Pakistan Press Releases

UNESCO-listed rice-fish-duck ecosystem benefits SW China’s Guizhou

GUIYANG, China, Sept. 20, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– Congjiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, home to many ethnic groups, inherits an ancient and charming traditional Chinese agriculture — vast expanses of mountain slopes carved into rice paddies where rice, fish and ducks flourish in co-existence. The agricultural feat of growing one season of rice, keeping a batch […]

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Govt decides to import 50% items through Gwadar port

Pakistan has decided to import fifty percent items including wheat, sugar and fertilizer through Gwadar port.

The rate of exports from this port will be further increased in future.

The Gwadar port is an international trade hub for Pakistan as wel…

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PM departs for New York to attend UNGA session

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for New York to represent Pakistan at seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In a post on his X handle before departing for New York, he vowed to present Pakistan’s perspective on global…

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International Day of Peace being observed today

The International Day of Peace is being observed today (on Saturday).

The theme of this year is Cultivating a Culture of Peace.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme …

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Pakistan, China agree to boost counter-terrorism cooperation

Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields, including counter-terrorism, cross-border collaboration, and anti-smuggling.

The agreement was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and a high-level …

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Tanveer Hussain chairs meeting on GMO soybean production

Minister for Industries, Production and Food Security, Rana Tanveer Hussain says there is no hurdle in the import of genetically modified soybean.

Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday, the Minister said however, Ministry of Climate Change has…

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Senate Chairman stresses interfaith dialogue for peace

Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani has called for collective efforts to promote interfaith and inter-sectarian dialogue to achieve the objective of peace.

Addressing an International Seerat Nabi (SAWW) Conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he stated…

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Punjab expands free Wi-Fi project to over 230 locations

The Punjab government has expanded Free Wi-Fi Project to over two hundred and thirty locations in Lahore, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura.

According to the spokesperson for the Punjab Safe City Authority, there are two hundred Wi-Fi points in L…