Saturday, May 21st, 2022
Australia votes in close-fought election
Sydney:Australian election frontrunner Anthony Albanese asked voters heading to the polls Saturday to give his centre-left party a “crack” at running the country after a decade of conservative rule. Albanese, the 59-year-old Labor Party leader, was visibly buoyant, saying he was “very positive” about the outcome as he urged people to turn away from a “divisive” Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison — behind in the pre-election polls — is telling voters to stick with him, boasting of a 48-year-low jobless rate of 3.9 percent in a resurgentRead More
SCO Secretary General holds talks in Moscow
BEIJING:Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Zhang Ming held consultations with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov in Moscow. They exchanged opinions on the key aspects of the SCO’s activity in the rapidly changing geopolitical situation. They noted the relevance of the constructive and stabilising role of the SCO in the process of establishing a more just and multipolar world order, according to a statement issued by SCO Secretariat here. They also discussed improving mechanisms for combating terrorism, drug trafficking, cross-border organised crime, and the financing of extremism and terrorismRead More
First batch of Pakistan students likely to return to China soon
BEIJING:The first batch of Pakistani students, who were stuck in the motherland following Covid-19 pandemic, will soon travel to China to continue education in their respective universities. “So far, around 160 students have been granted visa by the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad and arrangements are being finalized to bring them back at an early date,” official sources said here on Saturday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his recent telephonic conversation with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang discussed about the return of Pakistani students who were desirous of returning to ChinaRead More
ISPR General Hulusi Akar (Retired), Minister of National Defence of the Republic
ISPRGeneral Hulusi Akar (Retired), Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS). During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including defence & security cooperation between both the countries and overall regional security situation were discussed. Both reiterated the desire to further enhance bilateral relations including efforts for bringing peace and stability in the region. The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s contribution for regional security and connectivity and also reaffirmed Turkey’s full sport to Pakistan’s stance on regional and international issues .
Chinese energy equipment provider appeared at Pak Solar Energy Exhibition
ISLAMABAD,: Chinese new energy equipment provider appeared at the Solar Energy Meet (ISEM) exhibition this week, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Saturday. The ISEM was held at the Lahore Expo Centre in Pakistan. PROJOY Electric Co., Ltd., the first Chinese company focusing on providing DC isolation switches, miniature circuit breakers, DC surge protector, rapid shutdown, and smart electricity meters for the field of optical energy storage system, participated in the exhibition in collaboration with local partners, which was also the first official appearance of Projoy in Pakistan. ISEM includes twoRead More
PM Shehbaz, CM Punjab Hamza reach court for hearing in money laundering case
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz arrived in the special court central for their hearing in the money-laundering case today, The father-son duo was accompanied by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah amid tight security around the court. They are likely to be indicted in the Rs16 billion money laundering today. Once the hearing started, Judge Ijaz Hassan Awan complained that due to the security of the prime minister others coming to the court had to suffer. Replying to his complaint, PM Shehbaz mentioned that he has askedRead More