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Trip comes as US-Iran war shakes regional economies, raises questions among US partners about security arrangements China’s President Xi Jinping listens to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Xi’s wife Peng Liyuan watches upon their arrival at the Cairo International Airport, Egypt, September 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed China’s Xi … Read more
Petition names PM Shehbaz, four other officials as respondents and seeks contempt proceedings for the alleged breach Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. — REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan on Wednesday filed a second contempt of court petition before the Supreme Court over … Read more
President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.
[ ADB Vice President Yang meets Finance Minister Aurangzeb, congratulates over ‘progress in macroeconomic stabilisation’ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meets ADB Vice President Yingming Yang in Islamabad. PHOTO: X The Asian Development Bank (ADB) praised Pakistan’s progress in macroeconomic stabilisation and said it was ready to expand support for private-sector development, small and medium enterprises … Read more
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
The monarch was invited to see the historic embroidery before a major British Museum exhibition, almost 40 years after seeing it in France with Diana.
Actor says their marriage had been misrepresented, offering his own account of the relationship and divorce Actor Jamal Shah has denied abuse allegations made by his former wife, actor Faryal Gohar, saying details about their marriage had been misrepresented. He also disputed Gohar’s account of her pregnancy loss, saying it had followed a dog bite. … Read more
Research urges targeted investment, stronger institutions and local participation for inclusive growth QUETTA: Despite sitting atop vast mineral wealth and holding Pakistan’s most strategically important coastline, Balochistan remains the country’s most impoverished province. Now, a new study argues that lessons from China’s extraordinary poverty-reduction journey could help transform the region, if adapted carefully to local … Read more
Requests for advice from women with maternal mental health conditions, as well as health providers who care for them, have surged.
Turkiye’s SCO membership perspective never means turning its back on West: Erdogan Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday for a one-day visit on Friday, August 7, 2026. Photo: Anadolu Agency NATO member Turkiye would consider taking its relations with the China and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), to … Read more