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News Desk/APP Beijing: China on Friday confirmed it is mediating between Pakistan and Afghanistan through its own diplomatic channels and expressed willingness to play a constructive role in easing rising border tensions between the two…

News Desk/Reuters  Tehran: China’s expanding strategic footprint in the Middle East has come into sharper focus as Tehran moves closer to acquiring advanced anti-ship missiles from Beijing, according to multiple officials familiar with…

News Desk  Islamabad/Beijing: Experts and lawmakers have strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, describing them as part of India’s state-sponsored campaign to destabilize Pakistan. Prof. Cheng Xizhong, Senior…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan is stepping up efforts to market its jointly developed JF-17 Thunder fighter jet abroad, with the government confirming talks with multiple countries as global interest grows in more affordable combat…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The United States’ recent military action in Venezuela has triggered one of the most consequential geopolitical crises in the Western Hemisphere in decades, raising urgent questions about sovereignty,…

APP/Reuters Busan: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he had agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese imports to 47% from 57%, following a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Busan.…

AFP/APP HONG KONG: Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalise a deal, averting an escalation in the world’s biggest…

Wania Tahir Islamabad: A recent study by the US Pharmacopeia (USP) has reignited debate over the United States’ growing pharmaceutical vulnerability.  According to the report, nearly 700 American active pharmaceutical ingredients…

AFP/APP Kuala Lumpur: US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday, launching an Asian tour expected to culminate in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is scheduled to meet Xi in South Korea on…

AFP/APP HONG KONG:  Asian markets rallied Friday after the White House confirmed President Donald Trump would meet China's Xi Jinping next week, stoking optimism for a cooling of trade tensions between the economic superpowers. The…