Pakistan, Uzbekistan to launch joint working group on overseas employment opportunities
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): In a move aimed at strengthening bilateral labour cooperation, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, and Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Alisher Takhtaev, on Tuesday agreed to establish a joint working group to facilitate employment opportunities for Pakistani workers in Uzbekistan. The development came during a high-level meeting held in Islamabad, where both...
Dar calls for dialogue over force, slams Israeli, U.S. actions at SCO summit
TIANJIN, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday delivered a strongly-worded address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Tianjin, China, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to regional stability, multilateral cooperation, and peaceful dispute resolution. In a comprehensive policy statement at the high-level forum, Dar hailed the...
Pakistan, Russia pledge to boost trade, energy, & defence ties at SCO sidelines meeting
TIANJIN, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin, China, where both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation across key sectors. The two dignitaries expressed satisfaction...
Pakistan, Iran vow regional stability amid tensions; DPM Ishaq Dar meets FM Araghchi on SCO sidelines
TIANJIN, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering support for Iran and called for peaceful dialogue as the only path to regional stability, during a bilateral meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Tianjin, China. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai...
PM Shehbaz, President Zardari discuss security, economy & political stability
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, where the two leaders held an in-depth discussion on the prevailing political, security, and economic situation of the country. The meeting focused on the overall law and order situation, with special emphasis on the ongoing measures against terrorism and...
Japan extends ¥379 million grant to empower Pakistan’s civil servants through JDS scholarship program
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): The Government of Japan has extended a grant of approximately 379 million Japanese Yen to support the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Program FY 2025 in Pakistan, reaffirming its longstanding commitment to strengthening Pakistan’s governance and human capital. At a formal signing ceremony held here, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, AKAMATSU Shuichi, and Secretary...
Jinyi Lake: A new industrial city rising from the barren
By LIN Feng “This is a temperature and humidity-controlled robot production line, and across from it is the dormitory building...,” recently, a group of university graduates, including Liu Yuxuan from China Jiliang University, visited the Jinyi Lake Sci-Tech Innovation Hub in Jindong District, Jinhua City, for an immersive job exploration. Chen Rongheng, General Manager of Zhejiang Hengdong Intelligent Technology Co.,...
Govt urges swift ZGO registrations as pilgrim travel shifted to regulated system: Minister Yousaf
ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf on Tuesday urged companies intending to operate as Zaireen Group Organizers (ZGOs) to immediately register with the ministry under the newly approved pilgrim management framework. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the federal cabinet had already approved the new ZGO regulatory...
253 trees for 253 heroes: TIKA marks Turkiye’s democracy day with symbolic plantation at Fatima Jinnah Park
ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (WNP): The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Tuesday planted 253 saplings at Fatima Jinnah Park in the federal capital - each symbolizing a life lost in the defense of democracy in a poignant tribute to the martyrs of the failed 2016 coup attempt in Turkiye. The tree plantation drive, held in collaboration with...