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Zhang Guimei (R), principal of the Huaping Senior High School for Girls, looks at her students returning school after they sit a national college entrance examination at a test site in Lijiang, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, June 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)China’s journey in advancing women’s rights is still unfolding. From Beijing to the world, it carries a message of hope and responsibility that empowering women is not only a national priority but a contribution to humanity’s shared future.by Yi FanThirty years after the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, China has not…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has formally resigned from all Senate standing committees, intensifying its political disengagement from the parliamentary process in protest against what it describes as an ‘engineered system’. PTI’s parliamentary leader in the Senate, Barrister Ali Zafar, submitted the resignations of party senators to the Senate Secretariat on Tuesday. Speaking outside the Parliament House, he stated that the move was part of a unanimous party decision. “We’ve decided to withdraw from all Senate committees. Today, I’ve submitted our senators’ resignations as per our collective decision,” he said. Read More: PTI Senators begin resigning from standing committees The decision…

DUBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board will take a final call regarding the national team’s participation in the Asia Cup on Wednesday after the handshake controversy that unfolded in their match against archrivals India. “The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet made any final decision regarding the Asia Cup,” PCB spokesperson Amir Mir said in a statement that came late on Tuesday night, following what Dawn learnt was a meeting involving officials from the board and the government in Islamabad. “Consultations are ongoing in this regard, and a final decision will be made by tomorrow,” the spokesperson added. “The decision will…

Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and First Lady Melania Trump as they disembark from Air Force One after arriving at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. — and business deals already announced ahead of the trip — are not only a coup for the beleaguered British government but a much-needed confidence boost.BlackRock, Alphabet and Blackstone are just some of the companies set to ink deals with the U.K., setting in motion multi-billion dollar investments in U.K.…

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared the appointment of Hafeezur Rehman as the chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) illegal and directed authorities to immediately remove him from the office. The ruling came after the court accepted a petition challenging Rehman’s appointment, filed by digital rights activist Usama Khilji through Advocate Asad Ladha. Justice Babar Sattar, who heard the case, had reserved his judgment in an earlier hearing after seeking written arguments from the respondents. The detailed verdict spans 99 pages. The court said, the appointment was not legally valid and ordered that a senior PTA member be…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed all provinces and relevant institutions to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the damages caused by the recent rains and floods so that an effective rehabilitation plan could be prepared. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, he praised the “timely and effective actions” taken by provincial chief ministers in response to the weather-related challenges, but stressed the need for coordinated efforts. He urged federal and interprovincial bodies to “collaborate closely to estimate the full extent of damages.” PM Shehbaz said, assessments must account for human and financial losses as well as ‘the destruction of crops…

Baidu has launched a slew of AI applications after its Ernie chatbot received public approval.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesChinese tech giant Baidu saw its shares in Hong Kong soar as much as 12% on Wednesday as the company ramps up its artificial intelligence plans and partnerships. Shares in the Beijing-based firm, which holds a dominant position in China’s search engine market, had gained 9% overnight in U.S. trading.The strong stock performance comes after Baidu earlier this week secured an AI-related deal with China Merchants Group, a major state-owned enterprise, focused on transportation, finance, and property development. “Both sides plan to…

TOKYO: Arshad Nadeem’s formula for winning Olympic gold in Paris was simple. He set himself a goal, and God gave it. The response was typical for the 28-year-old Pakistani, who made himself comfortable on a lobby couch at the athletes’ hotel for the World Athletics Championships, kicking off a slipper and tucking one foot under his thigh as he spoke about his win a year on. Faith in God and a supernatural sense of being seemed to be the only explanation for Arshad’s monstrous throws, forged from ancient, decrepit facilities back home in Lahore, where he trained in intense heat.…

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) posted a pre-tax profit in the first half of 2025, which a company source said is its first such for the period in about two decades, ahead of a planned sale of the national carrier later this year. PIA, part of PIA Holding Company, PIAHa. PSX recorded a pre-tax profit of Rs11.5 billion ($40.64 million) in the six months to June, compared with the same period in 2024 when it remained in a loss before taxes and only managed a rare annual profit through deferred tax adjustments. Net profit for the current half-year stood at Rs6.8…

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York on Feb. 26, 2025.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon CEO Andy Jassy said Tuesday that he’s working to root out bureaucracy from within the company’s ranks as part of an effort to reset its culture.Speaking at Amazon’s annual conference for third-party sellers in Seattle, Jassy said the changes are necessary for the company to be able to innovate faster.”I would say bureaucracy is really anathema to startups and to entrepreneurial organizations,” Jassy said. “As you get larger, it’s really easy to accumulate bureaucracy, a lot of…