BEIJING, May 15 (INP): The first International Seminar on the theme of “China-Pakistan Science and Technology Enterprises Cooperation” was held at the China-Pakistan Science and Technology Cooperation Center in Beijing. The Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industrial Promotion Association (ZBRA) and the Embassy of Pakistan in China co-hosted the seminar where more than 30 renowned science and technology organizations, both …
ISLAMABAD, May 15 (INP): University of Sargodha and South China Agriculture University, China signed an agreement to share experiences in educational, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The agreement was signed by Sargodha University Vice Chancellor Professor Qaiser Abbas and South China Agriculture University President Li Yang. According to the agreement, the two universities will promote mutual cooperation in education, research, teaching, …
ISLAMABAD, May 15 (EW): A week-long door-to-door anti-polio immunisation campaign has been started in various Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan districts on Monday. According to the health department, trained polio workers will go door-to-door in various districts nationwide to administer polio vaccine to children under the age of five years. According to the details, more than two million …
ISLAMABAD, May 15 (EW): With the government and the law-enforcement agencies showing a lenient view towards the activists from the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties, the latter entered Islamabad’s Red Zone on Monday despite imposition of Section 144 in the federal capital. A large number of PDM workers entered Islamabad’s Red Zone by foot as well as in …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has informed the provinces that no further extension would be granted to the 7th Population and Housing Census field operations ending Monday (today). During the meeting of the Census Monitoring Committee, it has been decided that the census field operations of the country’s first-ever digital census would not be extended beyond this date …
ISLAMABAD, May 15 (EW): The first Hajj flights will depart from Islamabad and Karachi for Saudi Arabia on May 21 as the first batch of assistants will leave on May 17. According to the ministry officials, last year, 80,000 people performed the pilgrimage while the number has now swelled to 175,000 this year. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs has feared …
ANKARA, May 15 (Reuters): Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country. Neither Erdogan nor Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, to be held on May …
The Supreme Court (SC) will take up the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea today (Monday) seeking to revisit its April 4 order of holding elections in Punjab as the May 14 deadline set by the top court expired on Sunday. Last month, a three-member bench of the top court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata …
ISLAMABAD, May 14 (INP): The China Exhibition and Trading Center has been completed in a record time of six months at Gwadar Port worth US$ 12 million, Gwadar Pro reported quoting Ministry of Planning’s sources. The development under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) aims to transform Gwadar into a major trade and economic hub, facilitating regional connectivity and enhancing …
ISLAMABAD, May 13 (INP): Chairman Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, the national legislature, Zhao Leji congratulated Speaker National Assembly, Raja Pervez Ashraf on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Constitution of Pakistan. According to Gwadar Pro on Saturday, in his message, Zhao Leji said that in past 50 years, under the guidance of the constitution, the people of Pakistan had fought steadfastly to overcome difficulties and achieved remarkable achievements in the construction and economic and social development of the country, the effective protection of national sovereignty and national dignity. He expressed the confidence that the Pakistani brothers would unite by strengthening their confidence and overcome the challenges on the way forward and start a new bright future for the country and the nation. Zhao Leji emphasized that as partners of the four seasons strategic cooperation, China and Pakistan always trust and support each other and promote the unique “iron” friendship. The National People’s Congress of China is ready to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National Assembly of Pakistan and perform new services to increase friendship and promote mutual cooperation between the two countries and the two peoples, he added
