Tag: Switzerland

Govt takes up Baloch rebels’ activities with UK, Switzerland

Notwithstanding Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s offer of amnesty and withdrawal of cases to Baloch nationalist leaders like Baramdagh Bugti and Harbiyar Marri, the government...

A real protest

Three women, identified as Inna Shevchenko, Aleksandra Shevchenko and Oksana Shachko, travelled all the way from Kiev, Ukraine to Davos, Switzerland to protest on...

Institutional role conflict

Moderation and restraint is the call of the day The threat of military takeover, discussed in the political circles on 11 January, has been averted,...

Mingora Central Bridge in a shambles

In the mountainous north, the valley of Swat is known as Switzerland of Asia and one of the most beautiful and historically interesting valleys...

Mubarak sons held $340 million in Switzerland

The two sons of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak held $340 million in now frozen assets in Swiss bank accounts, deputy justice minister Assem...

Bad light mars Australia-Switzerland clash

Fading light forced the suspension of the Australia-Switzerland Davis Cup World Group playoff on Sunday, with Lleyton Hewitt and Stanislas Wawrinka into the final...

SBI delegation visits Switzerland

The Swiss Business Council (SBC) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Karachi and the Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) in Zurich...

Soler takes yellow after stage two win in Switzerland

Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler got to savour former days of glory when he claimed an impressive win on stage two of the Tour of...

Cancellara wins Tour of Switzerland opening TT

Four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara stuck to tradition by powering to victory in the opening stage time trial at the Tour of Switzerland on...

Switzerland opposes building further nuclear power plants

The Swiss govt Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country’s five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to...

Switzerland to support UN body in Pakistan

KARACHI - The Consul General of Switzerland in Karachi Didier Boschung, organised an event for the heads of the Bilateral Business Forums in Karachi to introduce them to the UN Global Compact Pakistan Local Network (UNGCPLN).
The event was attended by Business Forums of Switzerland, Japan, Belgium, USA, France, Thailand, Russia, Sri Lanka and the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Introducing the UN Global Compact to the audience, the Swiss envoy said that it