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China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) held a press conference on Thursday on actively encouraging the flow of medium- and long-term funds into the capital market and promoting its high-quality development. China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Chairman Wu Qing outlined plans to gradually expand corporate pension coverage, encouraging employers that meet specific criteria to explore allowing individuals to make their own investment choices within corporate pension schemes.  To diversify investment strategies, the CSRC supports corporate pension fund managers in adopting differentiated approaches. Wu further emphasized the importance of enhancing public fund management, setting a target of at least 10 percent annual…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Wednesday that the people can always count on the Party and the government in their most difficult times. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while braving the cold to visit the people affected by the summer 2024 floods in Zhujiagou Village in Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. He also inspected the progress of post-disaster reconstruction in the village. The Chinese leader made the trip to the village ahead of the Spring Festival, the most important festival for…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has called off negotiations with the government due to its failure to establish a judicial commission within the seven-day period, according to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. Speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, Barrister Gohar said that the party’s legal team, including himself, met Khan earlier in the day, who has been behind bars for more than a year. During the meeting, Khan expressed his frustration over the delay, saying that the government’s failure to act for formation of judicial commission leaves no reason to continue the talks. “The founder…

Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan rejected allegations that Pakistan was providing shelter to ISIS during a weekly news briefing. He emphasized that Pakistan’s stance on its “One China” policy remains clear and unchanged, adding that the country is eager to join the BRICS group. Khan also reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to supporting peace in Syria, stating that Pakistan’s position on the matter is transparent and that the country is closely monitoring the situation. Regarding the representation of Pakistan at President Trump’s inauguration, Khan clarified that Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S. had represented the country, as has been the practice in…

Supreme Court puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah questioned the judicial assistant, asking whether a bench could be formed by the executive rather than the judiciary, suggesting that the judicial order had been overlooked by the Judges’ Committee. Senior most judge of the apex court made these remarks in contempt of court case in the jurisdiction of regular benches that were transferred to the constitutional bench. Hamid Khan responded that this was unprecedented, emphasizing that judicial power is vested in the entire Supreme Court and administrative orders cannot alter judicial rulings. Justice Aqeel Abbasi remarked that there appeared to be…

BEIJING: China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. “The Chinese side urgently lodged solemn representations with the Afghan side, demanding that (they) thoroughly investigate and punish the perpetrators,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. “China is deeply shocked by the attack, strongly condemns it and expresses condolences to the victims,” Mao said.

After days of selling pressure, bullish momentum returned to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 gaining nearly 700 points during intra-day trading on Thursday. At 1:05pm, the benchmark index was hovering at 114,123.54, an increase of 680.11 points or 0.6%. Buying was observed in key sectors including automobile assemblers, commercial banks, cement, fertilizer, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and power generation. Index-heavy stocks including OGDC, HUBCO, PSO, SNGPL, SSGC, PPL, POL, MCB, NBP and UBL traded in the green. This recovery follows a sharp decline on Wednesday when the KSE-100 Index settled lower by nearly 1,600 points at…

In the Toshakhana 2 case, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were unable to obtain immediate relief from the Islamabad High Court (IHC). IHC Justice Raja Inam Amin Munhas heard the pleas for acquittal filed by both Imran Khan and his wife and issued notices to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on the acquittal requests, seeking a response by January 28. At the beginning of the hearing, the defense counsel for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi requested that the case be transferred to another bench. Lawyer Salman Safdar pointed out that Justice Mian Gul Hassan…

The national selection committee has finalized Pakistan’s squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. The squad will also represent Pakistan in the upcoming Tri-Nation Series. Pakistan will play their first match of the Champions Trophy against New Zealand on February 19 in Karachi. The squad list has been sent to PCB Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, for approval, and the final announcement is expected within a couple of days. The finalized squad includes Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Khushdil Shah, Kamran Ghulam, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Maqeem, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah. There is also a possibility…

The total number of registered voters in Pakistan has surpassed 132.6 million, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The official figure now stands at 132,668,515 voters, with a notable gender distribution. https://www.samaa.tv/images/whatsapp-image-2025-01-23-at-10-30-18-am-1.jpeg Out of the total, the number of male voters is 71,275,222, while female voters account for 61,393,293. The province-wise breakdown of registered voters is as follows: Islamabad: 1,170,844 voters Balochistan: 5,437,699 voters Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 22,589,371 voters Punjab: 75,545,995 voters Sindh: 27,824,070 voters Province-wise registered voters Data Visualization