Pakistan is facing polycrisis in the shape of political instability, constitutional sleight of hand, teetering economy on the verge of collapse, cold shoulders from friendly countries, and a monster of climate induced challenges. Close examination of reports released by different global authorities: UN, IMF, World Bank on different subjects ranging...
Even as a grocery store owner, Manmohan Singh, was killed in a firing by unknown armed motorcyclists in Yakatoot area of Peshawar on Saturday, incidents of targeted killings of minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians being tortured and assaulted in Pakistan, have surfaced.   Singh’s was the third attack on a...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: China should allow cross-border sharing of information by financial firms operating in the country, a leading financial lobby group said, as authorities tighten control of data generated within its borders in a national security drive.   Last July, China unveiled cross-border data review measures that require a security review...
WASHINGTON: Suspicions that China is operating intelligence collection outposts in Cuba have renewed concerns over its efforts to establish a global network for power projection amid growing mistrust between Washington and Beijing.   U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing last week on Sunday and Monday to meet with Chinese...
The Indian Army is keeping a close watch on the developments along the Line of Control (LoC). A report has claimed that China is helping Pakistan develop defence infrastructure along the LoC. The report added that Chinese Sh-15 artillery system was spotted at the LoC, along with the foundation...
A new trend in China is encouraging fresh graduates to post their pictures online showing themselves ‘more dead than alive.’ Photos showing students slumped over a chair, collapsed against a wall and prostrated on the ground wearing their graduation gowns have been making rounds on the internet. Although they...
China’s spy balloon scandal is back in the news with reports now claiming such balloons have previously been spotted over Asia as well. A BBC report has revealed that Japan and Taiwan have also been victims of the Chinese spy balloon programme, with Tokyo even confirming that such balloons...
Beijing , June 27: The tightly controlled Chinese uan has crossed the closely scrutinised 7-per-dollar level and fallen to multi-month lows. On June 21, the yuan, usually known as the renminbi (RMB), fell to below 7.2 versus the dollar. Foreign investors have pulled out of China's markets as concerns about...
Beijing , June 22: China's failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its "neutral" posture has put a strain on the China-EU relationship, according to Atlantic Council. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs. According to Atlantic Council, nowhere has the disillusionment with China been more pronounced than in Europe's...
Lawmakers are flagging what they say are likely significant violations of U.S. law by Temu, a popular Chinese shopping platform, accusing it of providing an unchecked channel that allows goods made with forced labor to flow into the United States. In a report released Thursday, the House Select Committee on the...