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The Hindu community across Pakistan and around the world is celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, with great enthusiasm and traditional fervor today. On this occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and the Sindh government extended warm greetings to the Hindu community. Temples across the country, especially in Sindh and southern Punjab, were illuminated with lamps and colorful decorations as families gathered to perform puja, exchange sweets, and pray for prosperity and peace. “Light overcoming darkness, hope overcoming despair,” PM Sharif In his message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that…

The federal cabinet has approved a new and improved barter trade framework aimed at simplifying and expanding trade with Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia. The revised mechanism allows goods-for-goods exchange with more flexible timelines and regulations to encourage private sector participation and ease business operations. According to the Ministry of Commerce, the government has officially extended the barter trade period from 90 to 120 days. The change was introduced through a new notification amending the business-to-business (B2B) barter trade mechanism under Pakistan’s import and export policy framework. Under the revised system, trade will now be allowed based on the value equivalence…

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second Test of the ongoing series. The national side, leading 1-0 after a 93-run victory in the first Test, has made one key change — left-arm spinner Asif Afridi comes in for Hasan Ali to make his Test debut. Pakistan’s decision to bat first in the second Test reflects the team’s confidence following a solid performance in the opening match. The home side’s top order — Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, and Shan Masood — will aim to build on their previous success as they…

England secured their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 with a narrow four-run victory over India in Indore. Captain Heather Knight led the charge with a commanding 109 from 91 deliveries, helping England post a competitive 288 for eight after electing to bat. It was a total that appeared within reach for India during a 125-run partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. However, timely wickets and disciplined death bowling from Linsey Smith denied the hosts a record run-chase. The result confirmed England’s qualification for the final four, while India must now defeat New…

South Africa have been boosted by the return of leading spinner Keshav Maharaj to the team for the second test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi as they seek to level the series, captain Aiden Markram said on Sunday. Maharaj, 35, was recovering from a groin injury and missed the first test in Lahore, which Pakistan won by 93 runs. “Obviously, it’s great to have him back in the camp,” Markram told a press conference on Sunday, ahead of Monday’s start of the second test. “He brings lots of experience and a really good skill set as well, so we’re looking forward…

An extraordinary surge in tomato prices has been observed across the country, with rates reaching as high as Rs700 per kilogram in several areas. According to details surfaced on Sunday in Karachi, tomatoes have become more expensive than poultry. In various parts of the city, they are being sold between Rs500 and Rs700 per kilogram, despite the official rate being set at Rs322. In Federal B Area, the price has climbed to Rs650 per kilogram, while in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Burns Road, tomatoes are being sold at Rs700. In Sakrand, a tehsil of Shaheed Benazirabad, tomatoes have reached their highest rate…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  The Azerbaijan model of governance, the ASAN Service is one of the most effective governance innovations in the 21st century. The model was developed on the foundation of the State Agency of Public Service and Social Innovations (SAPSSI) to change the landscape of the public service established by the Presidential Decree No. 685 on July 13, 2012. The primary objective it had was to make state service delivery more efficient, improve transparency, and build trust with citizens with the help of innovation, ethics, and technology. The exceptional popularity of the concept has resulted in international acclaim (such as…

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.2 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. In the third quarter, the country’s GDP expanded 4.8 percent year on year, according to the NBS.

The International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi praised China’s contributions to global fusion energy technology during the agency’s 30th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2025), held from October 14 till 18 in Chengdu, southwest China. The agency has designated the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), as its first “Fusion Energy Research and Training Cooperation Center.” Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), said he welcomed the move, noting China’s strong collaboration with ITER partners. China is one of the seven members contributing to ITER – one of the largest…

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its fourth plenary session in Beijing on Monday morning. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and expounded on the Party leadership’s draft proposals for the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development.