Islamabad, 29 March 2023 (APP) The Foreign Office spokesperson on Wednesday said that they welcomed the decision by the European Union to remove Pakistan from the list of high-risk countries, thus recognizing Pakistan’s performance in overcoming technical issues in its anti-money laundering /countering financing of terrorism. This followed UK’s decision to remove Pakistan from a...

Doha, 28 March 2023 ’ Zakia Mashhadi, reputed fiction-writer from India and Mirza Ather Baig, eminent Pakistani novelist, playwright and short story writer, have recently been declared winners  of the 27th Aalmi Frogh e Urdu Adab Award [ i.e. International award for promotion of Urdu literature ] for the year 2023. The annual award was instituted by Majlis e Frogh...

Istanbul, 28 March 2023 (Anadolu News) FIFA will pay clubs a combined $355 million for sending their footballers to the 2026 and 2030 World Cup tournaments, the European Club Association (ECA) confirmed Monday. The ECA said in a statement that FIFA President Gianni Infantino and ECA Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding...

Islamabad, 27 March 2023 (APP) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday said immense opportunities existed for investment in mining, information technology, energy, communication and infrastructure sectors in Pakistan and the government was taking measures to provide all possible facilities to investors. The prime minister was talking to a delegation of Barrick Riko Diq Mining Company led...

New Delhi, 24 March 2023 (The Times of India) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a Lok Sabha member following his conviction in the criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark. The announcement of disqualification of the Wayanad MP comes a day after a court in Surat sentenced him to two years...

Doha, 20 March 2023 HE Dr. Muhemmed Aejaz, ambassador of Pakistan to State of Qatar has said that Pakistan and Qatar have drawn closer to each other every passing year during the past five decades of diplomatic relations, bringing up new opportunities for cooperation and collaboration in the 21st century. He was addressing at a gala...

Geneva, 19 March 2023 NHRC Qatar Chairman Mrs. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, received the Committee's accreditation certificate for the third time in a row with a classification grade (A) from 2021 to 2025, by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. Under the renewal of accreditation, NHRC  continues to...

Doha, 16 March 2023 The Global Security Forum (GSF) 2023 closed in Doha today after three days of powerful insights into the threats facing and prospects for securing a safer world. During its final day, GSF 2023’s invited gathering of ministers, government officials, law enforcers, security agency heads, academia, media, and private sector leaders heard...

Doha, 13 March 2023 Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani today opened the 5th Global Security Forum (GSF)  with a call for a sustainable framework for peace and stability. The 3-day conference is organised by Soufan Center in collaboration with Qatar International Academy for Security Studies at the...

Beijing, 10 March 2023 Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to restore their diplomatic relations in two months time after seven years of severing ties.  The agreement affirms respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in internal affairs of states. The talks in Beijing started on Monday as part...