International

KARACHI: Pakistani rupee held ground against the US dollar last week and gained 0.57 percent (Rs1.06) after shedding 2.86 percent (Rs5.20) in the preceding week. The rupee recovered from 186.75 to Rs185.69 against the American currency in the interbank market last week. However, within the open market, the rupee suffered …

BRUSSELS: Activists in Belgium came to the May Day demonstration in oil drums, protesting against rising prices for fuel and essential products, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. “Today we have nothing but these barrels. This means that after paying for fuel for the car, heating the house, and cooking, we have …

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has extended his “warmest” greetings to the members of the UN community as well as Pakistani-Americans on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr”, with a call for supporting the people suffering under foreign occupation like those in Kashmir and Palestine. In a …

BEIJING: Pakistanis living across China on Sunday lauded its worker-friendly policies on International Labor Day, also known as International Worker’s Day or May Day, which is observed every year globally on 1st May to promote and remember the worker’s sacrifices. Dr. Babar Ijaz, Overseas Business Manager, Shandong Rainbow Agricultural Technology …

UNITED NATIONS: Amid the world’s focus on the crisis in Ukraine, a senior Pakistani diplomat has urged the U.N. to promote universal accountability for grave human rights violations, especially in situations of foreign occupation — Kashmir and Palestine — as he stressed that there should be no disparity between such …

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have affirmed their stance to consolidate security and stability, renounce violence, extremism and terrorism, support the unity and independence of the countries of the region and their territorial integrity, as well as to give priority to political solutions that bring prosperity …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces have discussed advancing the longstanding relations between the two nations, and the prospects of propelling cooperation on various fronts. The two sides reviewed a number …

The members of an expert group held their second meeting, via videoconference, to discuss a draft memorandum between authorized agencies of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on cooperation between museums. Experts finalized the document at this meeting which is to be submitted for approval at the 19th Meeting of …

A special fund was given by the Chinese International Education Foundation for rehabilitation of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi, Pakistan, in the wake of the terrorist attack on its shuttle bus killing three Chinese last week. According to Global Times, the fund of 500,000 yuan ($75,660) on …

Amid the world’s focus on the crisis in Ukraine, a senior Pakistani diplomat has urged the U.N. to promote universal accountability for grave human rights violations, especially in situation of foreign occupation — Kashmir and Palestine — as he stressed that there should be no disparity between such violations in …