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SCO officials call for strengthening connectivity to boost economic cooperation

BEIJING, Officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries agreed to take measures, including strengthening connectivity, pushing forward e-commerce, building unified payment system, and deepening trade cooperation between member countries in order to offset the blow brought by COVID-19. Against the backdrop of the transformation of […]

US airlifts medical supplies to combat coronavirus in Pakistan, Maldives and Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON, The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has airlifted emergency medical supplies to Pakistan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka to help save lives and stop the spread of coronavirus and continue to meet the urgent health needs across South Asia. “The […]

Over 200 million to be rendered jobless in 2022 due to coronavirus pandemic: UN agency

UNITED NATIONS, More than 200 million people are expected to be rendered jobless in 2022 due to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations labour agency said Wednesday, noting that women and youth workers would be the hardest-hit. The International Labour […]

ECOSOC Chief Munir Akram calls for ‘robust’ global efforts to fight corruption

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, Wednesday called for strengthening international cooperation to fight corruption, which leads to massive outflows of illicit finance out of developing countries and is one of the main reasons for their […]

Beijing to host fourth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Thursday

BEIJING, China will host fourth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers Meeting on Thursday focusing on peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan besides cooperation in security and counter terrorism, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday. China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will […]

Actionable solutions needed to address ocean crisis: UNGA president

UNITED NATIONS, The world must harness “clear, transformative and actionable solutions” to address the ocean crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly said Tuesday, opening a meeting to generate momentum towards the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, when public health safety measures allow. “Simply speaking, […]

UNGA president’s remarks on Kashmir dispute consistent with UN stand, regrets India’s reaction: Spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, The President of United Nations General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, has expressed regrets that India took his recent remarks on Jammu and Kashmir out of context, saying they were consistent with the long-standing UN position regarding the decades-old dispute. “The president was saddened to […]

PIA special plane airlifts batch of Sinopharm vaccine to Pakistan from China

BEIJING, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) special plane airlifted a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Tuesday. Another plane of the national flag carrier will transport another batch of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine procured from […]

Pakistan could benefit from the stability and development of Xinjiang: Yao Jing

BEIJING, Pakistan can benefit from the stability and development of Xinjiang, which can also benefit from China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), so this is a win-win and mutually beneficial outcome, said former Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, […]

Pakistani boxing coach pursues Kungfu dream in China

BEIJING, General Manager of Shenzhen Ali Comprehensive Fighting Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Syed Israr Ali Shah reached a strategic cooperation with Shandong Chamber of Commerce of Guangdong Province, China, aiming at improving youngsters’ moral education in martial arts and spreading Kungfu culture to the world. […]

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