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ISLAMABAD ( DI NEWS ) : SK Hydro Company celebrated the first anniversary of the Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, a flagship energy project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), by hosting a Media Open Day at the newly established CEEC Pakistan Regional Office. Representatives from more than ten leading Pakistani media outlets participated and were welcomed by the CEO of SK Hydro, the Senior Advisor of CEEC, and other senior officials. The delegation also toured CEEC’s Corporate Culture Exhibition Hall and the upcoming “Smart Hydropower” centralized control room. Since commencing commercial operations on September 14, 2024, SK Hydropower Station has…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  China on Wednesday held huge military parade in Beijing in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the end of the World War II in Beijing. The parade, which features advanced tanks, ballistic missiles, fighter jets, was held at Tiananmen Square. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the parade with dignitaries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, attending the event. In his speech, Xi said: “Humanity is again faced with a choice of peace…

ISLAMABAD ( ID NEWS ): To mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, children’s painting exhibition titled “join hands to commemorate and paint peace together” opened at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The exhibition is hosted by the China Cultural Center in Pakistan and organized by the Pakistan Association for Chinese Language Education. The opening ceremony was attended by Shi Yuanqiang, Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, and Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture. More than…

The death toll from Tuesday’s powerful explosion on Sariab Road in Quetta has climbed to 13, with at least 30 others injured, hospital officials confirmed. The blast occurred near Shahwani Stadium, jolting the busy area and leaving rescue workers scrambling to shift casualties to the Civil Hospital Quetta. A hospital spokesperson said that 13 bodies had been brought to the facility and treatment was underway for dozens of injured, some of them in critical condition. Govt launches investigation The Balochistan Home Department has ordered a formal inquiry into the incident. Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti condemned the attack, vowing that “the…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has begun distributing emergency relief to families severely affected by recent floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Aid is being delivered across the hardest-hit districts, including Buner, Swat, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra, Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Swabi, and other impacted areas. In response to the crisis, KSrelief has allocated 10,000 Shelter NFI Kits and 10,000 Food Packages. Each Shelter Kit contains essential items such as a tent, solar panels with LED lights, two thermal blankets, plastic mats, kitchen sets, water coolers, and antibacterial soap. While, each Food Package, weighing 95…

ISLAMABAD : Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack by Khawarij militants on the Frontier Constabulary Headquarters in Bannu, lauding the courage and sacrifice of security personnel who thwarted the assault. Naqvi paid rich tribute to six personnel of the FC and Pakistan Army who embraced martyrdom while resisting the terrorists. He said the brave soldiers sacrificed their lives to foil the nefarious designs of the attackers. “Security forces, with unmatched valor, sent five Khawarij terrorists to hell and crushed their unholy ambitions,” the minister stated. He said the Pakistani nation salutes the supreme sacrifices…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The lavish event to mark 80 years since Japan’s defeat at the end of World War Two has been largely shunned by Western leaders, with Putin and Kim – pariahs in the West due to the Ukraine war and Kim’s nuclear ambitions – the guests of honour. Designed to project China’s military might and diplomatic clout, it also comes as U.S. President Donald…

OpenAI has announced it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT as concerns mount over the technology’s impact on young users following a lawsuit linking the chatbot to a teenager’s suicide. In a blog post on Tuesday, the California-based company said the new tools are designed to help families set “healthy guidelines” tailored to a teen’s stage of development. The upcoming changes will allow parents to link their accounts with their children’s, disable chat history and memory features, and apply “age-appropriate model behavior rules.” OpenAI also said parents would be able to receive alerts if their child displayed signs of…

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that American forces carried out a “kinetic” strike on a small boat allegedly smuggling drugs from Venezuela, killing 11 people. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump shared black-and-white aerial footage of the strike, declaring: “The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No US Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!” The incident marks the first known US military attack on alleged drug smugglers since Trump ordered a surge of US…

In Pir Mahal, the embankment at Mai Saforan was deliberately breached to protect Head Sadhnai, creating a flood situation in the area. The embankment was blown up with explosives, raising fears that nearly 30 nearby villages could be submerged. According to SAMAA’s correspondent, the administration took this step to avert a major disaster, while residents of the affected villages have been instructed to move to safer locations immediately.