ISLAMABAD: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab on Thursday arrested a senior Al-Qaeda leader, Aminul Haq, calling him a close aide of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. The CTD Punjab said it had registered a legal case against ul Haq, accusing him of planning sabotage targeting important installations in the province. “In a breakthrough, senior …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to act on and implement the Supreme Court’s verdict in the reserved seats case. On July 12, a 13-judge full bench of the apex court had declared that the opposition PTI was eligible to receive reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies, dealing a major setback to …
BEIJING: China will deepen comprehensive reform in education, deepen structural scientific and technological reform, and deepen institutional reforms for talent development, an official said Friday. Huai Jinpeng, minister of education, made the remarks at a press conference on the guiding principles from the just-concluded third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. “We must regard …
BEIJING: The US should immediately correct its wrongdoings, stop deceiving the world with lies, cease slandering and smearing other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday commenting on the report of US Marine Corps’ release of official doctrine on how it employs deception. The US should provide an explanation to the international community for spreading false information …
BEIJING: China will continue to bring in more foreign investment as the business environment improves and market opportunities increase, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official said on Friday. Opening up to the outside world is a fundamental national policy of China, and foreign enterprises are important participants and active contributors to China’s economic development, said Han Wenxiu, executive …
BEIJING: A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday said that China’s military development is solely aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, as well as international and regional peace and stability. Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding the Defense of Japan 2024 white paper, which includes …
BEIJING: The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization at its third plenary session, drawing up a sweeping blueprint that will guide China’s reform and opening-up for years to come, according to a communique released on Thursday. The communique was released following the completion of …
BEIJING: Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has called for efforts to revitalize global development partnerships. “First, we must stay development-oriented and revitalize global development partnerships,” Fu stated on Monday, on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, during the general debate of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. “Currently, global progress …
BEIJING: China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, delivered a sharp critique of NATO during an open debate at the UN Security Council on international order and multilateral cooperation. Fu accused NATO and certain countries of exacerbating global political polarization and economic deglobalization trends, labeling them as troublemakers. He emphasized the urgent need to promote a fairer and …
BEIJING: China has decided to suspend talks with the United States on holding a new round of consultations over arms control and non-proliferation, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The responsibility for the suspension lies squarely on the U.S. side, said Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the ministry. Lin said China took the move because the political …