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Norov meets Ambassador Haque, notes Pakistan’s contribution to strengthen SCO

Posted on November 18, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, : Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov held a meeting with Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin-ul-Haque and noted the contribution that Pakistan, as member state, is making to strengthen the SCO’s foothold as well as the country’s growing interest in cooperation […]

US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Iraq in Trump’s waning days

Posted on November 18, 2020 by News Desk

NEW YORK,: US President Donald Trump’s decision, in the twilight of his presidency, to pull 2,500 American troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by mid-January has evoked sharp reaction from influential Democratic as well as Republican lawmakers. “I am formally announcing that we will implement President […]

EOSOC working on creating a facility for infrastructure investment in developing countries: Munir Akram

Posted on November 17, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS,: The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is engaged in efforts to establish a facility under UN’s umbrella to harmonize investment policies and help developing countries in preparation of project and feasibility studies, and in accessing financing from both public and private sources, […]

China Yiwu Import Commodities Fair to help Pakistani products find buyers

Posted on November 17, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, : The four-day China Yiwu Import Commodities Fair was held at the Yiwu International Expo Center in Zhejiang Province. Since its establishment, Yiwu Import Commodities Fair has become one of the best trade platforms for foreign goods to enter the Chinese market. “As long […]

Top UN official slams attack on ceremony of French consulate in Saudi Arabia

Posted on November 13, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : A senior UN official has strongly condemned the attack on a ceremony organized by the French consulate to commemorate the end of World War I in a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that resulted in injuries to at least three persons. […]

Pakistan urges debt suspension until developing countries’ recover from coronavirus’ havoc

Posted on November 13, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : Pakistan Thursday called on the Group of 20 nations, representing the world’s biggest economies, to extend the suspension of debt payments until the coronavirus-hit developing countries have recovered from the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic. “The COVID pandemic has devastated the […]

UNHCR urges states to end limbo for stateless people by 2024

Posted on November 12, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, :The UN High Commissioner for Refugees , Filippo Grandi , has called on world leaders to take “bold and swift” action to eradicate statelessness by 2024. Marking the sixth anniversary of the #IBelong Campaign, aimed at ending statelessness by 2024, he urged redoubling […]

UNGA’s panel adopts with big majority Pakistan’s draft seeking security assurances for non-nuclear states

Posted on November 12, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The UN General Assembly’s main committee has adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a Pakistan-sponsored resolution under which the 193-member Assembly would reaffirm the urgent need to reach an early agreement on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or […]

Kashmir silk carpet becomes a hit at 3rd China International Import Expo

Posted on November 11, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, : Handmade silk carpets from Kashmir became one of the best-selling products at the 3rd China International Import Expo which concluded in Shanghai. “Unlike ordinary carpets, for me the Kashmir one is an artwork worth collecting. That’s the reason why I bought it almost […]

Pakistani products attract visitors at West China logistics expo