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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Beijing on Friday.Noting that the peoples of the two countries have a long-standing history of friendly exchanges, Xi said the two sides have always supported each other and treated each other as equals for win-win cooperation since the establishment of diplomatic ties.China maintains a high degree of stability and continuity in its…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with US Acting Ambassador Natalie Baker on Thursday to discuss Pakistan-US relations, counterterrorism efforts and mutual cooperation. The meeting took place in the presence of Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, US Political Counselor Zach Harkenrider, and Federal Secretary for Interior Khurram Agha. During the meeting, Ambassador Baker strongly condemned the Jaffar Express attack and other recent terrorist incidents, expressing condolences to the families of the victims. She reaffirmed US support for Pakistan’s fight against terrorism and emphasized the need for global collaboration to address this challenge. The discussion also included plans…
On Monday, Ghassan Abdel Basset and his family left their home in the occupied West Bank to visit a relative. They were going to break their fast together during the holy month of Ramadan. Later that evening, their neighbours informed them that Israeli settlers had invaded their home. Ghassan hurried back to confront the settlers, but the Israeli army intervened to block him and his family from getting back to their house. The settlers claimed they bought the home, but the Abdel Basset family never put it up for sale. “The settlers claim they bought the house from someone, but…
Unitree’s G1 robot at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 6, 2025.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAmerican tech giants like Tesla and Nvidia are racing to develop humanoid robots, stressing their importance to the future economy. But analysts warn they are already at risk of losing out to China.So-called humanoid robots — artificial intelligence-powered machines designed to resemble humans in appearance and movement — are expected to provide a range of use cases, such as filling industrial and service sector jobs. Investor excitement surrounding the robots has been mounting amid increased mentions from tech leaders like Nvidia’s…
FAISALABAD: Lahore Blues beat Peshawar by nine wickets in the final to clinch the National T20 Cup title here at the Iqbal Stadium on Thursday, thanks to a Salman Mirza’s four-wicket haul and Umer Siddique’s half century. Chasing a modest target of 111 runs, Lahore made light work of the challenge, completing the chase in just 16 overs. Batting first, Peshawar innings never gained any momentum, despite a few bright moments from their top order. The innings was dominated by a steady procession of wickets, with only Mohammad Zulkifal (32 off 29, four fours and six) and Iftikhar Ahmed (34…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday released updated voter statistics, showing that the total number of registered voters has reached 133,417,505 (133.42m ) in the country. As of March 6, 2025, the data highlights significant gender disparities, with 71,654,092 (71.65m) male voters (53.71%) and 61,763,413 (61.76m) female voters (46.29%), underscoring the persistent gap in electoral participation. Punjab remains the province with the highest number of registered voters, while Balochistan shows the widest gender imbalance. District-wise breakdowns also reveal major variations in voter registration trends across the country. Punjab has the highest number of registered voters, accounting…
Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums.United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to remove what he describes as “corrosive” anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex. In one of his latest executive orders signed on Thursday, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”, Trump placed Vice President JD Vance in charge of overseeing the changes to “restore the Smithsonian Institution to its rightful place as a symbol of inspiration and American greatness”. “The Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the…
LAHORE: Former hockey Olympians Manzoor-ul-Hasan Senior and Tauqir Dar have called on the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to take immediate steps to secure the national team’s participation in the upcoming Azlan Shah Cup, set to begin in Ipoh, Malaysia on November 22. Speaking to Dawn, Manzoor-ul-Hasan expressed uncertainty about whether the Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) failed to extend an invitation or if the PHF chose not to accept it. However, he emphasised that the tournament presented a unique opportunity for the PHF to field a team, particularly by incorporating young players to gain valuable practice ahead of the World Junior…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has paid back a $1 billion Chinese commercial loan on the understanding of getting it refinanced soon, which temporarily pulled down the nation’s thin foreign exchange reserves to a six-month low of $10.6 billion. The government returned the $1 billion loan of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in two equal tranches this month, said the Pakistani authorities. The ICBC had given the loan two years ago at floating interest rates, which translated around 7.5%. The sources said that another loan tranche of $300 million by the ICBC will mature by the middle of next…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national election for May 3, seeking a second three-year term for his Labor Party government in a contest set to be dominated by cost-of-living concerns. Albanese said on Friday that the election would be a choice between his government’s plan to “keep building” and the rival Liberal Party-led coalition’s mooted cuts to government spending. “What I want is a campaign about policy substance and about hope and optimism for our country,” Albanese told reporters at a news conference. “I’m optimistic about Australia. That’s one of the big distinctions in this campaign.” Opinion…