ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, Pakistan’s new Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), a hybrid civil-military forum, has in principle approved 28 projects worth billions of dollars that would be offered to Gulf countries for investment, including the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam and mining operations at Reko Diq in theContinue Reading

He Lifeng, the vice premier of China, will touch down in Pakistan today to begin a three-day visit to mark the CPEC’s 10th anniversary. The Chinese vice premier will be visit Pakistan from July 30 (today) to August 1 (Tuesday), the Foreign Office (FO) stated on Saturday, to serve asContinue Reading

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Following “positive” interaction with the company on addressing harmful information on the social media platform, Malaysia may decide against moving through with a plan to sue Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O), according to communications minister Fahmi Fadzil in an interview on Friday. As a result ofContinue Reading

COLOMBO (Web Desk) – Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, garnered admiration when he gave a young fan his official jersey at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. With a convincing innings victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday, Team Green completed a 2-0 series victory and gained significant groundContinue Reading

Former top officer Neeraj Kumar has expressed alarm over the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving additional money to an organisation he feels is squandering finances. According to Neeraj Kumar, a considerable proportion of corruption investigations performed by the ICC’s anti-corruption branch are related to India. However, during his term asContinue Reading

The opening of a cross-border market marked a significant development in Pakistan’s relations with neighbouring Iran, although the United States chose not to remark on the bilateral relationships between the two nations. In an effort to increase bilateral commerce, Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif metContinue Reading

LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Michelle Yeoh, a Malaysian actress who plays a Chinese American laundrette owner coping with family strife in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” won the Academy Award for best lead actress on Sunday. She is the first Asian woman to win in this category. Yeoh, 60, was seenContinue Reading