Shah Rukh Khan went through a minor surgery recently after suffering an injury during a shoot in Los Angeles. The accident that took place resulted in him suffering a nose injury that needed immediate minor surgery. Khan is doing fine now, as the doctors have also assured him that he is on the path to recovery. The project he was shooting …

Acting president and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday issued an order increasing the monthly salaries of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and other Supreme Court judges to Rs1.2 million and Rs1.1m, respectively. The order issued by Sanjrani dated July 3, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said that the changes would come into effect at once …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, should be condemned in “clear and unambiguous terms”. He made the remarks while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) virtual summit hosted by India. Russia and China were also among the other countries attending the meeting. “SCO member states have a shared interest in ensuring …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday overturned the ruling of a sessions court wherein it had rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition to declare the Toshkhana case inadmissible. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq pronounced the verdict reserved on June 23 on a petition filed by the former prime minister, challenging the Toshakhana trial proceedings. The verdict came …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members to focus on pragmatic cooperation to speed up economic recovery. Xi made the remarks in Beijing while addressing the SCO summit via video link.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to better synergize high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with various countries’ development strategies and regional cooperation initiatives. Xi made the remarks while attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit via video link.

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have pledged to elevate the reliability of products, a major quality metric, in key manufacturing sectors to enhance national strength in manufacturing, according to a guideline made public on Monday. The country aims to set up over 100 exemplary models of improved reliability by 2025 and see more products excel by global standards by 2030, said the …

WINDHOEK: The Namibian government is taking a proactive stance to protect and sustain its dwindling lion population in the northwestern part of the country, an official said on Monday. Uakendisa Muzuma, an official with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, told Xinhua in an interview that northwestern Namibia’s lion population faces threats of human-wildlife conflict and especially drought, leading …

BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu met with Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Yevmenov in Beijing on Monday, calling for maintaining regional peace and stability. Li said the two heads of state have drawn up blueprints for China-Russia relations and their cooperation in various fields. He called for efforts to advance and deepen relations …

The 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be held on July 4 in India via video. According to the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying President Xi Jinping will attend it via videoconference in Beijing. The SCO member states are facing numerous socio-economic, geopolitical and geostrategic challenges in shape of unending …

BEIJING: The 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held on Tuesday. In its 22-year history, the SCO member countries have been working closely to enhance cooperation in various fields. China has been promoting the building of an even closer SCO community with a shared future.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday lifted a stay order on the election of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman. Justice Anwar Hussain withdrew the injunctive order while hearing a petition filed by the PCB through its counsel Advocate Imtiaz Rasheed Siddiqui. Last week, the LHC had stayed the election of the PCB chairman and sought replies from the …

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has been provisionally awarded two new exploration blocks in Sindh and Punjab, the company stated on Monday. The E&P company, involved in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources, informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) of this development through a notice. “OGDCL participated in the competitive bidding round for exploration blocks …

NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, with Iran expected to join the Asian grouping and Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing his first summit since a short-lived mutiny, officials said. Chinese state media reported President Xi Jinping will also attend the virtual summit of the eight-member SCO – headquartered in Beijing but hosted by India which holds …

BAMAKO: Russia’s stability is essential for world peace and security, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Twitter on Friday. “This Friday, June 30, 2023, I had a telephone conversation with my Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov,” Diop said, adding that he thanked Russia for “its constant support” for Mali within the United Nations Security Council. According to the Malian transitional …

GUANGZHOU: China’s 20 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) rolled off the production line on Monday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, creating a remarkable milestone for the country’s NEV sector. The car was produced by GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. With this record, the NEV sector has entered a new stage of large-scale, globalized and high-quality development, and …

ZHENGZHOU: A cluster of 22 ancient tombs spanning nearly 1,600 years have recently been found in central China’s Henan Province. Specifically, two tombs dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), 12 built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and eight others from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties were discovered on a hill in Laozhuangshi Village of Weishi County …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on Monday to the third Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the first World Conference of Sinologists.

JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said collective measures were needed to prevent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran and international law should be used to stop religious hatred after the holy book was burned in a protest in Sweden. The statement was issued after an extraordinary meeting in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah called to discuss Wednesday’s …

Punjab interim health minister Professor Dr Javed Akram on Sunday refuted the reports that the provincial government was rolling back the Punjab Sehat Card programme initiated by the PTI government, Aaj News reported. Addressing a press conference along with the interim information minister Aamir Mir, Dr Javed Akram highlighted “indiscrepencies” in the health card programmme, saying bogus heart surgeries were …

Mountaineers Naila Kiani and Samina Baig became the first Pakistani women to summit the 8,125-metre-tall mountain Nanga Parbat the world’s ninth-highest peak on Sunday. According to Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary General Karar Haidri, Naila scaled the mountain at 10:18am today followed by Baig who completed her summit at 11:08am. The women overcame hazardous terrain, severe weather, and a plethora …

