International
PM, Iranian President hold extensive talks
Islamabad, April 22, 2019: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at Saadabad Palace in Tehran and both the leaders held extensive talks on bilateral, regional and international issues. Earlier, when Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived at the Saadabad Palace, an official welcome ceremony was held in honour of the prime…
Gwadar Port Free Zone being modelled after Shekou Industrial Zone in Shenzhen, China
Beijing, April 20, 2019: Gwadar Port Free Zone will be modelled after the Shekou Industrial Zone in Shenzhen, China, comprising a port, an industrial park, and residential and business areas. Once completed, the free zone will spur economic growth in Balochistan province and the rest of Pakistan, according to a report of China.org.cn. So far,…
Work-related fatalities reach 2.8 million annually worldwide: International Labour Organization
United Nations, April 20, 2019: Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every year, while an additional 374 million people get injured or fall ill because of their jobs, according to the UN labour agency, ILO. In a new report underlining International Labour Organization’s message that no…
Notre-Dame smoulders as investigation begins
Paris, April 16, 2019: Firefighters doused the smouldering ruins of Notre-Dame with water on Tuesday, the morning after a raging inferno swept through the Gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris as investigators tried to establish what started the fire. Hundreds of firemen battled the blaze which consumed the roof and collapsed the eight-centuries-old cathedral’s…
Plan for troop pullback ‘now accepted’ by rival forces around key Yemen port: UN envoy
United Nations, April 16: A plan to withdraw forces from front lines in and around the key Yemeni port of Hudaydah has been accepted by pro-Government forces and Houthi rebels, the UN Special Envoy to the country has told the Security Council, warning however that war shows “no sign of abating” elsewhere. The envoy, Martin…