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Pak-China to cooperate more in e-commerce and digital trade: Zhao Lijian

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Tuesday welcomed the launching of the Pakistan Pavilion on JD.com, one of the most popular and influential e-Commerce platforms in the Chinese online market. He said that China was ready to work with Pakistan to strengthen cooperation in cross border e-commerce and digital trade.

Who rejected Chak De India to not upset fans in Pakistan

Bollywood actor Salman Khan had rejected the blockbuster film Chak De India to not upset his fans in Pakistan. Khan shared two reasons for not signing up for the film at that time. The film was offered to Shah Rukh Khan in 2007 and it turned out to be a huge blockbuster.

US, Russia to hold talks before Putin launches attack on Ukraine

Putin claims eastern Ukraine's some areas "never thought of itself as anything other than part of Russia." This is how he plans to occupy Ukraine.

Govt to take legal action against Shehbaz Sharif for Nawaz’s return

It appears as if the government has had enough. Sources say if Nawaz Sharif does not return soon, the government will request legal action against Shehbaz Sharif. To clarify, Shehbaz Sharif submitted an affidavit to LHC, assuring that Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan after his full recovery.

Google’s CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit

A California federal judge has ruled, Plaintiffs who accused Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours. In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in "private" mode.

Erdogan fourth most corrupt person of 2021: OCCRP

According to OCCRP, Erdogan has overseen a corrupt government that has laundered funds for Iranian oil using state-owned banks. Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, who last served as the Finance Minister of Turkey, also came under worldwide criticism for mastering financial corruption. 

China slams US after space station almost crashes with Musk’s satellites

Tiangong, China's new space station, had to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with one Starlink satellite in July and with another in October, according to a note submitted by Beijing to the United Nations space agency this month.

India bans foreign funding for Mother Teresa charity

The news came two weeks after police in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, began investigating the charity for alleged "forceful conversion" of Hindus to Christianity -- a regular accusation by hardline members of India's majority religion.

Vietnam’s journey and lessons for Pakistan

One of the gravest economic setbacks for the country’s economy has been a high current account deficit, which is a result of higher imports of goods and services as compared to the export of products. Furthermore, Pakistan has an uncertain business environment, inefficient policymaking

Experts predict Pak-India relations will remain tense

Bilateral relations are likely going to stay the same in 2022 and may further get complicated because of the upcoming domestic political events in both countries such as the 2023 general elections in Pakistan and state polls in India

Govt agrees to restore gas supply: APTMA

The government agreed on gas supply to the industry to maintain production operations considering the international orders lined up given the emerging trend of higher exports. The gas supply of 75MMcf/d will be restored starting December 29, 2021.

Russia-China and SCO: Analyzing the impact of new regional alignments

Since 2015, Afghanistan has been striving to get full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), with no success as of yet. Afghanistan has been engaged with the SCO for over 15 years. It signed a protocol establishing the SCO-Afghanistan contact group in 2005
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