ISLAMABAD: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held high-level talks with Pakistani civilian and military leaders in Islamabad, pledging to bolster their strategic partnership and advance an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), officials said on Friday, as both nations navigate regional security challenges.
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LAHORE: Lahore police on Friday arrested Shershah Khan, the second son of Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in connection with the violent May 9, 2023, riots, a day after his brother Shahrez Khan was detained for the same case, authorities confirmed.
Glacier burst triggers devastating floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, over 100 houses damaged
ISLAMABAD: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region has damaged more than 100 houses and blocked the Ghizer River, prompting large-scale rescue operations, officials said on Friday.
Pakistan forms 11th National Finance Commission to tackle fiscal divide
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday constituted the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC), a pivotal body tasked with reshaping the contentious distribution of federal tax revenues between the central government and the country’s four provinces.
Floods displace thousands in south Punjab as monsoon rains threaten further devastation
ISLAMABAD: Severe flooding triggered by overflowing Indus and Chenab rivers has displaced thousands of families across south Punjab, Pakistan, destroying homes, crops, and farmland, officials said Thursday.
Explosion kills over 30 militants in Bajaur, clashes injure 11 in South Waziristan
PESHAWAR: A massive explosion tore through a mosque in the remote Hilki area of Charmang, near the Afghan border in Pakistan’s Bajaur district, killing more than 30 militants on Thursday, local media reported, citing official sources.
Flood-hit Pakistan warns of fresh downpours until end-August
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Thursday warned of heavy rains lashing the country until early September, as devastating monsoon downpours and flash floods have already claimed at least 739 lives since late June, displacing thousands and ravaging homes, schools and crops across the vulnerable South Asian nation.
Reko Diq secures $410 million ADB financing
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has committed $410 million to propel Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper mine, one of the world’s largest untapped deposits, toward production, Reuters reported on Thursday.
TCP gets $560/ton sugar bid in 200,000-ton import tender
KARACHI: State-run grains agency Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) received the lowest offer at $560 a metric ton, cost and freight included, in its international tender to buy 200,000 metric tons of white refined sugar, traders said on Thursday.
Pakistan, China pledge to deepen strategic partnership, expand CPEC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China pledged to bolster their strategic partnership and advance the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during high-level talks in Islamabad on Thursday, with both sides expressing optimism about expanding cooperation in trade, infrastructure, and regional stability.