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Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late June, displacing thousands and destroying homes and crops, with more severe weather expected in the weeks ahead,
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Pakistan and Afghanistan to strengthen trilateral exchanges at all levels, as Beijing pushes to strengthen security with its neighbours, according to a statement from the ministry.
Pakistan and China pledged to expand economic cooperation and investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship program of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, officials said. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Pakistani counterpart,
Two years after “the worst episode of violence against Christians” in Pakistan’s history, according to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the bishop of Faisalabad said the community of the faithful is outraged by the apparent failure of justice.
Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi as the financial capital braced for more rain on Wednesday, after the arrival of the annual monsoon season left at least seven people dead and caused widespread flooding,
Pakistan is in the midst of a solar boom that has rapidly turned the country into one of the world's largest new adopters of this renewable energy source, according to data from global energy think tank, Ember. This solar transition is driven by demand from frustrated Pakistani citizens, who have seen electricity prices skyrocket in recent years.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and spinner Usama Mir have signed deals to play in the Caribbean Premier League. Rizwan, 33, will join St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as a replacement for Afghanistan seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi who has international duty. It will be the first time Rizwan has featured in the CPL.
Pakistani officials have skillfully navigated Trump’s political world, analysts said, fostering closer ties with the White House at a time of U.S.-India tensions.