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Two countries agree to review PTA; Subianto discusses defence ties with CDF MunirPresident Asif Ali Zardari confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday agreed to enhance bilateral trade, expand cooperation in health, agriculture, Information Technology, science, and education, and deepen coordination on regional and global issues, including Palestine. In a joint press stakeout along with President of Indonesia Prabowo Subiato at the PM House, the prime minister said Pakistan and Indonesia were committed to boosting…

The Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 Y11, carrier rocket carrying 9 satellites, including one from the United Arab Emirates, blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 10, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into their planned orbits. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua)JIUQUAN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 Y11, carrier rocket with 9 satellites, including one from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), onboard.The rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time)…

LAHORE: The Crime Control Department (CCD) has crossed the 100-mark in encounter killings during its ongoing campaign against alleged drug peddlers and narcotics networks across Punjab, sparking renewed concerns among human rights organizations regarding the scale, methods, and transparency of the operations. The latest incident occurred late Monday night in Lahore, when five suspects in custody were killed in an alleged exchange of fire. According to reports, CCD personnel were escorting the detainees for a recovery operation when ‘unidentified assailants’, believed to be accomplices of the suspects, ambushed the team. The deceased have been identified as Rafaqat, Shahid Akram, Zahid,…

Park Dae-jun, CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang has resigned, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data breach that affected nearly 34 million customers.CoupangThe CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang Corp. resigned Wednesday, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data breach that affected nearly 34 million customers.Coupang said CEO Park Dae-jun resigned due to the data breach incident — which was revealed on Nov. 18 — according to a Google translation of the statement in Korean.”I am deeply sorry for disappointing the public with the recent personal information…

Officials also declined to give any assurance that a meeting would be allowed on ThursdaySisters of PTI founder Imran Khan sit outside Adiala Jail after a meeting was denied on Tuesday. Photo: X/PTI RAWALPINDI: A scheduled family and legal meeting with former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on Tuesday ended without any visitation, triggering a prolonged protest sit-in outside the prison by his sisters and senior party leaders, as authorities locked down the area under sweeping security measures. As tensions simmered outside Adiala Jail, senior party leaders stepped up pressure on the authorities, warning that…

An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Wednesday stateside, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a range of 3.5%-3.75%.However, given that traders are all but certain that the cut will happen — an 87.6% chance, to be exact, according to the CME FedWatch tool — the news is likely already priced into stocks by the market. That means any whiff of restraint…

An aerial drone photo taken on March 25, 2025 shows the Jiangdu water control project in Yangzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)Guided by the philosophy that “Green is Gold,” China will advance the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality by coordinating actions to cut carbon, reduce pollution, expand green capacity, and promote growth.by Mei XinOn Nov. 19, a mobilization meeting was held in Beijing before China launched the latest round of national ecological and environmental inspections.After the meeting, ten inspection teams were dispatched to carry out routine inspections in regions including Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, as well as…

‘He is also accused of making statements against the country and spreading chaos’Punjab Assembly. PHOTO: FILE LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: With the embattled opposition party in the crosshairs of intense state scrutiny, government ministers on Tuesday appeared to move closer to endorsing punitive steps against PTI, including the possibility of a ban on the party and the imposition of governor’s rule in PTI-ruled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking a ban on the party’s incarcerated leader. The Punjab Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a ban on the PTI founder and his party, accusing them of undermining national stability, promoting…

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here.The big storyChris Miller, author of the book “Chip War,” warned three years ago that the balance of modern power hinges on a semiconductor supply chain crossing geopolitical fault lines. Now, the Tufts University historian is raising a new concern: the U.S. risks losing its advantage over China in artificial intelligence talent.When it comes to brain power, “America’s edge is deteriorating dangerously,” Miller told a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee last week. It’s a…

Markets, schools, petrol stations and public transport closed along five-kilometre stretchAdiala Road. Photo: Courtesy — RDA RAWALPINDI: Everyday life came to a standstill on Adiala Road and its surroundings after authorities in Rawalpindi imposed the strictest possible measures to block the movement of supporters on the occasion of the “Meeting Day” scheduled for Tuesday, for workers seeking to meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. All markets from Gorakhpur to Dahgal along Adiala Road were completely shut, commercial areas were closed, petrol stations were sealed, and all government and private schools as well as public transport…