China passes healthcare security law, appoints civil affairs minister, ratifies extradition treaty with Hungary
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the closing meeting of the 24th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall…
Pakistan: An olive branch to the import bill
Pakistan’s decision to launch a National Olive Value Chain Policy is exactly the kind of practical intervention the economy has needed for years. The country spends around $4 billion annually…
Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting on Gyirong County mudslide rescue efforts
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday chaired a Party leadership meeting to deliberate and make arrangements for rescue and relief efforts…
Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses ‘surrender’
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem again rejects a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and says his Iran-backed terror group refuses to “surrender” nearly six months after war erupted with Israel.…
Full text of Xi’s signed article in Kyrgyz media
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday published a signed article titled “Jointly Opening up New Prospects for the High-Quality Development of China-Kyrgyzstan Relations” in Slovo Kyrgyzstana and the Kabar National…
MoC has no plan to deal with expected new restrictions on Iran
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has reportedly not prepared any concrete plan to deal with the expected fallout of fresh US restrictions on Iran, despite the potential impact on Pakistan’s…