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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has expressed strong commitment to enhancing trade with Kyrgyzstan, setting a target to increase bilateral trade volume from the current $15 million to $200 million within the next two years. The development comes as both countries signed a series of important agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during a high-level ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s House on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov witnessed the signing of multiple MoUs across diverse sectors, including mining, geosciences, energy, culture, tourism, foreign services, and prisoner exchange. In a symbolic gesture to deepen people-to-people relations, Bishkek…

A promotional event was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday for the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,” drawing around 200 participants. According to the participants, the fifth volume reflects the latest developments of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, systematically demonstrates the defining features, practical pathways and remarkable achievements of China’s path to modernization, and offers valuable insights and approaches for Global South countries pursuing their own modernization. China and South Africa, both key members of the BRICS cooperation mechanism and important forces in the…

China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and China’s Taiwan region, and urged the United States to stop official exchanges with Taiwan and refrain from sending any wrong signals to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday. It was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had signed into law an act that called on the Department of State to regularly review interactions between the United States and Taiwan, and look for ways to deepen interactions with Taiwan. In response, Lin told a regular press briefing that China firmly opposes…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, mentioned French President Emmanuel Macron’s fourth state visit to China. Every meeting between the two heads of state is not only a major event in China-France relations but also attracts close attention from the international community, he said. In the face of the current intricate global challenges, it is necessary for China and France to enhance communication and cooperation and shoulder their common responsibility as major countries and…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing.

PESHAWAR : Afghanistan’s Taliban administration and Pakistan have held fresh peace talks in Saudi Arabia and agreed to maintain a ceasefire, the latest attempt to dial down tensions between the South Asian neighbours. A ceasefire has held in recent weeks between the two South Asian militaries, after the outbreak of deadly border clashes in October, following talks hosted by Qatar and Turkey, although the two sides failed to come to a peace agreement. The fresh talks were held in Saudi Arabia, three Afghan and two Pakistani officials, one of them based in Istanbul, told Reuters. Both sides agreed on maintaining…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), were martyred when militants targeted a police vehicle in the Panyala area of Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Wednesday. A KP police spokesperson said the assailants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road. The device detonated as the police vehicle approached, after which the attackers opened fire on the officers. The latest terror attack comes a day after at least four persons, including two policemen and North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner Shah Waliullah, were martyred by unidentified assailants in Bannu…

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the incumbent government was taking priority measures to reduce the production cost of industrial goods for local industry, trade, and population. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review recommendations of the sub-working group on customs duty and other trade sector reforms, said that the National Tariff Policy approved by the government was a revolutionary step to boost domestic industrial production while making businesses competitive in local and international markets. He said that the Policy was also introduced to facilitate domestic industrial production and to align exports and imports with…

Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli has once again proved his batting mettle and notched his 52nd ODI century. According to details, after scoring tremendous 120-ball 135 against the Proteas in the first ODI in Ranchi, Kohli compiled another ton in Raipur. Kohli had whacked seven boundaries and two sixes in his 93-ball 102, before he was removed by Ngidi. Moreover, Ruturaj Gaikwad has also notched a century, scoring 83-ball 105, laced with 12 boundaries and two towering sixes.

The smartphone market has split into two games. Samsung is folding phones into thirds. Apple is selling rectangles. And somehow, the rectangles are winning. On December 1, 2025, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z TriFold, featuring a 10-inch display when opened, complete with titanium hinges and a $2,449 price tag. It’s an engineering marvel, a device that folds twice, transforms from pocket-sized phone to tablet-sized workspace, and represents years of research into hinge mechanics and flexible displays. It’s also a desperate signal. Meanwhile, Apple reclaimed the global smartphone crown without bending a single screen. In Q1 2025, Apple shipped 55 million iPhone units, growing 13 percent and capturing 19 percent of global…