The Hamas group shocked the world in October this year as it unleashed a completely new modus operandi of death, destruction and havoc. While the concept of violent non-state actors gained widespread traction in international relations post 9/11, the breach of Israeli sovereignty, in which gunmen went from home...
The future of Nepal's Pokhara International Airport, which received substantial funding from China, appears uncertain. An investigative report from The New York Times has unveiled the airport's limited usage, primarily serving chartered Chinese flights, with minimal international operations. China CAMC Engineering oversaw the project, prioritizing financial gain and safeguarding its...
China has formally arrested a Japanese man who was detained in March, according to officials from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. The arrest of the Japanese national, who was reportedly an employee of a Tokyo-based pharmaceutical firm, could further rattle foreign businesses in...
LONDON, Oct 20- China’s real estate market is in decline. Debt deflation hangs in the air. The country’s workforce is shrinking and GDP growth is trending downwards. No wonder the International Monetary Fund at its recent shindig in Marrakech warned of slowing economic growth in the People’s Republic, raising...
China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said, requiring all instruction to be in Mandarin. The move could lead to the extinction of the language in the regions – and...
The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony convened on Tuesday to discuss the implications of the Saudi government's decision to significantly reduce the number of Pakistani Hajj Group Organizers (HGOs) from 905 to only 46. Chaired by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the committee gathered with the participation...
RAWALPINDI: The restrictions on fuel supply owing to non-payment of dues as well as certain ope­r­ational issues continued to affect the flight operati­ons of the Pakistan Inter­na­tional Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday, forcing the loss-making state-owned entity to cancel at least 24 domestic and international flig­hts and delay 12 others.   Among...
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) faced fresh turbulence as its domestic flight operations were disrupted on account of non-payment of dues, leading to a complete halt in the supply of aviation turbine fuel to the carrier. Pakistan State Oil (PSO) halted the supply of aviation fuel to the national carrier on...
The India-Mongolia partnership achieved a new milestone with the launch of construction of Mongolia’s first oil refinery in a remote corner of the Gobi desert in June 2018.   As part of financial assistance, India is providing a soft loan of USD 1.2 billion for the project repayable over a 20-year...
ISLAMABAD: Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan's top military brass Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday extended "diplomatic, moral and political support of the Pakistani nation" to Palestinians, reported The Express Tribune. They further expressed deep concern about the latest developments in the Gaza-Israel conflict as human cost has been...