BEIJING: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang attended the inauguration ceremony of the embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Beijing with visiting Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina on Sunday. Extending warm congratulations on the opening of the Honduran embassy in Beijing, Qin said the establishment of diplomatic ties on the basis of the one-China principle has opened a …

SHENZHEN: Digital culture products, such as online games, have emerged as a major channel for traditional Chinese culture to meet a global audience. From player outfits inspired by Buddhist murals to flying swordsmen playable character choices, ancient Chinese arts and legends feature prominently in popular online games that have appeared at the 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair, which …

Renowned Pakistani model and actress, Mehwish Hayat, has left her fans eagerly anticipating a big surprise after Eid-ul-Fitr. Known for delivering some of Pakistan’s most successful films, Mehwish is set to grace the silver screen once again this Eid in her upcoming film ‘123’. The film pairs Mehwish with the highly popular actor, Wahaj Ali, promising an exciting on-screen collaboration. Reflecting …

Stress turns off the brain’s natural response to satiety, which stops eating, and thus, encourages continued eating to be rewarded, according to a new study that may explain why we crave high-calorie ‘comfort foods’ when we’re chronically stressed. Research has shown that this occurs in the brain’s lateral habenula, which when activated normally dampens reward signals and thus stops eating …

The Asian Cricket Council will approve the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) hybrid model for the 2023 Asia Cup, with Sri Lanka as the neutral venue. Under this mod Hybrid model Pakistan will be able to host only four matches in the upcoming tournament at home and the remaining matches will be played in Sri Lanka. Indian news agency Press Trust …

You may think your gastric pain is innocent and treat it with some simple pain medications, but don’t take these systems lightly because they can actually harbor a serious stomach ulcer. Stomach ulcers can present a variety of symptoms that may lead people to believe they may have a problem with digestion, it is essential to be aware of all …

A case of killing of two police officers has been registered on government’s complaint in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth Police Station. The police officers Rahmat and Abdul Hakeem were shot dead near Sohrab goth. Karachi Police said that the attackers took advantage of the darkness and targeted the policemen. The case registered on behalf of ASI Nasir Raqbal Cheema, includes the …

KARACHI: In Karachi’s mayoral and deputy elections, the documents of Barrister Murtaza Wahab a PPP candidate and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman have been declared valid. In the Karachi Provincial Election Office, the papers of Murtaza Wahab’s covering candidate Najmi Alam, Deputy Mayor candidate Abdullah Murad of the People’s Party were also declared valid. Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeemur Rahman said that …

Women, children are among the dead, President Alvi and PM Shehbaz condole loss of lives. Severe weather conditions struck the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab resulting in a devastating toll on human lives and infrastructure. As heavy downpours, strong winds, and thunderstorms battered the region, at least 25 people lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 4 lost …

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday urged people to stay away from shorelines as Cyclone Biparjoy, which is heading towards the coastal areas of Pakistan and India, lay at a distance of about 760 kilometres south of Karachi. According to state-run Radio Pakistan, the NDMA also called on people to follow local authorities’ guidance in any emergency situation. …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been urged to declare that the trials of the civilians arrested, in light of the May 9 and 10 violent protests, under the Army Act and Official Secret Act are violative of Article 25 of the constitution, until and unless legal and reasonable guidelines are framed to structure the discretion not to arbitrarily try civilians …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan is at “the fork in the road” towards democracy. In an interview which aired on Saturday, Bilawal Bhutto discussed a raft of issues and the formidable challenges facing Pakistan. The Foreign Minister has said that despite many economic and political challenges faced by Pakistan, ranging from climate change to Russian-Ukraine conflicts …

KARACHI: People’s Party and Jamaat e Islami’s five candidates filed their nomination papers for Karachi Mayor’s election on last day of submitting nominations. Six candidates from the PPP, JI, Muslim League and PTI, have submitted nomination papers for the deputy mayor’s slot. Murtaza Wahab, his covering candidate Najmi Alam from the PPP, JI’s Hafiz Naeem, Junaid Mukati and Saifuddin advocate …

