Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has said he sees no possibility of a delay in general elections due to the security situation at Pakistan’s borders. The interim premier expressed these views when asked about the possibility during an interview with Voice of America (VOV) Urdu. “I see no such possibility at present. Although there is an alarming situation on …

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the special court’s decision rejecting his bail plea in the cipher case. The plea by the former prime minister who was ousted from office following a no-confidence motion is likely to be fixed for hearing on Monday, September 18 by the IHC. A …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday ordered to withhold the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) results on petitions filed by students regarding the use of covert Bluetooth devices for cheating in the examination hall. The court issued orders to the chief secretary, executive director of the Education Test and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), and the registrar of the …

In a recent global survey of the cost of living, Bermuda has emerged as the most expensive place to reside, leaving other high-cost destinations like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands trailing behind. This ranking, based on various factors including housing, transportation, and everyday essentials, has shed light on the significant financial challenges faced by residents in these luxurious but wallet-draining …

In a shocking turn of events, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has set its sights on some of India’s most prominent Bollywood actors and singers in connection with an ongoing investigation into the Mahadev online betting case. The high-profile individuals are expected to be summoned by the agency regarding their involvement in events linked to the app’s promoter, Sourabh Chandrakar, including …

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s latest movie, Jawan, has taken the Indian box office by storm. Directed by Atlee, the film hit theaters on September 7 and achieved record-breaking opening figures, raking in a whopping 750 million Indian rupees. Now, with over a week in theaters, the film continues to impress, collecting Rs210 million on its ninth day, according to …

The ordeal of former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi continued on Saturday after he was arrested again shortly after being released from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. Elahi was taken into custody by anti-corruption Punjab while he was on his way to Lahore.  Elahi’s counsel, Sardar Abdul Razzaq, said that the PTI stalwart has now been arrested at least a dozen times. …

Los Angeles: Actress and entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra may live abroad but she has shown time and again that she maintains her love for authentic ‘desi’ food. Be it her breakfast, lunch or dinner, she always makes sure to add an Indian touch to her meals. On Saturday, she relished her favourite ‘poha’ while travelling on a flight. Taking to her …

NANNING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday met with Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Noting China-Laos community with a shared future has been continuously advanced, Li said China has always viewed relations with Laos from a strategic perspective. China is ready to work with Laos to implement the important …

LOS ANGELES: The official death toll from wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii’s Maui has been revised down from 115 to 97, local media reported Friday, citing authorities. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier announced the drop in the death toll in a news conference on Friday afternoon, reported Hawaii News Now, a major local news outlet in the state. …

BEIJING: China’s mobile phone shipments topped 18.55 million in July, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). 5G phones took the lion’s share of July’s shipments with 15.06 million units, marking an expansion of 2.6 percent year on year, said the CAICT, a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In the first …

InPics: Beijing Fashion week kicks off with stunning show A model presents a creation designed by Laurence Xu during the Beijing Fashion Week in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Cai Yang) BEIJING: The Beijing Fashion Week is held in Beijing from September 15 to 22, featuring shows and activities at the location of several fashion landmarks in the …

HANGZHOU: The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, which also served as the team welcome ceremony for the sports delegation of hosts China, was held here on Saturday. Village mayor Li Huolin addressed the audience with a welcome speech, saying the volunteers and other employees will do their best to provide high-level services and make it home to …

JOHANNESBURG: The South African government declared free access to the selected national parks owned by the government for a week to encourage the people to know and protect them. Barbara Creecy, South African minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, said Friday that all South Africans can visit the country’s national parks for free from Sept. 16 to 24 on …

BEIJING: The Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Royal Government of Cambodia on Saturday issued a joint communique. The following is the full text of the joint communique: Joint Communique between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Royal Government of Cambodia At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council of …

NEW YORK: American veteran diplomats have made a united call for revitalizing U.S.-China relations at a reception celebrating the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Speaking at the event held Wednesday evening, 80-year-old Robert Hormats, former under secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, lamented the status quo. “Unfortunately, this is not …

BEIJING: As athletes shape up for their final preparations ahead of the 19th Asian Games, several high-profile names will be absent due to various reasons. Following are 10 Chinese star athletes who didn’t make the roster for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Yang Qian (Shooting) Olympic debutant Yang shot down the first gold of Tokyo 2020 in women’s 10m air …

SHENYANG: After showing a group of visitors around a production plant operated by the Northern Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd. (NHI) in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, senior engineer Liu Zhiyang stood beside a massive tunnel boring machine to answer questions. One visitor asked in Chinese about the machine’s size. Liu, who oversees NHI’s tunnel boring equipment division, replied that …

BEIJING: China and Cambodia have further consolidated their decades-long friendship and pledged further efforts to build a community with a shared future, with a series of consensus reached during Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s official visit to China. Hun Manet’s three-day trip from Thursday to Saturday is his first official visit after taking office in August, during which Chinese President …

HEFEI: More than 1.11 million unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for civil use had been registered with real names in China by the end of August, an increase of 15.9 percent from the end of 2022. The data was released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China at the 2023 Low Altitude Economic Development Conference (LAEC), hosted Friday in the city …

