KARACHI: Pakistani runners delivered impressive performances at Sunday’s Sydney Marathon, the first edition of the event since its elevation to Abbott World Marathon Major status, with Karachi’s Faisal Shafi setting a Guinness World Record of running in a light military uniform to honour the country’s armed forces. The race, now the seventh member of the prestigious marathon majors series alongside …

TIANJIN: China will fully support Kyrgyzstan in assuming the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in the port city of Tianjin on Sunday. Japarov is in China to attend the SCO Summit 2025, as well as commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese …

          The press center of Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of Victory in Chinese People’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War holds a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2025. Ma Feixiong, vice minister of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, and Sun Deli, deputy head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, introduced …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in China’s port city of Tianjin on Sunday. Chinh is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Xi called for intensified efforts to implement the consensus reached by the two sides during his state visit to Vietnam in April, to deliver more substantive outcomes …

LAHORE: At least 33 people have lost their lives, and more than 2 million have been affected as severe flooding continues to inundate vast areas of Punjab, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said. While speaking to the media on Sunday, Kathia said that all three major rivers, including the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab, are witnessing …

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday accorded his assent to the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2025, according to a statement issued by the President’s House. The bill, which seeks to improve counterterrorism efforts while ensuring legal oversight and safeguards, was passed by both the lower and upper houses of parliament — the National Assembly and the Senate — this month. …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is shouldering greater responsibilities for safeguarding regional peace and stability, and for boosting development of various countries in a world of increasing uncertainties and accelerated changes. Xi made the remarks at a banquet to welcome international guests who are in China’s port city of Tianjin to attend …

ISLAMABAD (Internews): President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s contiguous geographies gave them a historic opportunity to work together for economic connectivity, address common challenges such as poverty, climate change, and biodegradation. “We have to make common efforts to address the challenges of poverty, and inequality. Only then we will be able to usher in …

BEIJING (Internews): Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar visited the Luban Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Exhibition Hall in Tianjin today, where he was briefed on the operations of Luban Workshops and their existing cooperation with Pakistan. The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister also had exchanges with the Chinese hosts on further deepening cooperation under the Luban …

TIANJIN: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has expanded agricultural cooperation through its demonstration base for agricultural technology exchanges and training in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The base has established 11 demonstration parks of agricultural technology in other SCO countries to carry out trials of crop varieties and farming technologies, Wu Wengang, vice governor of Shaanxi Province, made the remarks at …

TIANJIN: Tianjin Municipality, a major port city in north China, is putting the finishing touches on its preparations to host the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Reporters work at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China’s Tianjin on Aug. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) This photo taken …

TIANJIN: As the curtain rises on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit, joint efforts are expected to make the organization more united and efficient, empowering it to contribute more to peace and development. The summit this year is the largest since the SCO’s establishment in 2001, which is a testament to its international influence and appeal. China firmly believes …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in the port city of Tianjin on Sunday.

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said China supports Azerbaijan in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Xi made the remarks when meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the port city of Tianjin ahead of the SCO Summit 2025. Aliyev is in China to attend the summit, as well as commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that China and India are cooperation partners, not rivals, and that the two countries are each other’s development opportunities rather than threats. Xi made the remarks when the two leaders met in the port city of Tianjin ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025.

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Min Aung Hlaing, acting president of Myanmar, in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday. Min Aung Hlaing is in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, as well as commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin.

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday, who is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. During their meeting, Xi noted that in the face of a changing international situation, China and Cambodia, as iron-clad friends, should unite closely for mutual success, improve the …

TIANJIN: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday. Madbouly is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Noting that China-Egypt relations are at their best in history, Xi called for seizing the opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations …

TIANJIN: China will always be a trustworthy partner of the United Nations (UN), Chinese President Xi Jinping said when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday. China is willing to deepen cooperation with the UN, support the UN in playing a central role in international affairs, and jointly shoulder the responsibility of safeguarding …

BEIJING: Many cities around the world bear the label of “peace.” Few, however, wear it as literally as Zhijiang, a county in central China’s Hunan Province, where a boulevard, a bridge, a theater, a hospital and even a lake all contain the word. In 1945, Japanese troops signed a memorandum of surrender in Zhijiang, which was followed by similar events …

