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October 19, 2025

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Pakistan seeks China’s support for Brics membership in the New Development Bank

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb (right) and China’s Vice Finance Minister Liao Min shake hands during a meeting in Washington, DC, US on October 16, 2025. —X@Financegovpk Aurangzeb welcomes Chinese investment in Pakistan. He informs Liao Min of the staff-level agreement with the IMF. Discusses Pakistan-US economic ties with MP. WASHINGTON: Islamabad has sought Beijing’s support for its participation in the New Development Bank (NDB) and expressed its appreciation for increased investment by Chinese companies in agriculture, industry, minerals and other key sectors in Pakistan. The development came as Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met Chinese Vice Finance Minister Liao Min

August 10, 2024

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Karachi Press Club announces Lifetime Membership for Arshad Nadeem

Arshad Nadeem secured the gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. —Reuters KARACHI: The Karachi Press Club (KPC) will grant life membership to Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem in recognition of his historic achievement, KPC Secretary Shoaib Ahmed announced on Friday. “Arshad Nadeem is a national hero whose extraordinary achievement has inspired millions of Pakistanis,” said KPC President Saeed Sarbazi. He said the javelin thrower’s victory was a testament to the indomitable spirit of our nation and its athletes. KPC was proud to honor such a remarkable person, he said. Earlier on Thursday, in a thrilling final, Nadeem set

June 25, 2024

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Ukraine and Moldova are ready to start symbolic EU accession talks

BRUSSELS: The European Union will begin accession talks with Ukraine on Tuesday, giving the country a political boost amid its war against Russian encroachment, although there is still a long and hard road to joining the bloc. The ceremony in Luxembourg will be more about symbolism than tough negotiations, which will only begin in earnest after the EU examines bundles of Ukrainian legislation to assess all the reforms needed to meet the bloc’s standards. But by marking the start of talks with Ukraine and neighboring Moldova later in the day, the EU signals that both countries are on a path

May 10, 2024

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The UN General Assembly supports Palestine’s bid for membership

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed the Palestinian bid to become a full member of the UN, recognizing it as capable of joining and recommending that the UN Security Council “review the matter favourably”. The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full member of the UN – a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state – after the United States vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month. . The assembly passed the resolution with 143 votes in favor and

May 10, 2024

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The UN General Assembly is preparing to support the Palestinian bid for membership

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back the Palestinian bid to become a full member of the UN, recognizing it as capable of joining and sending the application back to the UN Security Council to “favorably review the matter”. The Palestinians are reviving their bid to become a full member of the UN – a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state – after the United States vetoed the 15-member UN Security Council last month. The vote by the 193-member General Assembly on Friday will act as a global survey of support for

April 19, 2024

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The US is blocking the UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Thursday effectively blocked the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by vetoing the Security Council to deny the Palestinians full membership of the world body. He vetoed a draft resolution recommending that the 193-member UN General Assembly accept the state of Palestine as a member” of the UN. Britain and Switzerland abstained, while the remaining 12 council members voted yes. “The United States continues to strongly support a two-state solution. This vote does not reflect opposition to a Palestinian state, but rather is a recognition that it will only come from direct negotiations

November 25, 2023

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PHMA urges membership of the Export Advisory Council

LAHORE: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) has raised concerns over the exclusion of the knitwear sector from the newly formed Textile Export Advisory Council and urged the Ministry of Commerce to rectify the omission. In a letter addressed to Federal Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz, PHMA central president Nahid Abbas emphasized the importance of representing the knitwear industry, the largest export sector, on the advisory board. He highlighted the important role PHMA plays in promoting growth in various sectors of the economy, creating meaningful employment and contributing to national self-reliance. Acknowledging efforts to set up the Export Advisory

November 4, 2023

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Erdogan will try to facilitate the ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership

ANCHOR: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would try to facilitate parliamentary ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership as much as possible, but added that Stockholm had not yet taken sufficient action against Kurdish militants. Erdogan submitted a bill endorsing Sweden’s NATO bid to parliament for ratification last month, a move welcomed by the alliance and Stockholm. Turkey had initially raised objections because, it said, Sweden hosts groups it considers terrorist. Speaking to reporters on a flight back from Kazakhstan on Friday, Erdogan said Stockholm had taken some action on protests organized by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and also

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