Chinese Electric Vehicle manufacturing companies invited to invest in Pakistani market By: APP on November 4, 2021BEIJING: On Thursday, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moinul Haque called on Liu Ziqing, Member of the Municipal standing committee and Secretary of Working Committee of Wuhan, and discussed cooperation between Pakistan and Wuhan in the industrial and technological sectors. During the meeting held at Demonstration Zone of Wuhan’s new energy and smart network, Liu Ziqing […]
Shahana Hanif – the first Muslim woman to win the New York City Council race. By: webdesk on November 4, 2021Hanif won the election held yesterday in Brooklyn from Council District-39 with 89 percent of the total votes, according to the Board of Election Office. Her only opponent of the Conservative Party received 8 percent of the vote. Hanif’s ancestral home is in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila. Eldest daughter of Mohammad Hanif – one of the […]
Pak-EU Strategic Engagement Plan has laid strong basis of cooperation: FM By: APP on November 3, 2021ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan (SEP) had ushered into a new phase by laying a solid foundation and framework for multidimensional cooperation. The foreign minister expressed these views in a meeting with visiting EU Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with the Countries of South Asia (DSAS) led by […]
Pakistan has potential to grow, export good quality tea: Chinese expert By: APP on November 3, 2021BEIJING: “Pakistan can grow its tea in good quality and develop tea export,” said Mr. Hu Haibo, who, once in the 1980s, led a Chinese mission to Pakistan to investigate and designate suitable areas for tea cultivation and open up the first modern tea garden for the country. “It’s been more than 30 years since […]
19 dead, 50 wounded in Kabul hospital attack: official By: AFP on November 2, 2021At least 19 people were killed and 50 were injured when a Kabul hospital was attacked on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, after the Taliban confirmed two blasts and a witness reported gunfire. “Nineteen dead bodies and about 50 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Kabul,” the official, who asked not to […]
Sumatran fishermen discovers ‘Island of Gold’ By: Web Desk on November 2, 2021The fabled Indonesian kingdom boasted of untold treasure that disappeared 700 years ago. Fishermen had been hunting for this hidden wealth for the past five years and finally discovered it during the night-time dives on the Musi River near Palembang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The treasure trove include precious gems, gold rings, coins, […]
China eases power crunch with boost to coal production By: AFP on November 2, 2021China said it has increased daily coal production by over one million tonnes, easing its energy shortage as world leaders gather in Britain for climate talks billed as one of the last chances to avert catastrophic global warming. The world’s biggest coal importer has battled widespread power cuts in recent months that have disrupted supply […]
Children under age of 12 barred entry in Masjid-al-Haram By: Web Desk on November 2, 2021Children under the age of 12 do not fulfill the criteria for Umrah, and are not permitted for prayers inside Masjid al-Haram. No permission could be issued to them through Tawakkalna App. Details say No person to enter the premises of the Mosque without prior permission for Umrah and prayers. Saudi Arabia has announced to […]
VAX – Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year By: Web Desk on November 2, 2021Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed, anti-vaxxer, vax cards and vax sites all seeing a surge in use. Senior Editor OED Fiona McPherson says vax was an obvious choice as it has made ‘the most striking impact’. “It goes back at least to the 1980s, but according […]
Xi proposes 6-point global vaccine cooperation strategy to counter COVID-19 By: APP on November 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a six-point ‘Global Vaccine Cooperation Action Initiative’, including scaling up cross-border vaccine trade and ensuring equity in supplies. Addressing at the 16th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit via video link, the Chinese president called on the forum to bear in mind the future of humanity and people’s […]