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People visit the booth of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation at China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS BEIJING: China’s main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as Beijing revs up its commercial spaceflight and deep space exploration ambitions amid a … Read more
Around 800 Afghan refugees are currently housed at Camp As Sayliyah, a US military base near Doha More than four years after the evacuation of Kabul, hundreds of Afghan evacuees remain stranded at a United States–run military facility in Qatar, caught in legal and humanitarian limbo amid rising regional tensions, according to Drop Site News. … Read more
[ The finance ministry has admitted that “public debt dynamics remained a key challenge” during the last fiscal year, as the increase in total public debt was “driven mainly by higher interest payments and exchange rate movements”. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The debt burden of every Pakistani increased by 13% to Rs333,000 in the last fiscal … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is fully prepared to supply both Basmati and non-Basmati rice to Turkiye at internationally competitive rates and Turkiye can consider increasing imports as Pakistan’s primary objective is to enhance volumes rather than maximise prices in order to safeguard farmer incomes and sustain the agricultural value chain. Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal … Read more
During his China visit, the first by a UK PM in eight years, Starmer held talks with Xi before lunch BEIJING: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he wanted to build a “sophisticated relationship” aiming to boost growth and security, signalling a breakthrough in ties after years of … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The federal government and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in achieving economic targets under the Uraan Pakistan programme. According to details, the MoU was signed at a ceremony held at the FPCCI President Secretariat by Federal Minister for Planning … Read more
A decision not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with a mental illness has set off a debate about rape, consent and China’s push for babies.
[The shipping traffic and factories never stop in China’s port city of Ningbo, but the local housing market has crashed and nearby restaurants sit empty.
Dismissed as a lame duck, Emmanuel Macron has clawed back some influence after his defense of Greenland and Denmark. Will quieter domestic politics allow him to secure his legacy?
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday took many decisions which would have a total fiscal impact of Rs90 billion. The ECC considered and approved funds required for clearing outstanding liabilities of utility companies including the Pakistan Post Office Department. It authorized the release of Rs11 billion as a supplementary grant to … Read more
