After being pummeled into submission by India in the recently-paused Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is now engaged in modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal at a frantic pace with the help of China, its “all-weather ally”, a recent US intelligence report has revealed.
Further, US intelligence agencies have highlighted that India now...
China’s overt support for Pakistan amid its conflict with India is turning into a high-stakes gamble. Internally strained by a deflation-hit economy, weak consumer demand, and a deepening property crisis, Beijing is under growing pressure to prioritise domestic stability over risky military entanglements.
Yet, its backing of Islamabad—diplomatically at the UN...
India today reiterated its position that any India-Pakistan engagement has to be bilateral. Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said talks and terror can not go together. He added that New Delhi is open to discussing the handing over to India of...
Protests have started among Chinese construction workers, teachers, and factory staff who are demanding overdue wages, as public frustration grows over the effects of tightening local government budgets
Workers across China, from the northern province of Hebei to the southern autonomous region of Guangxi, which borders Vietnam, and eastward to...
Central intelligence agencies have begun tracking cross-border conversations, chats, emails and messages exchanged after May 7 -- the day Operation Sindoor was launched -- between persons in J&K and other border states, and elements based in Pakistan. The purpose, according to sources in the security establishment, is to identify...
China on Tuesday reaffirmed its steadfast support for Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi stating that Beijing will stand by its “ironclad friend". He also called for restraint in the India-Pakistan conflict.
Wang made these remarks during a meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign...
Punjab Police said they have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module in Batala, allegedly supported by Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, and arrested six members.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday that the arrested men are Jatin Kumar alias Rohan, Barinder Singh alias Sajan, Rahul Masih, Abraham...
China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast.
Industrial production slowed as Trump’s painfully high tariffs of up to 145 per cent, and 125 per cent retaliatory...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly imposed 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme following the recent standoff with India.
New conditions include the parliamentary approval of a new Rs 17.6 trillion budget, an increase in the debt servicing surcharge...
Chinese defence stocks witnessed a sharp decline on Thursday, with several names falling up to 4%, following the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan that eased concerns over a potential escalation in the conflict. The Hang Seng China A Aerospace & Defence Index dropped for the third consecutive session,...
