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AIIB and GEAPP have joined hands to enter $1 billion investment partnership to fund the energy transition in Asia and beyond. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announced a historic collaboration and strategic investment partnership mobilizing up to USD1 billion for the financing of green energy transition and renewable energy projects, in both the public and private sectors. The announcement sees AIIB and GEAPP cooperating through a shared vision to address the energy transition challenges in Asia and beyond, through the identification of co-financing opportunities for projects and programs of common…

Pakistan and Malta held Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations. The second round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) between Pakistan and Republic of Malta was held virtually on 15 November 2022. Pakistan side was led by Mr. Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, Additional Secretary (Policy Planning and Arms Control) while the Maltese side was led by Ambassador Fiona Formosa, Director-General (Political External Relations and European Affairs). ” The entire spectrum of bilateral relations as well as multilateral issues were discussed during the meeting. Both sides underscored the need to expand bilateral ties in all fields of importance,” according to a press note…

“Taiwan is the Red Line. Avoid it” Xi Jinping made it loud and clear on Monday during hours-long meeting with Joe Biden. No more detail was given to media when it comes to talks on Taiwan Conflict. As the two heavy weights sat across the table on Monday this week, President Xi Jinping made it loud and clear  that Taiwan was an integral part of China and asked the US to avoid meddling in Taiwan Affairs. ” We don’t want conflict,” media reports quoted Biden as saying. ” On the afternoon of 14 November local time, President Xi Jinping had…

Sherry Rehman, the federal Minister of Climate change has said that the COP27 must put people at the heart of its agenda. “People and their lives, particularly vulnerable communities, must be at the heart of COP27, along with the will to put them back on their feet as they face the accelerated impacts of climate stress. The Loss and Damage agenda must be taken forward with clear political will ,” said Senator Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for Climate Change at COP27. “This COP has been advertised as the ‘Implementation COP’ and often billed as one that will put Adaptation at…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told business leaders in Singapore on Monday that Europe’s biggest economy seeks to increase its cooperation with its Southeast Asian partners. “Germany is keen on strengthening its economic ties with your region!” DW quoted Scholz as saying on day two of his four-day tour of the region. His next stop will be Indonesia for the G20 world leaders’ summit. According to Germany’s national broadcaster, the chancellor also pointed to the changing geopolitical situation with regard to both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly dominant China. “Deepening cooperation is crucial because we all feel that the…

The Chengdu Lawyers Association has invited the Swiss Chinese Law Association (SCLA) and the Geneva International Dispute Resolution Institute (GIDI) to run the SCLA-GIDI International Accredited Professional Mediator Leadership Training Course from 15 November to 31 December 2022. This program will provide over 50 partners and senior partners of the Chengdu Lawyers Association with international accredited mediator training based on EU standards. Mr  Philip  Hackett  QC,  President  of  GIDI,  will  conduct  the  mediator  training  program. Its  instructors  will  be  Mr  Hackett,  Mr  Hermann  Knott,  Mr  Bernardo  Cartoni,  Mr  Peter Pettibone,  Ms  Olga  Tsiptse,  Ms  Joyce  Aluoch,  Mr Godson  Ugochukwu,  and  other…

BY KASWAR KLASRA Kaswar Klasra:  Can you tell us how did the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan has affected Afghanistan in past 20 years? What substantial injuries have been caused to Afghanistan’s politics, society, infrastructure, and people? Zabiullah Mujahid:  In the name of Allah, the Merciful. First of all, thank you for coming to interview us.  The second thing is that, naturally, every country that falls under slavery, all the infrastructures come under attack. First, the respected people of that nation are dishonored. Second, the people of that nation are humiliated and killed. Thirdly, the foundations and buildings of…

By Fazal Haq We come across extremism on a daily basis daily either consciously or unconsciously. This extremism in the context of Pakistan is faith, gender, ethnicity, class, political, cultural-based where we keep irrevocable hostiles for others. There are various sources involved in this whole process which sometimes takes decades and it is not a day-night strategy that one becomes radicle in a while. The following factors play a vital role in this process. Parents: It is very much clear that the parental role plays a vital role in shaping and moulding children’s future. It is a stage where children…

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Amid strained ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over supply of crude oil, The United States of America has found another strategic partner in the region—UAE. On Tuesday, The United States and United Arab Emirates signed strategic partnership that will see $100 billion mobilized to develop 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035. The move is also being seen as Biden Administration’s clear intention to replace Saudi Arabia with the UAE in the region. The representations of the USA and the UAE signed the deal on the sideline of the Adipec energy…

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Peoples republic of China appreciates remarks made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and looking forward to welcome him in China. ” We deeply appreciate Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks. We believe they show the importance he attaches to his visit to China, the high quality of China-Pakistan relations and the deep friendship between the two peoples. No matter how the international or domestic situations have evolved, China-Pakistan friendship has been carried on from generation to generation, and our two countries have always supported each other on issues concerning our respective major interests, and…