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Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari declared on Friday that Pakistan had outmanoeuvred India diplomatically, citing the resounding success of his global mission to rally international support for Pakistan’s stance in the recent conflict with India. Speaking at a grand reception hosted by the PPP upon his return from a diplomatic mission, Bilawal stated that India had tried to isolate Pakistan diplomatically but failed miserably, as Pakistan’s narrative ultimately prevailed. Bilawal led a high-level parliamentary delegation in the first week of this month. The delegation visited UN, Washington, London and Brussels to meet officials, opinion-makers and…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Days after US President Donald Trump hosted Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday held a telephone conversation, reaffirming their shared commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation and promoting regional peace. During what officials described as a “warm and cordial” exchange, the prime minister conveyed his best wishes for the US president and lauded his “bold leadership”. He particularly appreciated Secretary Rubio’s diplomatic efforts in facilitating a ceasefire understanding between Pakistan and India, a move that helped avert a major crisis between the two nuclear-armed…

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the satellite Chinasat-9C blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 20, 2025. The satellite Chinasat-9C was launched at 8:37 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Xu Lihao/Xinhua)XICHANG, June 20 (Xinhua) — China sent a new satellite into space on Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.The satellite Chinasat-9C was launched at 8:37 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered the preset orbit successfully.The launch marks the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with heads of major international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said late Wednesday that Russia and China share a broad spectrum of cooperation areas, and Russia is committed to strengthening all-around cooperation and exchanges with China.Putin made the remarks in response to a question from Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, during a meeting with heads of major international news agencies in St. Petersburg.Putin emphasized that Russia has established itself as a key economic partner for China, with bilateral…

Listen to article During his official visit to the United States for a five-day official visit aimed at reinforcing military and strategic ties between Pakistan and the United States, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, held a detailed and candid exchange with senior scholars, analysts, policy experts, and international media representatives in Washington DC, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Engaging with prominent US think tanks and strategic affairs institutions, the COAS presented Pakistan’s principled position on key regional and global matters, deepening mutual understanding of the country’s strategic perspective. Read: Trump claims…

Listen to article Iran fired missiles at Beersheba in southern Israel early on Friday and Israeli media said initial reports pointed to missile impacts in Tel Aviv, the Negev and Haifa after further attacks hours later. About 20 missiles were fired in those latest Iranian strikes, an Israeli military official said, and at least two people were hurt, according to the Israeli ambulance service. Fars news agency quoted an Iranian military spokesman as saying Tehran’s missile and drone attacks on Friday had used long-range and ultra-heavy missiles against military sites, defence industries and command and control centres. A week into its campaign,…

Listen to article Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, on Friday condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran during an emergency session of the UN Security Council, calling them a blatant violation of the UN Charter and international law. Addressing a session on the war, he urged members to issue a categorical rejection and an unconditional and unequivocal condemnation of the attacks and to take meaningful action to halt the aggression. He praised Secretary-General António Guterres’s earlier appeal for a ceasefire, declaring Pakistan’s full support for diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis. Also Read: UN chief urges parties to ‘give…

A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSemiconductor stocks declined Friday following a report that the U.S. is weighing measures that would terminate waivers allowing some chipmakers to send American technology to China.Commerce Department official Jeffrey Kessler told Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Taiwan Semiconductor this week that he wanted to cancel their waivers, which would allow them to send U.S. chipmaking tech to their factories in China, The…

Listen to article Leaders, diplomats, parliamentarians, students and scholars gathered at the Pakistan-China Dialogue hosted by Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) under ‘Friends of Silk Road’ auspices, focused on ‘Strengthening Mutual Understanding Between Pakistan and China and Building a Community with a Shared Future for Neighbouring Countries.’ Speakers celebrated the enduring ‘Iron Brothers’ partnership, championed a multipolar order based on the UN Charter, and highlighted President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a catalyst for peace, prosperity and regional connectivity. https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/zfSzIXPG-NMw9Nckz.html The Dialogue was organised by Pakistan-China Institute together with a visiting high-level 5-man delegation from the Communist Party of China’s International…

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesEther ETFs have finally come to life this year after some started to fear they may be becoming zombie funds.Collectively, the funds tracking the price of spot ether are on pace for their sixth consecutive week of inflows and eight positive week in the last nine, according to SoSoValue.The second largest cryptocurrency has become more attractive to institutions in recent weeks largely due to recent regulatory momentum in the U.S. around stablecoins – many of which run on the Ethereum network – the successful IPO of Circle, the issuer of the second-largest stablecoin; and…