BEIJING, (APP): China on Tuesday firmly opposed India’s move to include Chinese territories into its own administrative region at the Western section of the Sino-Indian border area, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday. “China has always opposed the Indian side’s entry of the Chinese territory in the western section of the Sino-Indian border into the administrative jurisdiction of India,” she made these comments after the Indian government announced recently that it has established a “Ladakh Central Administrative Region,” which has included parts of Chinese ter ..read more

BEIJING, (APP): Expressing serious concern about the current situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Tuesday asked the parties concerned to avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo and exacerbate the tension. “China is seriously concerned about the current situation in Jammu Kashmir,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying said in her remarks after the Indian government’s announced the abolition of the special status of Indian held Kashmir. While reiterating the Chinese side policy on Kashmir, she said, “China’s position on ..read more

BEIJING,  (APP): The mango festival held in Guangzhou, southern Chinese city last week was organized to introduce ‘king of fruits’ among Chinese people as well as enhance its export from Pakistan to China, a senior official said here on Tuesday. A large number of mango verities from Pakistan were showcased during the festival jointly organized by Jaffar Group and Pakistan Consulate General at famous Jiangnan Fruit and Vegetable Market in Guangzhou ..read more

UNITED NATIONS,  (APP): Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with impunity” according to a report released by an independent United Nations group looking into military-business ties in the South East Asian country ..read more

NEW YORK, (APP): The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent watchdog body, has expressed alarm at reports of a communication blackout and the arrest of a journalist in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir state amid an escalating political crisis. On Monday, the Indian government announced the revocation of a constitutional provision granting limited autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir and introduced measures that would change Kashmir’s administrative status from a state to a union territory, essentially putting it under federal control ..read more

NEW YORK,  (APP): A leading American newspaper has denounced Indian government decision to strip Indian occupied Kashmir of its semiautonomous status and called for preventing “India’s folly from escalating into a perilous and unpredictable regional crisis ..read more

UNITED NATIONS,  (APP): The United Nations Monday voiced concern over Indian government’s move to revoke the special status of Kashmir, a UN-recognized disputed territory, that has led to the heightening of tensions between India and Pakistan. “We are very concerned about the rise of tensions,” the Secretary-General’s Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the regular noon briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York in response to a question. Asked whether the UN chief intended to play a role in resolving the regional crisis created by the Indian action, he said, “As for the Secretary-G ..read more

ISLAMABAD, (APP): Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting on Tuesday approved 12 projects worth Rs.14.5 billion and recommended 03 projects worth Rs.18 billion to ECNEC for consideration. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan and was attended by Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan, senior officials from federal and provincial governments. Projects related to Energy, Information Technology, Water Resources, Health, Information Technology, Science & Technology, Physical Planning & Housing, Transport & Communications, Nutri ..read more

ISLAMABAD,  (APP): Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday said that government was ready to hand over the affairs of Islamabad Dry Port to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on public-private partnership basis so that business community could be further facilitated in imports and exports through this dry port. He said ICCI should submit a comprehensive proposal to the government for this purpose so that it could be considered for implementation. He said this during a meeting with a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry that called on him i ..read more

ISLAMABAD,  (APP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recently formed a partnership to support green project financing through investments in ADB’s green bonds. “We are pleased to collaborate with GPIF on this important initiative that promotes environment-related investments in Asia and the Pacific and is closely aligned with ADB’s development mandate,” ADB President Takehiko Nakao said in a statement issued on Tuesday ..read more