In a move last year that surprised many, China made short visits visa-free for five European nations and Malaysia for a year starting December 1.
The departure from China’s usually strict entry requirements was expanded last month to cover Irish and Swiss nationals, after France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and...
Three pieces of US legislation focused on China’s human rights situation and US security cooperation with Asia-Pacific allies cleared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday.
The first of the three, introduced by California Republican Young Kim, authorises further action to protect China’s Uygur populations from alleged human rights abuses,...
The US House of Representatives has passed the Quad bill which instructs the Biden administration to establish a Quad Intra-Parliamentary Working Group to facilitate closer cooperation between the US, Australia, India and Japan.
Passed by a roll call vote of 379 to 39 votes, the 'Strengthen US-Australia-India- Japan Cooperation' or...
Washington DC: The United States has said that it would be "closely monitoring" the results of the Pakistan Elections 2024. The recent reports of intimidation and suppression of votes have raised concerns with the US Government.
"We're concerned, and we share our concerns about some of the reports that we've...
Islamabad , February 12: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission is scheduled to visit Pakistan following the formation of new governments at the central and provincial levels, a process expected to take two to five weeks after the February 8 general elections.
The impending visit of the IMF delegation...
Islamabad , February 12: The workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) began protests throughout the nation over the alleged "rigging in the general election" that was held on February 8.
PTI members continued their protests against what they perceived to be election tampering in Peshawar by blocking the...
New Delhi , February 12: Iranian Fishing Vessel (FV) Ameen, with six Iranian crew onboard, operating East of Duqm, sustained damages allegedly due to a collision with a merchant vessel.
The FV sustained extensive damage, including a hull breach leading to water ingress
Responding to the distress call from the Fishing...
Muzaffarabad , February 12: A massive protest rally was held recently by members of NSF, the National Students Federation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), against inflated electricity bills, the high price of flour and its shortage in the region.
The protesters said that despite producing around 4,000 megawatts of electricity, they...
Ajman , February 12: UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali praised the role of diaspora in UAE's journey in terms of economic growth and said that it has developed at a faster pace due to the special bond between PM Modi and UAE President Al Nahyan.
He also called...
Abu Dhabi , February 12: In a testament to the enthusiasm for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 'Ahlan Modi' event in Abu Dhabi has witnessed an unprecedented response, with over 65,000 registrations received.
Jitendra Vaidya, the President of the Indian People Forum and leader of the 'Ahlan Modi' initiative, expressed...
