BEIJING: China on Thursday successfully launched the world’s most powerful solid propellant rocket. Developed by Chinese commercial aerospace company Orienspace, the medium-lift rocket named Gravity-1(YL-1) successfully sent three Yunyao-1 meteorological satellites into orbit in its maiden flight from waters off the coast of Haiyang City, east China’s Shandong Province at 1:30 p.m. (Beijing Time). The Gravity-1 has a total height …
BEIJING: China’s National Immigration Administration on Thursday announced new measures to facilitate foreigners coming to China for business, study and tourism, including the relaxation of visa application conditions. Foreigners who are in urgent need of doing business, exchanges, investment and other non-diplomatic and non-official activities, but are unable to obtain a visa overseas in time, can apply for a port …
NEW YORK: Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Wednesday stressed that countries should not misinterpret and abuse the relevant provisions of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to create new tensions in the waters of the Red Sea. Zhang made the remarks while making an explanatory statement after abstaining from voting on a council’s resolution on recent Houthi …
BEIJING: As two responsible major countries, China and Russia should strengthen strategic communication, build more strategic consensuses and carry out more strategic cooperation on the future of mankind and the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang made the remarks in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during which they exchanged New Year greetings. …
ISLAMABAD: As the February 8 general elections inch closer, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif cleared another hurdle on Wednesday after objection to his candidature from NA-130 (Lahore) was dismissed while incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s appeals against the rejection of his nomination papers from two National Assembly seats was upheld. The development comes on the last day to dispose of appeals …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday ruled out the postponement of general elections scheduled for Feb 8 on the pretext of law and order situation. “The law and order situation during general elections in 2008 and 2013 was worse than the present situation, but the polls were held,” he told reporters after meeting Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) …
LAHORE: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Pakistan Peoples Party also sees Charter of Economy vital for stabilising the financial system of the country as PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari shares his economic plan with the business community of Punjab. Talking to members of the United Business Group at the residence of former Lahore Chamber president Shahzad Ali Malik here on …
LAHORE: The PML-N has finally announced launching of its election campaign across the country from Jan 15, the day it is going to put out its manifesto. The party’s announcement came on Wednesday when PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Lahore taunted the Sharifs for their failure to launch polls campaign and field its candidates. “The PML-N will launch the election campaign in …
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq on Wednesday summoned the joint secretaries of the ministries of defence and interior in connection with the ‘disappearance’ of a PTI candidate. Justice Farooq had directed the government agencies on Tuesday to produce Barrister Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon, who had reportedly “disappeared” from Islamabad airport. Mr Kahloon had filed his nomination papers to …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday accepted the resignation of Supreme Court’s Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, a statement from his office said. The development came a day after the judge, who was facing complaints of misconduct, tendered his resignation due to “circumstances which are a matter of public knowledge and to some extent public record”. According to a press release issued by …