KARACHI: The Chief Minister Sindh on Saturday during his budget speech announced ongoing flagship projects under ADP 2023-24. English Medium Schools: Under the Rs 11,777.401 million project 50 state-of-the-art resilient schools are being constructed on prefabricated mild steel structures. The project is implemented under three separate schemes: the establishment of 25 English medium schools; one in each district, the establishment …

ISLAMABAD: The Australian High Commissioner Neil Hawkins has visited IRSA headquarters and discussed issues related to water sector and provision of technical training to IRSA officials. Chairman IRSA, Asjad Imtiaz Ali, along with Members IRSA Balochistan and Sindh, Abdul Hammed Mengel and Zahid Hussain Junejo and Secretary IRSA, Muhammad Khalid Rana welcomed the High Commissioner Hawkins. Chairman IRSA informed that …

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday here expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in rains in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PM sympathised and condoled with the bereaved families, said PM’s media wing. He directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to ensure steps for relief and rehabilitation in the affected areas. He also ordered for …

At least three terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the general Miran Shah area in North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. The military’s media wing said that three soldiers were also martyred in the intense exchange of fire that took place on the night between June 9 and 10. …

China has been staunch supporter of openness, modernization, regional trade, investments and connectivity and full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement vividly reflects the holistic spirits of Chinese community with shared future, Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilizational Initiative. According to World Bank report (December 2022), the RECP comprises of 15 countries, covers 2.3 …

It seems that two different forces are competing in African continent. China represent spirits of cooperation, coordination and collaboration whereas, the West stands for conflict, contradiction and conspiracy. The BRI has entered into its tenth year and has become daisy of development and regional connectivity around the world especially in African continent. More than 150 countries have joined the BRI …

BEIJING: China’s meteorological authorities on Saturday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in southern parts of the country. From 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday, heavy rains or rainstorms are forecast to lash parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Taiwan, Yunnan and Tibet, with up to 180 millimeters of rain expected in southwestern Guangdong and northern Hainan, according to …

SHANGHAI: President of the Republic of Honduras Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento arrived in Shanghai and started her China visit on Friday, expressing her expectations for the visit that will run until June 14. Noting that her visit to China is expected by the Honduran people, Castro said that recognizing the one-China principle, establishing diplomatic relations with China and cooperating with …

BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu met with Narongphan Jitkaewtae, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army, on Saturday in Beijing. Li said China stands ready to work with Thailand to implement to the letter the important consensus reached by the leaders of both countries and to push for more fruits of cooperation between the two …

ROME: China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft C919 holds certain advantages over established foreign rivals, a leading European expert in the sector has said. “It’s very early, but we can say that the C919’s path to becoming a rival to large and established companies like Boeing and Airbus is not impossible,” said Andrea Giuricin, head of transportation-focused firm TRA Consulting, in …

Pakistan all-rounder Kainat Imtiaz has praised Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to organize exhibition matches in the latest edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL). In an exclusive interview with Dr Jio DigitalThe all-rounder said that playing with foreign players helped the young cricketers get exposed to international standards. During PSL 8, three exhibition matches for women were held in which …

Simple sugar consists of glucose and fructose. Unlike glucose, which can be used by every cell in our body, fructose, however, can only be metabolized in the liver, says Dr Praveen CR, Senior Consultant, General GI and Laparoscopic Surgeon Manipal Hospital, Varthur Road Branch, Bengaluru. He notes that this excess fructose is converted to fat and leads to fatty liver …

Best swimming strokes for weight loss. Butterfly: This is the most demanding stroke and helps you burn the most calories a 30-minute workout can burn an average of 450 calories. However, it is not advisable for beginners. Breaststroke: A 30-minute workout can help you lose up to 250 calories. It helps tone the thighs, lower legs and triceps and is …

