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On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday briefed the prime minister on enhancing services at Pakistani embassies for overseas Pakistanis, digitizing the document attestation process, simplifying the complaints mechanism, and introducing digital systems for carrying out various tasks and payments in Pakistan from abroad. During the meeting chaired by the prime minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan’s ambassadors posted in various countries, the Ministry of Interior, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Ministry of Information Technology, and other senior officials briefed him on the progress made. The prime minister said that…

Pakistan is making all-out efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last month, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday. Addressing a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan was concerned over the fragile security situation in the Middle East despite a relative calm in recent days, which had raised hopes for a lasting ceasefire and the resumption of dialogue. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s stance that diplomacy and dialogue remained the “only viable path forward” to resolve disputes and reduce tensions. “We welcome all efforts…

China launched a pair of communication technology test satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on July 30. A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket lifted off at 9 a.m. carrying the satellites, successfully placing them into their preset orbits. The satellites will be mainly used for services including satellite communications, broadcasting and television, and data transmission. They will also carry out related technology tests and verification. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, the rocket is the new-generation medium-lift launch vehicle that supports diverse high-density launch requirements. It is able to send at least…

Ten years after a car accident left him with impaired hand function, a patient at Shanghai’s Huashan Hospital received the world’s first commercial implant of a regulator-approved invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) on July 13. The surgery utilized Neuracle Technology’s NEO system, which collects and decodes epidural brain signals to restore hand mobility through external assistive devices. The landmark surgery took place four months after the NEO system secured Class III medical device registration from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on March 13, 2026—making it the first implantable BCI medical device cleared for commercial prescription worldwide. Beyond a single surgical…

Jointly address the challenges of our times, create a future of peace, and build a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability——Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Xie Feng at the reception marking the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Deputy Assistant Secretary Alvaro Smith, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is a great pleasure to gather with you to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). First of all, I would like to extend my warmest festive greetings to all servicemen and servicewomen of the PLA, and also…

China firmly opposes the US decision to place foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and power inverters on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The FCC announced on Tuesday that new models of foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and power inverters included on the Covered List will no longer be eligible for FCC authorization, effectively barring them from entering the US market. A spokesperson from the Commerce Ministry said the measures are discriminatory toward Chinese companies and products despite being presented as “non-discriminatory.” China urged the US to immediately revoke the measures and stop its…

Standing in front of a humanoid robot performing tai chi at the Robot Mall at Beijing E-Town, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini did not just see a technological showcase. What he actually saw was a future where China and Slovakia might be able to cooperate. “I think this would be something where I would focus on for the future – to combine technology from China and implementation programs in Slovakia,” Pellegrini said, calling it “a wonderful synergy between technology and implementation.” These remarks echoed his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. Reaffirming political mutual trust, the two leaders agreed…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) marked another significant milestone in Pakistan’s investment and industrial development journey by facilitating the successful signing of financing agreements for the first phase of the Challenge Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Lahore, at a ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Islamabad. Secretary SIFC, Mr. Jamil Ahmad Qureshi commenced the ceremony by highlighting the significance for SEZs development in Pakistan and assured continued support from SIFC. Federal Minister for Planning, Developing and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhter witnessed the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony…

Security forces have killed 32 terrorists in multiple operations against Indian proxies “Fitna al Khwarij and Fitna al Hindustan” in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. “On night 28/29 July 2026, multiple intelligence-based area sanitization and targeted operations were conducted in district Khyber of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. During these targeted operations, security forces effectively engaged different terrorist locations killing twenty four terrorists belonging to Fitna al Khwarij,” Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release. Meanwhile, security forces have also conducted multiple IBOs in Nushki district of Balochistan where after an intense engagement eight terrorists were killed. Weapons,…

China has released the first batch of images captured by its first remote-sensing monitoring satellite dedicated to cultural heritage protection and the safeguarding of its cultural relics. The Wenwu-01 satellite was launched on June 15 atop a Lijian-1 carrier rocket from a commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China. China has diverse cultural heritage resources, including cultural relics such as ancient buildings, archaeological sites and cave temples, as well as ultra-long linear cultural sites like the Great Wall and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Many of these sites are in remote areas like deep mountains, deserts and river valleys, where the environment…