RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza, who is on an official visit to Germany and Switzerland called on Chief of the Defence Forces, Germany General Eberhard ZORN. During the meeting, matters of bilateral professional interest including further strengthening of security and defence cooperation between the two countries was brought into the […]
Switzerland
Swiss Wyss mulls chance to buy Chelsea
Geneva: Hansford Wyss, one of Switzerland’s richest men, said Wednesday he had been offered the chance to buy Chelsea, with the English Premier League side’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich under growing scrutiny. Wyss, 86 and founder of the medical device-manufacturing firm Synthes, told the Swiss newspaper Blick that he had been sounded out on […]
US, Russia to hold new talks to encourage stability
The United States and Russia will hold high-level talks next week in the second bid in as many months to encourage stability in the tense relationship, officials said Friday. The so-called Strategic Stability Dialogue, set up during a June 16 summit between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva, will […]
Tibetans, Uyghurs protest against Beijing 2022 Olympics
Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetans demonstrated outside The Olympic Museum on Wednesday calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. On the annual International Olympic Day, protesters from Switzerland, France, Germany and Liechtenstein rallied in Lausanne, the Swiss city that hosts the International Olympic Committee. “We have gathered here today in Lausanne […]
Swiss economy shrinks as Covid curbs spending
Switzerland’s economy shrank in the first quarter as consumption and the service sector were badly hit by a second partial virus lockdown, the economy ministry said Tuesday. The country’s gross domestic product fell by 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year after posting modest growth in the previous quarter, according to the […]
Rights debate and referendum sparked by Swiss anti-terror law
Switzerland: From the UN to Amnesty, fears abound that a new Swiss anti-terror law, which grants sweeping new powers to police to prevent future attacks, threatens Switzerland’s heritage as a human rights leader. Shocked by the deadly terror attacks in neighbouring France in 2015, Bern produced a new law allowing police to take preventative action […]
Anil Kapoor to grace Europe Day celebrations as chief guest
Actor and producer Anil Kapoor will be felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India and a European Union (EU) delegation as part of the Europe Day celebrations tomorrow (Friday), an official spokesperson said. The actor will be the chief guest for the celebrations, which will also be attended by EU Ambassador […]
Asal and Soliman qualify for final
The semi-finals of the Chief of the Air Staff International Squash Tournament for Men and Pakistan International Squash Tournament for Women were played at Mushaf Squash Complex here Thursday. Both Egyptian players Mostafa Asal and Youssef Soliman reached the final of the men’s tournament. In the first semi-final, Asal (Egypt) beat Greg Lobban (Scotland) by […]
Infographic: Pakistan’s gross national income
Pakistan’s gross national income per capita has increased from $120 to $1,580 from 1965 to 2017, but it still ranks among the world’s lower-middle-income countries. The following infographic illustrates Pakistan’s gross national income per capita and also compares it with other countries.