Pakistan on Thursday reported 1,085 new coronavirus cases for the last 24 hours, marking it the first time in nearly three months that daily infections exceeded 1,000. The country had reported 1,086 cases on October 14, 2021. According to the National Command and Operation Centre, the positivity rate has risen to 2.32 per cent. The countrywide breakdown of cases and …
In exclusive evidence available with this scribe, Rana Shamim, former chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan, took the oath and signed an affidavit in the office of none other than Mian Nawaz Sharif, trying to incriminate former Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar and honourable sitting judges of Islamabad High Court. The affidavit, whose contents mention a three-year-old alleged incident, accused …
ISLAMABAD – Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Imamovich Norov has said that Afghan conflict can only be solved through political dialogue and not through military means and an inclusive peace process should follow the principle of ‘Afghan-led’ and ‘Afghan-owned’. It may be mentioned here that Pakistan and China both have taken this principled position that Afghan conflict …
ISLAMABAD – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members to make joint efforts in building a closer SCO community with a shared future. He made the remarks when delivering a video speech at the reception of the SCO Day in Beijing as SCO marked the 20th birthday of the organization. …
China launches foreign direct investment strategy for setting up export industries in special economic zones under CPEC ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday chaired a review meeting on foreign investment in the industries being setup under the Special Economic Zones (SeZs) being developed under the multi-billion-dollar project of China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Federal Ministers Shaukat Fayyaz Tarin, Shah …
SCO states agree on unimpeded regional economic circulation, digital economy, e-commerce, artificial intelligence & smart city development ISLAMABAD – Shanghai Cooperation Organization Forum on People-to-People Friendship has vowed to expand practical cooperation, deep integration of industrial, supply and value chains, unimpeded regional economic circulation, and more cooperation in areas such as digital economy, e-commerce, artificial intelligence and smart city …