LAHORE: In a clear violation of Section 144, ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar held a public rally in the city to celebrate “achievements of the government”. In the wake of the black day protests planned by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for ‘stealing’ its mandate in the last February general elections, the Punjab …
MUZAFFARABAD: Police used tear gas and batons to disperse activists and leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Friday as they protested against alleged rigging in last year’s general elections in Pakistan, purportedly in violation of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The confrontation initially erupted outside the Press Club before intensifying near Domel, where PTI activists clashed with law …
More than 70 percent of China’s fishing lines and nearly 55 percent of the world’s supply come from Geshan, a small town in Dongyang city, east China’s Zhejiang Province. In the town, buildings with “fishing gear” signs can be seen everywhere, and the atmosphere around the fishing gear industry is quite strong. The local slogan is, “Wherever there is a …
At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show held in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the “Land Aircraft Carrier,” a modular flying car developed by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPENG, made its first international debut, drawing significant attention worldwide. It is expected to be delivered to customers in 2026. Flying cars are gradually turning into a reality, presenting endless possibilities …
For Chinese across the world, the Spring Festival is a time for family reunions, festive traditions, holiday shopping and diverse cultural and tourism activities. Shopping events for festival goods centered around Chinese intangible cultural heritage (ICH) are gaining popularity across China in recent years. During a recent event in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, ICH inheritors demonstrated a wide …
ISLAMABAD: A ban on all gatherings was imposed across Punjab, Balochistan, and Islamabad as the PTI took out a rally on Saturday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swabi district to mark a year since the Feb 8, 2024 general elections. The PTI is marking February 8 (today) as a “black day” on the first anniversary of last year’s elections, the results of …
KARACHI: The picturesque seafront of the Pakistan Navy Dockyard with windsurfers, sailboats and Navy boats painted a beautiful backdrop for the flagpoles from which fluttered the flags of 60 nations participating in the ninth Multinational Maritime Exercise ‘Aman-25’ on Friday morning. The biennial exercise commenced with a formal flag-hoisting ceremony, followed by the cutting of a cake by senior representatives …
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider has sounded the alarm on the coalition government’s tenure, saying he expects it to last only six more months if the situation is “not fixed” amid tensions between the allies. The PPP has been complaining — publicly and privately — about Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s attitude, most notably through Governor Haider and other …
RAWALPINDI: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has penned a second open letter to Army Chief General Asim Munir, following up on a previous letter aimed at addressing the growing divide between the military and the public. The letter was posted on Imran Khan’s official Twitter account. In the letter, Imran Khan said, “I wrote the first open letter to you …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), along with civil society and journalistic organisations, has challenged the PECA Amendment Act 2025 in the Lahore High Court. Opposition Leader of the Punjab Assembly, Ahmed Bachhar, along with others, filed the petition against the PECA Act 2025 through Advocate Azhar Siddique. The petition has named the provincial government, the Chief Secretary, and others as respondents. …