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Preparations for new 10-year agreements for Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have entered their final stages. Representatives of a chartered firm presented a valuation report to the PCB chairman during a meeting. PSL Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer and Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmad Syed attended the meeting. The PCB chairman instructed the chartered firm to meet all franchises. The new franchise agreements will be based on the valuation report. The chartered firm will assign updated values to the franchises. Contracts for six PSL teams will expire in December. From the 11th season, the number of franchises in the league…

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured the necessary numbers to form a government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) without the support of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). According to details surfaced on Sunday that Ministers Faheem Akhtar Rabbani, Muhammad Asim Sharif, Chaudhry Mohammad Akbar and Abdul Majid Khan joined the PPP following a meeting with Faryal Talpur. Other senior ministers, including AJK Education Minister Zafar Iqbal Malik, Chaudhry Yasir Sultan, Sardar Muhammad Hussain, Chaudhry Muhammad Ikhlaq, Chaudhry Arshad Hussain and Chaudhry Rashid, also became members of the PPP. The PPP requires the backing of 27 members to form…

The 2025 World Laureates Forum opened in Shanghai on Saturday, bringing together about 150 scientists, including 25 recipients of prestigious international awards, to engage in extensive discussions on global cutting-edge scientific topics. Themed “Science in Future,” this year’s three-day forum features the participation of four Nobel Prize winners, four Turing Award winners, 16 academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and over 100 outstanding young scientists from both China and abroad. The forum focuses on cutting-edge global scientific topics, exploring major issues, such as fundamental research, technological breakthroughs, integrated innovation, international cooperation, and science…

Profits of China’s major industrial firms increased 3.2 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. Industrial firms with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about $2.8 million) saw their combined profits totaling 5.37 trillion yuan during the nine-month period. In September, profits of major industrial firms recovered remarkably, rising 21.6 percent from the same period last year. Yu Weining, chief statistician at the NBS, said industrial profits have accelerated this year, driven by the steady expansion of high-tech…

Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been permitted to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the “yellow line” demarcating the Israeli military’s pullback in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday. The Egyptian team arrived after permission was granted with an excavator and bulldozers to help search for bodies, as part of efforts by international mediators to make sure the ceasefire holds. The bodies of 13 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, with Hamas chief Khalil al Hayya saying the group has started searching in new areas on Sunday morning. As part of the ceasefire deal,…

The China-European Union (EU) relationship is currently facing both development opportunities and new challenges, requiring both sides to keep the ties on the right track, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Monday. Li made the remarks while meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the leaders’ meetings on East Asian cooperation. He added that China is willing to work with the EU to further implement the consensus reached by both sides.

The Chinese and U.S. delegations reached basic consensuses on arrangements to address respective trade concerns after two days of talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win results, and the two countries gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said after meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Saturday to Sunday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Guided by the important consensuses reached by the two heads of state in their phone conversations since the beginning of this year, the two…

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will suspend food assistance starting next week, leaving more than 40 million Americans without benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown continues into its fourth week. In a notice posted on its website, the USDA said that “the well has run dry,” blaming Democrats in the Senate for the budget deadlock that has crippled federal funding. SNAP, which supports one in every eight Americans, provides essential grocery benefits to millions of low-income families across the country. Earlier this month, the Trump administration declined to use…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The closure ceremony of the Balakot Hydropower Project, a landmark initiative of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was held today to celebrate a major step forward in Pakistan’s renewable energy development. The project, executed by the China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) through its subsidiary Gezhouba Third Engineering Co., Ltd., will produce 300 megawatts (MW) of clean and green energy upon completion. The ceremony was attended by senior representatives from both sides, including Mr. Mao Huigang, Executive General Manager of China Energy Engineering Group EPC Company and General Manager of Gezhouba Third Engineering Co., Ltd., and…

ISLAMABAD : The second crucial round of negotiations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban will be held today in Turkey, where both sides will discuss the establishment of a solid and verifiable monitoring mechanism to counter the threat of terrorism. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andarabi and Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid have confirmed the Istanbul talks. The purpose of the dialogue is to prevent terrorism emanating from Afghan soil against Pakistan and to stop further loss of Pakistani lives. During the meeting, both sides will focus on creating a clear and verifiable monitoring framework to deal with terrorism threats. Pakistan…