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KARACHI, Pakistan—In April, a Pakistani mother of two blew herself up outside the gate of Karachi University’s Chinese language and culture institute, incinerating a minibus and killing three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver.The attack—one of a growing number targeting Chinese nationals working abroad in Asia and Africa—was a ...

China puts hold on proposal by India, US at UN to list Pak-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Shahid Mahmood as global terrorist | Photo: Representative Image China has put a hold on a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to list Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Shahid Mahmood as ...

Mumbai: Though China has resumed visas for Indian students, issues with appointments and lack of communication with universities are hindering their chances to return to the East Asian country.China made an announcement, on August 22, that Indian students will be able to apply for visas to resume their studies ...

Foreign Minister of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, left, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi | Twitter/@BBhuttoZardari To cope with the country's dwindling cash reserves, a loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days".Notably, a Chinese consortium of ...

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan—Following the American exit from Afghanistan, China’s move to claim the country’s vast mineral wealth is centered on a mountain south of Kabul.The mountain and the barren surrounding valley, in Logar province, a two-hour drive from the capital, contain one of the world’s biggest untapped reserves of ...

China’s foreign minister urged the Taliban to distance itself from terrorist groups and take steps to establish peace in Afghanistan, in a meeting with the group on Chinese soil that signaled Beijing is stepping in diplomatically as the U.S. withdraws from the country.At the session with Taliban co-founder and ...

While India is preoccupied with restoring normalcy after the second wave of Covid, two developments have impacted our external environment. On July 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping, speaking on the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, while pledging goodwill and seeking to share Chinese prosperity, threatened to bash the ...

Beijing China is boosting its leverage over financially vulnerable countries and ensnaring some in sovereignty-eroding debt traps by extending loans with strings attached.The latest to fall prey to China's debt-trap diplomacy is Laos, which recently signed a 25-year concession agreement allowing a majority Chinese-owned company to control its national ...

"If the number of BNO visa applicants reaches 20,000 to 30,000 this month, I think it touches an alarming level," said Tian."After BNO status holders are granted British citizenship, their permanent residency, voting rights and social benefits in Hong Kong should be stripped. The Hong Kong government would have ...

China will join a global effort to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to poorer countries, Beijing said Friday, making it the most prominent nation to take part in a World Health Organization initiative the U.S. has rebuffed.Nations around the world are racing to buy up supplies of Covid-19 vaccines even before ...