Staff Writer

BEIJING: Pakistan and China have agreed to work closely on the next phase of upgraded CPEC 2.0, featuring five new corridors. Highlighting the potential for business-to-business cooperation and investment. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…

LAHORE: South Africa is set to tour Pakistan for the first time in over four years to play Test series, according to the PCB.  Cricket fans in Pakistan have reason to celebrate as the South African cricket team is set to visit the country…

KARACHI: A survey work for the construction of a new motorway from Karachi to Hyderabad has officially begun, while the M-6 Hyderabad–Sukkur section has also been approved. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah met with Federal Minister for…

SHEKHUPURA: A tragic incident occurred in the Narang Mandi area of Sheikhupura’s tehsil Muridke, where Pakistan Ulema Council leader and renowned religious scholar Qari Abid Hussain Farooqi was shot dead by unidentified assailants.…

MALALE: A tragic boat accident in Nigeria’s northern Niger state has claimed the lives of at least 60 people, with several others still missing, local officials confirmed. According to reports, the vessel had departed from the village of…

LAHORE: Director General of the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Irfan Ali Kathia, has said that the death toll from floods in Punjab has risen to 46, while more than 3.5 million people have been affected. Around…

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle has arrested two senior officials of the Customs Department in Lahore on charges of involvement in the illegal auction of vehicles. According to an FIA spokesperson,…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has said that while Pakistan contributes minimally to global emissions, it is the most climate-vulnerable country by population exposure. He was addressing an event…

Staff Correspondent BARCELONA: Former Minister of State Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal said overseas Pakistanis are the nation’s pride and resolving their issues remains a key priority for the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). He was speaking at a…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has extended warm felicitations to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, commemorating China’s triumph in the World…