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The New Gwadar International Airport, a Rs 55 billion project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will commence operations on January 1, 2025. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate inaugural flights from Karachi and Islamabad, using an ATR and an Airbus 320, respectively, both receiving a traditional water salute. Federal Defense and Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif is expected to inaugurate the first flight. Built to international standards, the airport can accommodate large aircraft like the Airbus 380 and is now fully equipped to handle domestic and international flights.

Collaboration with China under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is essential for advancing Pakistan’s veterinary sector, including vaccine development, technology transfer, and quality control, emphasized Ms. Afifa Shajia, Education Attaché at Pakistan’s Embassy in China, during an advanced workshop on veterinary drug and vaccine technology transfer for BRI countries in Beijing. Organized by China Agricultural University and the China Veterinary Medicine Association, the workshop aims to enhance regulatory alignment, explore livestock industry needs, and promote technology exchange among 80 participants from multiple BRI countries. Key discussions included disease control, market trends, and building a sustainable veterinary network, with visits…

A high-level Pakistani capital market delegation, led by SECP Chairman Akif Saeed and PSX Chairperson Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, visited China to strengthen ties with leading Chinese financial institutions. During the visit, PSX CEO Farrukh H. Sabzwari signed MoUs with the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and the China Financial Futures Exchange, marking a significant milestone in fostering bilateral collaboration. The agreements aim to enhance capacity building, promote joint financial products like ETFs, and deepen market integration, building on the foundation laid in 2016 with the divestment of 40% PSX shares to a Chinese consortium. These initiatives are set to bolster…

Azerbaijani Airlines flight-8432 enroute Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, the Kazakh Emergency Ministry said. In a statement, AZAL informed that the Embraer 190 aircraft, operating the Baku-Grozny flight, made an emergency landing 3 kilometers from the city of Aktau. According to preliminary information, the cause of the crash was a collision of the aircraft with a flock of birds, the statement said. The aircraft caught fire following the crash, and emergency responders are working to extinguish it, the ministry said in a statement, adding that preliminary reports indicated there are survivors. “Fifty-two personnel…

The third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) has been suggested to start on March 4, 2025, in Beijing. The suggestion was made at a recent Chairperson’s Council meeting of the 14th CPPCC National Committee. The meeting also decided the 10th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee to be convened on March 1 and 2, 2025, to prepare for the annual session of the CPPCC National Committee.

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday urged the Philippines to pull out the U.S. Typhon missile system promptly as it has publicly pledged, and stop going further down the wrong path. The remarks came after Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro issued a statement on Tuesday, claiming that “the deployment of the U.S. mid-range missile system to the Philippines in the context of joint exercises is completely legitimate, legal and beyond reproach.” He also claimed that the Communist Party of China (CPC) criticizes “the modest capability development of the Philippines” while “building up its nuclear arsenal and ballistic missile…

As 2024 comes to an end, it is important to remember and celebrate how the women of Pakistan raised the flag and name of the country — both nationally and internationally. From science to showbiz, Pakistani women shone brightly and expressed themselves to the fullest, despite facing various hurdles and barriers in a patriarchal society. They were honoured with accolades and recognised for their accomplishments and services, inspiring thousands of girls across the globe to achieve even more. Here are a few Pakistani women who raised the bar high with exceptional performance in various fields this year: First Pakistani to…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth’s closest star. “No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory,” Nick Pinkine, mission operations manager at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, said in a NASA blog. Parker was on course to fly 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the sun’s surface at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT). With the spacecraft out of contact, it will…

China strongly urges the United States to abandon its Cold War mentality and ideological bias, and to refrain from implementing the negative content related to China in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, a spokesperson from China’s top legislature said on Wednesday. Noting that both houses of the U.S. Congress passed the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2025 and President Joe Biden signed it into law, Xu Dong, spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), expressed China’s strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the negative content targeting China. He criticized the…

The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) will open its third annual session in Beijing on March 5, 2025, according to a decision made by the NPC Standing Committee on Wednesday. The decision was adopted at the end of an NPC Standing Committee session held from Saturday to Wednesday. The suggested agenda of the annual session includes reviewing the government work report, and examining the report on the implementation of the annual plan on national economic and social development for 2024 and the draft plan on national economic and social development for 2025. The annual session is expected to examine the…