BEIJING: China’s commercial banks saw a net forex settlement deficit of 74.1 billion yuan (about 10.32 billion U.S. dollars) in August, narrowing by 30 percent from a month ago, official data showed on Friday. In yuan terms, forex purchases by banks stood at 1.39 trillion yuan, while sales reached about 1.46 trillion yuan, data from the State Administration of Foreign …

NANNING: China has established customs inspection and quarantine cooperation with 171 countries and regions, according to a Friday conference on food safety cooperation between Belt and Road countries. According to the conference, held in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China has signed nearly 400 international cooperation documents on food access. China’s customs authorities will step up …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the faculty and students at Northeastern University to make greater contributions to the full revitalization of northeast China and Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a reply letter sent Friday, in which he …

The Punjab government has conditionally allowed theatres across the province to reopen but under strict monitoring of the authorities. This decision was made during a meeting chaired by Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Naqvi in Lahore, where the closure of theatres throughout Punjab for the past month was discussed. During the meeting, it was also decided that strict monitoring would be …

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all five high courts in the country to engage with their respective provincial governments to establish their own security agencies in order to strengthen the independence of the judiciary. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who authored the judgment, highlighted the crucial role played by the district judiciary in shielding ordinary citizens from potential abuses of …

Pakistan failed to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup 2023 after suffering a two-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in the last encounter of the Super Fours stage, however, a valiant Zaman Khan emerged victorious in many ways. Defending a total of 252 runs in a rain-affected match, the national bowling unit displayed a praiseworthy performance before the match …

The interim Prime Minister (PM), Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to liaise with the UAE government regarding a private firm that has been organizing a beauty contest under the name of “Pakistan.” This event selected candidates to represent Pakistan in the Miss Universe Pageant, even though it hasn’t been sanctioned by the Pakistani government. Previously, …

As dengue cases are rising in many part of the country, it has become essential to follow all necessary steps to control the spread. Various factors can increase one’s risk of catching dengue. In addition to this, patients with dengue face agonising pain, a high temperature, and weakness. In the worst scenarios, recovery might even take months. A healthy diet …

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, who made an extended cameo in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan, has opened up about why she chose to do the film. Shah Rukh, Deepika, Sunil Grover, Atlee, Anirudh Ravichander and Ridhi Dogra among others attended Jawan’s press conference in Mumbai on Friday. Talking about the movie and the love they have been receiving, Deepika said, …

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has cast doubts on the possibility of pacer Naseem Shah’s timely recovery for their initial matches in the upcoming World Cup in India. However, their ace pacer Haris Rauf is “recovering well” from a side strain and will be fit in time for their opening match against the Netherlands at Hyderabad on October 6, the skipper …

The Board of Directors (BoD) of Meezan Bank Limited, the largest Islamic bank in the country, has announced that it will establish an Exchange Company (EC) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The development was shared by the bank in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday. “The BoD of Meezan Bank Limited through circular resolution No. 6 of …

The Supreme Court (SC) scrapped on Friday amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999 last year and admitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s petition challenging it. A three-judge bench, headed by CJP Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, announced the reserved verdict, which included restoring graft cases against public office holders …

Three terrorists were killed while a Pakistan Army soldier was martyred in an exchange of fire between security forces and militants in Quetta,the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), militants had attacked a security forces’ post near Wali Tangi on Thursday evening. “During fire exchange, three terrorists were …

Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar said on Friday there were “some signs” of economic recovery “even if they were just starting”. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside other federal ministers, she said that while the interim set-up had inherited a set of challenges after coming into power, it was not worried and was “dealing” with them. Akhtar said that …

WENZHOU: Torch relay of the 19th Asian Games is held in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Friday. Torch bearer Zhu Qinan holds the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei) Photo shows the starting ceremony of the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in …

BEIJING: China announced on Tuesday its 886-strong squad for the 19th Asian Games, and a lot of familiar faces will be competing in Hangzhou again. Here are ten Chinese veterans who will return to the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Ma Long (Table Tennis) Five Olympic gold medals, 13 world championship titles, nine world cup titles, a record 64 months as …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to the China-Europe Railway Express Cooperation Forum, which was held on the same day in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu Province. In his letter, Xi said China-Europe Railway Express had built a new platform for economic and trade cooperation along the route, effectively guaranteed the stability of the global industrial …

HONG KONG: Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn on Thursday highlighted the importance of building a closer community between ASEAN and China for the sake of economic growth, peace, and stability. Kao said in his speech “Shared Future: Toward a Closer ASEAN-China Community” at the University of Hong Kong that China has remained ASEAN’s …

ZHENGZHOU: A water system from more than 3,600 years ago has been discovered in central China’s Henan Province. This find will improve people’s understanding of the city layout back then. Three ditch sections were found in the ruins of a city from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.) in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan. Together these sections form the largest water system …

TIANJIN: The total number of China’s civil helicopters is expected to reach 1,449 by 2027 and hit 2,000 by 2032, according to a report released by the country’s leading aircraft maker on Thursday. Cao He, director of the civil aircraft engineering research center under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), said 3,186 general aviation aircraft were in operation in …