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A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) delivered Spring Festival greetings to religious leaders and believers across the country on Thursday. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, extended his greetings at a symposium with leaders of national religious groups ahead of the Chinese New Year. Praising the achievements of religious groups in 2024, Wang called for efforts to develop religions in the Chinese context, strengthen the governance of religious affairs, and foster active…

China Media Group (CMG) hosted its special “Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala” event in Nairobi on Wednesday, marking a key moment in global celebrations of the Chinese New Year. Held at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, the event drew over 300 attendees, including officials, diplomats and cultural enthusiasts. Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and president of CMG, delivers a video message to the “Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala” event, Nairobi, Kenya, January 22, 2025. /CMG In a video message, Shen Haixiong, vice minister of the Publicity…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday afternoon inspected a steelmaker in Benxi City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

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…