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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — Foreign businesses are important participants in the Chinese modernization drive, Chinese President Xi Jinping said while meeting with representatives of the international business community in Beijing on Friday.Xi noted the twin miracles of rapid economic growth and enduring social stability that China has created over the past seven decades since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially over the past four decades of reform and…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought assistance from court amici and the advocate general (AG) in the contempt of court proceedings over the transfer of a case pending before him to another bench. The judge issued a written order of the hearing of the contempt of court case against deputy registrar and others. The judge directed the deputy registrar to show at the next hearing the rules regarding the authority to withdraw contempt of court case without the consent of the judge concerned. The written court order stated that on the court’s…

Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game.John Keeble | Getty ImagesUbisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises.On Thursday, Ubisoft revealed plans to form a new gaming subsidiary, with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit.The subsidiary will include Ubisoft’s best-known games brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, according to a press release.Ubisoft shares jumped 11% as of 10:50 a.m. Paris time.The game maker said Thursday that its newly formed unit would “focus on building game ecosystems…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: The family of retired Air Marshal Javed Saeed, who was arrested from his residence last year, challenged his arrest in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday, seeking his safe recovery. The petition was filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan by his wife, Shazia Javed, with the federal government and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) named as respondents. According to the petitioner, illegal and forced detention of her husband by the respondents, is in violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan and against the UN/International Charter on Human Rights, of which Pakistan…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, The 7.7- and 6.4-magnitude tremors trap 43 construction workers under rubble in Bangkok as Myanmar declares a state of emergency in multiple regions.Magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes have struck Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with strong tremors causing destruction in Thailand and felt elsewhere in the region. The first tremor hit 16km (10 miles) northwest of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km (6 miles) at about 12:50pm (06:20 GMT) on Friday, USGS said. Myanmar’s ruling military declared a state of emergency in six regions and states. “The state will make…

KABUL: Afghanistan Women’s National Team (AWNT) players in exile urged athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity with them as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from World Cup qualifying competitions since the Taliban takeover in 2021. Many players from the Afghanistan women’s team fled the country at the time for fear of persecution after the Taliban took control of the Afghan government. The women’s team has since been unable to compete internationally as FIFA rules require recognition by a national federation, with the Taliban-controlled Afghan Football Federation banning women’s sports. The Taliban say they respect women’s…

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed 11 terrorists in four separate engagements in North Waziristan and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Thursday. “On March 26-27, eleven Khwarij were killed by the security forces in four separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,” the ISPR said, referring to the terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “An intelligence based operation was conducted by the Security Forces in general area [of] Mir Ali, North Waziristan District. During the conduct of operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location and resultantly, five khwarij…

US air strikes hit more than 40 locations across Yemen, including in Sanaa with at least seven people injured.United States air strikes have hit more than 40 locations across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including in the capital, Sanaa, according to local media affiliated with the rebel group. Multiple residential homes and shops were damaged in the US attacks before dawn on Friday in the provinces of Saada, Marib, al-Jawf and Hodeidah, reported the Houthi-linked Al Masirah broadcaster. Other targets included the Sanaa International Airport, which is used for both civilian and military traffic, and mountainous terrain north of Sanaa in…

Just days after the collapse of the Awami League government in Bangladesh in August 2024 following deadly street protests that culminated in the dramatic flight of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s newly appointed banking chief began a cat-and-mouse hunt for vast amounts of money smuggled abroad by its political and business elites. Bangladesh Bank has set up 11 specialist teams to track the assets of 11 powerful families accused of laundering billions of dollars to the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Malaysia, and Singapore over the past decade. The amounts of money in question are…

NAPIER: After a gap of more than seven years, Pakistan play a One-day International in New Zealand when both the teams clash in the first game of a five-match ODI series in Napier on Saturday. The Mohammad Rizwan-captained tourists will look to turn the tables after the country’s T20 side suffered a 4-1 loss in the preceding series. The Green shirts last played an ODI in New Zealand in 2018 at Wellington. This game was part of a five-match series in which the Sarfraz Ahmed-led tourists were whitewashed. Looking at the head-to-head ODI record during the past two years, both…