LAHORE – Italy’s ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo has said that his country resolves to ensure proper treatment and rehabilitation of special children in Pakistan besides world class training of their teachers. He was talking to journalists after a meeting with Dr Saeed Elahi, Chairman ...

ROME – Italy has become the first member of the Group of Seven industrialized powers to endorse China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure project. The signing ceremony was the highlight of a three-day trip to Italy by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time when the United States is locked in a ...

SYDNEY - Australia's Antarctic Airbus is set to make its first landing on sea ice next week at Italian research facility, the Mario Zucchelli Station. The Airbus A319 will transport over 200 expeditioners from the Tasmanian city of Hobart, as the summer research season begins to heat up on the ...

ISLAMABAD - Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited Italy where he met Italian defence minister and senior military officials. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the discussions with Italian leadership focused on “enhancing bilateral defence ...

LAHORE - A 26-year-old fashion model was found dead in her home in Lahore's Defence area under mysterious circumstances on Saturday, police said. Anam Naveed Tanoli, a model and a fashion designer, returned from Italy just two months ago. Her body was found hanging — in what was suspected to be a ...

GENOA (Italy) - A bridge has collapsed in Italy's northwestern city of Genoa sending vehicles falling nearly 100 metres to the ground and killing at least 35 people, according to local authorities. The death toll is expected to rise, Italian Deputy Transport Minister Edoardo Rixi said, after part ...

ISLAMABAD - Syed Ali Zafar, Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage while meeting with Stefano Pontecorvo, the Ambassador of Italy who called on him here, Tuesday said that Pakistan  enjoyed cordial ties with Italy as bilateral relationship between ...

GUJRAT - The body of an Italian national of Pakistani origin was exhumed on Wednesday after reports emerged that the girl was murdered by relatives in a so-called 'honour' killing. The Gujrat police sprung into action earlier this week to probe the cause of death of 26-year-old Sana Cheema and ...

SHARJAH - The Consul General of Italy in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Valentina Setta, has opened the first Italian library in UAE. The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) contributed several books to the library, which will form part of the International Concept for Education ...

MOSCOW - Russia has announced the expulsion of diplomats from 23 countries in a tit-for-tat response to the recent hostile actions by their countries against Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday handed notes of protest to the heads of diplomatic mission and told them that a corresponding ...

TASHKENT - Tashkent is ready to greet diplomats from 20 plus countries to attend Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan to be held on March 26 – 27 (Monday-Tuesday). Afghan Taliban reportedly claim that neither Uzbekistan nor Afghanistan has invited them to Tashkent Conference while Afghan media ...

MILAN - Whoever is a fan of roaring, spiced up, extravagantly glamorous fashion trends would know that Italian luxury brand 'Versace' is the answer. Donatella Versace is carrying her brother Gianni Versace's legacy to roaring heights as she adds the touch of ultra oomph to leather and a touch of ...

VIENNA - A major gas pipeline hub in Baumgarten an der March, east of Vienna, has exploded, killing one person and injuring 18, according to reports in international media. The blast cut off supplies from the hub to southern Europe, forcing Italy to declare a state of emergency, the Deutsche Welle ...

MILAN - India's cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma got married in a private ceremony in Milan, Italy on Monday. The ceremony took place amidst close family and friends. Virat Kohli took to Twitter to share the news with the world.Today we have promised each other to be ...

ISLAMABAD - The federal cabinet has decided to refer the issue of extension in provincial quota for jobs at federal level to the Parliament and meeting of Council of Common Interests (CCI). Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday chaired a meeting in Islamabad where existing provincial ...

ROME - The G7 group of nations has failed to hammer out a unified approach over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria after two days of talks in Italy. During a meeting in capital city of Rome on Tuesday, Foreign ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before ...