PRAIA: Cape Verde’s national football team received a rousing homecoming on Sunday, a day that coincided with the country’s Independence Day, making it doubly historic.Thousands of fans had already gathered at the airport in the capital, Praia, before the team’s arrival, waving the national blue flag with its red-and-white stripes and six stars. Crowds also…
The Sahara International Film Festival has called for a formal boycott of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film “The Odyssey,” after it emerged that some scenes were shot in Dakhla, a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.“The Odyssey,” a historical drama starring Zendaya and Matt Damon, is set for worldwide release on July 17….
Pamplona: The famous San Fermín festival kicked off in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona with the traditional “Chupinazo,” as thousands of revelers gathered in the Plaza Consistorial, drenched each other in red wine, and waved their red scarves in celebration. The nine-day festival, made internationally famous by Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel The Sun Also…
Ambassador of Portugal Proposes Portugal-Pakistan Business Forum to Unlock New Trade Opportunities By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan Paulo Domingues has proposed organizing a Portugal-Pakistan Business Forum during the upcoming visit of Portugal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs to Pakistan later this year, saying the initiative would bring together companies, investors, financial…
By Dr. Ansab AliLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Pakistan’s cotton sector has immense potential to regain its position as a major driver of the national economy through scientific farming practices, technological innovation, and enhanced cooperation with China, said Adeel Munawar, Commercial Ambassador of the Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI). Speaking at a meeting held…
By Dr. Ansab AliLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Pakistan FMCG Importers Association (PFIA) has expressed serious concerns over the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) new directives requiring the retail price, sales tax, and total price of imported goods covered under the Third Schedule of the Sales Tax Act to be permanently printed on product packaging, describing…
By Muhammad ShahzadLahore, Pakistan SWAT: Thousands of people gathered at Nishat Chowk in Mingora on Sunday to protest against the withdrawal of Malakand Division’s special constitutional and legal status and the imposition of taxes in the region. The demonstration drew a large cross-section of society, including traders, industrialists, representatives of political parties, lawyers, members of…
Says India Must Abandon the Illusion of Using Water as a Weapon; Pakistan Ready to Respond to Every Act of Aggression By Muhammad ShahzadLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that any violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India would amount to a direct attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty and…
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, Pakistan Lahore: Renowned poet Hussain Majroh hosted a tea reception in honor of the delegation of the Pakistan Media Writers Club at his guest house, Saiban, located in Westwood Society, Raiwind Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore. The delegation, led by Chairman Iftikhar Khan, included senior journalist Fazal Hussain Awan, General Secretary Nabila…
Rawalpindi, Pakistan – The Pakistan Army has resolved to deal with an iron hand against all attempts to spread instability through hybrid warfare and external support, declaring that such efforts will be crushed “without any hesitation or discrimination.”According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the 276th Corps Commanders’ Conference was held under the chairmanship of…
