2020 worst year for journalists world-over, record number jailed: CPJ
WASHINGTON: A record number of journalists were behind bars this year, a US-based watchdog said, accusing governments worldwide of suppressing the media and fuelling...
President Xi sets proposals for future global climate governance: Spokesperson
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech at the Climate Ambition Summit in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement and made...
China-led CA5 countries declare support to Afghan peace process: Spokesperson
BEIJING: Participants of virtual China-Afghanistan-Central Asian Countries (CA5) Vice Foreign Ministers' Meeting called on the international community to support the Afghan peace and reconciliation...
Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” start at Operational Air Base
ISLAMABAD: Pak-China Joint Air Exercise “Shaheen-IX” has started at an Operational Air Base of Pakistan Air Force today Wednesday.
The contingent of People’s Liberation Army...
Pakistan will have clean energy 65%, 30% electric vehicles by 2030
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is boosting hydropower generation capacity and hopes to bring the share of clean energy in its electricity mix to 65 per...
Britain gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
LONDON: The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the Britain in super-cold containers on...
China completes its first-ever docking in lunar orbit
BEIJING: A Chinese probe carrying samples from the lunar surface successfully docked Sunday with a spacecraft orbiting the moon, in another space first for...
China acknowledges major progress in CPEC infrastructure, energy projects
BEIJING: China has acknowledged a major progress, especially in the infrastructure and energy projects, being completed under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.
“CPEC is an...
Britain to begin coronavirus vaccinations within days
LONDON: The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve a mass roll-out of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and expects...
New York City to reopen primary schools despite virus surge
NEW YORK: New York City will reopen elementary schools on December 7 and offer in-person classes for special-needs students of all ages despite a...
