Sunday, January 17th, 2021
First Pakistani receives Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai
BEIJING, Jan. 17 : Zahid Iqbal has become the first Pakistani citizen to receive Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai, according to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN). Zahid, about 44 years of age got second dose of vaccine this week and felt excited. Talking to CEN, he said that he is very satisfied that the Chinese company developed this vaccine and China is also working to provide this vaccine to Pakistan in a couple of weeks. He has been working in an international school as head of Curriculum andRead More
China’s latest tariff cut win-win for China, Pakistan: Liu Baocheng
BEIJING, Jan. 17 : China has reduced, canceled import tariffs for 2021 and it would be win-win for China and related countries including its iron-clad brother Pakistan, This was stated by Liu Baocheng, Dean of Center for International Business Ethics (CIBE), University of International Business and Economics(UIBE), China, according to China Economic Net (CEN). China adjusted import tariffs on a range of products starting from January 1, 2021 to support fostering the new development paradigm and promoting high-quality development, and lowered parts of conventional tariff rates and most-favored-nation rates inRead More
Recent viewpoint of British MPs regarding IIOJK, success of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts: FM
Islamabad, 17 Jan 2021 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that recent viewpoint of the British Parliamentarians regarding Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir situation is the success of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts. Addressing a news conference in Multan, he said the British parliamentarians made it clear that Jammu and Kashmir is not an internal matter of India, but it is a global dispute. He said India always tries to give impression that situation in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is normal. However, Pakistan exposed its nefarious designs toRead More
Guatemalan families mourn death of children as hunger spreads
LA PALMILLA, Guatemala : Two-year-old Yesmin Anayeli Perez died this week of illnesses linked to malnutrition, the third small child to die from similar causes in an impoverished mountain village in eastern Guatemala within weeks, residents and health officials said. Residents of the indigenous Mayan village, La Palmilla, and other parts of a region known as the Dry Corridor sunk deeper into poverty last year when economic damage wrought by droughts and two devastating hurricanes was compounded by the coronavirus lockdown. The situation in La Palmilla is a stark exampleRead More
Peaceful Rise of China and US threat
Raja Furqan Ahmed Since the birth of America, the Asian region has been considered one of the important area for economic and trade. History, geography, and demography also make the US an integral part of the region. Geographically, the states of Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington border on the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii is surrounded by it. In 1784, the US merchant ship (the Empress of China) which inaugurated America’s participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. As Asia pacific region has its own significance so the US alwaysRead More
What to expect from Biden?
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar January 20, 2021, will mark the last day of President Trump’s reign. His autocratic, oppressive, and dictatorial rule kept his Secret Service, officials of the White House, and the US national media at its toes. They had to counter-act when he would make an illogical statement during a press conference, create a diplomatic tussle, or share something inappropriate or confidential on Twitter. Such was the era of President Trump that is considered to be the wildest in US history when it comes to politics and diplomacy.Read More