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Growing US-Pakistan trade raises hopes for better ties
Thanks to Pakistan’s textile exports, the U.S.-Pakistan trade is has been on the upswing, and now experts say the new Joe Biden Administration could facilitate greater commerce between the longtime allies, whose relations have seen many...Jan 23, 2021 676 0 -
Pakistani-American doctor forgives $650,000 in debt his patients owed
A Pakistani-American doctor, who forgave more than half a million dollars in outstanding debts from nearly 200 patients, says his decision was partly driven by the hard times people are facing during the coronavirus outbreak. Dr...Jan 2, 2021 551 0 -
British regulator fines rightwing Indian channel for its sweeping anti-Pakistan tirade
In a move shedding light on the deteriorating media discussion standards, Ofcom, the British communications regulator, has imposed a $27,103 (€22,200) fine on the license holder of a right-wing Indian news channel, Republic TV, for breaching its...Dec 24, 2020 459 0 -
Pakistani-American Ali Zaidi picked as White House climate adviser
Pakistani-American Ali Zaidi has been picked to serve as deputy White House Climate Coordinator, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team announced. Zaidi is currently working as New York’s deputy secretary for energy and environment and has been a...Dec 18, 2020 977 0 -
Virgin Atlantic starts operations between Britain and Pakistan
British airline Virgin Atlantic has started its operations in Pakistan on Friday, becoming the latest international airline to start serving passengers in the South Asian country. The airline will operate eight weekly flights to Pakistan. The...Dec 12, 2020 483 0 -
Chomsky emphasizes importance of science to Pakistan’s future
Noam Chomsky, a leading intellectual of the contemporary world, has reminded Pakistan that its future lies in scientific development, and not religious superstition. “Pakistan used to have an advanced scientific establishment, Nobel Prize laureates and so...Dec 8, 2020 747 0 -
US helps Pakistan establish platform to evaluate safety of medicines
In partnership with the United States, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has launched an innovative online platform to efficiently evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medicines. A USAID spokesperson says both the countries worked together...Dec 4, 2020 546 0 -
Legendary singer Cher in Pakistan to take world’s loneliest elephant to Cambodia
Legendary actress and singer Cher has arrived in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to see that Kaavan, called the world’s loneliest elephant for spending years in isolation, is airlifted to a sanctuary in Cambodia on Sunday. Kaavan, a 36-year-old Asian elephant,...Nov 28, 2020 853 0 -
Pakistan’s Mahira Khan and Sania Nishtar among BBC’s pick of 100 influential women
Pakistani film star Mahira Khan and Dr. Sania Nishtar, working in a top government position on poverty alleviation, are among the BBC’s latest list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020....Nov 27, 2020 1068 0 -
Pakistani scientists develop AI to detect COVID-19 within a minute
Pakistan has developed a software-based on artificial intelligence that can help detect COVID-19 inside a minute. The revelation was made on Science Diplomacy Pakistan, a web page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that serves as a platform...Nov 22, 2020 1005 0