Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020
The first phase of the CPEC has been completed while the second phase is underway, Chines Envoy,
KARACHI: Newly appointed Consul General of People’s Republic of China Li Bijian, has said that China-Pakistan enjoy long history of bilateral relations. Talking to media at the welcome dinner hosted in his honour by the management of Avari Group of Hotels at Beach Luxury Hotel, The dinner was largely attended by diplomats, businessmen, industrialists, journalists and elite of City. Mr. Li Bijian said that Work on the first phase of the CPEC has been completed while the second phase is underway and the people of both countries will get benefit after the completion of the project.Read More
PM Imran invites Singaporean investors to increase footprints in Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong held a meeting in Davos and discussed bilateral relations. The two Prime Ministers expressed the desire to further deepen the bilateral ties with a focus on increasing trade and investment. Referring to the recent improvements in Pakistan’s rankings by different rating agencies, the Prime Minister invited Singaporean businessmen and investors to increase their footprint in Pakistan. Imran Khan apprised his Singaporean counterpart of the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir arising from theRead More
Foreign Minister speaks to Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
ISLAMABAD JAN 22 (DNA) : Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with British Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab, today. A wide range of regional and bilateral issues of mutual interest were discussed. Foreign Minister Qureshi briefed the British Foreign Secretary on the evolving security situation of the region and shared Pakistan’s concerns with regard to the latest developments in the Middle East/Gulf region, which carried serious implications for the peace and security as well as world economy. The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance ofRead More
Police clash with some protesters in renewal of Colombia demonstrations
BOGOTA- Colombian police clashed with small numbers of protesters and some public transport infrastructure was damaged in Bogota on Tuesday after a renewal of demonstrations. Marchers held mass protests in November and December last year to demand concessions from President Ivan Duque’s right-wing government. Tuesday’s protests were the first this year, and organizers say larger ones will come in March. The “immense majority” of the demonstrations on Tuesday were peaceful, Bogota mayor Claudia Lopez told journalists in an evening press conference, with 16 of 20 gatherings ending withoutRead More
Australian bushfires threaten to drive tiny animal communities extinct
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY – Australian animals living in specific habitats, such as mountain lizards, leaf-tailed geckos and pear-shaped frogs, are battling the threat of extinction after fierce bushfires razed large areas of their homes, a new Reuters analysis shows. Fire has destroyed more than two-thirds of a northeastern zone sprawling over 12 sq km (5 sq miles) where a type of lizard, the Mount Surprise Litter-skink, lives, the analysis of known habitats and satellite-detected fire activity shows. “The Mount Surprise Litter-skink is one of a number of species that hasRead More
PTI-led government plans to convert CNG stations into EV charging terminals: report
ISLAMABAD JAN 22 (DNA): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government has approved an environmental policy that includes the proposal to transform 3,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across the country into Electric Vehicle charging stations. However, the report, published on Wednesday, claimed that the Ministry of Climate Change was putting in a lot of effort to promote electric vehicles in Pakistan to help protect the natural environment, but it was yet to come up with concrete policies to translate the dream into reality. The federal cabinet had last year approvedRead More