ISLAMABAD-UNS/APP: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin on Wednesday agreed to pursue robust dialogue and cooperation in the areas of trade, industry, energy, connectivity, science, technology and education. During a cordial and substantive meeting at the Prime Minister’s House on the margins of […]
Day: October 16, 2024
LONDON- AFP: Britain’s prestigious University of Oxford on Wednesday said 38 candidates are in the running to become its next chancellor but incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan is not among them. The candidates are vying to succeed former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, who left in June after 21 […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for investing in the region’s collective capacity for connectivity as he chaired the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad on Wednesday. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) a “beacon of multilateralism”, as he currently chairs the 23rd summit of its Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The government has increased the price of diesel by Rs5 per litre, while the rate of petrol has been kept the same for the next fortnights, according to an official announcement. This is the first hike in the prices of petroleum products in three months, which have been […]
WASHINGTON -UNS: The SBA announced that it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program after warnings that funding would soon run out following increased demand from Hurricane Helene. Until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan offers for its direct, low-interest, long-term loans to disaster survivors. […]
