India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. "By the end of this month, India's population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland ...

RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir reached China on official visit, the military’s media wing said late Monday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the top general reached Beijing on a four-day official visit. “The objective of Army ...

BEIJING – China has offered to facilitate efforts for peace talks between Palestine and Israel in order to prevent the intensifying conflict from escalating. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang extended the offer during separate calls to Palestinian and Israeli counterparts. ...

GILGIT – All-weather friends Pakistan, and China are set to open a key border crossing Khunjerab Pass for trade activities from Monday (April 3) after hiatus of three years. Trade and tourism-related activities remained suspended for two sides and will resume from next week as Islamabad and ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived at the Kremlin on Tuesday for formal talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Ukraine conflict a closely-watched matter on the agenda. Xi entered the Kremlin on a red carpet and was greeted by a military band and a delegation of senior Russian ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and China have agreed to remain engaged for the inclusion of third parties to the $65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to enhance regional connectivity. The Pakistani Foreign Office said this on Sunday after talks between the two sides in Beijing. The two ...

Beijing has voiced serious concerns about $1.5 billion in overdue payments to CPEC independent power plants (IPPs), as well as currency exchange restrictions imposed by the State Bank of Pakistan. In a letter to the Planning Commission on March 13, 2023, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister ...

LAHORE – Talks between the crisis-hit Pakistan and International Monetary Fund will resume virtually on Monday as the two sides eye finalizing a deal to unlock funding critical to keep Pakistan afloat amid economic meltdown. Islamabad and US-based lender could not reach a deal earlier in ...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning asked the international creditors and financial institutions to play a constructive role for Pakistan’s economic and social stability efforts. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the radical financial and monetary policies ...

China has urged the world to play its role in strengthening Pakistan’s economy. Answering a question regarding Pakistan during a press conference in Beijing, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that both Pakistan and China were strategic partners and ‘iron ...