Foreign Minister Caretaker Jalil Abbas Jilani expressed concern over the situation in Palestine and strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on innocent Palestinian women and children. He said that an important meeting of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Countries) will address the issue of Palestine. A special meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is scheduled for October 18 in …

Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a “ring of fire” in the sky. “It’s one of those things you can’t miss,” said Oscar Lopez, 26, who travelled from Mexico …

Unidentified gunmen shot dead three members of a family for resisting robbery in Ahmedpur Sharqia, Punjab. According to details, the incident occurred in Azeemwala, Ahmedpur Sharqia, Punjab, where three people including a man, his wife and a six-year-old were shot dead for resisting a robbery. After getting the information, police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the hospital. …

A shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked western Afghanistan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, the latest to hit a region where entire villages have been flattened and over 1,000 killed by a series of tremors this month. The quake hit at 0336 GMT, 33 kilometres (20 miles) from Herat city, the capital of the western province of the same …

Heavy rainfall in Lahore and adjoining areas turned the weather pleasant bringing mercury down, on Sunday. The temperature has dropped in the city to 18 degree Celsius with cool winds blowing at the speed of five kilometers per hour, Met Office said. The weather department has forecast more rainfall within next 24 hours. Air pollution has dropped in Lahore after rainfall with …

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah expressed his delight at receiving praise from the legendary Pakistani pacer Waqar Younis. Bumrah’s comments came after he was awarded the Player of the Match following India’s 7-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Babar Azam’s 50 became Pakistan’s only saving grace as …

NANCHANG: Doctor Liu Zhilong led a group of students through the misty woods to get a closer look at a flock of rare birds. Walking on tiptoes, they came within 10 meters of the blue-crowned laughingthrushes, a species under top-level protection in China. Liu from Taiwan University is the head of Linnaeus Laboratory, an organization engaged in popular science education …

DUBAI: Low-cost carrier flydubai announced flights to Kabul on Thursday, becoming the first international airline to resume services since US forces’ chaotic withdrawal in 2021. Twice-daily flights will begin on November 15, the Dubai-based airline said. Taliban authorities swiftly returned to power after the hasty US evacuation. “flydubai announced today the resumption of flights to Kabul International Airport,” said a …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel on October 7 which killed 1,300 people. Israel responded with a bombing campaign that has killed at least 1,900 in the Gaza Strip ahead …

MOSCOW: Moscow’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov hopes to meet representatives of the Palestinian group Hamas in Qatar next week for talks to free Israeli hostages, Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency reported Saturday. Moscow has so far carefully denounced violence from both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, while renewing an offer to be a potential mediator. Bogdanov …

Reporters and journalists covering the Israeli aggression in Gaza have one of the hardest jobs on the planet right now, as they are constantly faced with attacks on civilian infrastructure, women, and children even their own families and have to brave threats to their own lives, emotional distress, unreliable electricity and intermittent internet. Several journalists, including two AFP reporters were …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has not only surpassed its forward book target of $4.2 billion for end-September, as agreed upon with the IMF, but is also “very comfortably placed” to meet the other end-quarter targets, including net international reserves and net domestic assets, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad has said. Mr Ahmad’s remarks came during a series of meetings …

Unidentified gunmen fatally shot six labourers in Turbat in Balochistan’s Kech district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Imam Bux said that the incident occurred in the early hours of the day when a group of armed men barged into a residence in Turbat’s Satellite Town area and indiscriminately shot the labourers. The victims …

BEIJING: During an inspection of east China’s Jiangxi Province earlier this week, President Xi Jinping walked into a production control center and a lab of Sinopec Jiujiang Company in Jiujiang City. There, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learned about the enterprise’s efforts to build green and …

Actor Ranbir Kapoor has played several characters where he has pulled off onscreen pranks on his characters. In real life too, Ranbir was just as naughty. Calling himself a “great copier”, the actor said that while he was never caught cheating in school, there was one incident when he tried to sneak out of an ongoing class, only to get …

Today, let us discuss a topic that has gained immense importance over the recent years – elevated blood cholesterol levels being a risk factor for heart attacks. It’s not uncommon for individuals to discover high cholesterol during a routine health check or when seeking medical attention after experiencing a heart attack. However, some patients raise their concerns and questions about …

The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued the election code of conduct. Local and foreign media and commentators will not express bias and preferences for any political party or candidate. While publishing preliminary results, it will be mentioned that these are unofficial and incomplete results, and they will not be considered final until declared by the returning officer. According to …

A Reuters video journalist was killed and six other journalists injured in southern Lebanon on Friday when missiles fired from the direction of Israel struck them, according to a Reuters videographer who was at the scene. The group of journalists, including from Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse, were working near Alma al-Shaab, close to the Israel border, where the Israeli …

BUENOS AIRES: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has promoted development in Argentina and served as a paradigm for the unconditional multilateralism China champions globally, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said here recently. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua at the government headquarters, Fernandez said that the China-proposed BRI has shown that the country has “an attitude of great respect for …

Former inspector Abid Boxer along with his three aides escaped from police custody after snatching government rifles. The former police inspector Abid Boxer along with his three aides managed to flee from the police custody after snatching government rights from the on-duty cops. The arrested inspector kept threatening the cops after being arrested. The notorious inspector was arrested along with his …

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights was informed that almost 179 people were behind bars and facing trials across the country on charges of blasphemy. According to a report submitted by the National Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (NHRC), 179 people were behind bars and facing trials on charges of blasphemy, while 17 had been sentenced. Breaking down the …

