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Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal  said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Phase-II would focus on innovation, industrial development, and people-to-people connectivity. Growth corridors, innovation corridors, livelihood corridors, and regional development initiatives would form part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Phase-II, he said. The Minister said this while addressing annual award ceremony for outstanding Pakistani and Chinese staff working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects here in ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives auditorium. Addressing the ceremony, the minister paid rich tribute to Pakistani and Chinese professionals, particularly engineers, terming them…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces would end operations in Iran “very soon,” evoking a timeline of two to three weeks as his administration pursues talks with Iranian authorities while continuing its aerial campaign. Asked during a White House event about the impact of high fuel prices since the start of the war on February 28, Trump said that “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon, and they’ll become tumbling down.” “We’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer, to do…

Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Tuesday as its capital was hit by fresh explosions, after US President Donald Trump threatened the country’s key oil export hub, power stations and desalination plants. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump’s partner in attacking Iran, said more than half of his military aims had been achieved, but both leaders refused to put a timeline on an operation that has ignited a month-long regional war and jolted global markets. As sirens rang out in Jerusalem, Israel’s military said it had responded to fresh Iranian missiles, while local Iranian media reported new explosions…

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut’s main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country’s military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended. This was not the first Israeli declaration signalling an intention to occupy parts of the south, but it was the clearest since the Middle East war spread to Lebanon on March 2. It prompted a denunciation from Lebanese Defence Minister Michel Menassa, who said the plans…

A team of researchers has proposed that a large area in central China be recognized as a new global biodiversity hotspot. This designation would serve to highlight its extraordinary plant life and urgent conservation needs. The study, led by researchers from the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) in collaboration with scientists from Australia and Britain, was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution on Tuesday. Global biodiversity hotspots are traditionally defined by two strict criteria: they must contain at least 1,500 species of vascular plants that are found nowhere else and they must have…

China and Pakistan put forward five proposals on restoring peace and stability in the Gulf region and the Middle East during talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Dar reviewed the situation in the Gulf and the Middle East region during their talks. The two sides put forward the following: I. Immediate cessation of hostilities. China and Pakistan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to…

All the educational institutions across Punjab Punjab reopened today (Wednesday) after the conclusion of holidays observed from March 10 to 31, in line with government directives on austerity and fuel conservation measures. According to sources, the educational institutions will observe physical classes five days a week. Schools across Punjab will now open at 8:45 a.m. and close at 1:30 p.m. Earlier on Monday, Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat in a statement said that that all schools, colleges and universities will resume regular academic activities from Wednesday. He also said that the “hybrid system” would not work, adding…

An Iranian drone ​attack struck fuel tanks ‌at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, sparking a ​massive fire but causing ​no casualties, Kuwait’s state ⁠news agency KUNA ​said. The latest of several attacks ​on the airport and fuel storage there came as ​the US-Israeli war ​on Iran broadens with Tehran’s strikes ‌on ⁠Israel and Gulf Arab states that host US military installations. Wednesday’s attack ​caused ​significant ⁠damage to airport fuel tanks belonging ​to the Kuwait ​Aviation ⁠Fuelling Company, the agency cited a spokesperson for ⁠the ​civil aviation ​authority as saying.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday. During the conversation, Hakan Fidan expressed appreciation for hospitality extended during his recent visit to Pakistan for the meeting of the four Foreign Ministers in Islamabad. Both reaffirmed the strength of Pakistan-Türkiye bilateral relations and agreed to remain in close contact.

Pakistan and China on Tuesday unveiled a five-point initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and Middle East, as tensions escalate amid the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign in Iran. The initiative was announced following a bilateral meeting in Beijing between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China and member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. The discussions focused on regional developments and measures to prevent further escalation in the Gulf and Middle East. According to an official statement from Pakistan’s…