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BEIJING – A Chinese delegation headed by President of Pakistan Friendship Association of China and Honorary Chairman of the International Green Economy Association, visited National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement for provision of banking facilities by the NBP to International Green Economy Association members. The …

ISLAMABAD – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved two loans totaling $1.3 billion for budgetary support and key reforms in Pakistan. The ADB approved $1 billion in an immediate budgetary support to Pakistan to “shore up the country’s public finances” and help strengthen a “slowing economy”, said a …

LONDON – Kate Middleton penned a warm-hearted note dedicated to the famous Pakistani designer Maheen Khan who dressed her on an official visit to Pakistan. The Duchess of Cambridge had all eyes on her, as she set out on her everyday country duties, dressed in designs that a variety of …

BEIJING – China and Pakistan will be conducting a month-long joint military exercise to strengthen coordination between the two military forces and the ability to deal jointly with terrorist threats, including those targeting joint China ventures, APP reported Tuesday. A Chinese unit from a brigade of special forces of the …

WASHINGTON – Next year, the United States is planning to send 15 trade delegations to Pakistan to explore ways to expand trade with the country, US Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells said Thursday. The information is included in a paper Ms Wells read last week at a think-tank in …

TEHRAN – Iran’s State TV on Wednesday reported that a delegation of the Taliban visited Tehran and discussed efforts to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 18-year war. According to Iran’s State TV, Taliban politburo chief, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, met with Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. It said …

LAHORE – Pakistan is eager to seek joint ventures in the energy sector, specifically with the Chinese private sector, which will not only help in technology transfer but will also aid in curbing production cost in Pakistan, remarked Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh. Talking …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has dismissed United States concerns and warnings on mega project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that CPEC is a game changer for this region. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while speaking to media in Multan said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is inevitable for the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and the US have agreed to continue work together for the promotion of shared objective of establishment of peace in Afghanistan. This was made during a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump on Thursday. Both leaders discussed bilateral and regional issues …

UNITED NATIONS – Children were both seen and heard in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the World Children’s Day, during a celebration to commemorate 30 years since the adoption of a milestone treaty that protects their rights. Pakistan was represented by Alyana Akram, daughter of Ambassador Munir Akram, …