KARACHI: Provincial development budget set at Rs410bn; salaries increased by 30-35%; minimum wage set at Rs35,500 Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has presented the budget for the upcoming financial year 2023-24. The budget amounts to Rs2.244 trillion. The chief minister emphasized the commitment of the provincial government to revive Sindh’s economy. Furthermore, Rs25 billion will be allocated to irrigation …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab caretaker government and the Islamabad administration have both decided to return the services of the army. The Punjab Home Department and the Islamabad authorities have written separate letters to the Interior Ministry, asking it to withdraw the services of the army from the province and the capital city. The letter written by the Punjab Home Department reportedly …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, Information Technology and textiles. The understanding came during a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, on Saturday. The prime minister underscored that Pakistan deeply valued its bilateral relations with Kazakhstan.  First Pakistan-Kazakhstan direct flight from July …

Move comes as Twitter’s newly named CEO, Linda Yaccarin about to take Twitter. Twitter will soon begin paying verified content creators for ads in their replies, with the first payment block of around $5 million, company owner Elon Musk said on Friday. “Note, the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count,” Musk, the billionaire who bought …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has summoned a report from the Punjab government on a petition by the wife of PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry as the Camp Jail superintendent said providing better class in the jail was the domain of the additional chief secretary. A law officer submitted a report on behalf of the jail superintendent saying the PTI leader …

ISLAMABAD: The government has withdrawn the cap of fixed duties and taxes on the import of old and used vehicles of ‘Asian Makes’ above 1,300 CC under SRO 577(I)/2005 by omitting serial number 4,5 and 6 of the said SRO. An industry official said the move will push higher the prices of imported used cars with engine size between 1,300cc …

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced huge incentives for Information Technology (IT) Sector, IT exports and IT related services in the budget 2023-24 including removing regulatory duty on IT related equipment, granting the status of cottage industry and continuation of concessionary fixed tax rate of for exports for tax years 2024, 2025 and 2026 in a bid to compete with International …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government had earmarked a total of Rs1,400 million for 10 ongoing and three new schemes of the Ministry of Law and Justice in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2023-24. As per the budgetary documents released on Friday, the government had allocated Rs160 million for the ongoing scheme of automation of federal courts/tribunals …

The cyclonic storm Biparjoy over the Arabian Sea was maintaining its intensity and lay 910 kilometres south of Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned on Saturday. Maximum sustained surface winds were 120-130km/hour while gusts of 150km/hour were around the system centre, the department said. “The favourable environmental conditions (sea surface temperature of 30-32°C, low vertical wind shear and upper-level …

ISLAMABAD: Addressing a post-budget briefing on Saturday, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar said the government intends to address all concerns of stakeholders, stressing that “we have been able to halt economic downfall, now we want to take the economy towards growth.” For starters, with effect from Monday two committees will be set up in the Federal Board …

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of Euro 3.5 million from the Government of France in support of the ongoing flood response for women and children affected by life-threatening malnutrition in Pakistan. The funding will help WFP reach thousands of children under-five and pregnant and breast-feeding women and girls suffering from acute malnutrition with lifesaving …

LAHORE: The caretaker Provincial Health Minister Dr Javed Akram, while distributing laptops among students belonging to Kashmir in Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) said that Pakistani people’s hearts beat with Kashmiris. “We stand with Kashmiri brothers and sisters; now, laptops will be distributed to Kashmiri children every year. A hall is being built in Fatima Jinnah Medical University to pay …

NEW YORK: The number of people across the United States exposed to extreme smoke days has grown 27 times in the past decade, as exposure to even-more-extreme smoke events has risen 11,000 fold, said an opinion piece published by The New York Times on Wednesday. Smoke from raging wildfires in Canada has triggered air quality alerts in a number of …

SHANGHAI: China has the confidence, ability and conditions to achieve its expected economic growth targets, said Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank. The central bank has been keeping the country’s prudent monetary policy more targeted and effective since the beginning of this year. It has also effectively supported economic recovery and growth, Yi said …