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BEIJING: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed “really good progress” on issues including visa-free travel and tariffs during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. Starmer’s visit to China is the first by a British premier since 2018 and follows a slew of Western leaders seeking a rapprochement with Beijing recently, pivoting … Read more
. KYIV: Russian attacks killed six people in central and southern Ukraine on Thursday, regional authorities and emergency services said. The attacks come as Ukraine grapples with its toughest winter since the start of the war, with Russian strikes cutting heating and power to millions as temperatures linger well below freezing point. In Ukraine’s southern … Read more
[ Federal Minister for Investment and Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh met a delegation of Silkway Impex Pvt Ltd and a high-level Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) delegation to discuss investment cooperation, with minerals emerging as the priority focus … Read more
By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control, but has also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.
[ Rupee firms slightly while extreme volatility grips global precious metals markets KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $13 million during the week ended January 23, 2026, reaching $16.101 billion, according to official data released on Wednesday. The country’s total liquid foreign reserves, including commercial banks’ … Read more
Ali Haider. Photo: Screengrab/YouTube Singer Ali Haider has returned to the musical spotlight with the release of his new song ‘Ijazat’, marking his first major comeback in nearly a decade and drawing strong engagement across social media platforms within days of its launch. Released on Sunday, the track quickly trended on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, … Read more
. BARCELONA: An unprecedented legal saga in Spain pitting a father against his young paraplegic daughter’s euthanasia bid moved closer to a resolution on Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected his latest appeal. Spain is one of few countries to legalise euthanasia following a 2021 law that comes with strict requirements. It stipulates that anyone … Read more
[ Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bloodbath sell-off after a recent period of buoyancy and closed on a decisively bearish note on Thursday, with heavy selling pressure dragging … Read more
FM Abbas Araghchi, who headed the Iranian delegation in the three rounds of talks held so far, said Iran was ready for a “just and balanced deal”. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: Iran reacted with fury on Thursday after the EU blacklisted the country’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror group, as Tehran faced off with Washington after … Read more
[ . ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Syed Tariq Hussain and discussed key issues related to agriculture sector development in the country. Syed Javed Ali Shah Jillani, MNA, convener of the sub-committee on the establishment of a research centre at Khairpur, … Read more
