ISLAMABAD: In a sharp rebuke to the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2019 revocation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani strongly condemned the ruling, declaring it a product of a “pliant judiciary” and asserting that it holds no legal significance. Pakistan’s response underscored the country’s longstanding stance on the Kashmir dispute. In the press conference …
DI KHAN: Twenty-three Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “heightened activities” were witnessed in the district on the nights of December 11 and 12. In the early hours today, a group …
DUBAI: A new model for sub-seasonal forecasts using artificial intelligence (AI) technology was unveiled by a Chinese scientist during the ongoing 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to Fudan University. The model, “FuXi-Subseasonal,” developed by scientists from the Shanghai Academy of Artificial Intelligence for Science …
BEIJING: The first snowfall of this year’s winter hit Beijing on Sunday night, causing moderate to heavy snow in most areas and blizzard-like conditions on the outskirts of the city. From 7 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, snowfall in the city reached 5.8 mm on average. The highest precipitation was seen in Fangshan District, reaching 10.2 mm, according to …
DUBAI: China is talking with every relevant party to find a solution acceptable to all and promote the success of COP28, which is considered the “most difficult” climate conference in recent years, said Xie Zhenhua, the country’s special envoy for climate change. “I have participated in climate negotiations for 16 years. The most difficult one is this conference,” Xie told …
BEIJING: Over the years, China and Vietnam have witnessed frequent high-level exchanges and breakthroughs in practical cooperation, which have benefited the two peoples and facilitated regional as well as global peace and development. The comradely and brotherly bonds between the two countries are in the spotlight again as Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China …
KOHAT: A large number of PTI supporters participated in the workers’ convention at the Mills Football Ground in Kohat on Sunday, despite hurdles and blockades set up by the district administration. The administration also flooded the football ground and closed all entry points of the city in an apparent bid to keep workers away from the event. PTI leader Sher …
LAHORE: The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Monday said it had arrested nine suspects associated with defunct organisations during various intelligence-based operations (IBOs). According to an official statement by the CTD, officials conducted 70 IBOs in various parts of the province. During these operations, the CTD interrogated 69 suspects, resulting in the arrest of nine. The statement disclosed that …
DOHA: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday he will not give up appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that the war undermined the credibility and authority of the Security Council. Guterres was speaking at the Doha Forum conference as Washington vetoed on Friday a proposed UN Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Sunday left for the United States on an official visit, according to the military’s media affairs wing. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said this was COAS Munir’s first visit to the US as the army chief. “During his visit, Gen Munir is scheduled to meet the senior …