Gold prices surged sharply in international and domestic markets on Saturday, pushing local rates to record highs. According to reports, the price of gold in the international bullion market rose by USD 36 per ounce, reaching USD 3,447. Following the global increase, the price of gold in Pakistan also climbed by Rs3,600 per tola, hitting a new all-time high of …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the week on a bullish note on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index advancing 1,274 points to settle at 148,618, up 0.86% day-on-day. The rebound came after a volatile week, fueled by expectations of flood rehabilitation-related spending and cyclical sector recovery. Market participation surged, with trading volumes rising sharply to 625 million shares …

A fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people, a local official said Saturday, after demonstrations across the country following the death of a man hit by a police vehicle. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was rocked by protests in major cities including the capital Jakarta on Friday after footage spread of a …

Sabrina Carpenter is no stranger to sparking conversation, but her latest project, Man’s Best Friend, may be her most daring yet. Ahead of its release, the 26-year-old pop star openly admitted that the album isn’t made for what she calls the “pearl clutchers.” In fact, she suggested some listeners may only feel comfortable playing it in private. Speaking in a …

Maya Ali does not give into societal pressure. The actor recently made an appearance on podcast. The actor was asked about her plans for marriage and she shared her unapologetic take on it. “We shouldn’t get married simply because someone is asking why we haven’t done so yet,” she said. “Or if someone tells you to get married because you …

The tickets for the much-anticipated ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 — including the Pakistan-India clash — have gone on sale, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. According to the host cricket board, the ticket prices for the matches scheduled to be played at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will start from Dh40, while the base price …

SHARJAH: Pakistan began their tri-series campaign on a winning note, overpowering Afghanistan with a composed all-round performance at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Chasing a daunting 183-run target, Afghanistan’s batting unit unfolded on a meagre 143 in 19.5 overs despite Rashid Khan’s gutsy knock. The bowling all-rounder top-scored with a quickfire 39 from just 16 deliveries, laced with one four and …

At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry said late on Friday, in one of the deadliest accidents in recent years along a popular migration route to Europe. Another 30 people are feared dead after the vessel, believed to have departed from Gambia and carrying mostly …

As authorities press on with arduous rescue efforts across Punjab amid devastating floods, the death toll from deluge caused by swelling rivers has risen to 30, Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday. “The floods have affected 15,016,603 people [while] more than 481,000 people have been evacuated and shifted to safe locations from the flood-affected areas,” Aurangzeb said. Multiple rivers …

BEIJING: On the shore of the Bohai Sea, world leaders will gather in China’s northern port city Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 for the largest Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit to date. Under China’s fifth rotating presidency, Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO and the …

BEIJING: The largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will soon convene in China’s northern port city of Tianjin, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations and sending a stronger signal for global cooperation, development and shared future in an age of global uncertainties. Since its founding in 2001, the SCO has …

MOSCOW: Russia and China will continue to work together to ensure the prosperity of the two great nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. In a written interview with Xinhua on the eve of his visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit and China’s V-Day commemorations in Beijing, Putin also said that during his visit, …

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to China from August 30 to September 4, 2025, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit being held in Tianjin, the Foreign Office announced Friday. During the visit, the prime minister will hold meetings with President …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday approved Rs25 billion in severance package in order to sack another 6,878 employees of Utility Stores Corporation (USC), bringing down the curtain on a half-a-century-old entity that served the underprivileged with subsidised goods through its 5,600 outlets. Established in 1971, the USC had been catering to the needs of underserved people by providing them essential …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended Thursday’s session with a slight dip as traders stayed on sidelines amid a mix of domestic and external pressures. The KSE-100 index gave up 150.52 points, or 0.10%, to close at 147,343.51, reflecting a clear lack of direction during a week dominated by contract rollovers. Investors remained cautious over risks of flood damage …

Hundreds of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have asked rights chief Volker Turk to explicitly describe the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The letter, sent on Wednesday, said staff believe the legal criteria for genocide in the nearly two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have …

GAZA CITY: The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a famine. Mediators have circulated …

Imran Abbas refuses to listen to the opinions of people who ‘haven’t made it in life’. In a recent Instagram video shared over the weekend, the actor clapped back at Babrik Shah who said, “Imran Abbas does not look like a man.” In a recent appearance on Hina Niazi’s talk show Suno To Sahi, Babrik said that, “Imran Abbas does …

The 31-year-old singer and the 28-year-old model have faced many rumors about their crumbling marriage with fan also worrying about Justin in particular as he was apparently smoking marijuana. Now, the Baby hitmaker has ended all rumors of his rift with Hailey in several new family-oriented images, with the couple posing for a picture with their 15-month-old son, Jack Blues, in Idaho. …