Three police officials and a Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were martyred while a terrorist was killed on Sunday after police and Levies checkposts in the Dhana Sar area of Balochistan’s Sherani subdistrict came under attack. Sherani Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bilal Shabbir confirmed adding that the exchange of fire between the security forces and the terrorists continued for almost two hours. …

Senate Deputy Chairman Mirza Mohammad Afridi has suggested the formation of nine new provinces, one of which includes Karachi. Afridi made the recommendation in an interview on Dawn News’ programme ‘Doosra Rukh’, which will be aired at 7pm today. Afridi, who is himself from the tribal districts, was elected to the Senate as an independent candidate in 2018. He advocated …

At least five first information reports (FIRs) have been registered across Punjab against the Ahmadi community for sacrificing animals on Eidul Azha, it emerged on Sunday. The complaints have been registered under Section 298-C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Section 298-C of the PPC elaborates on the penalty for a person of the Ahmadi group calling themselves a Muslim …

DUBAI: Iran will refrain from sending a new ambassador to Sweden in protest over the burning of a Holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday. A man tore up and burned a Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, the first day of the Muslim Eid al Adha holidays. Swedish police …

SYDNEY: China dethroned Japan to win a classic final at the FIBA Women’s Basketball Asia Cup here on Sunday, while hosts Australia had a consolation third-placed finish. World number two China broke a 12-year title drought and ended Japan’s stranglehold of the tournament with a tense 73-71 victory to claim the gold medal. MVP Han Xu capped off a dominant …

LONDON: Wimbledon 2023, the third Grand Slam of the season, is drawing near: the grass courts are freshly-cut, the all-white kits are ready to be donned, and more importantly, some new tennis records are waiting to be hit. Novak Djokovic, at the age of 36, has made his intentions clear – playing for the records books. The Serbian legend has …

BEIJING: The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a group study session on opening up new frontiers in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times. Presiding over the session, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, stressed that it is the solemn historical responsibility of …

CAPE TOWN: TikTok has overtaken Instagram to secure second place among the “Big Five” social media platforms in South Africa, challenging Facebook’s dominance in the country. Facebook, with a commanding 56.7 percent penetration of South Africans aged 15 and over in urban areas, continues to dominate the social media realm, according to the South African Social Media Landscape 2023 study, …

Pakistan achieved a significant breakthrough by signing a new nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) worth $3 billion (SDR 2.25 billion) on Friday. The development is being seen by many as a major positive for Islamabad that ran from pillar to post to meet conditions of the Washington-based lender only to see an incessant delay …

Pakistan and India exchanged on Saturday the list of prisoners in each other’s custody, consistent with the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access. The two countries exchange the lists of prisoners in each other’s custody on January 1 and July 1 yearly. In a press release today, the Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistan handed over a list …

Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday seized on an off-the-cuff remark by US President Joe Biden to underscore their claim that there was no Al-Qaeda threat in the country. Biden was leaving a press conference on Friday on the US Supreme Court’s decision to block his student debt relief program when a reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes during the …

Pakistan is likely to avert default this year, stated Bloomberg Economics in a report on Friday, as the country managed to secure a last-minute International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. “A last minute bailout from the IMF should help Pakistan avoid default this year,” Ankur Shukla, who covers South Asia at Bloomberg, stated on Friday. Shukla was of the view that …

Six terrorists have been killed during successful operations by security forces in Tank and North Waziristan districts. According to ISPR, three of the terrorists were killed in Manzai area of Tank district on the night of June 29 and 30 during in an exchange of fire with army troops. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists. Three …

Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given accounts of traffickers in North Africa cramming them into a clapped-out fishing trawler. They recounted hellish conditions above and below deck, with no food or water. Some also said the tragic end, when it came, was precipitated by the actions of the Greek coastguard. They …

MAKKAH MUKARMA: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Senator Talha Mehmood has expressed his strong displeasure and disappointment regarding the challenges encountered by Pakistani hajj pilgrims during their stay in Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah. The minister contacted the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, and conveyed his displeasure with the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah …

NEW YORK: Maryam Khan, a Pakistan-born member of the House of Representatives of the US state of Connecticut, was attacked on Wednesday outside the centre where she and her family attended Eid ul Adha prayer in the state’s capital city of Hartford, officials said. According to the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Khan, her three children, …

HONG KONG: A launching ceremony marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland was held in Victoria Park of Hong Kong on Friday, kicking off a series of celebration activities. John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said at the ceremony that after experiencing various challenges, Hong Kong has now fully resumed …

BEIJING: The Communist Party of China (CPC) saw the number of its members grow to 98.041 million at the end of 2022, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee announced Friday. The number of CPC members increased by 1.4 percent from 2021, according to figures released by the department ahead of the 102nd founding anniversary of the CPC, the …

In near past, the Republic of Uzbekistan under the visionary leadership of its president H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev started its third renaissance by transforming the State, Society, Parliament, Administration, Governance, and last but not least, Judicial order in the country through the proposed “Constitutional Amendments” It now is striving hard towards more rigorous “politicization” and “democratization” through the expected introduction of …