Pakistan mobile banking users jump to 137 million as cashless push gathers pace
A Pakistani vendor counts currency notes at his roadside stall in Islamabad, Pakistan, on December 15, 2011. (AFP/File) The number of mobile banking app users in Pakistan has risen by…
Xinhua: U.S.-Iran MoU on brink as renewed fighting risks wider conflict
Renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran have put their recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) under severe strain, heightening concerns that further escalation could plunge the Middle…
Pakistan joins new global AI cooperation body, deepens technology ties with China
Representatives of the 31 founding member states pose for a group picture after signing the agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation in Shanghai, China, on July 16, 2026.…
Chips, tokens, kilowatts — Decoding China’s economic vitality, resilience in H1
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions and trade frictions weighing on the global economy, China has delivered solid growth in the first half (H1)…
Pakistan: OGDCL to begin large-scale shale gas drilling in Sindh
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has decided to begin large-scale drilling operations following the discovery of significant shale gas reserves in Sindh, the company’s managing director said.…
Xi urges scientific search and rescue efforts after the Chongqing mountain collapse
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged efforts to carry out search and rescue operations in a scientific manner after a mountain collapse struck a county in southwest China’s Chongqing…