Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Thursday did a press conference on the recent updates regarding the CPEC following the 10th session of the JCC. Minister highlighted the new MoUs signed between countries.
“The foreign exchange reserves of Afghanistan are state assets. They should be kept in the possession of the Afghan people and used for the people,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a G20 meeting hosted by Italy on Wednesday.
Addressing an event of the US-Bangladesh Business Council in New York, Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is ready to exclusively offer the US one of its 100 economic zones. US-Bangladesh bilateral trade will be bolstered with other trade privileges as well.
Under the so-called "Global Magnitsky Act," an anti-Russian sanctions law, the US is demanding that important members of the Russian government be black-listed. The bill demands that the White House sanction the 35 Russian citizens for alleged human rights abuses.
In the biggest-ever single drug haul in India, the heroin was shipped via two containers. Gautam Adani, who hails from the Modi’s constituency Gujarat, owns nearly one-fourth of the cargo movement, with Modi having a share of twenty-five percent in the port.
KIA Stonic is going to be a new entrant in the Pakistani market, and since the crossover SUV section is very quickly replacing the sedans, it was only fair that KIA's new SUV is compared against the popular Honda City and Toyota Yaris.
In a speech to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, UK PM Boris Johnson said all nations should follow the example of Prime Minister Imran Khan to plant 10 billion trees. He also said that humanity has to "grow up" and tackle climate change.
The commission, in a statement on Wednesday, said that it has introduced six new conventions related to providing facilities to people with physical disabilities, tackling climate change, and child labor for low-income countries.
Biden and Macron had a "friendly" phone call Wednesday to defuse a deep row over submarine sales to Australia. The two leaders vowed to launch "in-depth consultations for ensuring confidence" and to meet in Europe at the end of October.
President Xi Jinping told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that China will stop backing coal overseas. The development was welcomed by the US and the UK and they voiced hope that the world's largest emitter would also do more on climate change.
The Security Council powers all want a peaceful and stable Afghanistan where humanitarian aid can be distributed without problems and without discrimination. They seek an Afghanistan that is not a sanctuary for terrorism and where women's rights are respected.
In his recent interview with BBC News's John Simpson, Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated his position on the situation in Afghanistan, reassuring the world that the decision to recognize will not be unilateral, and hinges upon Taliban ensuring human rights.
