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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump. The two leaders, who share a long personal relationship, discussed bilateral ties, defense cooperation, trade, and pressing global conflicts including Gaza, Syria, and Ukraine. Warm welcome and personal praise President Trump personally welcomed President Erdogan upon his arrival at the White House. Speaking to the media, Trump described Erdogan as his “best friend” and a “very respected leader” not only in Turkiye but across Europe and the world. Seated in the Oval Office, Trump emphasized their strong personal bond,…

International Monetary Fund (IMF), presenting detailed data on tax collection, fiscal performance, and revenue shortfalls. The IMF expressed concern over Pakistan’s inability to meet the tax collection target set for the last fiscal year. Tax collection shortfall During the briefing, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) disclosed that it collected Rs11.74 trillion against the annual target of Rs12.97 trillion. Officials cited multiple reasons for the shortfall, including declining inflation, sluggish economic activity, devastating floods, and delays in court decisions on tax cases. More than Rs250 billion worth of tax cases remain pending in courts, further affecting revenue flows. The quarterly…

DI KHAN: Twelve members of a nomad family were killed and three others injured in a tragic road accident on Dana Sar Road of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said on Friday. According to police, the accident occurred at Dana Sar when a mini-truck carrying the family from Khanuzai, Balochistan, plunged into a deep ravine after its brakes reportedly failed. The ill-fated family was travelling to DI Khan to settle for the winter when the incident took place. Police confirmed that the deceased included women, children, and three men. The three injured were given first aid at the scene…

A powerful earthquake shook parts of Pakistan on Friday morning, sending waves of panic across Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Swat, and several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to seismologists, the earthquake measured 5.5 in magnitude with its epicentre in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region. Earthquake details The Meteorological Department confirmed that the earthquake struck at a depth of 195 kilometres. The tremors were widely felt in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as well as in northern and western regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Tremors felt in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Strong jolts were reported in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Residents of Peshawar,…

Themed “Design Boosts Flourishing,” the 2025 World Design Cities Conference opened on Thursday in east China’s Shanghai. Jointly hosted by the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and UNESCO, the event aims to establish a global platform for design innovation and cooperation, while exploring design-driven new quality productive forces. In his address at the opening ceremony, Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai, reflected on Shanghai’s achievements since becoming a member of UNESCO’s “Creative Cities Network” in 2010. He highlighted that over the past 15 years, “Shanghai Design” has contributed wisdom and strength through creativity, innovation and originality, supporting the city’s development. He emphasized…

China has maintained a generally stable employment situation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with continuous improvements in employment structure and quality, Wang Xiaoping, minister of human resources and social security, said at a press conference on Friday. As of the end of August, a total of 59.21 million new urban jobs had been created since the beginning of the period, surpassing the target of 55 million. Facing evolving domestic and international conditions, China has introduced a series of policies to stabilize employment. More than 470 billion yuan (about $66 billion) in employment subsidies have been distributed, along with…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that, looking to the future, China and the United States need to find the right way to coexist. He called for increased efforts to strengthen China-U.S. ties and expand cooperation. Li made the remarks while meeting with friendly organizations in the United States, including representatives from the U.S.-China Business Council, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as scholars and business leaders, on the sidelines of the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Li said…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : President Asif Ali Zardari attended a dinner hosted in his honour Friday evening by Vice Governor of Xinjiang and Communist Party Secretary of Kashgar Nie Zhuang. In his remarks, President Zardari expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality and said he was deeply impressed by the remarkable progress he had witnessed across various Chinese cities. “I feel energetic after meeting the Chinese people, as their warmth leaves a positive impact on me and gives me positive energy,” the President said. He also complimented President Xi Jinping for his visionary leadership in transforming China into a major economic…

ISLAMABAD (PEN) : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaking on the sidelines of the 80th Annual Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening ties with Bangladesh and addressing global climate challenges. Meeting with Bangladesh’s chief adviser After meeting Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the talks as “very good,” emphasizing that bilateral relations between the two countries are improving day by day. He assured that Pakistan will take its friendly relations with Bangladesh “much further” by promoting diplomatic cooperation and boosting bilateral trade. Dr. Yunus, according to…

China held a grand gathering on Thursday in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the autonomous region’s founding. The regional gross domestic product (GDP) hit over 2 trillion yuan (around $281.4 billion) in 2024, 203 times that of 1955, reaching an average annual growth rate of 8 percent. Transportation has been largely improved in the region. The mileage of railways totaled 9,234 kilometers in 2025. The highway network has also grown, from 8,820 km in 1955 to 231,900 km in 2024. The total population of Xinjiang reached 25.85 million by 2020,…