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The envoy also commented that Chinese businesswomen would be invited to participate in the fifth Islamabad Expo scheduled in November to explore the market and promote networking. (Photo: File)

China plans investment of USD 1 bn in development projects in...

Yao Jing made announcement while addressing the Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Saturday.

8 Sept 2019 1:38 PM IST

The centre of Beijing was under lockdown early Sunday for a night-time parade rehearsal by the Chinese military which is preparing for October 1 ceremonies to mark Communist Chinas 70th anniversary. (Photo: AFP)

Beijing under lockdown for overnight Army parade rehearsal for China's...

The parade is expected to showcase some of the most advanced weaponry of the Chinese army, in an effort to drum up...

8 Sept 2019 8:40 AM IST

Quoting security sources, Xinhua news agency reported that the Israeli planes fired several missiles at military posts that belong to Hamas militants in the southwest of Gaza City. (Photo: ANI Representational)

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack Jerusalem

The exchange came hours after two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during clashes on the Gaza border.

7 Sept 2019 5:44 PM IST

Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, today, inaugurated the building of Shree Koteshwor Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, built at a cost of NRs 4.5 crore under India-Nepal Development Partnership. (Photo: File | Representational)

India gives Kathmandu a boost in educational infrastructure

The infrastructure has been constructed with India's grant assistance of Nepali Rs 45.10 million.

7 Sept 2019 5:20 PM IST

Visa fees of Chinese nationals working on development projects to be...

According to the policy, visas issued by missions cannot be changed for any reason in Pakistan.

7 Sept 2019 3:42 PM IST

In view of the partys own history where it has shown no distaste for accommodative arrangements with the establishment to counter ethno-nationalists, as recently as five years ago and the history of Pakistans compromised mainstream political parties in general, it would not be misplaced to suggest that ideological commitment to procedural democracy usually runs shallow.

US delegation reaches in Pakistan to discuss Afghan peace process

The figure had swelled to nearly 100,000 at the highest mark in 2011 and dipped to 8,300 in 2017, according to USA...

7 Sept 2019 3:03 PM IST

Earlier in the day, Singh visited the Joint Security Area (JSA), a small neutral camp situated in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. (Photo: ANI)

Rajnath Singh visits 'historic site' where Kim, Moon planted tree for...

The April summit had marked the first time that a North Korean leader had set foot in the South since the end of the...

7 Sept 2019 1:04 PM IST

Protesters surround banners that read: Those charge to the street on today is brave!, center top, and Release all the detainees! during a sit-in rally at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International airport on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong protesters aim to 'stress test' airport

The withdrawal was one of the protesters' key demands and both she and Beijing had previously refused to budge on the...

7 Sept 2019 12:30 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

HK's rights should be protected, says German Chancellor Merkel

Merkel met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after arriving in Beijing on Saturday morning.

7 Sept 2019 12:00 PM IST

Fedor -- short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research -- was Russias first humanoid robot to be sent into space, though similar technology has been sent by Japan and NASA. (Photo: AFP)

Russian robot 'Fedor' leaves international space station

A live translation from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft leaving the ISS.

7 Sept 2019 10:06 AM IST

A five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar will on Tuesday pronounce a verdict on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq (divorce) in the Muslim community. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Make triple talaq a punishable crime in Pakistan: Islamic advisory...

It comes weeks after India made the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence.

6 Sept 2019 5:42 PM IST

Residents of a village in Bali got a shock when they spotted a two-headed snake in their midst -- a rare find in the wild. (Photo: YouTube/ video screengrab)

Rare of its kind, two-headed snake spotted in Indonesia

The reptile was seen slithering in the central part of the Indonesian holiday island last week.

6 Sept 2019 2:53 PM IST