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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan gives substantially lower sea freight costs and an economical route to key global markets, according to the CPEC Authority. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as a part of the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI), is pushing to connect China with Africa and Asia. In this context, six areas …

The Israeli occupation army prevented the evening call to prayer (Adhan) from being raised yesterday in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. Palestinian sources quoted Islamic Endowments Department in Al-Quds, saying the occupation army cut off the external speakers of Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent the prayer.       Miftah blames PTI’s …

Sharif expresses gratitude for generous hospitality accorded by Saudi government during recent visit to Kingdom May 04, 2022 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) and Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made a telephone call to Saudi Crown …

Pyongyang has conducted 14 weapons tests since January, including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full-range for the first time since 2017 SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul said, a week after Kim Jong Un vowed to boost Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal and just days before the South …

Beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Tuesday to return to top flight after two seasons in Championship AFP May 04, 2022 LONDON: Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Tuesday to earn automatic promotion to the Premier League after two seasons in the second-tier Championship. Substitute Kieffer Moore scored the only goal …

ISLAMABAD, May 4 : Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Maulana Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Wednesday said nobody would be allowed to misuse of blasphemy law in the country. Reacting on former Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari’s letter about misuse of blasphemy law, written …

UN chief voices disquiet over communal clashes in Jodhpur on Eid day UNITED NATIONS, May 04 ): A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed disquiet over the Hindu-Muslim clashes in Indian city of Jodhpur that coincided with Eid-ul-Fitre. “I think the basic point is our hope that the …

UNITED NATIONS, May 04 : Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China, has called on the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) to fight the proliferating ‘fake news’ and disinformation on social media platforms, and pay greater attention to the promotion of sustained …

Zhengzhou to enforce strict COVID curbs in coming week Reuters May 04, 2022 BEIJING: The Chinese capital Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday in its campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the fate of Shanghai where millions of residents have been under …

Traffic department official says they were verbally instructed to stop issuing licenses to women drivers AFP May 04, 2022 Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing licenses to women, professionals from the sector told AFP. While Afghanistan is a deeply conservative, patriarchal country, …