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Smoking affects immunity, increases coronavirus risk: WHO

UNITED NATIONS, Smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said. On World No Tobacco Day 2021, he reminded that the nicotine found in […]

UN chief calls for a global partnership to address coronavirus, climate change

UNITED NATIONS, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on governments to embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the international development goals so as to rise to ‘the biggest challenge of our lives’. The world needs a global […]

Pakistani mangoes to enter Chinese market from June 10

BEIJING, Pakistani mangoes will hit markets in China from June 10, this year, when first consignment of King of fruits will be transported from Lahore to Kumning, capital city of South-Western Yannan province. “We are picking Sindhri variety from the farms in Tando Allahyar, Sindh […]

PIA transports 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine to Pakistan from China

BEIJING, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s special flight PK6852 transported a batch of 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Sunday. Last Sunday, a special flight PK 6853 had also transported a consignment of two million doses of Sinovac […]

Qureshi, Iraqi interior minister agree to enhance cooperation

BAGHDAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iraq’s Minister of Interior Othman Ali Farhood Moshir Al-Ghanimi Sunday agreed on the need to exchange delegations with a view to enhancing cooperation in security matters, counter narcotics and visa facilitation. During a meeting, foreign minister Qureshi […]

FM Qureshi, Iraqi defence minister discuss regional security, cooperation

BAGHDAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iraqi Defence Minister Juma Inad Saadoun Al-Jubouri Sunday discussed regional security and bilateral defence cooperation. The foreign minister called on the Iraqi minister here at the Iraqi ministry of defence. Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan […]

Bank of China to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in digital finance, cross-border e-commerce: Deputy Governor

BEIJING, The People’s Bank of China will continue to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in existing and emerging areas such as digital finance and cross-border e-commerce to support the healthy development of trade and investment links between two countries, giving full play to the Pakistan-China All-Weather […]

Construction of 1,000 km/h high-speed maglev railway project starts in Shanxi, China

BEIJING, China’s pursuit of high-speed maglev trains has taken a further step with the start of construction of a test line that can handle speeds of up to 1,000 kilometers per hour in North China’s Shanxi Province. This was the latest step by China following […]

Ningbo’s efforts in rural revitalization impressive: Pakistani diplomat

BEIJING, Ningbo sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province of China is making impressive efforts for the rural revitalization, said Nawab Ali Rahoojo, Deputy Consul General Pakistan in Shanghai after seeing the neat and beautiful village of Chongshou in Ningbo, east China. During a two-day event […]

China attaches great importance to Pakistan’s demand for Covid-19 vaccine: Spokesperson

BEIJING, China has always attached great importance to Pakistan’s demand for vaccines to help fight Covid-19 pandemic and carried out close cooperation with that country, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday. “Chinese vaccines manufacturers have cooperated with Pakistan in the development and […]

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