On Monday, the world experienced its hottest day on record, with temperatures soaring beyond any previously measured average. According to initial data from US meteorologists, the average global temperature reached over 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time. This historic event has raised concerns among scientists and meteorological agencies, attributing the extreme heat to a combination …
ISLAMABAD, July 4 (INP): Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for efforts to safeguard “regional peace” and said Beijing would “oppose protectionism” as he addressed a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Xi “called for efforts to safeguard regional peace and ensure common security,” state news agency Xinhua reported. “Achieving long-term regional peace and stability is our common …
GWADAR, July 4 (INP): The construction of an eight-kilometre-long security wall around the Gwadar Free Zone North (Phase II) is 90 percent completed, a landmark security project to secure the north and south sides of the Gwadar Free Zone North, which covers over 2,221 acres of land. The 14-foot high security cement wall starts from the Gwadar Fish Harbour …
RAMALLAH, June 04 (EW): The Palestinian Authority decided on Monday to suspend all forms of contacts and security coordination with Israel after its security forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that the leadership has decided to stop all contacts and meetings with Israel and continue with halting the security coordination …
PARIS, June 03 (EW): Rioters ram-raided the home of a Paris suburb mayor, set the car alight and launched fireworks at his wife and young children as they fled during a fifth night of nationwide unrest over Tuesday’s police shooting of a teen of North African descent. Vincent Jeanbrun, 39, the centre-right mayor of the southern suburb of L’Hay-les-Roses, …
BEIJING, July. 3 (INP): Youth charity art exhibition Empowering with Love: Pakistan sponsored by the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was held here. It collected works created by hundreds of children and teenagers aged 4-14 from 25 cities across China. The exhibition was aimed calling attention …
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides agreeing to boost bilateral cooperation in several fields, including trade, investment, information technology and tourism. Bilawal is on a four-day visit to Japan, where he had arrived on Saturday, following an invitation from the Japanese government. A day ago, Bilawal had met …
JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for measures to be taken to prevent repeated acts of desecration against the Holy Qur’an, following the burning of a copy of the holy book in Sweden on the first day of Eid Al-Adha. The announcement was made during an emergency session held at the OIC’s headquarters in Jeddah, as …
ISLAMABAD: Religious and political parties will hold protests in different cities of the country against the abhorrent act of desecrating the Holy Quran in Sweden, which came on the occasion of Eid ul Adha, The News reported. Jamat-e-Islami (JI) has given a call of protest outside the Swedish embassy in Islamabad today (Monday) to condemn the burning of a copy of …
KARACHI, July 3 (EW): Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Monday witnessed a bullish trend as the KSE-100 benchmark index crossed 2,000 points after the government reached a consensus with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package. The index opened in the green zone and remained positive throughout the session before the trading was halted for an hour after …