The European Union (EU) said Friday that the talks it is chairing on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord must be paused, citing “external factors.” “A pause in #ViennaTalks is needed, due to external factors,” High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tweeted, adding that “a final text is essentially ready and …

China’s top legislature adopts development plan, closes annual session Chinese lawmakers on Friday approved a decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and two methods for Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to elect deputies to the 14th NPC, at the closing meeting of China’s annual legislative session. The fifth session …

By Sadia Khan Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday briefed reporters on China’s policies to grow its economy amid a prolonged pandemic and the country’s stance on the Ukraine crisis and its relations with the United States. Li answered 13 questions at a press conference in Beijing after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, …

China’s Gu Ailing claimed a historic gold in the women’s freeski big air at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, becoming the country’s first female Olympic gold medalist on snow. Behind her run of success, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played a crucial role. Photo shows Gu Ailing and Zhu Jiangwei posing for a picture. (Photo/sctv) Zhu Jiangwei, an attending …

On Feb. 7, Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold in the women’s 1,500m held at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, by clocking one minute and 53.28 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. This is the third Olympic record set by a skater at the Ice Ribbon during the ongoing Games, proving that the venue …

Modi govt believes India belongs to Hindus, who continue to marginalise other minorities

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 …