Amid a deepening economic crisis and stalled talks with International Monetary Fund to get loans, Pakistan has expressed its interest in joining the BRICS, Pakistan Today reported.
As per the Pakistani daily, Islamabad's aspirations will be deliberated upon at the group's upcoming summit in South Africa in August.
Nineteen countries including...
Islamabad: Pakistan's cash-strapped government unveiled a 14.5-trillion-rupee (around $50.5-billion) budget Friday, with over half set aside to service 7.3 trillion rupees of debt.
Pakistan's economy has been stricken by a balance-of-payments crisis as it attempts to service crippling external debt, while months of political chaos have scared off potential foreign...
US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress that would grant priority refugee status to Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China.
If passed into law, it will designate Uyghurs and other persecuted ethnic groups as Priority 2, or P-2, and expedites their ability to apply for asylum in the United...
China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.
China had reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping...
Taiwan sent up fighters and deployed ships and land-based missile systems to keep watch on Chinese aircraft on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line, which separates the two sides, of the Taiwan Strait.
The island’s defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat...
SHIYAN, China -- Sales of Yizhuan Automobile Co.’s trash trucks picked up after China ended anti-virus controls in December, but their growth is in low gear as managers struggle to rebuild business lost during the pandemic.
China’s economy rebounded at the start of 2023, but after a good first quarter,...
The United States on Friday banned imports from China-based printer maker Ninestar Corp and a chemical company over alleged human rights abuses in China, according to a post for the Federal Register.
Ninestar, whose website says it is the world’s fourth-largest laser printer manufacturer, and Xingjang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd,...
Balochistan, a province in southwestern Pakistan, has been affected by various conflicts and allegations of human rights abuses. The problems encountered in Balochistan could be enumerated as under:
Enforced Disappearances: One of the most significant concerns in Balochistan is the issue of enforced disappearances. Numerous activists, journalists, and intellectuals have...
Singapore is well-known for being an easy place to do business. Among the factors that play to the city-state's advantage is an attractive tax system, an extensive network of tax treaties, ready availability of quality human capital, geopolitical stability, accessibility to financing, connectivity to the rest of the world, and...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which India implemented a comprehensive free trade agreement in May last year, has emerged as the fourth largest investor in India during 2022-23, according to government data.
In the last fiscal, foreign direct investment (FDI) from the UAE to India jumped over three-fold to USD 3.35...
