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Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after more than a month of fighting, two Pakistani officials said Wednesday. According to sources representatives from both countries are meeting in Urumqi, in northern China. However, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs neither confirmed nor denied the latest development. Sources say the talks are being held at the director-general level, with Pakistan represented by a senior Foreign Office official, along with military and intelligence representatives. The Afghan delegation includes officials from the interior and foreign ministries, as well…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : In a meaningful initiative to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China, a five day free medical camp has been launched in Islamabad under the China Pakistan Friendship framework, with the strong support of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan. The camp is being organized by the Pakistan Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, also known as the Chinese Hospital, located in F 10 Markaz above the Bank of Punjab. The facility occupies an entire floor and is fully equipped to provide a wide range of medical services. As part of…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, successfully hosted its first-ever provincial STEAM competition under the ILMpact programme at Government Girls Higher Secondary School (GGHSS) Lady Griffith, Peshawar. The event brought together students and teachers from eight districts Mansehra, Swabi, Shangla, Dera Ismail Khan, Buner, Battagram, Charsadda, and Peshawar. The competition featured 167 projects, with a selection showcased at the provincial event. These projects were developed through more than 1,050 STEAM activities across over 120 schools. Around 200 students and teachers attended the event. The projects ranged from mathematics-based games and origami engineering…

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal  said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Phase-II would focus on innovation, industrial development, and people-to-people connectivity. Growth corridors, innovation corridors, livelihood corridors, and regional development initiatives would form part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Phase-II, he said. The Minister said this while addressing annual award ceremony for outstanding Pakistani and Chinese staff working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects here in ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives auditorium. Addressing the ceremony, the minister paid rich tribute to Pakistani and Chinese professionals, particularly engineers, terming them…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces would end operations in Iran “very soon,” evoking a timeline of two to three weeks as his administration pursues talks with Iranian authorities while continuing its aerial campaign. Asked during a White House event about the impact of high fuel prices since the start of the war on February 28, Trump said that “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon, and they’ll become tumbling down.” “We’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer, to do…

Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country’s key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump’s partner in attacking Iran, said more than half of his military aims had been achieved, but both leaders refused to put a timeline on an operation that has ignited a month-long regional war and jolted global markets. As sirens rang out in Jerusalem, Israel’s military said it had responded to fresh Iranian missiles, while local Iranian media reported new explosions…

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut’s main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country’s military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended. This was not the first Israeli declaration signalling an intention to occupy parts of the south, but it was the clearest since the Middle East war spread to Lebanon on March 2. It prompted a denunciation from Lebanese Defence Minister Michel Menassa, who said the plans…

A team of researchers has proposed that a large area in central China be recognized as a new global biodiversity hotspot. This designation would serve to highlight its extraordinary plant life and urgent conservation needs. The study, led by researchers from the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) in collaboration with scientists from Australia and Britain, was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution on Tuesday. Global biodiversity hotspots are traditionally defined by two strict criteria: they must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants that are found nowhere else and they must have…

China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Dar reviewed the situation in the Gulf and the Middle East region during their talks. The two sides put forward the following: I. Immediate cessation of hostilities. China and Pakistan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to…

All the educational institutions across Punjab Punjab reopened today (Wednesday) after the conclusion of holidays observed from March 10 to 31, in line with government directives on austerity and fuel conservation measures. According to sources, the educational institutions will observe physical classes five days a week. Schools across Punjab will now open at 8:45 a.m. and close at 1:30 p.m. Earlier on Monday, Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat in a statement said that that all schools, colleges and universities will resume regular academic activities from Wednesday. He also said that the “hybrid system” would not work, adding…