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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit China on March 31 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as Pakistan steps up diplomatic engagement amid the ongoing war involving Iran, the United States and Israel. A statement released by the Foreign Office on Monday said Pakistan and China enjoy an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, marked by close coordination and regular consultations on regional and international issues. The FO said Dar’s visit would provide an opportunity for both sides to hold in-depth discussions on regional developments, as well as bilateral and global issues of mutual…

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell into the negative zone on Monday as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. On the first day of the trading week, the KSE-100 Index dropped over 3,500 points to reach 148,201 points. In previous session, the stock market had closed at 151,707 points at the end of last week, reflecting a notable drop in early trading this week. The war in Iran has sparked chaos across financial markets, leaving some investors and market makers reluctant to take on risk, making trading harder and costlier – a scenario regulators watch closely.…

The National Assembly is scheduled to convene today (Monday) at 5:00 pm with a 16-point agenda. Among the key items, a motion of thanks on the President’s address will be presented, and four major bills will be tabled. Federal Minister for Energy Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari will introduce an amendment to the Electricity Act, while the interior minister will present a bill amending the Pakistan Penal Code. Additionally, Sardar Awais Leghari will propose amendments to the Act governing the discipline of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb will present a bill related to financial institutions and…

Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could take control of Iran’s oil resources, including its key export hub on Kharg Island, as Washington deploys thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, Financial Times reported on Monday. In an interview, Trump said his preferred option would be to “take the oil,” drawing a comparison to US plans in Venezuela, where he claims Washington aims to control the oil sector long-term following the removal of Nicolás Maduro. The remarks come amid an escalating conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran that has driven global oil prices sharply higher, with Brent crude rising…

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was nominated by a lawmaker on Monday for a parliamentary vote that will select the new president of the war-torn Southeast Asian nation, as the powerful general seeks a political role. Min Aung Hlaing, who has led ​Myanmar’s military since 2011, was one of two people named as vice-presidential candidates by lawmakers from the ​country’s newly convened lower house of parliament. The country’s upper house will also nominate a vice-presidential ⁠candidate, with both houses to select a president from the three in a later vote. A date ​for that vote has not been announced. “Senior…

The quadrilateral meeting of foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt called for an immediate and permanent end to the ongoing war in the Middle East, said Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday. In a televised address following the quadrilateral moot in Islamabad, DPM Dar said Pakistan hosted the meeting in the federal capital to discuss a range of issues, including efforts to ease rising regional tensions amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. The meeting, attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, comes as…

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at differences among his top aides on their approach to Iran, saying that ​his intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard was “softer” than him on curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Trump, ‌who also suggested that a deal could be near to contain Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, said “yeah, sure,” when asked by a reporter whether he retained confidence in Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence. “She’s a ​little bit different in her thought process than me,” Trump said aboard Air ​Force One as he returned to Washington after a weekend at his ⁠Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.…

PESHAWAR: At least three children lost their lives and two sustained critical injuries when roof of a house collapsed during heavy rain in Warishmi Kallah Mandan area of Bannu distinct, police informed on Sunday. Police said, the roof of a house owned by Sher Muhammad, suddenly caved in while his five children were inside the room. All the children were trapped under the debris. Rescue 1122 teams responded promptly and launched an emergency operation. Rescue workers managed to save two injured children alive and shifted them to the District Headquarters Hospital after providing initial medical aid. They are currently receiving…

LONDON: Britain, France, Germany and Italy expressed “deep concern” on Sunday over Israeli plans to extend the application of the death penalty in a bill due to be voted into law next week. Their statement came the same day the Council of Europe rights body also issued a statement against the draft law.

China’s brain-computer interface (BCI) industry is entering a new phase of development as the country accelerates efforts to translate laboratory research into clinical and commercial applications. On March 13, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved an implantable BCI medical device for market use. Jointly developed by Shanghai-based Neuracle Medical Technology and Tsinghua University, the device is the world’s first commercially approved invasive brain-computer interface product, marking a shift from clinical application toward real-world deployment. Brain-computer interfaces establish a direct communication pathway between neural activity and external devices. Signals generated in the brain, particularly in motor-related regions, are captured through implanted…