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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled on Tuesday the official logo of the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), commemorating a decade of the league’s success. The upcoming edition, set to take place from 8 April to 19 May 2025, marked a significant milestone in PSL history. The newly revealed logo paid a bold tribute to the league’s extraordinary journey over the past ten years. One of the prominent features of the logo was the depiction of six bold and interconnected lines, representing the six franchises that had contributed to PSL’s legacy. Commenting on the occasion, PSL Chief…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the Overseas Pakistanis Global Foundation ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, expressed deep gratitude towards overseas Pakistanis for their invaluable contributions to the nation’s growth and global reputation. “I am grateful to the overseas Pakistanis present at this ceremony,” the PM said, adding that their efforts are bringing pride to Pakistan on the international stage. He acknowledged that remittances from overseas Pakistanis have surged by 30%, significantly benefiting the national treasury and stabilizing the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Highlighting the government’s commitment, Shehbaz Sharif stated, “The government and the nation salute the overseas Pakistanis.” He…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had been ruled out of the upcoming One Day International (ODI) series against England, scheduled ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Bumrah’s absence created a void in India’s bowling attack, leading to the inclusion of Varun Chakravarthy in the national squad. The right-arm spinner joined the team in Nagpur and was set to bolster India’s bowling strength in the three-match series commencing on 6 February. Chakravarthy, who delivered a remarkable performance in the recent T20 series by claiming 14 wickets, received the selectors’ nod…

President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in Beijing for a five-day official visit from February 4 to 8. He was received by Chinese Finance Minister Lan Fo’an, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong. During the visit, he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to strengthen bilateral economic and trade ties. Zardari will also attend the opening ceremony of the ninth Asian Winter Games in Harbin.

ISLAMABAD (Xinhua) : Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a cornerstone for regional connectivity and the economic development of his country, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. During his visit to the provincial capital city Quetta of the country’s southwest Balochistan province, the prime minister said that the “work on the completion of CPEC is progressing rapidly,” adding that the initiative is playing a pivotal role in shaping Pakistan’s future. Sharif noted that flight operations have commenced at the China-aided New Gwadar International Airport, marking a step forward in…

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, starting his state visit to China from February 4 to 7.

While assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for February, China will work on the priorities of reaffirming member states’ commitment to multilateralism and enhancing global governance, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the UN, said Monday. As the world enters a very turbulent period and the number of conflicts worldwide hits a new high since the Cold War, there is an increasing call in the international community, among the Global South in particular, for reforming and improving the global governance system, he said. “At the Security Council, solidarity and cooperation are replaced by division and…

China’s film industry set a new record during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, as the box office for the period from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 reached a staggering 9.51 billion yuan (1.33 billion U.S. dollars), the China Film Administration announced Wednesday. The number of moviegoers also soared, with 187 million people attending theaters during the holiday, marking both a box office and attendance milestone.

Hemanth Mandapati, CEO of German startup Novo AI, was an early adopter of DeepSeek chatbots, switching to the Chinese AI model from OpenAI’s ChatGPT two weeks ago. “If you have built your application using OpenAI, you can easily migrate to the other ones … it took us minutes to switch,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the GoWest conference for venture capitalists in Gothenburg, Sweden. DeepSeek’s emergence is reshaping the AI landscape, offering companies access to the technology at a fraction of the cost, according to interviews with more than a dozen startup executives and investors. It…

China is increasingly less dependent on trade with the U.S., which will lessen the shock of an additional 10-percent U.S. tariff on Chinese exports, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think tank. China has ramped up trade with other partners, with the U.S. dropping to third place with $688 billion in 2024, following the ASEAN with $982 billion and the EU with $786 billion. The country’s exports to the U.S. account for only 15 percent of its total exports. China has also steadily reduced the importance of trade to its economy as the country has expanded domestic…