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A Chinese envoy  called for calm and restraint over the alleged intrusion of Estonia’s airspace by Russian fighter jets. “China urges the parties concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint, clarify facts and dispel doubts through dialogue and communication, avoid misunderstanding and misjudgment, and prevent the situation from expanding or escalating,” said Geng Shuang, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, at an emergency meeting of the Security Council. China always maintains that countries should follow the purposes and principles of the UN Charter in handling international relations, he said. The Estonia airspace incident and the drone incident in…

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology released its annual report on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements during the 2025 Pujiang Innovation Forum in east China’s Shanghai on Monday. The report shows that in 2024, a total of 4,059 universities and institutes converted their sci-tech achievements through six channels – transfer, licensing, equity investment, technology development, consulting and services – with contracts totaling 226.9 billion yuan (about $31.9 billion), an approximate increase of 10 percent over the previous year. The total number of contracts came in at 661,000, with both the value and volume of conversions showing an upward…

Over the past five years, China’s financial sector has achieved some remarkable milestones. The sector has solidified its foundations, enhanced its resilience, and grown in confidence, while meeting challenges of all kinds, said Li Yunze, administrator of the National Financial Regulatory Administration at a press conference of the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Monday. Officials attending the briefing highlighted several noteworthy aspects of China’s financial sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). Solid growth in core financial indicators Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, highlighted that China’s financial industry has…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the eighth Chinese farmers’ harvest festival. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed efforts to build a beautiful and harmonious countryside that is desirable for people to live and work in, and march together toward a bright future of Chinese modernization. Xi said that despite the impacts of natural disasters such as droughts and floods, China…

ISLAMABAD : Ambassador of People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zaidong has said that the China will continue to work with Pakistan to further deepen the iron-clad friendship and all-dimensional cooperation between the two countries. Addressing the reception celebrating the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the ambassador said that the China will uphold high-level mutual trust and firm support, take the lead in building of the China-Pakistan community with a shared future. He said that a strong China-Pakistan relationship is not only conducive to safeguarding the common interests of the two countries, but also to…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin, hosted a press briefing  in Islamabad to highlight President Kassym Jomart Tokayev’s recent address at the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held in Astana on September 17. The envoy used the occasion to underline Kazakhstan’s vision of connectivity, digital transformation, and expanded cooperation with Pakistan. Kistafin noted that Astana is placing strong emphasis on emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, and is seeking strategic collaboration with Pakistan in these areas. “Pakistan has vast potential in information technology and communications, and we believe our two countries…

NEW YORK : Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has arrived in New York to attend the high-level segment of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly from 22-26 September 2025. The Pakistan delegation will be led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is scheduled to arrive on Monday afternoon. On his arrival, DPM Dar was received by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Rizwan Saeed Shiekh, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States and senior officials of the Mission. He will have a busy programme in New York. Besides…

Indian star batter Suryakumar Yadav has downplayed the idea of an India vs Pakistan rivalry after yet another convincing win over the arch-rivals on Sunday. Speaking after India’s seventh consecutive victory against Pakistan in men’s internationals, he insisted the contest no longer qualifies as a true rivalry. They last lost to them at the Asia Cup in 2022 in Dubai. ‘This isn’t rivalry anymore,’ says Suryakumar Responding to a question on Pakistan’s performance, Suryakumar brushed aside the long-standing narrative of rivalry between the two sides. “I feel that you should stop asking this question on the rivalry,” he said, before…

Pakistani fast bowler Haris Rauf gave a pointed response to trolling from Indian spectators during Sunday’s match against India by reminding them of a painful chapter in history. When taunted, Rauf gestured with his hand, showing six fingers in the form of “six zero,” a reference to Pakistan’s recent military triumph. Haris Rauf’s gesture sparks debate During the exchange, Haris Rauf made it clear that he had not forgotten Marka-e-Haq, when Pakistan Air Force pilots shot down six Indian fighter jets, including Rafales. The incident, which remains a source of pride in Pakistan’s defense history, was famously described by Air…

The US has described the recognition of a Palestinian state by several key allies, including Britain, Australia, and Canada, as “performative”.  “Our focus remains on serious diplomacy, not performative gestures. Our priorities are clear: the release of the hostages, the security of Israel, and peace and prosperity for the entire region,” a US State Department spokesperson said on Sunday on condition of anonymity, placing blame on Hamas. The move followed a historic shift earlier in the day, when the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal formally recognised Palestine. “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we…