Sunday, November 28th, 2021
Borders slam shut as world rushes to contain new Covid-19 variant
Governments around the world rushed to contain a new, heavily mutated Covid-19 strain on Sunday, with Israel slamming its borders shut to foreign nationals and Australia reporting its first cases of the variant. The variant now known as Omicron has cast doubt on global efforts to fight the pandemic because of fears that it is highly infectious, forcing countries to reimpose measures many had hoped were a thing of the past. Scientists are racing to determine the threat posed by the heavily mutated strain — particularly whether it can evade existing vaccines.Read More
President meets his Uzbek counterpart
News Desk Ashgabat, 28 Nov: President Dr. Arif Alvi held a bilateral meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Ashgabat today. The talks covered the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation, with a special focus on trade and economic relations, and connectivity agenda. President Alvi underscored the significance of enhancing structured political ties, and fast-tracking trade and economic cooperation by operationalizing Uzbekistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (UPTTA).The President reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for the Trans-Afghan Railway project andRead More
Sino-Pakistan Institute of Electric Power unveiled
BEIJING, Nov 28 (DNA): The online opening ceremony of Sino-Pakistan SilkRoad Institute of Electric Power was held simultaneously on Wednesday atZhengzhou Electric Power College (ZEPC), China and the University ofEngineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan. This Institute of Electric Power aims to strengthen the communicationsand researches in Electric power technology between ZEPC and UET,Lahore, China Economic Net (CEN) reported. A series of activities will be carried out, including teachers’ mutualvisits, students’exchanges, training programs and onlinepeople-to-people contacts. “The Institute of Electric Power will boost the people-to-peopleexchanges of the vocational education amongRead More
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People celebrated
ISLAMABAD, NOV 28 /DNA/ – On the twenty-ninth of November every year, the free people of the world celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977, solidarity with the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to freedom and self-determination, and to establish their independent state on their national soil, with Jerusalem as its capital. This day reflects the adherence of the vast majority of countries in the world to the values of international justice and the needRead More
Moazzam Khan briefs participants on High Commission’s efforts to promote Pak-UK relations
London, NOV 28 /DNA/ – The Pakistan High Commission, London organized a Councillors and Mayors Convention at its premises on 27 November 2021. Around 100 British Pakistani Councillors and Mayors from across Greater London attended the Convention and made their voices heard on important issues pertaining to the British Pakistani community.The purpose of the High Commission’s initiative was to connect with the Pakistani community through their elected leadership and provide them with a platform for sharing ideas for the welfare of British Pakistanis and promotion of Pakistan-UK bilateral relations.In hisRead More
The Indonesian embassy Joins PFOW Charity Bazaar
The First Lady, Mrs. SaminaAlvi also visited the Indonesian stall and admired the beautiful and rich culture of Indonesia Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office Women’s Association (PFOWA) held its annual charity bazaar on Saturday, providing diplomats a platform to raise funds for the underprivileged divisions of their community. The event was inaugurated by the First Lady Mrs. SaminaAlvi, spouse of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan who was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The First Lady addressed in her remarks that caring and helping othersRead More