, large size and prime quality. The yield of cherries has recently witnessed a boost in Pakistan but so far, they […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram warns of serious clean water shortages by 2050

UNITED NATIONS, The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has warned that by 2050 more than half of the world’s population would be at risk due to water stress, and called for a multilateral response to deal with […]

Pakistani diplomat ‘proud’ of mountaineer Asad Ali Memon’s attempt to scale towering US peak

NEW YORK, Pakistan’s Consul General in New York, Ayesha Ali, has praised Asad Ali Memon, a young Pakistani mountaineer, for his attempt to climb North America’s highest peak Denali in Alaska. Memon, who hails from Larkana, Sindh, had to give up his expedition late last […]

Pakistan, China to continue to work for peace, development at UN: Amb. Akram

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan and China will continue to work hand-in-hand at the United Nations to advance the noble cause of peace and development, Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram has said. In a message to the UN community on the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Communist […]

U.S. mulling downsizing embassy in Kabul amid deteriorating security situation: report

NEW YORK, Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, U.S. officials in Kabul are developing plans to reduce the large contingent of contractors and other personnel at the massive U.S. Embassy complex, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday. Citing embassy officials and contractors, […]

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