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ISLAMABAD (ID NEWS) : China Media Group (CMG) on Friday released the official theme and logo for its 2025 Spring Festival Gala, marking the start of the Year of the Snake on the Chinese lunar calendar, coming in late January 2025. The Chinese lunar calendar divides time into 60-year-long cycles and represents each year with 10 “Tiangan” characters and 12 “Dizhi” characters. For the Year of Snake, which roughly fits the year 2025, the characters are “乙巳.” The logo for the gala depicts two “巳” characters placed side by side. The left character is upright, while the right one is…

ISLAMABAD (ID NEWS) : From a C919 passenger aircraft to high-speed rail, China’s cutting-edge innovations are on full display at the 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE)! The expo also highlights the country’s progress in green energy and features groundbreaking solar, wind and electric vehicle technologies. The displays reflect the innovation, quality and sustainability driving Chinese manufacturing into the future. /CGTN /CGTN /CGTN /CGTN /CGTN

ISLAMABAD (ID NEWS) : The Taklimakan Desert, known as the “Sea of Death,” has been completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt stretching 3,046 kilometers, according to local authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On Thursday morning, several plant species, including desert poplar, saxaul and red willow, were planted on sandy land in Yutian County on the southern edge of the desert, marking the completion of the final stretch of the green belt, according to the Xinjiang regional forestry and grassland bureau. Desert poplars along the Tarim River on the northern rim of the Taklimakan Desert, northwest China’s…

ISLAMABAD (ID NEWS) : Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged supply and marketing cooperatives to act as bridges for the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government to maintain close ties with farmers, and strive to write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the supply and marketing cooperative cause. President Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction on the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. The federation, founded in 1954, is a…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The majority of the federal cabinet members supported the imposition of the Governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Official sources said that the government decided to take political allies and stakeholders into confidence before making a final decision on the Governor’s Rule. The PPP, ANP and Jamhuri Watan Party would be consulted in this regard, the sources said.

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached out to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to clarify its position on hosting the Champions Trophy 2025, amidst growing concerns over the hybrid model and its implications for future tournaments. According to sources, the PCB has firmly stated that playing a match against India at a neutral venue under the hybrid model is not acceptable. The board has urged the ICC to propose an acceptable playing formula before its upcoming board meeting. The PCB has also made it clear that if the hybrid model is enforced, Pakistan will not…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Inflation-battered citizens may face yet another hike in petrol prices as the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government set to announce new petroleum products rates on Novermber 30. Petrol prices may rise by Rs3.15 per litre, while high-speed diesel (HSD) could see an increase of Rs3.20 per litre. Kerosene oil prices are also expected to surge by Rs4 per litre, sources revealed. The potential adjustments are attributed to fluctuations in global crude oil prices, which have impacted import costs. Decision pending final approval The Ministry of Petroleum is preparing a working paper outlining the proposed price changes,…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a contempt of court petition against the party for holding its protests in the capital in violation of a court order. The court has issued a notice to the PTI and other officials, seeking their responses by next week. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the hearing on a petition filed by a traders’ organization from Sector F-7. The petition claimed that thousands of protesters, primarily from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had entered Islamabad despite a court directive against it. It further…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : A court in India’s Rajasthan has issued a notice in a lawsuit filed by extremist Hindu groups, alleging that a Hindu temple exists beneath the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti shrine at Ajmer and seeking worship rights at the site. The case, filed by Vishnu Gupta, the national president of the Hindu Sena, was heard by Civil Judge Manmohan Chandel on Wednesday. The petition, titled “Bhagwan Shri Sankat Mochak Mahadev Virajman vs. Dargah Committee,” was filed in September and claims that remnants of a Hindu temple are incorporated into the structure of the famous Ajmer Sharif dargah. The…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : After a day of minor increase, the price of gold in Pakistan once again dipped on Thursday, reflecting global market trends. In the local market, the price of 24-karat gold per tola fell by Rs700, settling at Rs275,200, according to data shared by the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA). Similarly, the price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold decreased by Rs600, taking it to Rs235,940. In the international market also, the price of gold fell by $7 on Thursday, reaching $2,640 per ounce with an additional premium of $20. Silver prices in the local…