BEIJING: Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi met with To Lam, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese Minister of Public Security, in Beijing on Wednesday. Cai, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat …

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recently had flight disruptions due to a shortage of aircraft, as planes in operation were stuck in Middle Eastern airports. PIA’s plane was grounded at Dammam airport, while four others were stopped in Dubai due to unpaid fuel bills. However, the planes were allowed to depart after PIA gave a written assurance to settle the debt. …

Interim Finance Minister Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to share its plan for achieving the fixed annual revenue target of Rs. 9.4 trillion. The minister summoned the workable strategy while chairing a high-level meeting with other government and FBR officials on Tuesday. FBR has identified five areas for filling a massive Rs. 1 trillion …

Whitefly pest invasion is threatening Punjab’s cotton harvest, upsetting farmers and agricultural authorities alike. Despite initially favorable weather circumstances, the rapid increase in whiteflies has sparked concerns about a possible steep decline in crop output per acre, thereby jeopardizing the year’s lint production targets. The regions most severely affected include Bahawalpur, Rajanpur, and Dera Ghazi Khan, where reports indicate a significant …

Muhammad Imran’s story is a perfect fairytale, almost tailormade for going viral in the social media age. In 2012, on a cold December night, at the age of 18, Imran left his village in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province without informing anyone and travelled around 1,000 km on a truck to Karachi. The purpose of the trip was …

A special court in Pakistan on Wednesday extended judicial remand of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case till September 26. The special court newly formed to hear cases related to the Official Secrets Act, 1923 Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain conducted the hearing of the cipher case inside the Attock Jail where the former prime minister is …

Protein plays a crucial role in the weight loss process. A high-protein diet can offer you multiple health benefits and aid in weight loss. Protein lowers cravings and the secretion of hunger hormones. It also increases the feeling of satiety and helps you burn more calories. One of the best ways of consuming protein is by adding it to your …

URUMQI: If you speak to the customs and foreign trade department in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, you will surely hear the name “Old Sai. ” This is the affectionate nickname given to Saifullah Baig, a Pakistani trader who has acquainted himself with nearly every staff member there. “I have been engaged in business …

BEIJING: China is expected to see 190 million railway trips during the upcoming 12-day travel rush for the National Day holiday, overlapping the Mid-Autumn Festival, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said Tuesday. The travel rush will last from Sept. 27 to Oct. 8, and the presale of train tickets kicks off on Wednesday, according to the company. People’s …

URUMQIL: At the break of day, Ehemat Tohti and his colleagues readied their equipment and embarked on their journey into the heart of the Taklimakan Desert, China’s largest, commencing a day of patrol. They are responsible for the maintenance work of a 220-kV transmission line spanning this desert, also known as the “Sea of Death.” Stretching over 264 km, the …

TIANJIN: Airbus cannot achieve the grand production ramp-up plan in coming years without the support of partners in China, said Alberto Gutiérrez, chief operating officer of the European aircraft manufacturer. “I feel impressed and inspired about my visit to China. I was fully aware of China’s achievements in infrastructure, connectivity, business, and development,” said Gutiérrez in an interview with Xinhua …

ADDIS ABABA: An artwork by Ethiopian teenager Abigail Berhanemeskel has won second prize in the “My Dream” painting competition, which aimed to promote people-to-people exchanges and cooperation in space exploration between China and Africa. Her colorful art piece, titled “Her Hope,” was one of 2,000 artworks created by African teenagers who expressed their dreams through their drawings. “I am really …

LANZHOU: Dunhuang, a major stop on the ancient Silk Road which witnessed the trade of silk and porcelain over 2,000 years ago, is seeing new vitality and booming trade of commodities among Belt and Road countries. In late August, a batch of cargo, which included machine parts and fresh-cut flowers, was shipped from Lanzhou in northwest China’s Gansu Province to …

TIANJIN: North China’s Tianjin Municipality has launched a new trial cruise line along the Ziya River, a branch of the Haihe River, aiming to inject vitality into the riverside tourism industry. The cruise route covers about 20 km, starting from the Ancient Culture Street wharf to the Yangliuqing wharf. During the approximately 80-minute voyage, tourists can enjoy many of the …

LHASA: Thirty-five years ago, Zhamdu, a villager of the border town of Lower Zayul in Zayul County, located in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, serendipitously embarked on a career as a forest ranger. Although he initially lacked a profound understanding of forest protection, it has since evolved into his lifelong vocation. Lately, the 63-year-old man has been busy distributing awareness …

URUMQI: As of Sunday, the inbound and outbound China-Europe freight trains passing through northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have totaled 10,017 this year, up 10.1 percent year on year, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd. For five consecutive months this year, Horgos Port, a major rail port in Xinjiang, has seen over 600 such freight trains each …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Saqr Ghubash, speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in Beijing on Wednesday. Han said China stands ready to work with the UAE to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen high-level exchanges, enhance strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other, consolidate …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro Moros, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday. The two presidents announced the elevation of the China-Venezuela relationship to an all-weather strategic partnership.

