ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday conferred the Nishan-i-Pakistan award on Saudi Arabia’s minister of defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, at a special investiture ceremony held at the Presidency. The Nishan-e-Pakistan is the second grade of the Order of Pakistan, the highest civilian award in Pakistan. It is awarded to “those who have rendered services of highest distinction” to the national interest of Pakistan. Government officials and civilians,...
Khawaja Asif, the Defense Minister of Pakistan, has said that considering the increase in terrorist incidents in the country, there is a need for fundamental changes in the situation along the western borders of Pakistan with Afghanistan. Mr. Asif, on Wednesday, March 27th, said on his social media platform X: “The source of terrorist incidents […]
“Revenue Mobilisation is my topmost priority because you can understand that we need money to fund the budget, pay for salaries and carry on other government projects”.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign companies and restricting the use of foreign-made drones. Some GOP conservatives, including state Attorney General Kris Kobach, want the state to []
The Italian government’s sale of Poste Italiane SpA will occur in phases and the state will likely retain 51% initially instead of reducing its holding to the planned 35% right away, Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday.
Serbia is seeking support from other countries on nuclear know-how and financing towards its goal of getting 1200 MW of capacity from small modular reactors, President Aleksandar Vučić told the Nuclear Energy Summit.
I posted earlier on Premier Li Qiang's remarks over the weekend at the China Development Forum:China's Li: low inflation, low central government debt means ample room for macro policyMore on China's Premier Li weekend comments - 'room for further macro policy steps'Finance Minister Lan Foan also spoke at the forum on Sunday:China will allocate more fiscal resources to ensure employment, and other aspects of livelihhodsChinese government is still 'confident and capable of achieving full-year...
Khawaja Asif, Pakistan’s Defense Minister, stated that the country isn’t seeking conflict with the Afghan Taliban unless compelled. He mentioned that if the Taliban fails to rein in TTP, Pakistan’s army may launch future attacks in Afghan territories. Asif made these remarks in an interview with Voice of America, published on the website on Wednesday. […]
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (pictured) in his remarks ahead of the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) decision on rates refrained from discussing the BoJ's policy measures, emphasizing it'
On average, females begin menstruating at 12 years old until they reach a menopause stage at the average age of 51. It has been estimated menstruating woman will endure around 468 periods in their life – equal to roughly one period per month.But, according to the Journal of Global Health Reports, around 500 women across the globe struggle to obtain menstrual products due to economic, social and political barriers.Period poverty is the "insufficient access to menstrual products, education, and...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy briefed Mike Johnson on Thursday about the “air terror” of Russia’s forces while pressure mounts for the House speaker to decide on aid for the war-beleaguered country.
Armenian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan met with the newly elected PACE President, representative of Greece’s ruling “New Democracy” party Theodoros Rousopoulos.The Ambassador highlighted the importance of PACE principles and adherence to the declared values of the organization, which only contributes to the improvement and establishment of democratic institutions and processes in …