Digitalisation: all govt payments will go via Raast by FY26, says SBP
KARACHI: In a major step towards making big payments through digital channels, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday it had chalked out plans to move all the…
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Essential workers remain on duty during China’s National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
Staff members of a power company patrol along a 750-kilovolt (kV) power transmission line in Hejing County of Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct.…
Fireworks illuminate sky during int’l fireworks display contest in Macao
Fireworks illuminate the sky during an international fireworks display contest in Macao, south China, Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua) Fireworks illuminate the sky during an international fireworks…
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Pakistan: OGDCL announces major hydrocarbon discovery in Sindh
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the largest exploration and production (E&P) company in Pakistan, has announced a significant gas and condensate discovery at its Bitrism East-1 well, located…
Xi congratulates Tianjin University on 130th founding anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to Tianjin University, celebrating its 130th founding anniversary. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and…
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Reviving the Spirit of Pakistan–America Friendship 重振巴美友谊精神
（下边有中文翻译请继续看到底。 谢谢。） The recent meeting of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir with U.S. President Donald Trump marks an important turning point in Pakistan–America…