HANGZHOU: While the physical torch of the 19th Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is currently being relayed across east China’s Zhejiang Province, an online “digital torchbearer” relay has seen more than 97 million netizens participate as of Wednesday. Dong Sijiao, 79, carried the Games’ physical flame in Zhejiang’s Shaoxing City on Monday, and she was also an online torchbearer. …

DHAKA: The total driving distance from Dhaka’s commercial Motijheel district to the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in the Bangladeshi capital’s Purbachal new township under construction is approximately 35 km. The hot weather and such a long distance did little to deter businesses from thronging the “Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023.” Some 3,000 people, including top government …

HARBIN: Wang Liuyang could not comprehend his lookout parents until he became a lookout himself. When he was young, he was often left alone in the woods as his parents had to be on duty on the high watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China. “I thought they owed me until I became a …

GENEVA: Re-globalization, which means increased international cooperation and broader integration, can support security, inclusiveness and environmental sustainability, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a flagship report published on Tuesday. In the 2023 edition of the “World Trade Report,” the trade organization presents new evidence of the benefits of broader, more inclusive economic integration as early indications of trade fragmentation …

VIENNA: Robust global oil demand growth has been forecast in 2023 and 2024 by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), thanks to “resilient” global economic growth. In its monthly oil market report for September, published on Tuesday, OPEC said it expected world oil demand to rise by 2.44 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2023, and by 2.25 …

CHENGDU: The Chinese men’s football team faced another embarrassing defeat as they lost to Syria 1-0 in an international friendly here on Tuesday. “It was a frustrating result for us. We asked players to react after the draw against Malaysia in terms of energy level, but unfortunately we couldn’t win the match,” said China head coach Aleksandar Jankovic. Following a …

BEIJING: More than 3,500 kilometers of highways in China have completed intelligent upgrades, according to the 2023 Digital Transportation Conference and Expo (Beijing), which opened on Monday in Beijing. The construction of intelligent scenarios, such as lane-level management, intelligent monitoring and early warning, and off-site law enforcement, has seen positive results. The quality of China’s travel services has continued to …

BEIJING: China will make Fujian Province a demonstration zone for the integrated development across the Taiwan Strait, according to a circular released on Tuesday. The circular, jointly issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, said the move is aimed at deepening the cross-Strait integrated development in all fields and advancing the peaceful reunification of …

LANZHOU: A golden cat was captured by infrared cameras in the forests in northwest China’s Gansu Province in early September. This is the first time that an image of this rare animal has been captured in the Bailongjiang forest area in Gansu. Liu Tiantai, a senior engineer with the Bailongjiang forestry protection center, said that the infrared camera captured three photos …

BEIJING: UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) China signed a memorandum of understanding with Special Olympics East Asia on Monday afternoon to formalize the two organizations’ partnership and enhance collaboration in China. “We believe that working together with UNICEF will allow us to learn from one another, continue to leverage each other’s expertise, and advance the inclusion of people with …

The US has said that it does not take any position with respect to the outcome of an election in Pakistan nor does it support any one political party or any candidate in the South Asian country. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said this in response to a question regarding US Ambassador Donald Blome’s meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) …

The Board of Directors (BoD) of United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the largest commercial banks in the country, has announced that it will establish an Exchange Company (EC) as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank. The development was shared by UBL in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. The BoD of UBL in their meeting …

PML-N Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after being ill for some time. According to the Senate website, he was elected to the upper house of Parliament on a general seat. His tenure began in March 2018 and was supposed to continue till 2024. He was the chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat. Senate …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau belatedly left India on Tuesday after an aircraft breakdown forced a two-day extension of his rocky visit to New Delhi for the G20 summit. Trudeau arrived in India for the meeting of the leaders of 20 leading economies on Friday and was due to return home on Sunday after laying a wreath at a memorial …

This is the question that’s on observers’ minds as reports swirl that President Arif Alvi would unilaterally announce an election date. Since the president signed off on the National Assembly’s dissolution on August 9, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has kept mum on the matter. Ideally, in this case, elections should be held within 90 days of August 9. …

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is set to return to Pakistan on October 21, ending his four-year exile in the UK, his brother and party president Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on Tuesday. A statement by Shehbaz, shared by PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on social media platform X, said that the party founder would be given a grand welcome upon return. Talking …

As Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial is set to doff his robe, Supreme Court judges appear optimistic about the prospects of positive change within the institution following the appointment of his successor, Justice Qazi Faez Isa. The hopeful sentiments were shared during an interaction with SC judges over refreshments after the start of the new judicial year. “On …

Incorporating okra, also known as bhindi or lady’s finger, into your weekly diet not only adds variety to your meals but also brings a host of health benefits. But if experts are to go by, one should have it at least twice a week. Before you jump to conclusions, let’s understand more about it. Dan Gubler, PhD who is an …

In a candid conversation at a recent event in Dubai with Tayyab Arshmaan, actor Humaima Malick delved into her experience of working with Bollywood heartthrob Emraan Hashmi. The conversation shed light on the enduring impact of her collaboration with the renowned Indian actor and the recognition it continues to garner, even years after the project. The discussion began with Humaima …

In a global financial landscape marked by economic uncertainties and challenges, Pakistan has once again turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support, sealing its 23rd lending commitment in a history spanning 76 years. However, Pakistan’s situation is not unique, as it joins the ranks of countries grappling with substantial IMF debts. Among these nations, Pakistan currently holds the …

The Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Team made an impressive mark at the 5th edition of the World Mas-Wrestling Championship held in Khiva, Uzbekistan. The Pakistan Mas-Wrestling Team made an impressive mark at the 5th edition of the World Mas-Wrestling Championship held in Khiva, Uzbekistan. Demonstrating remarkable prowess and skills in the tournament, the national contingent clinched a total of four medals, including …

The Punjab School Education Department (SED) is facing backlash as it accelerates the privatization of 350 government schools in the Rawalpindi division, despite strong opposition from teachers’ associations. This privatization endeavor encompasses all assets, including buildings, playgrounds, and laboratories, estimated to be worth billions of rupees. Once these public schools fall under private sector control, the government will completely relinquish …