After spending more than a year in space, Frank Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity. “Walking hurts a little bit the first few days, the soles of your feet and lower back,” he said at a news conference Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. “I think there is a certain level …

Met Office has forecast rain-wind or thunderstorm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir from October 14, ARY News reported on Saturday. A westerly system is likely to enter upper parts of country on 13th October evening/night. Under the influence of this weather system snowfall is expected at mountains and isolated hailstorm in plains of Punjab. Kashmir, GB, …

Pakistan is on the edge of their seats as they prepare for the colossal Pakistan-India cricket clash. While the stadium may be in India, fervent cricket fans in Pakistan are eagerly gearing up for the showdown. The stage is set for one of cricket’s most intense rivalries as Pakistan and India gear up for their monumental showdown at the Narendra …

Babar Azam has declared his negligence as the cause of his failure in the recent matches instead of opponent’s bowling tactics. Captain Babar Azam has taken responsibility for his recent dismissals in the ODI World Cup 2023, candidly admitting that his own mistakes are to blame. Despite being one of Pakistan’s most talented batters, Babar Azam’s performances in the first two …

People keeping exotic animals as pets has become a common hobby for many individuals lately. However, in the recent past, there have been multiple incidents of pet lions managing to escape from their confines and roaming the streets. A similar incident happened recently when a lion was spotted on Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal, endangering public safety. Fortunately, the lion was caught before …

BEIJING: A bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrapped up its visit to China earlier this week. During his stay, Schumer engaged in face-to-face discussions and dialogues with Chinese leaders at various levels. Such direct communication contributes to enhancing mutual understanding between China and the United States, and promoting the positive development of bilateral …

NANNING: Randy Geovani Putra, 36, hails from Bandung, Indonesia. He came to Guangxi to study for a master’s degree in 2015. Upon graduation in 2018, he became a teacher of the Gamelan (an Indonesian orchestra composed mainly of tuned percussion instruments) art at Guangxi Arts University, and also served as the principal of the university’s Gamelan. In his teaching, Randy …

PHNOM PENH: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has given a big boost to the development of infrastructure connectivity and green growth in all participating countries, a Cambodian scholar said on Friday. Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh, said the BRI has drastically and dramatically changed infrastructure conditions and supported green development in …

HONG KONG: Deep engagement in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will bring unlimited business opportunities to Hong Kong and make its future full of hope, said Nicholas Ho, commissioner for Belt and Road of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government. He told Xinhua in an interview that the HKSAR government will continue to leverage the institutional advantages …

ATHENS: A decade after the launch of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Greek painter Barbara Gerodimou, in her colorful studio in the seaside town of Marathon near Athens, said she was breathing in the fresh air through the window that the project opened for Greece and the world. “If this (initiative) did not exist, we should really be looking …

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that the relocation of Gaza residents from the north to the south as ordered by the Israeli military is extremely dangerous. After days of airstrikes, the Israeli military has ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City and its surroundings to move to the south of the territory, said Guterres. “Moving more than …

Mariyam Nafees has had enough. The actor recently took to her Instagram Stories to reveal how she was being pestered by numerous people who were reaching out to strike inappropriate deals with her, based on the sickening assumption that because she is in the media industry, anything flies. Mariyam first shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation, wherein a random …

Defiant Pakistan captain Babar Azam declared on Friday that “records are meant to be broken” as his team looks to break free of India’s World Cup stranglehold when the bitter rivals clash on Saturday. India boast a 7-0 record over their neighbours in World Cups despite Pakistan having a healthy 73-56 overall advantage since their first one-day international clash back …

Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar on Thursday held responsible a “rogue nation’s hostile intelligence agency” for the Sialkot mosque shooting that claimed three lives earlier this week. On October 11, a prayer leader, a religious activist belonging to an outlawed outfit, and his security guard were killed in what is believed to be a targeted attack on …

Local manufacturing plants in Pakistan manufactured/assembled 10.87 million mobile handsets during the first eight months (January-August) of 2023 compared to 0.84 million imported commercially. The locally manufactured/ assembled 10.87 million mobile handsets included 7.62 million 2G and 3.04 million smartphones. Last year, local manufacturing plants manufactured/assembled 21.94 million mobile handsets.  However, the manufacturing numbers were much higher in 20221 when …

BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation stayed flat in September over last year’s higher comparative basis, while factory-gate price decline further eased, as the world’s second-largest economy maintained a stable recovery, data showed Friday. China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, remained unchanged in September compared with a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The …

BEIJING: In June this year, the China Table Tennis College of Shanghai University of Sport welcomed a group of players from the Papua New Guinea (PNG) national table tennis team, who came to the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai for a training camp. As their representative, 23-year-old Geoffrey Loi spoke at the opening ceremony of the training camp, during which …

BEIJING: China’s e-commerce logistics index, an indicator of logistics operations in the e-commerce sector, stood at 112.3 points in September, up 1.2 points from a month earlier, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The sub-index tracking total business volume last month stood at 123.9 points, marking an increase of 2.5 points from August, the organization said. The …

BEIJING: China’s total goods imports and exports continued to improve in September, with the trade volume reaching a new monthly high of this year, official data showed Friday. The foreign trade volume reached 3.74 trillion yuan (about 521 billion U.S. dollars) last month, registering month-on-month growth for a second consecutive month, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC). In …