BEIJING: China and the U.S. have agreed to launch a joint working group on anti-drug cooperation, the first meeting of the China-U.S. intergovernmental dialogue mechanism on artificial intelligence this spring, and take further steps to expand people-to-people exchanges as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a new round of meetings with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand …

LAHORE: With elections less than two weeks away, Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif unveiled the party’s manifesto on Saturday and vowed to “fully implement” it if voted into power. The PML-N manifesto was revealed at a gathering of the party in its stronghold of Lahore, the former premier termed the country’s economy the most important aspect of PML-N’s …

LAHORE: Embarking on a new era of opulent living, One Home, Pakistan’s leading luxury developer, is unveiling an extraordinary promotion for discerning homeowners. Elevate your lifestyle by buying an apartment with One Homes and get a prestigious Mercedes in your driveway. This unparalleled offer, available for a limited time until February 29th, 2024, sets a pioneering benchmark in the landscape …

BEIJING: The United States has long been repeatedly hyping up China as a “threat in outer space” to smear and attack China, which is only an excuse for the U.S. to expand its forces in outer space and maintain military hegemony, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. In response to a related query, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong held talks with his Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterpart Pak Myong Ho in Pyongyang on Friday. Sun on Friday also met DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, who is also an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). The Chinese side …

ISLAMABAD: The diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Iran have been officially restored with the ambassadors of both the countries restored to their respective positions. On Jan 16, Iran carried out a missile and drone attack against the armed group Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan’s southwestern border province of Balochistan. Pakistan in turn struck armed-group targets inside Iran on Jan 18. Pakistan …

NEWYORK: Pakistan and St Kitts & Nevis, an island nation between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, established formal diplomatic relations at a ceremony held at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York on Thursday. Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram and his St Kitts & Nevis counterpart, Dr Mutryce Williams, signed a joint communique to formalise …

ISLAMABAD: The special court formed to hear cases under the Official Secrets Act appointed on Saturday state counsels for former premier Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The decision was announced by special court Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain after the counsels representing the accused were absent from court proceedings on Friday.  The hearing a day earlier was marred …

BEIJING: China firmly opposes the Philippine side conducting any form of construction activity on the islands and reefs of China’s Nansha Islands that it invaded and illegally occupied, a spokesperson for China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday.  “China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and the adjacent waters, which is fully backed by historical and legal evidence,” Wu Qian, a …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will hold a new round of meetings with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Friday. Wang will also visit Thailand from January 26 to 29, at the invitation of …