The Baloch people have also declared 14 August as "Black Day" in Balochistan. The Pakistan Army occupied the independent state of Baluchistan on March 28, 1947. On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, which is being observed on August 14, political repression is on the...
Ahead of the 77th Independence Day celebration in Pakistan on August 14, several political activists and youth organisations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have decided to observe it as “Black Day” as a mark of protest against the atrocities of the Pakistan government. According to a report from the news...
Political repression is on the rise in PoJK with the 76th anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, which is being observed on August 14. Several political activists were arrested in Muzaffarabad, the capital city of PoJK, on August 11 for sharing “anti-Pakistan” posts on social media. They were beaten...
The recent upheaval resulting from the military junta-led coup in Niger appears to have raised uncertainties about the progress of China’s investment initiatives and undertakings within the nation. In the wake of news indicating the suspension of dam construction, concerns are now mounting over the potential setback facing a PetroChina-backed...
Country Garden, which is one of China's biggest property developers, has warned that it could see a loss of up to $7.6bn (£6bn) for the first six months of the year. The announcement is the latest sign of the major issues faced by the world's second largest economy. This week official...
Births in China could drop below 8 million this year, setting a record low and further clouding the country’s gloomy demographic outlook, according to a leading medical academic. “The expected number of births in 2023 is estimated to be around 7 million to 8 million,” Qiao Jie, dean of the...
China has been steadily intensifying military pressure on Taiwan over the past year, sending jets, drones, bombers and other planes farther and in greater numbers to extend an intimidating presence all around the island. Chinese naval ships and air force planes have been edging closer to Taiwan’s territorial seas and skies, probing...
Last Saturday, police in Pakistan arrested former prime minister Imran Khan after a court sentenced him to three years in prison. He was accused of buying and selling state gifts worth around US$500,000 during his premiership from 2018-22. Khan, a former Pakistan cricket captain turned politician, was taken into custody in May by paramilitary...
Fifty miles—and five years—separate Imran Khan’s greatest political triumph and the nadir, for now, of his political career. At one end is Parliament House in Islamabad, where the assembly that elected him prime minister of Pakistan in 2018 wrapped up its term on August 9th, with power due to...
New Zealand said on Friday it is aware of intelligence activity linked to China in and against the island nation and the Pacific region.   "This is a complex intelligence concern for New Zealand," the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) said in its annual report.   The Chinese embassy in Wellington said...