ISLAMABAD, May 27: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday declared a public holiday on May 28 to mark Youm-e-Takbeer, the day when Pakistan’s defence became impregnable after nuclear tests in the hills of Chagai, Balochistan in the year 1998. “Youm-e-Takbeer reminds how the entire Pakistani nation got united on that day to make the country’s defence invincible,” the prime minister …
BEIJING: China on Monday refuted a report released by the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which accused China of creating and spreading disinformation about its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The report is “confounding right and wrong and deflecting blames,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a daily news briefing when asked to comment on the report, adding …
— 50 Houses swept away by flash floods in Kandia Tehsil KOHISTAN: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains caused massive destruction in the Kandia tehsil of Upper Kohistan on Sunday as at least 50 houses and mini-power stations were washed away, an official said. Tehsildar (revenue officer) Muhammad Riaz told media that around 50 houses were swept away in the …
— International developer to launch tailor-made development for overseas Pakistanis ISLAMABAD: As a major boost to the federal government’s efforts to lure foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, One Homes, a leading international property developer company has acquired a 100,000 square feet piece of prime land in the twin cities for Islamabad and Rawalpindi to become first ever tailor-made resort …
China’s Gu Ailing claimed a historic gold in the women’s freeski big air at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, becoming the country’s first female Olympic gold medalist on snow. Behind her run of success, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played a crucial role. Photo shows Gu Ailing and Zhu Jiangwei posing for a picture. (Photo/sctv) Zhu Jiangwei, an attending …
On Feb. 7, Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold in the women’s 1,500m held at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, by clocking one minute and 53.28 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. This is the third Olympic record set by a skater at the Ice Ribbon during the ongoing Games, proving that the venue …
Beijing, China (Xinhua) – Eliminating poverty, improving people’s livelihoods, and realizing common prosperity are the essential requirements of socialism. Since the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, has placed poverty alleviation in a prominent position, put forward new thoughts and ideas, and made new decisions and arrangements …
About 50% of participants believe China, US can work together to fight COVID-19 Global Times Report BEIJING, China – After a series of frictions and struggles with the US in areas such as economy, trade, science and technology, as well as diplomacy and security, Chinese people have an unshakable consensus in opposition of US hegemony but they can still separate …
ISLAMABAD – Chinese Ambassador Mr Nong Rong on has said that keeping in view the successful completion of the first phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China and Pakistan are more motivated to further expanding the CPEC cooperation and the prospects of our all-around cooperation have been further widened. Chinese Ambassador expressed these views while addressing an award ceremony …
LAHORE – Overseas Chinese Association has hired services of ZOAO Law Firm which would now act as its legal counsel and will deal all legal matters of the Chinese nationals living and doing business in Pakistan. At a ceremony held here, the President of Chinese Overseas Association, Mr. Luo Qiang said on Sunday that being the first-ever Chinese …
