Calls for de-escalation in the Middle East as PM Shehbaz speaks to several world leaders
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday discussed the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East in phone calls with leaders from several countries, with all calling for de-escalation in the region.…
Sleepless no more? China scales up sleep care nationwide
Just a few years ago, only a handful of patients would walk into the sleep clinic at Huimin County People’s Hospital in Binzhou, east China’s Shandong Province. Today, that number…
Pakistan: Reserves climb to $21.7b
Gold crashes from Rs24,300 to Rs499,462 per tola amid global sell-off The central bank said in its latest weekly update on Thursday that the country’s foreign exchange reserves, held by…
US envoys meet Hamas in Cairo to salvage fragile Gaza truce
Washington engages with the Palestinian group as the regional war strains post-war plans and the battered October ‘ceasefire’ that Israel continues to violate. In a devastated enclave where more than…
Government of Pakistan to review tax relief for hybrid EVs
Industry players point to proposals to increase sales tax on HEVs and PHEVs from 8.5% to 18% An expert said that hybrid vehicles would help Pakistan in reducing oil import…
China urges Japan not to go further down wrong path: spokesperson
China calls on the Japanese side to reflect on and correct its mistakes, change its course, and refrain from going further down the wrong path, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson…