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ISLAMABAD : Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held an important meeting with key members of the European Parliament at the Pakistan House in Brussels. They exchanged views on enhancing Pakistan-EU cooperation in various areas of mutual interest as well as on regional and global developments, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Thursday. A day earlier, Dar arrived in Brussels on an official visit to participate in the 7th Session of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue. Upon arrival, the deputy prime minister was received by Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU,…

Authorities have closed the motorway between Peshawar and Rashakai due to dense fog and severely reduced visibility. According to details surfaced on Wednesday, the motorway police spokesperson said that the closure aims to prevent accidents. The travellers are advised to avoid unnecessary journeys during foggy conditions. Drivers should use fog lights in their vehicles, avoid speeding, and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, the spokesperson added.

A sessions court in Multan has sentenced Ali Raza, husband of Sania Zahra, to death for her murder. The order came from Additional Sessions Judge Mohsin Ali Khan. The court also sentenced the victim’s brother-in-law, Haider Raza, and mother-in-law, Azra Parveen, to life imprisonment. Police brought Ali Raza before the court while in custody. Those acquitted included the victim’s father-in-law, Jeevan Shah; her sister-in-law, Dua Zahra; and the convict’s former wife, Madiha. It is pertinent to note that Sania Zahra’s body, found with a noose around her neck, came to light on July 9, 2024 in a room of her…

The trailer of Bollywood’s highly anticipated film Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh and Sanjay Dutt, has ignited outrage in Pakistan. Critics argue the movie misrepresents Pakistan’s local gang conflicts, turning them into a sensationalized cross-border narrative. Dhurandhar marks Ranveer Singh’s attempt to bounce back after a series of box office flops. The film also features prominent stars including Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Akshay Khanna, and R Madhvan. Reports suggest that the story leans heavily on anti-Pakistan themes — a familiar trend in Bollywood blockbusters aimed at boosting actor visibility. The trailer depicts Lyari’s local gang wars as part of an exaggerated…

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met Wednesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with both sides pledging to strengthen cooperation in various fields. Japarov asked Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, to convey his warm greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, and extended congratulations on China’s remarkable development achievements. Noting that Kyrgyzstan-China relations have entered the best period in history, Japarov said Kyrgyzstan stands ready to work with China to maintain close high-level exchanges, expand bilateral trade, advance the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, and build a new model of solid…

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday that the country welcomes the Dutch government’s move to suspend its administrative order regarding semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, an overseas subsidiary of Chinese company Wingtech. It is “a first step in the right direction toward a proper settlement of the issue,” said a spokesperson with the ministry. Government officials of the two countries held two rounds of consultations in Beijing regarding the Nexperia issue on Tuesday and Wednesday, during which the Dutch side offered to suspend the administrative order issued under the “Availability of Goods Act,” according to the ministry. However, the suspension falls short of…

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday called on compatriots in Taiwan to recognize the dangers and harmful nature of Japan’s related actions, stand together to resolutely crush all separatist activities aimed at “Taiwan independence” and foreign interference, and safeguard the shared homeland of the Chinese nation. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent provocative remarks concerning China’s Taiwan region trample on international justice, challenge the post-war international order and seriously undermine China-Japan relations. Zhu noted that Takaichi’s remarks attempt to interfere in the situation…

A compilation of discourses on improving Party conduct by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has been published in five ethnic-minority languages by the Ethnic Publishing House. Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the book has been translated in the languages of Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Kazak and Korean ethnic groups by China Ethnic Languages Translation Center. These ethnic-minority language versions are now available across the country, according to an official statement issued Wednesday.

A US congressional commission has concluded that Pakistan achieved military success over India during the four-day conflict in May, marking the most significant escalation between the nuclear neighbours in more than 25 years. The report highlights China’s decisive role — both as Pakistan’s primary weapons supplier and as an actor that leveraged the conflict to test its newest military systems. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), in its annual report submitted to Congress, stated that Pakistan “won a victory” in the May 7–10 clashes. The report noted that Pakistan relied heavily on Chinese weaponry and intelligence support during the…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a 5-year flood management strategy — fix, expand and rebuild, Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik said on Wednesday. The minister revealed this during a press conference, alongside the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chief, outlining Pakistan’s flood management strategy following heavy losses from recent floods. Malik said the 2022 floods caused damage equivalent to 9% of the country’s GDP. Over the past three to four major floods, more than 4,500 people have died, and around 40 million were displaced. This year alone, 3.1 million people lost their homes, the minister said adding…