BEIJING: China on Friday urged the U.S. to stop arming China’s Taiwan region and cease all forms of official exchanges and military contacts with the region. The remarks were made by Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, in response to reports that the White House budget proposal for the 2025 Financial Year included a $100 million item …
NEW YORK: Freedom of expression should not be wielded as a shield for hate speech against Muslims, let alone as a pretext for governmental inaction, stated a Chinese envoy on Friday. China urges all nations to adopt a zero-tolerance stance, take tangible measures to combat discrimination and violence against Muslims, prohibit the incitement of hatred based on religion or belief, …
RAWALPINDI: The civil and military leadership on Friday agreed to work together to uphold the country’s national interests and for a “prosperous and secure” Pakistan. The statement came from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with his key cabinet members visited the GHQ. “The Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by key members …
ISLAMABAD: In a move to provide some relief to people during Ramazan from the persistently high inflation, the federal government on Friday reduced the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.77 per litre while maintaining the tariffs of petrol, according to a statement issued by the Finance Division. According to the statement, the HSD would now be available at Rs285.56 …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued notices to the Punjab government on Friday while hearing bail applications from individuals accused of vandalizing state and army properties following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. A three-member bench, led by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and comprising Justice Mussarat Hilali and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, also summoned records …
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad has given the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) until March 19 to prepare arguments and submit records of the references in which former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons, Hassan and Hussain, were co-accused. Islamabad Accountability Court-I Judge Nasir Javed Rana resumed hearing Hassan and Hussain’s plea for their acquittal in the Flagship, Al-Azizia, and Avenfield …
LAHORE/TOBA TEK SINGH: An anti-terrorism court on Friday extended the pre-arrest bail of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan in three cases of May 9 riots. ATC-III judge Arshad Javed heard the bail petitions as a duty judge as the presiding judge of ATC-I, the relevant court, had been transferred. The judge simply adjourned the hearing till March 22 and also extended the …
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Friday said that it was one of the top priorities of his government to provide employment opportunities to the people in the province and promote self-employment among talented youth. In a meeting with a delegation from the Asian Development Bank at the Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad, the chief minister declared …
RAWALPINDI: Seven soldiers — including two officers — were martyred in a terrorist attack on a security forces’ post in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. Six terrorists were also neutralised in the subsequent clearance operation. According to the military’s media affairs wing, in the early hours of March 16, …
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan’s Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday agreed to continue working together in building on fraternal bilateral relations. “Expanding cooperation in connectivity, trade, security, counter-terrorism and people-to-people contacts is a top priority for Pakistan,” the foreign minister posted on X, after he received a congratulatory call from the Afghan minister. A statement …