China’s stimulus plans also failed to inspire investor confidence while markets continued to watch for potential Israeli attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure. PHOTO: REUTERS SINGAPORE: Chinese independent refiners have bought Iranian oil at premiums to Brent for the first time in years, after benchmark prices fell and amid expectations that India might purchase more cargoes…
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026. REUTERS BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping met Taiwan’s opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, telling the visiting delegation he had “full confidence” that Taiwanese and…
. Palestinians gather near the Dome of the Rock on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 14, 2023. REUTERS JERUSALEM: Thousands of Palestinian worshippers gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque for the first Friday prayers after a closure that…
view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. Photo:REUTERS BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes across the country over the past 48 hours has risen to 357, up from a previous count of 303, while it says 1,223 more…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on Friday. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced a reduction of Rs135 per litre in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) and a Rs12 per litre cut in petrol from Saturday (today), passing on relief to consumers after a decline in international fuel prices. In…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on Friday. Photo: PMO ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Friday assured Pakistan of providing full financial support to deal with the issues stemming from the Middle East conflict, extending its helping hand at a time when Islamabad is making nearly $5 billion debt repayments and trying to keep external…
Iranian delegation led by Speaker Ghalibaf touches down in Islamabad US VP Vance en route Federal capital abu Pakistan’s leaders welcome the Iranian delegation for talks with the United States in Islamabad on Friday night. — SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: As senior figures from the United States and Iran are set to hold historic…
The Attorney office issued a press release on March 13, showing that all eleven Indian nationals have been charged with at least one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Many of them residing unlawfully in Massachusetts. PHOTO: PEXELS A US jury has indicted 10 Indian nationals in connection with a conspiracy to carry out…
. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon briefing the media on the provincial cabinet’s decisions. 10 March. Photo: Screengrab (YOUTUBE) KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution represents the collective wisdom of the nation, its democratic struggle, and the unity of the federation. He said Constitution Day serves as…
The High Court held that matters relating to CNICs fall outside the jurisdiction of civil courts LAHORE: In a ruling on a petition filed by citizen Ali Ansari, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared that civil courts do not have the authority to order the blocking or cancellation of a citizen’s Computerised National Identity…