Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Islamabad as stage set for SCO summit – Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a four-day bilateral visit, during which he will also attend the much-anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. His visit comes as Pakistan prepares to host the 23rd SCO meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) on October 15 and 16 amid stringent […]
Chinese premier arrives in Islamabad as stage set for SCO summit – Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a four-day bilateral visit, during which he will also attend the much-anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. His visit comes as Pakistan prepares to host the 23rd SCO meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) on October 15 and 16 amid stringent […]
Chinese premier to arrive in Islamabad today as stage set for SCO summit – Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Islamabad on Monday on a four-day bilateral visit, during which he will also attend the much-anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. His visit comes as Pakistan prepares to host the 23rd SCO meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) on October 15 and […]
Foolproof security for SCO summit – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have made foolproof security arrangements for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2024 summit. According to details, the SCO summit is being held in Islamabad. In this regard, Islamabad police have issued a comprehensive and integrated security plan to ensure foolproof security for the summit. According to a statement, IGP Islamabad, Syed Ali […]
China military encircles Taiwan in ‘warning’ drills – World
China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday’s drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the […]
Crackdown on PTI workers across Punjab – Pakistan
TOBA TEK SINGH: As tensions escalate in Punjab ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI’s) planned protest at D Chowk in Islamabad on Oct 15, law enforcement agencies have intensified raids on party activists across multiple cities. This crackdown comes amid a backdrop of arrests and unrest, raising concerns about political freedoms. In Toba Tek Singh, […]
UNEP places Lakhodair landfill emissions project on top priority – Pakistan
LAHORE: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has placed the Lahore landfill site’s methane-to-natural gas & reducing carbon emission project on its top priority. A detailed feasibility of the project titled “Valorization of Lakhodair Landfill Emissions into Valuable Carbon Credits” would be launched soon, says Chief Executive Officer of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) […]
Leaders, workers picked up in crackdown on Sindh nationalists – Pakistan
HYDERABAD: A crackdown on leaders and workers of various nationalist parties and groups triggered protest demonstrations in many districts of Sindh on Sunday. According to Jeay Sindh Mahaz-Riaz (JSM-R) and Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), their leaders, Riaz Chandio and Dr Niaz Kalani, respectively, were taken away and kept at some undisclosed places while scores […]
Fuel price cuts fail to give much-needed relief to hard-pressed Karachiites – Pakistan
KARACHI: As the government is trumpeting a “decline in inflation”, Ghulam Abbas, working in a milk shop, like many other citizens, does not appear upbeat about economic conditions saying that the government’s “official figures of sliding food inflation” are a far cry from market realities. Even a price reduction of Rs37 per litre in diesel […]
Police claim recovering nine of a family after ‘encounter’ in Naparkot – Pakistan
SUKKUR: Shikarpur police on Saturday claimed to have recovered nine members of a family, who were kidnapped three weeks ago, after an encounter with dacoits in the riverine area of Naparkot. Shikarpur SSP Shahzeb Chachar told media persons that police got the entire family including Mujeeb, Fahim, Anbreen, Ghazala Siyal and five children freed unharmed […]