How Pakistan’s Bitcoin Gambit Signals Shift Away From Dollar Dominance
A new coalition of nations seeking to challenge dollar hegemony has gotten an unlikely ally: Pakistan. At Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, the South Asian country unveiled its national Bitcoin…
Xi urges villagers in Xizang to uphold ethnic solidarity
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged residents of a village in Xizang Autonomous Region to uphold ethnic solidarity and create a happier and better life. Xi, also general secretary of…
World Bank approves $194mn to support education & access to water in Balochistan
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved $194 million for two projects to enhance educational opportunities for children and boost water security in Balochistan. “The GRADES-Balochistan project…
Disaster relief efforts underway in flood-hit southwest China county
Heavy flooding has returned to Rongjiang County in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, prompting local authorities to re-activate the highest-level emergency flood response, effective from 12:30 p.m. Saturday. At 6:30 p.m.,…
Islamabad to have five new padel tennis courts
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has said it has auctioned five sites for establishing padel tennis courts in various areas of the city, expecting to generate Rs7.6 million per month.…